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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Minnesota</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-0691607</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>213 Chelsea Road<BR>
Monticello, Minnesota 55362</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>WSI Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Michael J. Pudil</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Charles P. Moorse</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Chief Executive Officer</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Lindquist &#038; Vennum,<br> P.L.L.P.</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>WSI Industries, Inc.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>4200 IDS Center</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>213 Chelsea Road</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>80 South Eighth Street</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Monticello, Minnesota 55362</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Minneapolis, Minnesota </B><br><B>55402</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(763)&nbsp;295-9202</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>(612)&nbsp;371-3211</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 definition of &#147;accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><B>1,032,000</B></TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of
the high and low prices per share of the Company&#146;s Common Stock on The NASDAQ Capital
Market on January&nbsp;6, 2011</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INTRODUCTION</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by WSI Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to
register an additional 200,000 shares of its common stock authorized for issuance under the WSI
Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan (the &#147;2005 Plan&#148;). The Company filed a Form S-8 Registration
Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on April&nbsp;5, 2006 (File No.
333-133012) covering the registration of 200,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock under the
2005 Plan. The Company filed a subsequent Form S-8 Registration Statement to register an
additional 200,000 shares on November&nbsp;28, 2008 (File No.&nbsp;333-155768). Pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the earlier registration statements are incorporated
herein by reference.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2 of Form
S-8 is not filed as a part of this registration statement and documents containing the information
specified in such Part&nbsp;I have been delivered to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this registration statement, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference:
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;29,
2010;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement dated December&nbsp;3, 2010 for the 2011
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January&nbsp;5, 2011;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November&nbsp;28,
2010;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since the end of the fiscal year
ended August&nbsp;29, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in its Registration
Statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the completion or termination of this offering of shares of
common stock, 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 documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The description of the Company&#146;s common stock to be offered pursuant to this registration
statement has been incorporated by reference into this registration statement as described in Item
3 of this Part&nbsp;II.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Statutes and Article&nbsp;VII, Section&nbsp;6 of the Company&#146;s Bylaws
require, among other things, indemnification of persons made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of acts or omissions performed in their official capacity as an officer,
director, employee or agent of the Company against judgments, penalties and fines (including
attorneys&#146; fees) if such person is not otherwise indemnified, acted in good faith, received no
improper benefit, reasonably believed that such conduct was in the best interests of the Company,
and, in the case of criminal proceedings, had no reason to believe the conduct was unlawful. In
addition, Section&nbsp;302A.521, subd. 3 of the Minnesota Statutes requires payment by the Company, upon
written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition in certain instances if a
decision as to required indemnification is made by a disinterested majority of the Board of
Directors present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated
committee of the Board, by special legal counsel, by the shareholders or by a court. The Company
also maintains an insurance policy to assist in funding indemnification of directors and officers
for certain liabilities.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</U>.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%"><U>Exhibit</U>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">WSI Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan, as amended through January&nbsp;5, 2011</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Lindquist &#038; Vennum P.L.L.P.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Lindquist &#038; Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Schechter Dokken Kanter Andrews &#038; Selcer Ltd.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%; text-indent: 4%">(i)&nbsp;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;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(3)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;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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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 Monticello, State of Minnesota, on January&nbsp;10, 2011.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/  Michael J. Pudil
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Michael J. Pudil, Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The undersigned officers and directors of WSI Industries, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint
Michael J. Pudil and Paul D. Sheely, each acting alone, with power to act as our true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in our
stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement and all documents relating thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable 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 attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January&nbsp;10,
2011.
</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael J. Pudil
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer, Director<BR>
(principal executive officer)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Paul D. Sheely
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul D. Sheely
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial and accounting officer)</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas C. Bender
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James D. Hartman
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Burton F. Myers II
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-0691607
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
213 Chelsea Road
Monticello, Minnesota 55362
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
WSI Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Copy to:
Michael J. Pudil
Charles P. Moorse
Chief Executive Officer
Lindquist & Vennum,
P.L.L.P.
WSI Industries, Inc.
4200 IDS Center
213 Chelsea Road
80 South Eighth Street
Monticello, Minnesota 55362
Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402
(763) 295-9202
(612) 371-3211
(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 definition of "accelerated
filer," "large accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
þ
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
Title of Each Class of
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Securities to be Registered
Registered
Per Share (1)
Offering Price (1)
Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
200,000
$
5.16
$
1,032,000
$
119.82
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of
the high and low prices per share of the Company's Common Stock on The NASDAQ Capital
Market on January 6, 2011
INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by WSI Industries, Inc. (the "Company") to
register an additional 200,000 shares of its common stock authorized for issuance under the WSI
Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan (the "2005 Plan"). The Company filed a Form S-8 Registration
Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 5, 2006 (File No.
333-133012) covering the registration of 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock under the
2005 Plan. The Company filed a subsequent Form S-8 Registration Statement to register an
additional 200,000 shares on November 28, 2008 (File No. 333-155768). Pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the earlier registration statements are incorporated
herein by reference.
PART I
Pursuant to the note to Part I of Form S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2 of Form
S-8 is not filed as a part of this registration statement and documents containing the information
specified in such Part I have been delivered to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 29,
2010;
(b)
The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement dated December 3, 2010 for the 2011
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 5, 2011;
(c)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 28,
2010;
(d)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the fiscal year
ended August 29, 2010; and
(e)
The description of the Company's common stock contained in its Registration
Statements filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the completion or termination of this offering of shares of
common stock, 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 documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
.
The description of the Company's common stock to be offered pursuant to this registration
statement has been incorporated by reference into this registration statement as described in Item
3 of this Part II.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Statutes and Article VII, Section 6 of the Company's Bylaws
require, among other things, indemnification of persons made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of acts or omissions performed in their official capacity as an officer,
director, employee or agent of the Company against judgments, penalties and fines (including
attorneys' fees) if such person is not otherwise indemnified, acted in good faith, received no
improper benefit, reasonably believed that such conduct was in the best interests of the Company,
and, in the case of criminal proceedings, had no reason to believe the conduct was unlawful. In
addition, Section 302A.521, subd. 3 of the Minnesota Statutes requires payment by the Company, upon
written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition in certain instances if a
decision as to required indemnification is made by a disinterested majority of the Board of
Directors present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated
committee of the Board, by special legal counsel, by the shareholders or by a court. The Company
also maintains an insurance policy to assist in funding indemnification of directors and officers
for certain liabilities.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
.
Exhibit
4.1
WSI Industries, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan, as amended through January 5, 2011
5.1
Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Schechter Dokken Kanter Andrews & Selcer Ltd.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
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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 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;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment 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.
(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 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.
(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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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 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 Monticello, State of Minnesota, on January 10, 2011.
WSI INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/  Michael J. Pudil
Michael J. Pudil, Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned officers and directors of WSI Industries, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint
Michael J. Pudil and Paul D. Sheely, each acting alone, with power to act as our true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in our
stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement and all documents relating thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable 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 attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her 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 below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 10,
2011.
/s/ Michael J. Pudil
Michael J. Pudil
Chief Executive Officer, Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Paul D. Sheely
Paul D. Sheely
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Thomas C. Bender
Thomas C. Bender
Director
/s/ James D. Hartman
James D. Hartman
Director
/s/ Burton F. Myers II
Burton F. Myers II
Director
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