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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 6, 2009 &#151; Registration No. 333-__________ </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER <BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>



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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>UNIVERSAL FOREST
PRODUCTS, INC.</B><BR><i>(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</I> </FONT> </P>


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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Michigan</B> </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>38-1465835</B> </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>(State or other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</I> </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</I> </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>2801 East Beltline,
N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525</B><BR><I>(address of
principal executive offices)</I> </FONT> </P>



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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Shawnlee Construction
LLC 401(k) Plan</B><BR><I>(full title of plan)</I> </FONT> </P>


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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Matthew Missad<BR>Universal Forest
Products, Inc.<BR>
2801 East Beltline,
N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525<BR>
(616) 364-6161</B><BR>

<I>(Name, address,
including zip code, and telephone number,</I> <BR>

<I>including area code,
of agent for service)</I> </FONT> </P>

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<h1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I>With copy to:</I><BR>
Michael G. Wooldridge<BR>Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt &amp; Howlett LLP<BR>
333 Bridge St., N.W., P.O. Box 352<BR>Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352<BR>(616) 336-6000 </FONT> </H1>






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     <TH COLSPAN=14><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></TH><TD></TD>
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     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Title of Securities <BR>Being Registered</FONT></TH><TD></TD>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Amount Being <BR>Registered<FONT SIZE=1><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></FONT></TH><TD></TD>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Proposed <BR>Maximum <BR>Offering Price <BR>Per Share</FONT></TH><TD></TD>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Proposed <BR>Maximum <BR>Aggregate <BR>Offering Price</FONT></TH><TD></TD>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Amount of <BR>Registration <BR>Fee</FONT></TH><TD></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=22% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>Common Stock, no par</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>No shares<FONT SIZE=1><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>--</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>--</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>                     $0</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>value</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement relates to the registration of an indeterminate           amount
of plan interests to be offered or sold under the Shawnlee Construction           LLC
401(k) Plan (the &#147;Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan&#148;) of Shawnlee
          Construction LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of Universal Forest Products,
Inc.           (the &#147;Company&#148;), pursuant to Rule 416(c).  </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents
by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company hereby incorporates by
reference in this Registration Statement the following documents filed by the Company with
the Commission: </FONT></P>

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          <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></TD>
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          The Company&#146;s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section
          13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; </FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></TD>
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          All other reports or documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year
          covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced to in (a) above; and </FONT></TD>
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          The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock is contained in the
          Company&#146;s Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the
          Exchange Act and is incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference,
          including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
          such description. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>All other documents subsequently
filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be 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 in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration
Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. Description of
Securities </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This Registration Statement relates
to the registration of an indeterminate amount of plan interests to be offered or sold
under the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan of Shawnlee Construction LLC, a majority-owned
subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to Rule 416(c). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Restated and Amended Articles of
Incorporation of the Company provide that its directors and officers are required to be
indemnified as of right to the fullest extent permitted under the Michigan Business
Corporation Act (&#147;MBCA&#148;) in connection with any actual or threatened civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding (whether brought by
or in the name of the Company, a subsidiary or otherwise) in which a director or officer
is a witness or which is brought against a director or officer in his or her capacity as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which the
director or officer was serving at the request of the Company. Persons who are not
directors or officers of the Company may be similarly indemnified in respect of said
service to the extent authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. Under the MBCA,
directors, officers, employees or agents are entitled to indemnification against expenses
(including attorney fees) whenever they successfully defend legal proceedings brought
against them by reason of the fact that they hold such a position with the Company. In
addition, with respect to actions not brought by or in the right of the Company,
indemnification is permitted under the MBCA for expenses (including attorney fees),
judgments, fines, penalties and reasonable settlements if it is determined that the person
seeking indemnification acted in a good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the Company or its shareholders
and, with respect to criminal proceedings, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe
that his or her conduct was unlawful. With respect to actions brought by or in the right
of the Company, indemnification is permitted under the MBCA for expenses (including
attorney fees) and reasonable settlement, if it is determined that the person seeking
indemnification acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in
and not opposed to the best interest of the Company or its shareholders; provided,
indemnification is not permitted if the person is found liable to the Company, unless the
court in which the action or suit was brought has determined that indemnification is fair
and reasonable in view of all the circumstances of the case. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The MBCA and the Company&#146;s
Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation also authorize the Company to provide
indemnification broader than that set forth in the MBCA and the Restated and Amended
Articles of Incorporation. Pursuant to this authority, the Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of its directors, which provide for the prompt
indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and for the prompt
advancement of expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in connection with
any proceeding in which a director is a witness or which is brought against a director in
his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or
of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise which the director is serving at the request of the Company. Indemnification is
permitted for expenses and reasonable settlement amounts incurred in connection with a
proceeding by or in the right of the Company and for expenses, judgments, penalties, fines
and reasonable settlement amounts incurred in connection with the proceeding other than by
or in the right of the Company. Indemnification under the indemnity agreements is
conditioned on the director having acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company and, with
respect to any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful. The Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of the
Company also limit the personal liability of members of its Board of Directors for
monetary damages with respect to claims by the Company or its shareholders resulting from
certain negligent acts or omissions. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. Exhibits </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Reference is made to the Exhibit
Index which appears on page 7. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>No original issuance of common shares
of the Company have been, or are presently intended to be, issued by the Company under the
Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan. The Company intends to file a post-effective amendment
with an opinion of counsel regarding the legality of the common shares that may be issued
to the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan by the Company in the event the Company elects to
issue common shares to the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan in the future. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company hereby undertakes that it
has submitted or will submit the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan and any amendments thereto
to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made or will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Shawnlee Construction LLC
Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. Undertakings </FONT></H1>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933; </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               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, represents a fundamental
               change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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; </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed 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. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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
          <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 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. </FONT></P>

