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): April 29, 2006
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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 April 29, 2006, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the "Company"),
U.S. Bank National Association ("USB") and LaSalle Bank National Association
("LSB") entered into the Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the
"Amendment") to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1998.
The Amendment, among other things, waives the Company's non-compliance with
certain financial covenants and extends the Credit Agreement to July 31, 2006.
A copy of the Amendment is attached as an exhibit 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.


May 4, 2006                              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         Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement executed April 29, 2006
             by and among the Company, USB and LSB