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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2013

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FORM S&#8209;8</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Howard Root</div>

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<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: auto; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Represents (i) 600,000 shares of common stock of Vascular Solutions, Inc. that may be offered or sold pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan, and (ii) 400,000 shares of common stock of Vascular Solutions, Inc. that may be offered or sold pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</td>
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<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: auto; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Pursuant to General Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference (i) the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-54164), which relates to the issuance and sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 3,000,000 shares of the registrant&#8217;s common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan, and 1,000,000 shares of the registrant&#8217;s common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, (ii) the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-145719), which relates to the issuance and sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 1,900,000 shares of the registrant&#8217;s common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan, and 700,000 shares of the registrant&#8217;s common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and (iii) the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-166272), which relates to the issuance and sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 600,000 shares of the registrant&#8217;s common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. &#160;Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</td>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the offer and sale of an additional 600,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for issuance under the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan and an additional 400,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for issuance under the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. &#160;In accordance with Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the prior Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-54164, Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-145719 and Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-166272 are hereby incorporated by reference.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S&#8209;8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on the 5th day of September, 2013.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Howard Root, James Hennen and Gordon Weber, and each of them, the undersigned&#8217;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with the powers of substitution and revocation, for the undersigned and in the undersigned&#8217;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the offering of shares of common stock of Vascular Solutions, Inc. pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan and the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such 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 the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</div>

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Registration No. 333-______
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2013
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S‑8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-1859679
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6464 Sycamore Court North
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55369
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices,
including zip code)
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. STOCK OPTION AND STOCK AWARD PLAN
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Howard Root
Chief Executive Officer
Vascular Solutions, Inc.
6464 Sycamore Court North
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55369
Tel: (763) 656-4300
(Name, address 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 definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to
be
registered(1)(2)
Proposed maximum
offering price per share(3)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate offering price(3)
Amount of
registration
fee
Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share
1,000,000 Shares
$
16.20
$
16,200,000
$
2,210
(1)
Represents (i) 600,000 shares of common stock of Vascular Solutions, Inc. that may be offered or sold pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan, and (ii) 400,000 shares of common stock of Vascular Solutions, Inc. that may be offered or sold pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
Pursuant to General Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference (i) the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-54164), which relates to the issuance and sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 3,000,000 shares of the registrant's common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan, and 1,000,000 shares of the registrant's common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, (ii) the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-145719), which relates to the issuance and sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 1,900,000 shares of the registrant's common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan, and 700,000 shares of the registrant's common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and (iii) the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-166272), which relates to the issuance and sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 600,000 shares of the registrant's common stock pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration fee and calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of Vascular Solutions, Inc.'s common stock on August 29, 2013, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the offer and sale of an additional 600,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for issuance under the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan and an additional 400,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for issuance under the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  In accordance with Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the prior Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-54164, Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-145719 and Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-166272 are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.
Exhibits.
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, auditors for Vascular Solutions.
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S‑8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on the 5th day of September, 2013.
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ Howard Root
Howard Root
Chief Executive Officer and Director
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Howard Root, James Hennen and Gordon Weber, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with the powers of substitution and revocation, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the offering of shares of common stock of Vascular Solutions, Inc. pursuant to the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Stock Option and Stock Award Plan and the Vascular Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such 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 the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 5th day of September, 2013.
Name
Title
/s/ Howard Root
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(
principal executive officer
)
Howard Root
/s/ James Hennen
Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(
principal financial officer
)
James Hennen
/s/ Timothy Slayton
Controller
Timothy Slayton
(
principal accounting officer
)
/s/ Martin J. Emerson
Director
Martin J. Emerson
/s/ John Erb
Director
John Erb
/s/ Richard Kramp
Director
Richard Kramp
/s/ Richard Nigon
Director
Richard Nigon
/s/ Paul O'Connell
Director
Paul O'Connell
/s/ Jorge Saucedo
Director
Jorge Saucedo
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of  Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, auditors for Vascular Solutions.
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).