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          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. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Grand Rapids, State of Michigan, on
the 31st day of December, 2008. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By /s/ Michael B. Glenn<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael B. Glenn<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<BR>By /s/ Michael R. Cole<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael R. Cole<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Accounting Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Michael B. Glenn and Michael R. Cole, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing required and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below on December 31, 2008, by the following persons in the capacities indicated. </FONT></P>



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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peter F. Secchia, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ William G. Currie<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William G. Currie, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ John M. Engler<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John M. Engler, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ John W. Garside<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John W. Garside, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ Louis A. Smith<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Louis A. Smith, Director</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=left WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By: /s/ Gary F. Goode<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gary F. Goode, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ Mark A. Murray<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark A. Murray, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ Dan M. Dutton<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dan M. Dutton, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ Michael B. Glenn<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael B. Glenn, Director<BR><BR>
By: /s/ William R. Payne<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William R. Payne, Director</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustee has (or other persons who
administer the employee benefit plan have) duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Grand
Rapids, State of Michigan, on the 31st day of December, 2008. </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION LLC 401(k)<BR>PLAN</B><BR><BR>By Shawnlee
Construction LLC, Plan Administrator<BR><BR>
<BR>By /s/ Michael R. Cole<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael R. Cole<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Accounting Officer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=90% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Specimen
 form of  Stock  Certificate  for  Common  Stock  was  filed as  Exhibit  4(a) to a
                         Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-69474), incorporated
herein by reference </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=90% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
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Universal Forest Products, Inc. Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 6, 2009 — Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNIVERSAL FOREST
PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Michigan
38-1465835
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2801 East Beltline,
N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
(address of
principal executive offices)
Shawnlee Construction
LLC 401(k) Plan
(full title of plan)
Matthew Missad
Universal Forest
Products, Inc.
2801 East Beltline,
N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
(616) 364-6161
(Name, address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code,
of agent for service)
With copy to:
Michael G. Wooldridge
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
333 Bridge St., N.W., P.O. Box 352
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352
(616) 336-6000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
Being Registered
Amount Being
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, no par
No shares
(1)
--
--
$0
value
(1)
This
Registration Statement relates to the registration of an indeterminate           amount
of plan interests to be offered or sold under the Shawnlee Construction           LLC
401(k) Plan (the "Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan") of Shawnlee
          Construction LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of Universal Forest Products,
Inc.           (the "Company"), pursuant to Rule 416(c).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents
by Reference
The Company hereby incorporates by
reference in this Registration Statement the following documents filed by the Company with
the Commission:
(a)
The Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section
          13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(b)
All other reports or documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year
          covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced to in (a) above; and
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock is contained in the
          Company's Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the
          Exchange Act and is incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference,
          including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
          such description.
All other documents subsequently
filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be 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 in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration
Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of
Securities
This Registration Statement relates
to the registration of an indeterminate amount of plan interests to be offered or sold
under the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan of Shawnlee Construction LLC, a majority-owned
subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to Rule 416(c).
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
The Restated and Amended Articles of
Incorporation of the Company provide that its directors and officers are required to be
indemnified as of right to the fullest extent permitted under the Michigan Business
Corporation Act ("MBCA") in connection with any actual or threatened civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding (whether brought by
or in the name of the Company, a subsidiary or otherwise) in which a director or officer
is a witness or which is brought against a director or officer in his or her capacity as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which the
director or officer was serving at the request of the Company. Persons who are not
directors or officers of the Company may be similarly indemnified in respect of said
