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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-____________


<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size:10pt">(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></B>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Florida</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>59-2754337</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>1500 West University Parkway<BR>
Sarasota, FL 34243</B><BR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION<BR>
2004 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR EQUITY<BR>
AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN</B><BR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ALLEN J. CARLSON<BR>
PRESIDENT AND CEO<BR>
Sun Hydraulics Corporation<BR>
1500 West University Parkway<BR>
Sarasota, FL 34243<BR>
(941)&nbsp;362-1200</B><BR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copy to:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Gregory C. Yadley, Esquire<BR>
Shumaker, Loop &#038; Kendrick, LLP<BR>
101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite&nbsp;2800<BR>
Tampa, FL 33602<BR>
(813)&nbsp;229-7600</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>PROPOSED MAXIMUM</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>TITLE OF SECURITIES</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>AMOUNT TO</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>OFFERING</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>AGGREGATE</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>AMOUNT OF</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Stock Units</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">80,000 Stock Units</TD>
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    <TD align="right">(4</TD>
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    <TD align="right">(4</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Shares of Common
Stock, par value
$.001 per share,
including Shares
underlying Stock
Units</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center">80,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">12.52</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,001,600</TD>
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    <TD align="right">126.90</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">A maximum of 80,000 stock units or shares of common stock may be
issued under the 2004 Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation
Plan. Such shares may be issued from authorized but unissued shares of common
stock or treasury shares.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional stock
units or shares of common stock as may be issued as a result of adjustments by
reason of any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h), the fee is calculated on the basis of the average of
the high and low prices for the Registrant&#146;s common stock reported by The
Nasdaq Stock Market on September 28, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Each stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock
at a future date, pursuant to the deferred compensation provisions of the 2004
Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation Plan. Upon a
distribution to a Plan participant, all Stock Units are payable in shares of
common stock on a one-for-one basis.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>



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    <TD><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant (Exchange Act File No.
0-21835) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, or,
if the financial statements therein are more current, the
Registrant&#146;s most recent prospectus, other than the prospectus of
which this document is a part, filed pursuant to rule 424(b) of
the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to sections
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report or the
prospectus referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock which is
contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration statement filed under
Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any
amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that
all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which
deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Each document
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to
be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such
document with the Commission until the information contained therein is
superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document which is incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement or by any document which
constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Sun Hydraulics Corporation
2004 Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;)
which is used to satisfy the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Rule&nbsp;428 promulgated thereunder.


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    <TD nowrap><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Description of Securities</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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    <TD nowrap><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-1
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    <TD><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As authorized by the Florida Business Corporation Law (&#147;FBCL&#148;), the
registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation (&#147;the Articles&#148;) limits the liability of
Directors of the registrant for monetary damages. The effect of this provision
in the Articles is to eliminate the rights of the registrant and its
shareholders (through shareholders&#146; derivative suits on behalf of the
registrant) to recover monetary damages against a Director for breach of the
fiduciary duty of care as a Director (including breaches resulting from
negligent behavior) except in certain limited situations. This provision does
not limit or eliminate the rights of the registrant or any stockholder to seek
non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a
breach of a Director&#146;s duty of care. These provisions will not alter the
liability of Directors under federal securities laws.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Articles provides that the registrant shall indemnify its Directors,
officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent and under all
circumstances permitted by the FBCL. The registrant believes that these
provisions will assist the registrant in attracting and retaining qualified
individuals to serve as Directors and officers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the registrant has entered into Indemnity Agreements with its
Directors and executive officers providing for indemnification to the fullest
extent permitted by law. The Indemnity Agreements also establish the
presumption that the Director or executive officer has met the applicable
standard of conduct required for indemnification. The agreements provide for
litigation expenses to be advanced to a Director or executive officer at his or
her request provided that he or she undertakes to repay the amount advanced if
it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification
for such expenses. The Indemnity Agreements&#146; indemnification provisions
applicable to a derivative suit provide for indemnification for amounts paid in
settlement and partial indemnification in the event that a Director or
executive officer is not entitled to full indemnification.


