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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;2, 2003</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-____</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>LANCE, INC.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">North
Carolina</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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56-0292920</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">8600 South Boulevard<BR>
Charlotte, North Carolina</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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28232</FONT><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3">LANCE, INC. 2003 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1">(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">B. CLYDE PRESLAR<BR>
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Lance, Inc.<BR>
8600 South Boulevard<BR>
Charlotte, North Carolina 28232<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
704/554-1421</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT>

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share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $.83 1/3 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">1,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.60</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,400,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">922.26</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)(1) on the basis of $7.60 per share, the average of the
high and low prices for the Common Stock on April&nbsp;28, 2003 as reported in The
Nasdaq Stock Market.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by this Item is omitted from this registration
statement in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by this Item is omitted from this registration
statement in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by Lance, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-398) and
are incorporated herein by reference:
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;28, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;29, 2003 and the Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K
as filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;18, 2003 and April&nbsp;24, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date
hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports
and documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequent filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
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<P><FONT size="2">modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of the Common Stock
being offered hereby are being passed upon for the Company by Kennedy Covington
Lobdell &#038; Hickman, L.L.P., Hearst Tower, 214 North Tryon Street, 47th Floor,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. At April&nbsp;28, 2003, partners and associates of
Kennedy Covington Lobdell &#038; Hickman, L.L.P. and their spouses and minor
children owned beneficially an aggregate of 12,660 shares of the Common Stock
of the Company.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The North Carolina Business Corporation Act contains provisions
prescribing the extent to which directors and officers shall or may be
indemnified against liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as
such. Under those provisions, whether indemnification of reimbursement or
expenses is permitted or mandated depends upon several factors, including
whether the action is brought by the corporation or by outsiders and whether
the potential indemnitee is successful in his or her defense.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The statute is not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification under
any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. The Company&#146;s Restated Charter provides that no director of the
Company shall have any personal liability arising out of any action whether by
or in the right of the Company or otherwise for monetary damages for breach of
his or her duty as a director, and the Company&#146;s bylaws require the Company to
indemnify the Company&#146;s directors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The North Carolina Business Corporation Act also permits a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against
liabilities which they may incur in such capacities. The Company has purchased
insurance to provide for indemnification of directors and officers.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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Lance, Inc. 2003 Key Employee Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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5</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="95%"><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any
period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="85%"><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;To include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="85%"><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected
in the form of a prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="85%"><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;To include any
material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3,
Form&nbsp;S-8
or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="95%"><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing
of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)
or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="95%"><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions of
the
North Carolina Business Corporation Act, the Registrant&#146;s
Restated
Charter or Bylaws, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of
such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on May&nbsp;2, 2003.
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By
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ B. Clyde Preslar</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">B. Clyde Preslar</FONT></TD>
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Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul A. Stroup, III<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Paul A. Stroup, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer),<BR>
Chairman of the Board and Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ B. Clyde Preslar<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
B. Clyde Preslar</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President and Chief Financial<BR>
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Margaret E. Wicklund<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Margaret E. Wicklund</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Corporate Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David L. Burner<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David L. Burner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Alan T. Dickson<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Alan T. Dickson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. W. Disher<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
J. W. Disher</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William R. Holland<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William R. Holland</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Scott C. Lea<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Scott C. Lea</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Wilbur J. Prezzano</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David V. Singer<BR>
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David V. Singer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert V. Sisk<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert V. Sisk</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Isaiah Tidwell<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Isaiah Tidwell</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ S. Lance Van Every<BR>
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S. Lance Van Every</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 2, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">EXHIBITS<BR>
Item&nbsp;8</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">LANCE, INC.<BR>
Commission File Number 0-398</FONT>

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Lance, Inc. 2003 Key Employee Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Kennedy Covington Lobdell &#038; Hickman, L.L.P.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Kennedy Covington Lobdell &#038; Hickman, L.L.P.
(contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Lance, Inc.
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2003
Registration No. 333-____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North
Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
56-0292920
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8600 South Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)
28232
(Zip Code)
LANCE, INC. 2003 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
B. CLYDE PRESLAR
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lance, Inc.
8600 South Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28232
(Name and address of agent for service)
704/554-1421
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
Amount
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
of securities to be
to be
Offering price
Aggregate
Registration
registered
registered
per
share(1)
Offering
price(1)
fee
Common Stock, $.83 1/3 par value
1,500,000 shares
$
7.60
$
11,400,000
$
922.26
1
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) on the basis of $7.60 per share, the average of the
high and low prices for the Common Stock on April 28, 2003 as reported in The
Nasdaq Stock Market.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The information required by this Item is omitted from this registration
statement in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The information required by this Item is omitted from this registration
statement in accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by Lance, Inc. (the "Company")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-398) and
are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 28, 2002.
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 29, 2003 and the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K
as filed with the Commission on April 18, 2003 and April 24, 2003.
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in
the Company's Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date
hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports
and documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequent filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
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modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of the Common Stock
being offered hereby are being passed upon for the Company by Kennedy Covington
Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P., Hearst Tower, 214 North Tryon Street, 47th Floor,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. At April 28, 2003, partners and associates of
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P. and their spouses and minor
children owned beneficially an aggregate of 12,660 shares of the Common Stock
of the Company.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The North Carolina Business Corporation Act contains provisions
prescribing the extent to which directors and officers shall or may be
indemnified against liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as
such. Under those provisions, whether indemnification of reimbursement or
expenses is permitted or mandated depends upon several factors, including
whether the action is brought by the corporation or by outsiders and whether
the potential indemnitee is successful in his or her defense.
The statute is not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification under
any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. The Company's Restated Charter provides that no director of the
Company shall have any personal liability arising out of any action whether by
or in the right of the Company or otherwise for monetary damages for breach of
his or her duty as a director, and the Company's bylaws require the Company to
indemnify the Company's directors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The North Carolina Business Corporation Act also permits a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its directors and officers against
liabilities which they may incur in such capacities. The Company has purchased
insurance to provide for indemnification of directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Lance, Inc. 2003 Key Employee Stock Plan
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5
Opinion of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
(contained in Exhibit 5)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any
period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected
in the form of a prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any
material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3,
Form S-8
or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering
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of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing
of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions of
the
North Carolina Business Corporation Act, the Registrant's
Restated
Charter or Bylaws, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on May 2, 2003.
LANCE, INC.
By
/s/ B. Clyde Preslar
B. Clyde Preslar
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Paul A. Stroup, III
Paul A. Stroup, III
President, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer),
Chairman of the Board and Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ B. Clyde Preslar
B. Clyde Preslar
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
May 2, 2003
/s/ Margaret E. Wicklund
Margaret E. Wicklund
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 2, 2003
/s/ David L. Burner
David L. Burner
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ Alan T. Dickson
Alan T. Dickson
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ J. W. Disher
J. W. Disher
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ William R. Holland
William R. Holland
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ Scott C. Lea
Scott C. Lea
Director
May 2, 2003
Wilbur J. Prezzano
Director
May 2, 2003
5
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ David V. Singer
David V. Singer
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ Robert V. Sisk
Robert V. Sisk
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ Isaiah Tidwell
Isaiah Tidwell
Director
May 2, 2003
/s/ S. Lance Van Every
S. Lance Van Every
Director
May 2, 2003
6
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
Item 8
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
LANCE, INC.
Commission File Number 0-398
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
4
Lance, Inc. 2003 Key Employee Stock Plan
5
Opinion of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
(contained in Exhibit 5)