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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;6, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SNYDER&#146;S-LANCE, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>North Carolina</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>56-0292920</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place,</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 900 Charlotte, North Carolina</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SNYDER&#146;S-LANCE, INC. 2014 DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>A. Zachary Smith III </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Snyder&#146;s-Lance, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 900 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charlotte, North Carolina 28277 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(704) 557-8303 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to:
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael J. Denny, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>K&amp;L Gates LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hearst
Tower, 47th Floor </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>214 North Tryon Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(704) 331-7488 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated file, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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(1)</B></P></TD>
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Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share (2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $.83 1/3 par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">400,000 shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$26.58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$10,632,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,369.40</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">These shares are issuable under the Snyder&#146;s-Lance, Inc. 2014 Director Stock Plan (the &#147;2014 Plan&#148;). In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement covers
any additional securities offered or issued under the 2014 Plan, as amended, to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based on the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock
on May&nbsp;2, 2014 as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Plan Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required by this Item&nbsp;1 is omitted from this
registration statement in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required
by this Item&nbsp;2 is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents have been filed by
Snyder&#146;s-Lance, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-398) and are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;28, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;10, 2014 and February&nbsp;27, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and other
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have
been furnished and not filed shall not be incorporated by reference into this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference 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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under North Carolina law, a corporation may
limit or eliminate a director&#146;s monetary liability in its articles of incorporation subject to three relevant exceptions: (i)&nbsp;for the unlawful payment of dividends; (ii)&nbsp;for a transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit; and (iii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that the director at the time of his alleged breach of duty knew or believed were clearly in conflict with the best interest of the corporation. The Company&#146;s restated articles of
incorporation provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under North Carolina law, a corporation is permitted to indemnify a director, officer, employee
or agent against liability incurred in a proceeding to which the individual was made a party because of the fact he was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation if he (i)&nbsp;conducted himself in good faith, (ii)&nbsp;reasonably
believed (a)&nbsp;that any action taken in his official capacity with the corporation was in the best interests of the corporation or (b)&nbsp;that in all other cases his conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests, and
(iii)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However, a corporation may not indemnify such individual in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which a
director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit in which a director was adjudged liable (whether or not involving action in his official capacity) on the basis of having
received an improper personal benefit. North Carolina law permits a corporation in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract or resolution to indemnify, or agree to indemnify, any of its directors, officers, employees or agents against
liability and expenses in any proceeding (including derivative suits) arising out of their status as such or their activities in such capacities, except for any liabilities or expenses incurred on account of activities that were, at the time taken,
known or believed by the person to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the corporation. The Company&#146;s bylaws require the Company to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">North Carolina law 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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein
by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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
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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 Commission 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 &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 this 6th day of May, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Rick D. Puckett</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Carl E. Lee, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and Director</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive
Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Carl E. Lee, Jr.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Rick D. Puckett</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Rick D. Puckett</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and Assistant Secretary</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal
Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John E. Denton</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">James W. Johnston</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dan C. Swander</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dan C. Swander</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Isaiah Tidwell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Isaiah Tidwell</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Patricia A. Warehime</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 6, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Patricia A. Warehime</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Commission File Number 0-398 </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Articles of Incorporation of Snyder&#146;s-Lance, Inc., as amended through May 3, 2013, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 29, 2013 (File No. 0-398)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bylaws of Snyder&#146;s-Lance, Inc., as amended through November 5, 2013, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 (File No.
0-398)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Snyder&#146;s-Lance, Inc. 2014 Director Stock Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Annex A attached to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2014 (File No. 0-398)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of K&amp;L Gates LLP, filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of KPMG LLP, filed herewith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of K&amp;L Gates LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5), filed herewith</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
56-0292920
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place,
Suite 900 Charlotte, North Carolina
28277
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC. 2014 DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
A. Zachary Smith III
Chief General Counsel and Secretary
Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 900
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(704) 557-8303
(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Michael J. Denny, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
Hearst
Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(704) 331-7488
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated file, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.83 1/3 par value
400,000 shares
$26.58
$10,632,000
$1,369.40
(1)
These shares are issuable under the Snyder's-Lance, Inc. 2014 Director Stock Plan (the "2014 Plan"). In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement covers
any additional securities offered or issued under the 2014 Plan, as amended, to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based on the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock
on May 2, 2014 as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
The information required by this Item 1 is omitted from this
registration statement in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The information required
by this Item 2 is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act and 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
Snyder's-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, 2013.
