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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;25, 2008</B></DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Diamond Foods, Inc. </FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-2556965</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>(I.R.S. employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">600
Montgomery Street<BR>
San Francisco, California 94111<BR>
(415)&nbsp;445-7455<BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal<BR>
executive offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2005 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plans)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Michael J. Mendes<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Diamond Foods, Inc.</B><BR>
600 Montgomery Street, 17<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Floor<BR>
San Francisco, California 94111<BR>
415-445-7445</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
Horace L. Nash, Esq.<BR>
Fenwick &#038; West LLP<BR>
801 California Street<BR>
Mountain View, California 94041<BR>
(650)&nbsp;988-8500</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, 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&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Non-accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Price Per Share (2)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Price</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.001 (4)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">641,921(4)</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$26.82</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$17,216,321.22</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$676.60</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares
of Common Stock attributable to these registered shares that become issuable under the plans
of the Registrant referenced in this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the
Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules
457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high
and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reported on The NASDAQ Global Market on
September&nbsp;23, 2008.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Attached to and trading with each share of common stock is a preferred stock purchase right.
Each right entitles the holder, under the circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement
dated as of April&nbsp;29, 2005 between the Registrant and Equiserve Bank and Trust, N.A., to
purchase 1/100<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> of a share of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The
preferred share purchase rights will be issued for no additional consideration. Accordingly,
no additional registration fee is required.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents 641,921 shares automatically reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock
options and grants of stock under the Registrant&#146;s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;<I>Registration Statement</I>&#148;) is being filed pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8. This Registration Statement registers an aggregate of 641,921
additional shares of common stock automatically reserved on August&nbsp;1, 2007 and August&nbsp;1, 2008 for
issuance upon exercise of stock options and grants of stock under the Registrant&#146;s 2005 Equity
Incentive Plan pursuant to the terms of such plan.
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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant&#146;s
earlier registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July&nbsp;20, 2005 (registration number 333-126743) and January&nbsp;18, 2007 (registration number
333-140066).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.01
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fenwick &#038; West LLP as to legality of securities being registered.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Fenwick &#038; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche, LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see signature page).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 San Francisco, State of
California, on the 25th day of
September, 2008.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>DIAMOND FOODS, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Michael Mendes
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Michael J. Mendes&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><I>President and Chief Executive
Officer</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Michael J. Mendes and Steven Neil, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, 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 on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Principal Executive Officer:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael Mendes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive
Officer,
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Michael J. Mendes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Principal Financial Officer and Principal</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Accounting Officer:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Steve Neil
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial and&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Steven Neil
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Administrative Officer, Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Additional Directors:</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Larry Baer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Laurence M. Baer</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jack Gilbert
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">John J. Gilbert</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bob Lea
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert M. Lea</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dennis Mussell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dennis Mussell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Steve Neil
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Steven M. Neil</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Joe Silveira
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Joseph P. Silveira</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Glen Warren
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Glen C. Warren, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bob Zollars
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert J. Zollars</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ed Blechschmidt
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Edward A. Blechschmidt</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fenwick &#038; West LLP as to legality of securities being registered.</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Fenwick &#038; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-0px">23.02
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see signature page).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Diamond Foods, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-2556965
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer
Identification no.)
600
Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 445-7455
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal
executive offices)
2005 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Michael J. Mendes
President and Chief Executive Officer
Diamond Foods, Inc.
600 Montgomery Street, 17
th
Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
415-445-7445
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Horace L. Nash, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
801 California Street
Mountain View, California 94041
(650) 988-8500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, 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.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Each Class of Securities
Amount to be
Aggregate Offering
Aggregate Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Price Per Share (2)
Price
Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 (4)
641,921(4)
$26.82
$17,216,321.22
$676.60
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares
of Common Stock attributable to these registered shares that become issuable under the plans
of the Registrant referenced in this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the
Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules
457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high
and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock reported on The NASDAQ Global Market on
September 23, 2008.
(3)
Attached to and trading with each share of common stock is a preferred stock purchase right.
Each right entitles the holder, under the circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement
dated as of April 29, 2005 between the Registrant and Equiserve Bank and Trust, N.A., to
purchase 1/100
th
of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The
preferred share purchase rights will be issued for no additional consideration. Accordingly,
no additional registration fee is required.
(4)
Represents 641,921 shares automatically reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock
options and grants of stock under the Registrant's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 (the "
Registration Statement
") is being filed pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8. This Registration Statement registers an aggregate of 641,921
additional shares of common stock automatically reserved on August 1, 2007 and August 1, 2008 for
issuance upon exercise of stock options and grants of stock under the Registrant's 2005 Equity
Incentive Plan pursuant to the terms of such plan.
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's
earlier registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 20, 2005 (registration number 333-126743) and January 18, 2007 (registration number
333-140066).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Not required pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
Number
Exhibit Title
5.01
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP as to legality of securities being registered.
23.01
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.01
Power of Attorney (see signature page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 San Francisco, State of
California, on the 25th day of
September, 2008.
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
By:
/s/ Michael Mendes
Michael J. Mendes
President and Chief Executive
Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Michael J. Mendes and Steven Neil, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, 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 on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, 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 and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ Michael Mendes
President and Chief Executive
Officer,
September 25, 2008
Michael J. Mendes
Director
Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer:
/s/ Steve Neil
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial and
September 25, 2008
Steven Neil
Administrative Officer, Director
Additional Directors:
/s/ Larry Baer
Director
September 25, 2008
Laurence M. Baer
/s/ Jack Gilbert
Director
September 25, 2008
John J. Gilbert
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Name
Title
Date
/s/ Bob Lea
Director
September 25, 2008
Robert M. Lea
/s/ Dennis Mussell
Dennis Mussell
Director
September 25, 2008
/s/ Steve Neil
Director
September 25, 2008
Steven M. Neil
/s/ Joe Silveira
Director
September 25, 2008
Joseph P. Silveira
/s/ Glen Warren
Director
September 25, 2008
Glen C. Warren, Jr.
/s/ Bob Zollars
Director
September 25, 2008
Robert J. Zollars
/s/ Ed Blechschmidt
Director
September 25, 2008
Edward A. Blechschmidt
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Exhibit Title
5.01
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP as to legality of securities being registered.
23.01
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.01
Power of Attorney (see signature page).
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