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        to:</em></font></div>
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        R. Severance, Esq.</strong></font></div>
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        Fifth Street Towers</strong></font></div>
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        South Fifth Street</strong></font></div>
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        (612) 672-3600</strong></font></div>
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                  of Securities to be</strong></font></div>
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                  to be</strong></font></div>
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                  Offering</strong></font></div>
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                  Per Share</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>(2)</sup></font></div>
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                  Maximum</strong></font></div>
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                  Offering</strong></font></div>
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                  of Registration</strong></font></div>
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                  Stock, $.01 par value</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">750,000</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">$1.31</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
                  registration statement is also deemed to relate to 486,020 shares
                  of
                  common stock previously registered by APA Enterprises on Form S-8
                  (File
                  Nos. 333-74214 and 333-44488) in connection with the 1997 Stock
                  Compensation Plan (the &#8220;1997
                  Plan&#8221;).</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
                  solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based
                  upon the
                  average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported
                  by the
                  Nasdaq Global Market on August 21,
                  2006.</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                  any of the Securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
                  on a
                  delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&#160;415 under the Securities
                  Act of 1933, check the following box. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">&#254;</font></div>
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                  Counsel</a></font></div>
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                  7. Exemption from Registration
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                  8. Exhibits</a></font></div>
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                  and Consent of Messer</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">li
                  &amp; Kramer P.A.</font></div>
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                  of Grant</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                  Thornton LLP</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><a name="explan"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">EXPLANATORY
        NOTE </font><br></a></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By
          registration statements on Form S-8 filed on August 25, 2000 (File No.
          333-44488) and November 30, 2001 (File No. 333-74214), APA Enterprises,
          Inc.
          ("APA") registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) an
          aggregate of 750,000 shares of its common stock for issuance under its
          1997
          Stock Compensation Plan (the &#8220;1997 Plan&#8221;). On August 17, 2006, shareholders of
          APA adopted the 2007 Compensation Plan (the "2007 Plan"). The Board reserved
          a
          maximum of 750,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2007 Plan,
          including any shares of common stock which, as of the date of shareholder
          approval of the 2007 Plan, were reserved for issuance under the 1997 Plan
          but
          were not issued or subject to options outstanding under the 1997 Plan.
          As of
          August 17, 2006 (the date of APA&#8217;s annual meeting of shareholders at which the
          2007 Plan was approved), 486,020 shares of APA&#8217;s common stock registered under
          the 1997 Plan had not been issued and were not subject to currently outstanding
          awards. </font></div>
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        of
        these remaining and unissued shares are carried forward and deemed covered
        by
        this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with the 2007 Plan.
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        II </a></font></div>
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        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="item3">Item
        3</a>.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Incorporation
        of Documents by Reference</u></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        following documents and information, which have been, or will be, filed by
        the
        registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;), are
        incorporated herein by reference, as of their respective dates: </font></div>
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        The registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
        2006;</font></div>
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        The registrant&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
        2006; </font></div>
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        The registrant&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed August 10, 2006; and
</font></div>
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        The description of the registrant&#8217;s Common Stock, $.01 par value, contained in
        the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#8220;Act&#8221;), on July 29, 1987 (SEC No. 0-16106), including
        any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
        </font></div>
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        reports and documents filed by the registrant with the Commission pursuant
        to
        Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Act, after the date hereof and
        prior
        to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
        offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
        unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
        statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports
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        4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Description
        of Securities</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></a></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Not
        applicable. </font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="item5">Item
        5.</a>&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Interest
        of Named Experts and Counsel</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
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        6.</a>&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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        prohibited in a corporation&#8217;s articles of incorporation or bylaws, Minnesota
        Statutes Section 302A.521 requires indemnification of officers, directors,
        employees, or agents, under certain circumstances, against judgments, penalties,
        fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees and
        disbursements) incurred by such person in connection with a threatened or
        pending proceeding with respect to acts or omissions of such person in his
        official capacity. The general effect of Section 302A.521 is to require the
        registrant to reimburse (or pay on behalf of) directors and officers of the
        registrant any personal liability that may be imposed for certain acts performed
        in their capacity as directors and officers of the registrant, except where
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        registrant&#8217;s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for such
        indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes. The
        registrant has purchased insurance covering the liability of its directors
        and
        officers. </font></div>
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        The
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        To
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        post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></div>
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      <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font>(i)
        To include any prospectus
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        "Securities Act");</font></div>
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</font>(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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
        decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
        securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
        from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
        reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
        Rule
        424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
        more
        than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
        "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
        statement.</font></div>
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        (iii)</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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;</font></div>
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        however</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
        that
        paragraphs (A)(i) and (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 with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
        pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated
        by
        reference herein.</font></div>
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        That,
        for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
        1933,
        each such post-effective amendment to this 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 </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>bona
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        thereof; and </font></div>
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        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering. </font></div>
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        The
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        any
        liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#8217;s
        annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
        statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
        the
        securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
        shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </font></div><br>
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        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
        of
        1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
        registrant pursuant to the 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 Act and is,
        therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
        such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
        or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
        the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
        director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
        being
        registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
        matter
        has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
        jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
        policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
        of
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        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
        Blaine, State of Minnesota, on August 22, 2006. </font></div>
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                  ENTERPRISES, INC</font></div>
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        ALL
        BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
        constitutes and appoints Anil K. Jain and Chris Goettl, and each of them,
        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) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and
        to
        file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other 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 or 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 any of them, or their or his or her substitute
        or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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        has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
        dates indicated: </font></div>
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                        Anil K. Jain</font></div>
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                        22, 2006</font></div>
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                        director</font></div>
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APA Enterprises, Inc. Form S-8 8-23-2006
As
        filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23,
        2006
Registration
        No. 333-
_________
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        DC 20549
FORM
        S-8
REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
APA
        ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact
        Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Minnesota
41-1347235
(State
                    or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS
                    Employer Identification No.)
2950
        NE 84
th
Lane
Blaine,
        Minnesota 55449
(Address
        of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2007
        STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full
        title of the plan)
Anil
        K. Jain
2950
        NE 84
th
Lane
Blaine,
        Minnesota 55449
(Name
        and
        address of agent for service)
(763)
        784-4995
(Telephone
        number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
        to:
Janna
        R. Severance, Esq.
Messerli
        & Kramer P.A.
1800
        Fifth Street Towers
150
        South Fifth Street
Minneapolis,
        MN 55402
Telephone:
        (612) 672-3600
CALCULATION
        OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
                  of Securities to be
Registered
Amount
                  to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
                  Offering
Price
                  Per Share
(2)
Proposed
                  Maximum
Aggregate
                  Offering
Price
Amount
                  of Registration
Fee
Common
                  Stock, $.01 par value
750,000
$1.31
$982,500.00
$105.13
(1)
This
                  registration statement is also deemed to relate to 486,020 shares
                  of
                  common stock previously registered by APA Enterprises on Form S-8
                  (File
                  Nos. 333-74214 and 333-44488) in connection with the 1997 Stock
                  Compensation Plan (the "1997
                  Plan").
(2)
Estimated
                  solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based
                  upon the
                  average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported
                  by the
                  Nasdaq Global Market on August 21,
                  2006.
If
                  any of the Securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
                  on a
                  delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities
                  Act of 1933, check the following box.
þ
TABLE
        OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY
                  NOTE
PART
                  II
Item
                  3. Incorporation of Documents by
                  Reference
Item
                  4. Description of Securities
Item
                  5. Interest of Named Experts and
                  Counsel
Item
                  6. Indemnification of Directors and
                  Officers
Item
                  7. Exemption from Registration
                  Claimed
Item
                  8. Exhibits
Item
                  9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
                  AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT
                  INDEX
Opinion
                  and Consent of Messer
li
                  & Kramer P.A.
Consent
                  of Grant
Thornton LLP
Table
            of Contents
EXPLANATORY
        NOTE
By
          registration statements on Form S-8 filed on August 25, 2000 (File No.
          333-44488) and November 30, 2001 (File No. 333-74214), APA Enterprises,
          Inc.
          ("APA") registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") an
          aggregate of 750,000 shares of its common stock for issuance under its
          1997
          Stock Compensation Plan (the "1997 Plan"). On August 17, 2006, shareholders of
          APA adopted the 2007 Compensation Plan (the "2007 Plan"). The Board reserved
          a
          maximum of 750,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2007 Plan,
          including any shares of common stock which, as of the date of shareholder
          approval of the 2007 Plan, were reserved for issuance under the 1997 Plan
          but
          were not issued or subject to options outstanding under the 1997 Plan.
          As of
          August 17, 2006 (the date of APA's annual meeting of shareholders at which the
          2007 Plan was approved), 486,020 shares of APA's common stock registered under
          the 1997 Plan had not been issued and were not subject to currently outstanding
          awards.
All
        of
        these remaining and unissued shares are carried forward and deemed covered
        by
        this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with the 2007 Plan.