(b)
The Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2014 and February 27, 2014.
(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 (the "Exchange
Act"), 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 Exchange Act 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; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have
been furnished and not filed shall not be incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
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 subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference 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.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under North Carolina law, a corporation may
limit or eliminate a director's monetary liability in its articles of incorporation subject to three relevant exceptions: (i) for the unlawful payment of dividends; (ii) for a transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit; and (iii) for acts or omissions that the director at the time of his alleged breach of duty knew or believed were clearly in conflict with the best interest of the corporation. The Company's restated articles of
incorporation provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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.
Under North Carolina law, a corporation is permitted to indemnify a director, officer, employee
or agent against liability incurred in a proceeding to which the individual was made a party because of the fact he was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation if he (i) conducted himself in good faith, (ii) reasonably
believed (a) that any action taken in his official capacity with the corporation was in the best interests of the corporation or (b) that in all other cases his conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation's best interests, and
(iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However, a corporation may not indemnify such individual in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which a
director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit in which a director was adjudged liable (whether or not involving action in his official capacity) on the basis of having
received an improper personal benefit. North Carolina law permits a corporation in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract or resolution to indemnify, or agree to indemnify, any of its directors, officers, employees or agents against
liability and expenses in any proceeding (including derivative suits) arising out of their status as such or their activities in such capacities, except for any liabilities or expenses incurred on account of activities that were, at the time taken,
known or believed by the person to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the corporation. The Company's bylaws require the Company to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
North Carolina law 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.
Reference is made to the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(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 Commission 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 the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment 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.
(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, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 this 6th day of May, 2014.
SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC.
By:
/s/ Rick D. Puckett
Rick D. Puckett
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ Carl E. Lee, Jr.
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive
Officer)
May 6, 2014
Carl E. Lee, Jr.
/s/ Rick D. Puckett
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 6, 2014
Rick D. Puckett
/s/ Margaret E. Wicklund
Vice President, Corporate Controller
and Assistant Secretary
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
May 6, 2014
Margaret E. Wicklund
/s/ Michael A. Warehime
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 6, 2014
Michael A. Warehime
/s/ W. J. Prezzano
Lead Independent Director
May 6, 2014
W. J. Prezzano
/s/ Jeffrey A. Atkins
Director
May 6, 2014
Jeffrey A. Atkins
/s/ Peter P. Brubaker
Director
May 6, 2014
Peter P. Brubaker
/s/ C. Peter Carlucci, Jr.
Director
May 6, 2014
C. Peter Carlucci, Jr.
/s/ John E. Denton
Director
May 6, 2014
John E. Denton
/s/ James W. Johnston
Director
May 6, 2014
James W. Johnston
/s/ Dan C. Swander
Director
May 6, 2014
Dan C. Swander
/s/ Isaiah Tidwell
Director
May 6, 2014
Isaiah Tidwell
/s/ Patricia A. Warehime
Director
May 6, 2014
Patricia A. Warehime
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
Item 8
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC.
Commission File Number 0-398
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Snyder's-Lance, Inc., as amended through May 3, 2013, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 29, 2013 (File No. 0-398)
4.2
Bylaws of Snyder's-Lance, Inc., as amended through November 5, 2013, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 (File No.
0-398)
4.3
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. 2014 Director Stock Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Annex A attached to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2014 (File No. 0-398)
5
Opinion of K&L Gates LLP, filed herewith
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, filed herewith
23.2
Consent of K&L Gates LLP (contained in Exhibit 5), filed herewith