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<P id=PARA1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2015</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA4 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>UNITED STATES</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA6 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA9 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">FORM S-8</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>UNDER<BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Hancock Fabrics, Inc.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA15 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA294 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><B>Delaware</B></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA296 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><B>64-0740905</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA297 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of</P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Incorporation or Organization)</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA298 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA299 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT> </P>
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<P id=PARA18 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA22 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>One Fashion Way</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Baldwyn, MS 38824</B><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA26 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA30 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Steven R. Morgan</B><BR><B>President and Chief Executive Officer</B><BR><B>Hancock Fabrics, Inc.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>One Fashion Way</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA32 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Baldwyn, MS 38824</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA33 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(662) 365-6000</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA34 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA36 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">COPY TO:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA38 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>C. Brophy Christensen, Esq.<BR>Eric Sibbitt, Esq.<BR>O&#8217;Melveny &amp; Myers LLP <BR>2 Embarcadero Center, 28</B><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;"><B>th</B></SUP><B> Floor <BR>San Francisco, CA, 94111 <BR>(415) 984-8700</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA40 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 16.2pt 0pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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 &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA300 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Large accelerated filer &#9744;</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA301 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Accelerated filer &#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA304 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Non-accelerated filer &#9744; (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 19.45pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 19.45pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,500,000<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">(1)(2)</SUP></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 19.45pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$0.35<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">(3)</SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA310><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA311><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Hancock Fabrics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement and, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), an additional indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) as a result of one or more adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </FONT></P></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA314>Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a common stock purchase right pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, as amended through March 20, 2006 and as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated March 20, 2006, and by the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2009, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Co., as Rights Agent.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA317><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to Securities Act Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on September 23, 2015, as quoted on the OTC Markets.</FONT></P></FONT>
<P id=PARA341 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 6. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART I</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART II</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA124 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on May 1, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-09482);</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA129 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Company&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended May 2, 2015 and August 1, 2015, filed with the Commission on June 16, 2015 and September 4, 2015, respectively (Commission File No. 001-09482);</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA133 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA134 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Company&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on August 28, 2015 (with respect to Item 5.02 only), July 22, 2015, June 10, 2015 and April 28, 2015 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-09482);</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA138 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(e)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA139 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The description of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-185870) initially filed with the Commission on&nbsp;January 3, 2013, as amended, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA143 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(f)<B></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA144 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The description of the Company&#8217;s common stock purchase rights contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-185870) initially filed with the Commission on&nbsp;January 3, 2013, as amended, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.<B> </B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA145 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), 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 into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, 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 by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA164 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baldwyn, State of Mississippi, on September 25, 2015.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA168 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.</FONT> &nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA333 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">By:</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA334 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">/s/ Steven R. Morgan</P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA335 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 4%">
<P id=PARA336 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA337 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Steven R. Morgan</P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA338 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA340 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA170 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P id=PARA174 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA175 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA176 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA177 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steven R. Morgan and O. Pierce Crockett,<B> </B>and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA178 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA179 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA180 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA182 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Signature</U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA183 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Title</U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA184 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Date</U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA185 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Steven R. Morgan</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA187 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA189 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">September 25, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Steven R. Morgan</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA190 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ O. Pierce Crockett </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA192 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Divisional Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA195 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">September 25, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">O. Pierce Crockett</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Principal Financial and</FONT> <FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA196 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Steven D. Scheiwe</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA198 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA199 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">September 25, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Steven D. Scheiwe</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA342 style="MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&nbsp;<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<DIV id=PGNUM343  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</DIV>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><U>Signature</U></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><U>Title</U></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><U>Date</U></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA200 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Sam P. Cortez </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA202 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA203 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">September 25, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Sam P. Cortez</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA204 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Neil S. Subin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA206 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA207 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">September 25, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Neil S. Subin</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA209 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<DIV id=PGNUM210  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5</DIV>
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<P id=PARA211 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA212 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA212 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA214 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Number</U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"><U>Description of Exhibit</U></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 72pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">4.</TD>
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<P id=PARA216 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on September 4, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-09482) and incorporated herein by this reference.)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 72pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 72pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">5.</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Opinion of O&#8217;Melveny &amp; Myers LLP (opinion re legality).</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA222 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA223 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. (consent of independent registered public accounting firm).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA227 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA228 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA232 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA233 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under &#8220;Signatures&#8221;).</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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hkfi20150924_s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2015
Registration No. __________________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
64-0740905
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Fashion Way
Baldwyn, MS 38824
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
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Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
___________________
Steven R. Morgan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
One Fashion Way
Baldwyn, MS 38824
(662) 365-6000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
COPY TO:
C. Brophy Christensen, Esq.
Eric Sibbitt, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2 Embarcadero Center, 28
th
Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94111
(415) 984-8700
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
Amount Of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
2,500,000
(1)(2)
shares
$0.35
(3)
$875,000
(3)
$102
(3)
(1)
This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Hancock Fabrics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant"), common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement and, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an additional indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as a result of one or more adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a common stock purchase right pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, as amended through March 20, 2006 and as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated March 20, 2006, and by the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2009, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., as Rights Agent.
(3)
Pursuant to Securities Act Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on September 23, 2015, as quoted on the OTC Markets.
The Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 6.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register additional securities issuable pursuant to the Plan and consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities Act Rule 428(b)(1).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on May 18, 2015 (Commission File No. 333-204281);
(b)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on May 1, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-09482);
(c)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended May 2, 2015 and August 1, 2015, filed with the Commission on June 16, 2015 and September 4, 2015, respectively (Commission File No. 001-09482);
(d)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on August 28, 2015 (with respect to Item 5.02 only), July 22, 2015, June 10, 2015 and April 28, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-09482);
(e)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-185870) initially filed with the Commission on January 3, 2013, as amended, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(f)
The description of the Company's common stock purchase rights contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-185870) initially filed with the Commission on January 3, 2013, as amended, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), 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 into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, 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 by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
See the attached Exhibit Index at page 6, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baldwyn, State of Mississippi, on September 25, 2015.
HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.
By:
/s/ Steven R. Morgan
Steven R. Morgan
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steven R. Morgan and O. Pierce Crockett,
and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Steven R. Morgan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
September 25, 2015
Steven R. Morgan
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ O. Pierce Crockett
Divisional Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer
September 25, 2015
O. Pierce Crockett
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Steven D. Scheiwe
Director
September 25, 2015
Steven D. Scheiwe
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Sam P. Cortez
Director
September 25, 2015
Sam P. Cortez
/s/ Neil S. Subin
Director
September 25, 2015
Neil S. Subin
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.
Hancock Fabrics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on September 4, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-09482) and incorporated herein by this reference.)
5.
Opinion of O'Melveny & Myers LLP (opinion re legality).
23.1
Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. (consent of independent registered public accounting firm).
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
24.
Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under "Signatures").
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