UNITED STATES 

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
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                                FORM 8-K 


                             CURRENT REPORT 

                  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 

                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March  2, 2005 
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                      JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. 
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 


        Delaware                    0-19681             36-2419677
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File   (I.R.S. Employer
 of Incorporation)              Number)            Identification Number)


 

             2299 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 
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             (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 593-2300 
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Item 1.01 -- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. 
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On March 2, 2005, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the "Company") and
Panasonic Corporation of North America, f/k/a Matsushita Electric Corporation
of America ("Panasonic") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the
Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Company and Panasonic, dated
December 2, 2004 (the "Agreement"), whereby, among other things, the Company
agreed to purchase certain real property in Elgin, Illinois from Panasonic
for $48 million as part of the Company's facility consolidation project. In
addition, in connection with the closing of this transaction, the Company
agreed to lease back to Panasonic a portion of the purchased property under
two lease agreements. Under the Agreement, the Company paid $2 million
as a fully refundable deposit on December 7, 2004, with the remainder of the
purchase price due on the closing date. The Amendment, among other things,
extends the closing date for this purchase to April 15, 2005 from March 18,
2005. The Company's obligations under the Agreement are subject to various
closing conditions, including the satisfactory completion of the Company's
testing and investigation of the property. Under the Amendment, certain of
the Company's investigation rights are extended to March 18, 2005 from
March 1, 2005.A copy of the Amendment is attached as an exhibit to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.

Separately, on March 2, 2005, the Company entered into an amendment (the
"Bank Amendment") to its bank credit facility with U.S. Bank National
Association, Sun Trust Bank, N.A. and LaSalle Bank National Association.
Under terms of the Bank Amendment, the total loan commitment is increased
to $105 million from $80 million for the time period March 7, 2005 to June
30, 2005, and remains at $80 million thereafter. Copies of the Bank Amendment
and individual notes issued by the Company in favor of the participating
banks are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. 
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(c) Exhibits
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The exhibits filed herewith are listed in the Exhibit Index which follows
the signature page of this Current Report on Form 8-K.


                                SIGNATURE 
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 


                                           JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. 


March 7, 2005                              By: /s/ Michael J. Valentine
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                                               Michael J. Valentine
                                               Executive Vice President 
                                               Finance, Chief Financial
                                               Officer and Secretary


                              EXHIBIT INDEX 
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Exhibits     Description 
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10.1         First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March
             2, 2005 by and between Panasonic Corporation of North
             America, f/k/a Matsushita Electric Corporation, and the
             Registrant

10.2         Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated March 7, 2005 by
             and among the Registrant, JBS International, Inc. and U.S.
             Bank National Association, in its capacity as agent to Sun
             Trust Bank, N. A. and LaSalle Bank National Association

10.3         Amended and Restated Line of Credit Note in the principal
             amount of $52.5 million executed by the Registrant in favor
             of U.S. Bank National Association, dated March 7, 2005

10.4         Amended and Restated Line of Credit Note in the principal
             amount of $22.5 million executed by the Registrant in favor
             of Sun Trust Bank, N.A., dated March 7, 2005

10.5         Amended and Restated Line of Credit Note in the principal
             amount of approximately $30.0 million executed by the
             Registrant in favor of LaSalle Bank National Association,
             dated March 7, 2005