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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;11, 2011
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration Statement 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, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>HAWKINS, 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><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-0771293</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>3100 East Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>55413</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)<BR>
<BR>
<B>Richard G. Erstad<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Hawkins, Inc.<BR>
3100 East Hennepin Avenue<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413<BR>
Telephone: (612)&nbsp;331-6910</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copies to:<BR>
<B>Steven C. Kennedy</B><BR>
Faegre &#038; Benson LLP<BR>
2200 Wells Fargo Center<BR>
90 South Seventh Street<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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 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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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></FONT>
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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>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price per</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registered (1)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>share (2)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>price (2)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $.05 par value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">300,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">36.62</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">10,986,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,275.48</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement relates to 300,000 shares of Common Stock to be offered
pursuant to the Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sales
prices per share of the Registrant&#146;s common stock on March&nbsp;7, 2011, as reported on the NASDAQ
Global Market.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#C63461001"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C63461008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#C63461009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>HAWKINS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 have been or will be
sent to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents of Hawkins, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), are, as of their respective dates, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
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    <TD>The Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hawkins, Inc. for the fiscal year ended March
28, 2010 filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act (File No.&nbsp;0-7647);</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (1)&nbsp;above;
and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, which is included in
registration statements and reports filed under the Exchange Act from time to time.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all of the shares of Common Stock offered
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in and a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of
such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or incorporated herein by reference or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the securities subject to this Registration Statement has been passed upon by
Richard G. Erstad, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Erstad
beneficially owns, or has the right to acquire, shares of Common Stock, including options to
purchase Common Stock under the Registrant&#146;s stock incentive plans. Mr.&nbsp;Erstad is eligible to
participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s By-laws provide that each director and officer of the Registrant shall be
indemnified by the Registrant in the manner and to the extent allowed by Minnesota Statutes Section
302A.521. Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Minnesota Statutes provides in substance that, unless prohibited by its articles of
incorporation or bylaws, a corporation must indemnify an officer or director who is made or
threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her official capacity against
judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the
person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding, if
certain criteria are met. These criteria, all of which must be met by the person complained of in
the proceeding, are (a)&nbsp;that such person has not been indemnified by another organization for the
same judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and expenses; (b)&nbsp;that such person must have acted in
good faith; (c)&nbsp;that no improper personal benefit was obtained by such person and such person
satisfied certain statutory conflicts of interest provisions, if applicable; (d)&nbsp;that in the case
of a criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was
unlawful; and (e)&nbsp;that such person must have acted in a manner he or she reasonably believed was in
the best interests of the corporation or, in certain limited circumstances, not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation. The determination as to eligibility for indemnification is made by
the members of the corporation&#146;s board of directors or a committee of the board who are at the time
not parties to the proceedings under consideration, by special legal counsel, by the shareholders
who are not parties to the proceedings or by a court.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provide that a director of the Registrant shall not
be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation is
not permitted under Minnesota Statutes Chapter&nbsp;302A.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and is
therefore unenforceable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant maintains a director and officer insurance policy to cover the Registrant, its
directors and its officers against certain liabilities.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws. (2)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Richard G. Erstad.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Richard G. Erstad (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2010 and filed July&nbsp;29, 2010 (File No.&nbsp;0-7647).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
October&nbsp;28, 2009 and filed November&nbsp;3, 2009 (File No.&nbsp;0-7647).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. The Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 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: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) 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;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. The 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering
thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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
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 align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Minneapolis, State of
Minnesota, on March&nbsp;11, 2011.
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Hawkins, Inc.</FONT><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/ Kathleen P. Pepski
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Kathleen P. Pepski&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" nowrap>Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer<br>
(On behalf of the Registrant)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below on March&nbsp;11, 2011 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Patrick H. Hawkins
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Patrick H. Hawkins
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and
President<BR>
(Principal
Executive Officer)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kathleen P. Pepski
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kathleen P. Pepski
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer&nbsp;<br>(Principal
Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John S. McKeon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Director&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Duane M. Jergenson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Daryl I. Skaar
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James A. Faulconbridge
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James T. Thompson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeffrey L. Wright
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="96%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Richard G. Erstad, by signing their name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of
each of the above-named directors of the Registrant pursuant to power of attorney duly executed by such persons.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&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/ Richard G. Erstad
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Richard G. Erstad&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><I>Attorney-in-Fact</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Method of Filing</B></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Incorporated by Reference</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Incorporated by Reference</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Richard G. Erstad.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Filed Electronically</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Filed Electronically</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Richard G. Erstad
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Filed Electronically</TD>
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Table of Contents
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2011
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HAWKINS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
41-0771293
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3100 East Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
55413
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Richard G. Erstad
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Hawkins, Inc.