PART
        II
INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
        3
.
Incorporation
        of Documents by Reference
The
        following documents and information, which have been, or will be, filed by
        the
        registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are
        incorporated herein by reference, as of their respective dates:
(a) 
        The registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
        2006;
(b) 
        The registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
        2006;
(c) 
        The registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed August 10, 2006; and
(d) 
        The description of the registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value, contained in
        the registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), on July 29, 1987 (SEC No. 0-16106), including
        any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
        reports and documents filed by the registrant with the Commission pursuant
        to
        Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Act, after the date hereof and
        prior
        to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
        offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
        unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
        statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports
        or
        documents.
Table
            of Contents
Item
        4.
Description
        of Securities
Not
        applicable.
Item
        5.
Interest
        of Named Experts and Counsel
Not
        applicable.
Item
        6.
Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers
Unless
        prohibited in a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, Minnesota
        Statutes Section 302A.521 requires indemnification of officers, directors,
        employees, or agents, under certain circumstances, against judgments, penalties,
        fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees and
        disbursements) incurred by such person in connection with a threatened or
        pending proceeding with respect to acts or omissions of such person in his
        official capacity. The general effect of Section 302A.521 is to require the
        registrant to reimburse (or pay on behalf of) directors and officers of the
        registrant any personal liability that may be imposed for certain acts performed
        in their capacity as directors and officers of the registrant, except where
        such
        persons have not acted in good faith.
The
        registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for such
        indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes. The
        registrant has purchased insurance covering the liability of its directors
        and
        officers.
Item
        7.
Exemption
        from Registration Claimed
Not
        applicable.
Item
        8.     Exhibits
Exhibit
                      Number
Description
5
Opinion
                      of Messerli & Kramer P.A., Counsel to the
                      Registrant
10.15
2007
                      Stock Compensation Plan
23.1
Consent
                      of Messerli & Kramer P.A., Counsel to the Registrant (included in
                      Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent
                      of Grant Thornton LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
                      Firm
24
Powers
                      of attorney from Messrs. Reddan, Roth and Zuckerman (included on
                      signature page)
Table
            of Contents
Item
        9.
Undertakings
A.
        The
        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
        To
        file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
        post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
        To include any prospectus
        required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
        decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
        securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
        from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
        reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
        Rule
        424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
        more
        than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
        "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective 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 (A)(i) and (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 with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
        pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated
        by
        reference herein.
(2)
        That,
        for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
        1933,
        each such post-effective amendment to this 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; and
(3)
        To
        remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.
B.
        The
        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
        any
        liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
        annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 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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            of Contents
C.
        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
        of
        1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
        registrant pursuant to the 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 Act and is,
        therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
        such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
        or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
        the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
        director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
        being
        registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
        matter
        has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
        jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
        policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
        of
        such issue.
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            of Contents
SIGNATURES
AND
        POWER OF ATTORNEY
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
        Blaine, State of Minnesota, on August 22, 2006.
APA
                  ENTERPRISES, INC
By:
                  /s/ Anil K. Jain
Anil
                  K. Jain, President and CEO
KNOW
        ALL
        BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
        constitutes and appoints Anil K. Jain and Chris Goettl, and each of them,
        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) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and
        to
        file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other 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 or 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 any of them, or their or his or her substitute
        or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
        has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
        dates indicated:
Name
Title
Date
/s/
                        Anil K. Jain
Chief
                        Executive Officer (Principal executive officer),
August
                        22, 2006
Anil
                        K. Jain
Chief
                        Financial Officer (principal financial officer) and
                        director
/s/
                        Chris Goettl
Controller
August
                        22, 2006
Chris
                        Goettl
(principal
                        accounting officer)
/s/
                        John G. Redan
Director
August
                        22, 2006
John
                        G. Reddan
/s/
                        Ronald G. Roth
Director
August
                        22, 2006
Ronald
                        G. Roth
/s/
                        Stephen L. Zuckerman
Director
August
                        22, 2006
Stephen
                        L. Zuckerman
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            of Contents
EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
                  No.
Description
                  of Exhibit
5
Opinion
                  of Messerli & Kramer P.A., Counsel to the Registrant
10.15
2007
                  Stock Compensation Plan
23.1
Consent
                  of Messerli & Kramer P.A., Counsel to the Registrant (included in
                  Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent
                  of Grant Thornton LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
                  Firm
24
Powers
                  of Attorney from Messrs. Readan, Roth and Zuckerman (included on
                  signature
                  page)