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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;13, 2009
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><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: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>A.C. MOORE ARTS &#038; CRAFTS, 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>Pennsylvania</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>22-3527763</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>A.C. Moore Arts &#038; Crafts, Inc.<BR>
130 A.C. Moore Drive,<BR>
Berlin, New Jersey 08009</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>A.C. MOORE ARTS &#038; CRAFTS, INC.<BR>
2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN , AS AMENDED</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Amy Rhoades<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel</B><BR>
c/o A.C. Moore Arts &#038; Crafts, Inc.<BR>
130 A.C. Moore Drive<BR>
Berlin, NJ 08009<BR>
(856)&nbsp;768-4930<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service; telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copies to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Alan Lieblich, Esquire<BR>
Yelena Barychev, Esquire</B><BR>
Blank Rome LLP<BR>
One Logan Square<BR>
Philadelphia, PA 19103<BR>
(215)&nbsp;569-5500</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TABLE width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><TR valign="top"><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD><TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price per</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registered</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>share</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(2)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration fee</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, no par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,100,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3.35</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">13,735,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">766.41</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this registration statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of common stock, no
par value (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), set forth below, an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock
which, by reason of certain events specified in the A.C. Moore Arts &#038; Crafts, Inc. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;), may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution
provisions of the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices per
share of Common Stock, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on November&nbsp;11, 2009.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by A.C.
Moore Arts &#038; Crafts, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) to register 4,100,000 shares of its
common stock, no par value (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), to be issued pursuant to the A.C. Moore Arts &#038; Crafts,
Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. These 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock are in addition
to shares of Common Stock previously registered pursuant to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (&#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
8, 2007 (File No.&nbsp;333-143612). Pursuant to Instruction E to a Registration Statement on Form S-8,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Blank Rome LLP.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Berlin, New Jersey as of November&nbsp;13, 2009.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">A.C. MOORE ARTS &#038; CRAFTS, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Rick A. Lepley
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Rick A. Lepley, Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">(Duly Authorized Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Rick A. Lepley,
David Stern and Amy Rhoades, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution and/or resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documentation in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to 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 and necessary to be
done, 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 substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement was signed by
the following persons in the capacities and as of the date indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Rick A. Lepley
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Rick A. Lepley
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;(principal
executive
officer) and Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>November&nbsp;13, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
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David Stern
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financial
officer and principal
accounting officer)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;13, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Joseph F. Coradino
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Joseph F. Coradino
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael J. Joyce
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Neil A. McLachlan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas S. Rittenhouse
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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Lori J. Schafer
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2009
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
22-3527763
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
130 A.C. Moore Drive,
Berlin, New Jersey 08009
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN , AS AMENDED
(Full title of the plan)
Amy Rhoades
Vice President and General Counsel
c/o A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
130 A.C. Moore Drive
Berlin, NJ 08009
(856) 768-4930
(Name and address of agent for service; telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Alan Lieblich, Esquire
Yelena Barychev, Esquire
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 569-5500
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
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
registered
(1)
share
(2)
price
registration fee
Common Stock, no par value
4,100,000
$
3.35
$
13,735,000
$
766.41
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this registration statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of common stock, no
par value ("Common Stock"), set forth below, an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock
which, by reason of certain events specified in the A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution
provisions of the Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices per
share of Common Stock, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on November 11, 2009.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is being filed by A.C.
Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") to register 4,100,000 shares of its
common stock, no par value ("Common Stock"), to be issued pursuant to the A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts,
Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. These 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock are in addition
to shares of Common Stock previously registered pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-8 ("Prior Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
8, 2007 (File No. 333-143612). Pursuant to Instruction E to a Registration Statement on Form S-8,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement.
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PART II
Item 8 Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
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PART II
Item 8 Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Blank Rome LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Blank Rome LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Berlin, New Jersey as of November 13, 2009.
A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC.
By:
/s/ Rick A. Lepley
Rick A. Lepley, Chief Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Rick A. Lepley,
David Stern and Amy Rhoades, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution and/or resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documentation in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to 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 and necessary to be
done, 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 substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement was signed by
the following persons in the capacities and as of the date indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Rick A. Lepley
Rick A. Lepley
Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive
officer) and Director
November 13, 2009
/s/ David Stern
David Stern
Chief Financial Officer (principal
financial
officer and principal
accounting officer)
November 13, 2009
/s/ Joseph F. Coradino
Joseph F. Coradino
Director
November 13, 2009
/s/ Michael J. Joyce
Michael J. Joyce
Chairman of the Board
November 13, 2009
/s/ Neil A. McLachlan
Neil A. McLachlan
Director
November 13, 2009
/s/ Thomas S. Rittenhouse
Thomas S. Rittenhouse
Director
November 13, 2009
/s/ Lori J. Schafer
Lori J. Schafer
Director
November 13, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Blank Rome LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Blank Rome LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page).