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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
  REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
  to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  &#160;</font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-weight:bold;">May&nbsp;12,
  2008</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HAEMONETICS CORPORATION</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
  its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1-10730</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">04-2882273</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">400 Wood Road Braintree, MA</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="row"></a><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">02184</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area
  code&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-weight:bold;">781-848-7100</font></b></p>
  
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  changed since last report.)</font></p>
  
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  the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
  
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  communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)</font></p>
  
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  material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  Corporate Governance and Management</font></i></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS;
  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY
  ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:37.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;12, 2008, the Compensation
  Committee of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors set bonus targets and base
  salaries for executive officers for fiscal 2009.&#160; The Committee also approved bonus payments
  for fiscal 2008.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:37.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For fiscal 2009, each executive officer will
  be eligible to receive a potential cash bonus.&#160;
  These potential cash awards are established at the beginning of the
  fiscal year.&#160; Employees who are bonus
  eligible, including executives, may not receive any of the potential cash
  awards unless the Company reaches certain minimum stated revenue and operating
  income results for the fiscal year.&#160;&#160; The
  final cash award paid is determined by the Company&#146;s performance to the
  specified revenue and operating income targets.&#160;
  If the specified targets for revenue or operating income for the fiscal
  year are over achieved, the potential cash bonus is increased to certain
  specified levels.&#160; A portion of all
  employee bonuses is also dependent upon the employee&#146;s&#160; performance to their own individual
  performance objectives.&#160; For the Chief
  Executive Officer 80% of his potential cash bonus will be solely dependent upon
  the achievement of the stated financial performance targets for revenue and
  operating income for the fiscal year, and 20% will be dependent upon the
  achievement of his individual performance objectives.&#160;&#160; For all other executives, 70% of their
  stated potential cash bonus will be solely dependent upon the achievement of
  the stated financial performance targets for revenue and operating income for
  the fiscal year, and 30% will be dependent upon the achievement of their
  individual performance objectives, including regional or operating unit
  performance objectives.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For
  fiscal 2008, a potential cash bonus amount was established for each executive
  officer.&#160; The bonus awards for fiscal
  2008 included in the table below are the final bonus payments approved by the
  Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors after the end of fiscal
  2008.&#160; The amounts were largely
  determined based upon actual performance to the Company&#146;s annual financial
  targets.&#160; Because the Company fell short
  of its specified target for annual operating income, the payments were less
  than 100% of the potential bonuses established at the beginning of fiscal 2008.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  following table also sets forth annual salary and potential cash bonuses for
  fiscal 2009 for the Company&#146;s Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial
  Officer and the executive officers serving in fiscal 2008 who were included in
  the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its August&nbsp;1, 2007 annual meeting.&#160; Salaries for fiscal 2009 reflect the
  Compensation Committee&#146;s decision to approve merit increases ranging from 2.5%
  - 5% depending on individual performance.&#160;
  The salary of the Principal Executive Officer &#151; which has not changed
  since May&nbsp;2006 &#151; reflects his unwillingness to accept a merit increase
  after having missed the Company&#146;s internal target for fiscal 2008 operating
  income.&#160; Actual annual base salaries for
  such officers for fiscal 2008 are also included in the table below:</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.78%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Salary</font></b></p>
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    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.84%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bonus<br>
    (Actual FY 08,<br>
    Target FY 09)</font></b></p>
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    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.6%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.46%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brad Nutter<br>
    President and CEO</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.82%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.18%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008
    <br>
    2009</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.48%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">520,000<br>
    520,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.54%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">308,048<br>
    520,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.6%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.46%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Peter Allen<br>
    President, Donor Division</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.82%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.18%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008<br>
    2009</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.48%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">376,903<br>
    386,300</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.54%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">123,660<br>
    173,800</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.6%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.46%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian Concannon<br>
    Chief Operating Officer</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.82%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.18%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008<br>
