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2,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant were previously registered
pursuant to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration
No. 333-81265 (the &#8220;1999 Registration Statement&#8221;) with respect to the Kaydon
Corporation 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan, amended and restated effective
October 25, 2007 (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The Registrant paid a registration fee
of $18,487 in connection with the registration of its Common Stock pursuant to
the 1999 Registration Statement.&#160;&#160;This Registration Statement on Form
S-8 is filed to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock with
respect to the Plan, which are available for issuance
thereunder.&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Therefore,
the Registrant is paying an additional registration fee of $4,209.03 with this
Registration Statement. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates
by reference the contents of the 1999 Registration Statement, filed on June 22,
1999.&#160;&#160;Upon a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction in
the future and during the effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving
Common Stock of the Registrant, the number of shares registered shall be
automatically increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule
416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div>
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.&#160;&#160;The offering price is calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c)
based on the average of the high and low sales prices ($53.55 per share) for the
Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on May 5,
2008.</font></div>
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I &#8211; INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></div>
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accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates
by reference the contents of the 1999 Registration Statement, filed on June 22,
1999.</font></div>
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II - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>
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accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates
by reference the contents of the 1999 Registration Statement, filed on June 22,
1999.</font></div>
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3.&#160;&#160;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></div>
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The following documents filed by Kaydon Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) are incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:</font></div>
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      RegistrationStatement&#160;&#160;on Form 8-A, No. 1-11333, filed on May
      20, 1994 under the Securities Exchange Actof
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the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the termination of the offering of the Common Stock
covered by this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of each such document.</font></div>
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      restated effective October 25, 2007, which is incorporated herein by
      reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission on February 27, 2008.</font></div>
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to believe that it meets all 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 Ann Arbor, State of
Michigan on May 6, 2008.</font></div>
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directors of Kaydon Corporation, hereby severally constitute James O&#8217;Leary and
Debra K. Crane and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full
power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below, any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this registration statement, and generally do all such things in
our name and behalf in such capacities to enable Kaydon Corporation to comply
with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and we hereby ratify
and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or
either of them, to any and all such amendments.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.</font></div>
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s8-050708.htm
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2008.
Registration
No.  333-________
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KAYDON
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3186040
(State
      or other jurisdiction
(IRS
      Employer
of
      incorporation or organization)
Identification
      Number)
Suite
      300, 315 East Eisenhower Parkway
Ann
      Arbor, MI
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
48108
(Zip
      Code)
Kaydon
      Corporation 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan
(Full
      title of the plan)
Debra
      K. Crane
Copies
      to:
Vice
      President, General Counsel and Secretary
Elizabeth
      Noe
Kaydon
      Corporation
Paul,
      Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Suite
      300, 315 East Eisenhower Parkway
600
      Peachtree St., Suite 2400
Ann
      Arbor, Michigan 48108
Atlanta,
      GA 30308
(734)
      747-7025
(404)
      815-2400
(Name,
      address, including zip code, and telephone
number,
      including area code, of agent for service)
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 definition of "large accelerated filer,"
"accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated
      filer
þ
Accelerated filer
□
Non-accelerated filer
□
Smaller reporting
      company
□
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
      of Each Class of Securities
to
      be Registered
Amount
      to be Registered
(1)
Proposed
      Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(2)
Proposed
      Maximum
Aggregate
      Offering Price
(2)
Amount
      of Registration Fee
(1)
Common
      Stock, $0.10 par value
4,000,000
$53.55
$214,200,000
$
8,418.06
(1)
2,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant were previously registered
pursuant to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration
No. 333-81265 (the "1999 Registration Statement") with respect to the Kaydon
Corporation 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan, amended and restated effective
October 25, 2007 (the "Plan").  The Registrant paid a registration fee
of $18,487 in connection with the registration of its Common Stock pursuant to
the 1999 Registration Statement.  This Registration Statement on Form
S-8 is filed to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock with
respect to the Plan, which are available for issuance
thereunder.
Therefore,
the Registrant is paying an additional registration fee of $4,209.03 with this
Registration Statement.
In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates
by reference the contents of the 1999 Registration Statement, filed on June 22,
1999.  Upon a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction in
the future and during the effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving
Common Stock of the Registrant, the number of shares registered shall be
automatically increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule
416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.  The offering price is calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c)
based on the average of the high and low sales prices ($53.55 per share) for the
Registrant's Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on May 5,
2008.
PART
I – INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates
by reference the contents of the 1999 Registration Statement, filed on June 22,
1999.
PART
II - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates
by reference the contents of the 1999 Registration Statement, filed on June 22,
1999.
Item
3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Kaydon Corporation (the "Company") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual
      Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
  2007.
(b)
The Company's
      Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended March 29,
      2008.
(c)
The description of
      the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's
      RegistrationStatement  on Form 8-A, No. 1-11333, filed on May
      20, 1994 under the Securities Exchange Actof
  1934.
All documents filed by the Company with
the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the termination of the offering of the Common Stock
covered by this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of each such document.
Item
8.  Exhibits.
Exhibits
4.1
Kaydon
      Corporation 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive
Plan, amended and
      restated effective October 25, 2007, which is incorporated herein by
      reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission on February 27, 2008.
5.1
Opinion
      of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.
23.1
Consent
      of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent
      of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (contained in its opinion
      filed as Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power
      of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
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 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 Ann Arbor, State of
Michigan on May 6, 2008.
KAYDON
      CORPORATION
By:
/s/ James O'Leary
James
      O'Leary
Chairman,
      President and
Chief
      Executive Officer
We, the undersigned officers and
directors of Kaydon Corporation, hereby severally constitute James O'Leary and
Debra K. Crane and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full
power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below, any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this registration statement, and generally do all such things in
our name and behalf in such capacities to enable Kaydon Corporation to comply
with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and we hereby ratify
and confirm our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or
either of them, to any and all such amendments.  Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
      James O'Leary
Chairman,
      President and
May
      6, 2008
James
      O'Leary
Chief
      Executive Officer (principal
executive officer)
/s/
      Kenneth W. Crawford
Senior
      Vice President, Chief
May
      6, 2008
Kenneth
      W. Crawford
Financial
      Officer and Corporate
Controller (principal financial and
accounting
      officer)
/s/
      Mark A. Alexander
Director
May
      6, 2008
Mark
      A. Alexander
/s/
      David A. Brandon
Director
May
      6, 2008
David
      A. Brandon
/s/ Patrick P.
      Coyne
Director
May
      6, 2008
Patrick
      P. Coyne
/s/ William K. Gerber
Director
May
      6, 2008
William
      K. Gerber
/s/ Timothy J. O'Donovan
Director
May
      6, 2008
Timothy
      J. O'Donovan
/s/Thomas C. Sullivan
Director
May
      6, 2008
Thomas
      C. Sullivan
INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Exhibits
4.1
Kaydon
      Corporation 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive
Plan, amended and
      restated effective October 25, 2007, which is incorporated herein by
      reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission on February 27, 2008.
5.1
Opinion
      of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.
23.1
Consent
      of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent
      of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (contained in its opinion
      filed as Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power
      of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).