8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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 25, 2003

Nash Finch Company

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-785	41-0431960
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7600 France Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota	55435
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (952) 832-0534

Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 25, 2003, Nash Finch Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has agreed to extend the deadlines for the filing by Nash Finch of its periodic reports for the third quarter 2002, fiscal 2002, and first quarter 2003.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)	Exhibits
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release of Nash Finch Company issued March 25, 2003

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

	NASH FINCH COMPANY
Date: March 25, 2003	By:	/s/ Robert B. Dimond
		Name:	Robert B. Dimond
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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NASH FINCH COMPANY

EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

DATED MARCH 25, 2003

Exhibit No.	Description	Method of Filing
99.1	Press Release of Nash Finch Company issued March 25, 2003	Filed herewith

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

NASH FINCH RECEIVES EXTENSION OF FILING DEADLINES FROM NASDAQ

MINNEAPOLIS, March 25, 2003—Nash Finch Company (Nasdaq: NAFCE) (the Company) today announced that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”) has agreed to extend the deadlines for the filing by the Company of its periodic reports for the third quarter 2002, fiscal 2002, and first quarter 2003.

                The revised deadlines require that the Company file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Nasdaq the following reports on or before the dates indicated:

Report	Date
Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 5, 2002	May 15, 2003
Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002	May 30, 2003
Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 22, 2003	June 9, 2003

                The Company expects that it will file these periodic reports on or before the respective dates indicated.

                The Company previously announced on March 11, 2003 that it had received a favorable response from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) indicating that, based upon the Company’s oral and written representations, the SEC staff will not object at this time to the Company’s accounting for Count-Recount charges.  The Company also reported that the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP had been engaged to audit the Company’s 2002 financial statements.

                Satisfaction of the revised deadlines is a condition to the continued listing of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq National Market, in accordance with an exception originally granted by the Panel on January 24, 2003.  The fifth character “E” will remain appended to the Company’s trading symbol until the Panel has confirmed compliance with all terms of the exception and all other criteria necessary for continued listing on the Nasdaq National Market.  The Panel also reserves its right to modify or extend the terms of this exception upon a review of the Company’s reported financial results.

                Nash Finch Company is a Fortune 500 company and one of the leading food retail and distribution companies in the United States with approximately $4 billion in annual revenues.  Nash Finch owns and operates more than 100 stores in the Upper Midwest, principally supermarkets under the AVANZA(TM), Buy n Save(R), Econofoods(R), Sun Mart(R), and Family Thrift Center(TM) trade names.  In addition to its retail operations, Nash Finch’s food distribution business serves independent retailers and military commissaries in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Europe.  Further information is available on the Company’s website at www.nashfinch.com.

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Contact: Robert B. Dimond, 952-897-8148