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    <TD><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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    <TD nowrap><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Exhibits</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sun Hydraulics Corporation 2004 Nonemployee Director Equity
and Deferred Compensation Plan Plan (previously filed as
Appendix&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for the 2004
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
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<TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Shumaker, Loop &#038; Kendrick, LLP as to the legality
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Shumaker, Loop &#038; Kendrick, LLP (included in their
opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified
public accountants</TD>
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    <TD nowrap><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Undertakings</B></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">1.</TD>
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    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 the registration statement;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;That, for purposes 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;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 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;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.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be
delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule&nbsp;14a-3 or Rule&nbsp;14c-3 under the Exchange Act; and, where
interim financial information required to be presented by Article&nbsp;3 of
Regulation&nbsp;S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be
delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest
quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the
prospectus to provide such interim financial information.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;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 Securities and Exchange 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
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant 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 Sarasota, State of Florida, on this
28th day of September, 2004.

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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Allen J. Carlson</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Allen J. Carlson<br>
President and CEO</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Allen J. Carlson his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on this 28th day of September, 2004.

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</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Clyde G. Nixon<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Clyde G. Nixon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Allen J. Carlson<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Allen J. Carlson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Richard J. Dobbyn<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard J. Dobbyn</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and<BR>
Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="61%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Marc Bertoneche<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Marc Bertoneche</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John S. Kahler<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
John S. Kahler</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Christine L. Koski<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Christine L. Koski</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert E. Koski<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert E. Koski</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ferdinand E. Megerlin<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Ferdinand E. Megerlin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Hirokatsu Sakamoto<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Hirokatsu Sakamoto</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ David N. Wormley<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
David N. Wormley</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">EXHIBIT INDEX



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed herewith as part of this Registration
Statement:

