8-K

                                 UNITED STATES

                       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 15, 2006
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                            PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




          Florida                          0-00981            59-0324412
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(State or other jurisdiction of          (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)                            File Number)      Identification No.)


    3300 Publix Corporate Parkway
    Lakeland, Florida                                    33811
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    (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)




                                (863) 688-1188
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               (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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     On March 15, 2006,  the Board of Directors  of Publix Super  Markets,  Inc.
(the "Company")  ratified  payment of an annual incentive bonus for officers and
designated  staff  associates for the 2005 fiscal year and  continuation  of the
Incentive  Bonus Plan for 2006. A description of the Company's  Incentive  Bonus
Plan is  incorporated  by reference to the exhibits to the Annual  Report of the
Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2004.

Item 8.01.  Other Events
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     On March 16, 2006, Publix Super Markets,  Inc.  announced that its Board of
Directors  declared  an annual cash  dividend  on its common  stock of $1.00 per
share. The dividend will be paid on June 1, 2006 to stockholders of record as of
the close of business  April 21, 2006.  A copy of the press  release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      (c).  Exhibits

      99.1. Press Release dated March 16, 2006




                                    SIGNATURE

     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.


                             PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.



Dated: March 21, 2006        By: /s/ David P. Phillips
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                                 David P. Phillips, Chief Financial Officer
                                 and Treasurer (Principal Financial
                                 and Accounting Officer)







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Exhibit Index


Exhibit 99.1.  Press Release dated March 16, 2006

EX-99

                                                                   Exhibit 99.1


                                                           Contact: Maria Brous
                                                                 (863) 680-5339




                        Publix Announces Annual Dividend


     LAKELAND,  Fla., March 16, 2006 -- Publix Super Markets Inc. announced that
its board of directors declared an annual cash dividend on its common stock. The
2006  dividend  is $1.00 per  share,  up from 70 cents  per  share in 2005.  The
dividend will be paid on June 1, 2006, to stockholders of record as of the close
of business April 21, 2006.
     Publix stock is currently  priced at $80.50 per share.  Publix stock is not
publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associates
and members of its board of directors.
     Publix is owned and operated by its 135,000  employees,  with 2005 sales of
$20.6  billion.  Currently  Publix has 876  stores in  Florida,  Georgia,  South
Carolina,  Alabama and  Tennessee.  The company has been named one of  Fortune's
"100 Best  Companies  to Work For in America"  for nine  consecutive  years.  In
addition,  Publix's  dedication  to  superior  quality and  customer  service is
recognized  as  tops in the  grocery  business,  most  recently  by an  American
Customer  Satisfaction Index survey.  For more information,  visit the company's
Web site, www.publix.com. ###
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