    2009</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.48%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">410,000<br>
    426,400</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.54%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">114,234<br>
    213,200</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.6%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.46%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bob Ebbeling<br>
    Vice President, Operations</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.82%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.18%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008<br>
    2009</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.48%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">384,300<br>
    399,700</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.54%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">98,201<br>
    179,900</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.6%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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   <tr>
    <td width="54%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.46%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chris Lindop<br>
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of<br>
    Business Development</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.82%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.18%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2008<br>
    2009</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.44%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.48%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">385,000<br>
    404,200</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.3%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$<br>
    $</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.54%;">
    <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99,549<br>
    181,900</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.6%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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text: UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT
  REPORT
  Pursuant
  to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  May 12,
  2008
  HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in
  its charter)
  Massachusetts
  1-10730
  04-2882273
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  400 Wood Road Braintree, MA
  02184
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area
  code
  781-848-7100
  (Former name or former address, if
  changed since last report.)
  Check
  the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
  o
  Written
  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Section 5 —
  Corporate Governance and Management
  ITEM 5.02.   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS;
  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY
  ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
  On May 12, 2008, the Compensation
  Committee of the Company's Board of Directors set bonus targets and base
  salaries for executive officers for fiscal 2009.  The Committee also approved bonus payments
  for fiscal 2008.
  For fiscal 2009, each executive officer will
  be eligible to receive a potential cash bonus. 
  These potential cash awards are established at the beginning of the
  fiscal year.  Employees who are bonus
  eligible, including executives, may not receive any of the potential cash
  awards unless the Company reaches certain minimum stated revenue and operating
  income results for the fiscal year.   The
  final cash award paid is determined by the Company's performance to the
  specified revenue and operating income targets. 
  If the specified targets for revenue or operating income for the fiscal
  year are over achieved, the potential cash bonus is increased to certain
  specified levels.  A portion of all
  employee bonuses is also dependent upon the employee's  performance to their own individual
  performance objectives.  For the Chief
  Executive Officer 80% of his potential cash bonus will be solely dependent upon
  the achievement of the stated financial performance targets for revenue and
  operating income for the fiscal year, and 20% will be dependent upon the
  achievement of his individual performance objectives.   For all other executives, 70% of their
  stated potential cash bonus will be solely dependent upon the achievement of
  the stated financial performance targets for revenue and operating income for
  the fiscal year, and 30% will be dependent upon the achievement of their
  individual performance objectives, including regional or operating unit
  performance objectives.
  For
  fiscal 2008, a potential cash bonus amount was established for each executive
  officer.  The bonus awards for fiscal
  2008 included in the table below are the final bonus payments approved by the
  Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors after the end of fiscal
  2008.  The amounts were largely
  determined based upon actual performance to the Company's annual financial
  targets.  Because the Company fell short
  of its specified target for annual operating income, the payments were less
  than 100% of the potential bonuses established at the beginning of fiscal 2008.
  The
  following table also sets forth annual salary and potential cash bonuses for
  fiscal 2009 for the Company's Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial
  Officer and the executive officers serving in fiscal 2008 who were included in
  the Company's proxy statement for its August 1, 2007 annual meeting.  Salaries for fiscal 2009 reflect the
  Compensation Committee's decision to approve merit increases ranging from 2.5%
  - 5% depending on individual performance. 
  The salary of the Principal Executive Officer — which has not changed
  since May 2006 — reflects his unwillingness to accept a merit increase
  after having missed the Company's internal target for fiscal 2008 operating
  income.  Actual annual base salaries for
  such officers for fiscal 2008 are also included in the table below:
  2
  Name and Principal Position
  Fiscal Year
  Salary
  Bonus
  (Actual FY 08,
  Target FY 09)
  Brad Nutter
  President and CEO
  2008
  2009
  $
  $
  520,000
  520,000
  $
  $
  308,048
  520,000
  Peter Allen
  President, Donor Division
  2008
  2009
  $
  $
  376,903
  386,300
  $
  $
  123,660
  173,800
  Brian Concannon
  Chief Operating Officer
  2008
  2009
  $
  $
  410,000
  426,400
  $
  $
  114,234
  213,200
  Bob Ebbeling
  Vice President, Operations
  2008
  2009
  $
  $
  384,300
  399,700
  $
  $
  98,201
  179,900
  Chris Lindop
  Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of
  Business Development
  2008
  2009
  $
  $
  385,000
  404,200
  $
  $
  99,549
  181,900
  3
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  HAEMONETICS
    CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
  Date
  May 12, 2008
  /s/ Christopher J. Lindop
  Christopher J. Lindop,
  Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Business Development
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