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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
<U>January 25, 2012</U></B></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP.&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: center; layout-grid-mode: line">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: center; layout-grid-mode: line; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">11-1734643</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: center; layout-grid-mode: line; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">48 South Service Road, Melville,</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-align: center; layout-grid-mode: line; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">11747</TD></TR>
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        Last Report</P>
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8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">On January
25, 2012, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Park Electrochemical Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;) authorized the closure
of the operations of the Company&rsquo;s Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc. (&ldquo;PACM&rdquo;) facility, located in Waterbury,
Connecticut, at the end of April, 2012 after the completion of the transfer of PACM&rsquo;s aerospace composite materials manufacturing
activities to the Company&rsquo;s Park Aerospace Technologies Corp. (&ldquo;PATC&rdquo;) facility located at the Newton, Kansas
Airport. PACM and PATC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Park Electrochemical Corp.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">This transfer
of aerospace composite materials manufacturing activities from the Company&rsquo;s PACM facility to its PATC facility, together
with the recently completed transfer of aerospace composite parts and assemblies manufacturing activities from the Company&rsquo;s
Park Aerospace Structures Corp. (&ldquo;PASC&rdquo;) facility in Lynnwood, Washington to its PATC facility, completes the Company&rsquo;s
plan to concentrate and consolidate all of its North American aerospace composite materials, parts and assemblies manufacturing,
development and design activities at its PATC facility located at the Newton, Kansas Airport. (PASC is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Park Electrochemical Corp.) The completion of the consolidation of the Company&rsquo;s aerospace composite materials, parts
and assemblies manufacturing activities will eliminate the additional, and in some cases duplicative, costs which the Company has
incurred in connection with the start-up of PATC and the transfer of such manufacturing activities from PACM and PASC to PATC.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">After the
closure of the PACM facility in Waterbury, Connecticut, the Company plans to supply and fully support all existing customers of
PACM from the PATC business unit in Newton, Kansas.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">As the result
of this closure, the Company expects to record total pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $3 million. These charges include
approximately $1.0 million of non-cash asset impairment charges and approximately $2.0 million of cash expenditures for various
items, the largest of which is approximately $0.5 million of employee severance charges. The Company recorded approximately half
of these restructuring charges in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended February 26, 2012 and expects to record the balance
of the restructuring charges during the current fiscal year ending March 3, 2013. After the closure is completed, the PACM business
operations will have no further impact on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Park Electrochemical
Corp.</FONT></P>

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26, 2012 announcing the closure. A copy of such news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">News Release dated January 26, 2012</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: April 3, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Stephen E. Gilhuley</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Stephen E. Gilhuley</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>EXHIBIT INDEX</U></B></P>

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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):
January 25, 2012
PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York
1-4415
11-1734643
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
48 South Service Road, Melville,
New York
11747
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(631) 465-3600
Not Applicable
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:
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))
Item 2.05	Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On January
25, 2012, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Park Electrochemical Corp. (the "Company") authorized the closure
of the operations of the Company's Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc. ("PACM") facility, located in Waterbury,
Connecticut, at the end of April, 2012 after the completion of the transfer of PACM's aerospace composite materials manufacturing
activities to the Company's Park Aerospace Technologies Corp. ("PATC") facility located at the Newton, Kansas
Airport. PACM and PATC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Park Electrochemical Corp.
This transfer
of aerospace composite materials manufacturing activities from the Company's PACM facility to its PATC facility, together
with the recently completed transfer of aerospace composite parts and assemblies manufacturing activities from the Company's
Park Aerospace Structures Corp. ("PASC") facility in Lynnwood, Washington to its PATC facility, completes the Company's
plan to concentrate and consolidate all of its North American aerospace composite materials, parts and assemblies manufacturing,
development and design activities at its PATC facility located at the Newton, Kansas Airport. (PASC is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Park Electrochemical Corp.) The completion of the consolidation of the Company's aerospace composite materials, parts
and assemblies manufacturing activities will eliminate the additional, and in some cases duplicative, costs which the Company has
incurred in connection with the start-up of PATC and the transfer of such manufacturing activities from PACM and PASC to PATC.
After the
closure of the PACM facility in Waterbury, Connecticut, the Company plans to supply and fully support all existing customers of
PACM from the PATC business unit in Newton, Kansas.
As the result
of this closure, the Company expects to record total pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $3 million. These charges include
approximately $1.0 million of non-cash asset impairment charges and approximately $2.0 million of cash expenditures for various
items, the largest of which is approximately $0.5 million of employee severance charges. The Company recorded approximately half
of these restructuring charges in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended February 26, 2012 and expects to record the balance
of the restructuring charges during the current fiscal year ending March 3, 2013. After the closure is completed, the PACM business
operations will have no further impact on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Park Electrochemical
Corp.
The Company issued a news release on January
26, 2012 announcing the closure. A copy of such news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
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99.1
News Release dated January 26, 2012
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SIGNATURE
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.
PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP.
Date: April 3, 2012
By:
/s/ Stephen E. Gilhuley
Name:
Stephen E. Gilhuley
Title:
Executive Vice President and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Exhibit
Description
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99.1
News Release dated January 26, 2012
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