3100 East Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
Telephone: (612) 331-6910
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Steven C. Kennedy
Faegre & Benson LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901
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 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 (2)
registration fee
Common Stock, $.05 par value per share
300,000 shares
$
36.62
$
10,986,000
$
1,275.48
(1)
This Registration Statement relates to 300,000 shares of Common Stock to be offered
pursuant to the Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sales
prices per share of the Registrant's common stock on March 7, 2011, as reported on the NASDAQ
Global Market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EX-5.1
EX-10.1
EX-23.2
EX-23.3
EX-24.1
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HAWKINS, INC.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be
sent to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents of Hawkins, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), are, as of their respective dates, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(1)
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hawkins, Inc. for the fiscal year ended March
28, 2010 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act (File No. 0-7647);
(2)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (1) above;
and
(3)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, which is included in
registration statements and reports filed under the Exchange Act from time to time.
All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all of the shares of Common Stock offered
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in and a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of
such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or incorporated herein by reference or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the securities subject to this Registration Statement has been passed upon by
Richard G. Erstad, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. Mr. Erstad
beneficially owns, or has the right to acquire, shares of Common Stock, including options to
purchase Common Stock under the Registrant's stock incentive plans. Mr. Erstad is eligible to
participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant's By-laws provide that each director and officer of the Registrant shall be
indemnified by the Registrant in the manner and to the extent allowed by Minnesota Statutes Section
302A.521. Section 302A.521 of the
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Minnesota Statutes provides in substance that, unless prohibited by its articles of
incorporation or bylaws, a corporation must indemnify an officer or director who is made or
threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her official capacity against
judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the
person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding, if
certain criteria are met. These criteria, all of which must be met by the person complained of in
the proceeding, are (a) that such person has not been indemnified by another organization for the
same judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and expenses; (b) that such person must have acted in
good faith; (c) that no improper personal benefit was obtained by such person and such person
satisfied certain statutory conflicts of interest provisions, if applicable; (d) that in the case
of a criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was
unlawful; and (e) that such person must have acted in a manner he or she reasonably believed was in
the best interests of the corporation or, in certain limited circumstances, not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation. The determination as to eligibility for indemnification is made by
the members of the corporation's board of directors or a committee of the board who are at the time
not parties to the proceedings under consideration, by special legal counsel, by the shareholders
who are not parties to the proceedings or by a court.
The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provide that a director of the Registrant shall not
be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation is
not permitted under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 302A.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and is
therefore unenforceable.
The Registrant maintains a director and officer insurance policy to cover the Registrant, its
directors and its officers against certain liabilities.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (1)
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws. (2)
5.1
Opinion of Richard G. Erstad.
10.1
Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
23.1
Consent of Richard G. Erstad (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended June 30, 2010 and filed July 29, 2010 (File No. 0-7647).
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
October 28, 2009 and filed November 3, 2009 (File No. 0-7647).
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Item 9. Undertakings.
A. The 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 prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) 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;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
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 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 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
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 Minneapolis, State of
Minnesota, on March 11, 2011.
Hawkins, Inc.
By
/s/ Kathleen P. Pepski
Kathleen P. Pepski
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
(On behalf of the Registrant)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below on March 11, 2011 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
Name
Title
/s/
Patrick H. Hawkins
Patrick H. Hawkins
Chief Executive Officer and
President
(Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Kathleen P. Pepski
Kathleen P. Pepski
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
*
John S. McKeon
Chairman of the Board and Director
*
Duane M. Jergenson
Director
*
Daryl I. Skaar
Director
*
James A. Faulconbridge
Director
*
James T. Thompson
Director
*
Jeffrey L. Wright
Director
*
Richard G. Erstad, by signing their name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of
each of the above-named directors of the Registrant pursuant to power of attorney duly executed by such persons.
By
/s/ Richard G. Erstad
Richard G. Erstad
Attorney-in-Fact
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
Incorporated by Reference
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws.
Incorporated by Reference
5.1
Opinion of Richard G. Erstad.
Filed Electronically
10.1
Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Filed Electronically
23.1
Consent of Richard G. Erstad
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
Filed Electronically
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
Filed Electronically
23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Filed Electronically
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
Filed Electronically