service to the extent authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. Under the MBCA,
directors, officers, employees or agents are entitled to indemnification against expenses
(including attorney fees) whenever they successfully defend legal proceedings brought
against them by reason of the fact that they hold such a position with the Company. In
addition, with respect to actions not brought by or in the right of the Company,
indemnification is permitted under the MBCA for expenses (including attorney fees),
judgments, fines, penalties and reasonable settlements if it is determined that the person
seeking indemnification acted in a good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the Company or its shareholders
and, with respect to criminal proceedings, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe
that his or her conduct was unlawful. With respect to actions brought by or in the right
of the Company, indemnification is permitted under the MBCA for expenses (including
attorney fees) and reasonable settlement, if it is determined that the person seeking
indemnification acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in
and not opposed to the best interest of the Company or its shareholders; provided,
indemnification is not permitted if the person is found liable to the Company, unless the
court in which the action or suit was brought has determined that indemnification is fair
and reasonable in view of all the circumstances of the case.
2
The MBCA and the Company's
Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation also authorize the Company to provide
indemnification broader than that set forth in the MBCA and the Restated and Amended
Articles of Incorporation. Pursuant to this authority, the Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of its directors, which provide for the prompt
indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and for the prompt
advancement of expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in connection with
any proceeding in which a director is a witness or which is brought against a director in
his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or
of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise which the director is serving at the request of the Company. Indemnification is
permitted for expenses and reasonable settlement amounts incurred in connection with a
proceeding by or in the right of the Company and for expenses, judgments, penalties, fines
and reasonable settlement amounts incurred in connection with the proceeding other than by
or in the right of the Company. Indemnification under the indemnity agreements is
conditioned on the director having acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believes to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company and, with
respect to any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful. The Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of the
Company also limit the personal liability of members of its Board of Directors for
monetary damages with respect to claims by the Company or its shareholders resulting from
certain negligent acts or omissions.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Reference is made to the Exhibit
Index which appears on page 7.
No original issuance of common shares
of the Company have been, or are presently intended to be, issued by the Company under the
Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan. The Company intends to file a post-effective amendment
with an opinion of counsel regarding the legality of the common shares that may be issued
to the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan by the Company in the event the Company elects to
issue common shares to the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan in the future.
The Company hereby undertakes that it
has submitted or will submit the Shawnlee Construction LLC Plan and any amendments thereto
to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Shawnlee Construction LLC
Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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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 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, represents a fundamental
               change in the information set forth in the 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) do not apply if information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed 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 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 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 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.
4
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 Grand Rapids, State of Michigan, on
the 31st day of December, 2008.
UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
By /s/ Michael B. Glenn
——————————————
Michael B. Glenn
Chief Executive Officer
By /s/ Michael R. Cole
——————————————
Michael R. Cole
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Michael B. Glenn and Michael R. Cole, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing required and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below on December 31, 2008, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
By: /s/ Peter F. Secchia
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Peter F. Secchia, Director
By: /s/ William G. Currie
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William G. Currie, Director
By: /s/ John M. Engler
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John M. Engler, Director
By: /s/ John W. Garside
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John W. Garside, Director
By: /s/ Louis A. Smith
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Louis A. Smith, Director
By: /s/ Gary F. Goode
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Gary F. Goode, Director
By: /s/ Mark A. Murray
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Mark A. Murray, Director
By: /s/ Dan M. Dutton
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Dan M. Dutton, Director
By: /s/ Michael B. Glenn
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Michael B. Glenn, Director
By: /s/ William R. Payne
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William R. Payne, Director
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustee has (or other persons who
administer the employee benefit plan have) duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Grand
Rapids, State of Michigan, on the 31st day of December, 2008.
SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION LLC 401(k)
PLAN
By Shawnlee
Construction LLC, Plan Administrator
By /s/ Michael R. Cole
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Michael R. Cole
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Specimen
 form of  Stock  Certificate  for  Common  Stock  was  filed as  Exhibit  4(a) to a
                         Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-69474), incorporated
herein by reference
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1
Power
of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
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