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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit No.</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sun Hydraulics Corporation 2004 Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred
Compensation Plan (previously filed as Appendix&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy
Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the
Commission on May&nbsp;3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Shumaker, Loop &#038; Kendrick, LLP as to the legality of the securities
being registered</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Shumaker, Loop &#038; Kendrick, LLP (included in their opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified public accountants</TD>
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Sun Hydraulics Corporation
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2004
Registration No. 333-____________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
Florida
59-2754337
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1500 West University Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34243
(Address of principal executive offices)
SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION
2004 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR EQUITY
AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of Plan)
ALLEN J. CARLSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Sun Hydraulics Corporation
1500 West University Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 362-1200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Gregory C. Yadley, Esquire
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 229-7600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES
AMOUNT TO
OFFERING
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED
BE REGISTERED (1)(2)
PRICE PER SHARE (3)
OFFERING PRICE (3)
REGISTRATION FEE
Stock Units
80,000 Stock Units
(4
)
(4
)
(4
)
Shares of Common
Stock, par value
$.001 per share,
including Shares
underlying Stock
Units
80,000 shares
$
12.52
$
1,001,600
$
126.90
(1)
A maximum of 80,000 stock units or shares of common stock may be
issued under the 2004 Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation
Plan. Such shares may be issued from authorized but unissued shares of common
stock or treasury shares.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional stock
units or shares of common stock as may be issued as a result of adjustments by
reason of any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the fee is calculated on the basis of the average of
the high and low prices for the Registrant's common stock reported by The
Nasdaq Stock Market on September 28, 2004.
(4)
Each stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock
at a future date, pursuant to the deferred compensation provisions of the 2004
Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation Plan. Upon a
distribution to a Plan participant, all Stock Units are payable in shares of
common stock on a one-for-one basis.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Registrant (Exchange Act File No.
0-21835) with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof:
(a)    The Registrant's most recent annual report on Form 10-K, or,
if the financial statements therein are more current, the
Registrant's most recent prospectus, other than the prospectus of
which this document is a part, filed pursuant to rule 424(b) of
the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933.
(b)    All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to sections
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report or the
prospectus referred to in (a) above.
(c)    The description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is
contained in the Registrant's registration statement filed under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any
amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that
all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which
deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Each document
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to
be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such
document with the Commission until the information contained therein is
superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document which is incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement or by any document which
constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Sun Hydraulics Corporation
2004 Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan")
which is used to satisfy the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Rule 428 promulgated thereunder.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
As authorized by the Florida Business Corporation Law ("FBCL"), the
registrant's Articles of Incorporation ("the Articles") limits the liability of
Directors of the registrant for monetary damages. The effect of this provision
in the Articles is to eliminate the rights of the registrant and its
shareholders (through shareholders' derivative suits on behalf of the
registrant) to recover monetary damages against a Director for breach of the
fiduciary duty of care as a Director (including breaches resulting from
negligent behavior) except in certain limited situations. This provision does
not limit or eliminate the rights of the registrant or any stockholder to seek
non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a
breach of a Director's duty of care. These provisions will not alter the
liability of Directors under federal securities laws.
The Articles provides that the registrant shall indemnify its Directors,
officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent and under all
circumstances permitted by the FBCL. The registrant believes that these
provisions will assist the registrant in attracting and retaining qualified
individuals to serve as Directors and officers.
In addition, the registrant has entered into Indemnity Agreements with its
Directors and executive officers providing for indemnification to the fullest
extent permitted by law. The Indemnity Agreements also establish the
presumption that the Director or executive officer has met the applicable
standard of conduct required for indemnification. The agreements provide for
litigation expenses to be advanced to a Director or executive officer at his or
her request provided that he or she undertakes to repay the amount advanced if
it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification
for such expenses. The Indemnity Agreements' indemnification provisions
applicable to a derivative suit provide for indemnification for amounts paid in
settlement and partial indemnification in the event that a Director or
executive officer is not entitled to full indemnification.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4
Sun Hydraulics Corporation 2004 Nonemployee Director Equity
and Deferred Compensation Plan Plan (previously filed as
Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2004
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the Commission on
May 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
5
Opinion of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP as to the legality
of the securities being registered
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Exhibit No.
Description
23.1
Consent of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP (included in their
opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified
public accountants
Item 9.
Undertakings
1.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) 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 of 1933 (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 the registration statement;
(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 (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
(b) That, for purposes 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.
(c) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
2. 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 15(d) of the 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.
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3. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be
delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Exchange Act; and, where
interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of
Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be
delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest
quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the
prospectus to provide such interim financial information.
4. 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 Securities and Exchange 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
Securities 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, as amended,
the Registrant 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 Sarasota, State of Florida, on this
28th day of September, 2004.
SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Allen J. Carlson
Allen J. Carlson
President and CEO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Allen J. Carlson his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on this 28th day of September, 2004.
Signature
Title
/s/ Clyde G. Nixon
Clyde G. Nixon
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Allen J. Carlson
Allen J. Carlson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Richard J. Dobbyn
Richard J. Dobbyn
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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Signature
Title
/s/ Marc Bertoneche
Marc Bertoneche
Director
/s/ John S. Kahler
John S. Kahler
Director
/s/ Christine L. Koski
Christine L. Koski
Director
/s/ Robert E. Koski
Robert E. Koski
Director
/s/ Ferdinand E. Megerlin
Ferdinand E. Megerlin
Director
/s/ Hirokatsu Sakamoto
Hirokatsu Sakamoto
Director
/s/ David N. Wormley
David N. Wormley
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed herewith as part of this Registration
Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4
Sun Hydraulics Corporation 2004 Nonemployee Director Equity and Deferred
Compensation Plan (previously filed as Appendix A to the Registrant's Proxy
Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the
Commission on May 3, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
5
Opinion of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP as to the legality of the securities
being registered
23.1
Consent of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP (included in their opinion filed as
Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified public accountants
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