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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;8, 2012</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WILLDAN GROUP,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite&nbsp;300</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Anaheim, California 92806</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br> &#160;(Address,&nbsp;Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Willdan Group,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Kimberly D. Gant</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Willdan Group,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite&nbsp;300</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Anaheim, California 92806</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>  <b>(800) 424-9144</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">John-Paul Motley,&nbsp;Esq.<br>  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">O&#146;Melveny&nbsp;&amp; Myers LLP</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">400 South Hope Street</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Los Angeles, CA 90071</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">518,000 Shares</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.57</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Willdan Group,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;), common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement and, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), an additional indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the Willdan Group,&nbsp;Inc. 2008 Performance Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) as a result of one or more adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Exhibit&nbsp;Index for this Registration Statement is at page&nbsp;7.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register additional securities issuable pursuant to the Plan and consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The document(s)&nbsp;containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities Act Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;12, 2008 and August&nbsp;12, 2010 (Commission File Nos. 333-152951 and 333-168787, respectively);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for its fiscal year ended December&nbsp;30, 2011, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2012 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-33076);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;30, 2012, June&nbsp;29, 2012 and September&nbsp;28, 2012, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2012, August&nbsp;13, 2012 and November&nbsp;8, 2012, respectively (each, Commission File No.&nbsp;001-33076);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;4, 2012 and July&nbsp;10, 2012 (each, Commission File No.&nbsp;001-33076); and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;11, 2006, (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-33076), and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules&nbsp;shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.&#160; Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is 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 in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160; Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See the attached Exhibit&nbsp;Index at page&nbsp;7, which is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kimberly   D. Gant</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief   Financial Officer</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas D. Brisbin and Kimberly D. Gant, and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/   Thomas D. Brisbin</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas D. Brisbin</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal   Executive Officer)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/   Kimberly D. Gant</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief   Financial Officer and Senior Vice President</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">November&nbsp;8, 2012</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kimberly D. Gant</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal   Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/   Keith W. Renken</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Willdan   Group,&nbsp;Inc. 2008 Performance Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to   the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to   Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act on April&nbsp;18, 2012   (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-33076) and incorporated herein by this reference.)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2012
Registration No.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WILLDAN GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
14-1951112
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite 300
Anaheim, California 92806
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Willdan Group, Inc.
2008 Performance Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kimberly D. Gant
Chief Financial Officer
Willdan Group, Inc.
2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite 300
Anaheim, California 92806
(800) 424-9144
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
COPY TO:
John-Paul Motley, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
Amount Of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
518,000 Shares
(1)
$
1.57
(2)
$
813,260
(2)
$
111
(2)
(1)
This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Willdan Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant"), common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement and, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an additional indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the Willdan Group, Inc. 2008 Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as a result of one or more adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Pursuant to Securities Act Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on November 5, 2012, as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market.
The Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 7.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register additional securities issuable pursuant to the Plan and consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities Act Rule 428(b)(1).
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on August 12, 2008 and August 12, 2010 (Commission File Nos. 333-152951 and 333-168787, respectively);
(b)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 30, 2011, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2012 (Commission File No. 001-33076);
(c)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2012, June 29, 2012 and September 28, 2012, filed with the Commission on May 14, 2012, August 13, 2012 and November 8, 2012, respectively (each, Commission File No. 001-33076);
(d)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 4, 2012 and July 10, 2012 (each, Commission File No. 001-33076); and
(e)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 11, 2006, (Commission File No. 001-33076), and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.  Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is 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 in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
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Item 8.
Exhibits
See the attached Exhibit Index at page 7, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Anaheim, State of California, on November 8, 2012.
WILLDAN   GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/   Kimberly D. Gant
Kimberly   D. Gant
Chief   Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas D. Brisbin and Kimberly D. Gant, and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/   Thomas D. Brisbin
President,   Chief Executive Officer and Director
November 8, 2012
Thomas D. Brisbin
(Principal   Executive Officer)
/s/   Kimberly D. Gant
Chief   Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
November 8, 2012
Kimberly D. Gant
(Principal   Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Win Westfall
Chairman   of the Board
November 8, 2012
Win Westfall
/s/   Raymond W. Holdsworth
Director
November 8, 2012
Raymond W. Holdsworth
/s/   Douglas J. McEachern
Director
November 8, 2012
Douglas J. McEachern
/s/   Keith W. Renken
Director
November 8, 2012
Keith W. Renken
/s/   John M. Toups
Director
November 7, 2012
John   M. Toups
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.
Willdan   Group, Inc. 2008 Performance Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 1 to   the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to   Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act on April 18, 2012   (Commission File No. 001-33076) and incorporated herein by this reference.)
5.
Opinion   of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
23.1
Consent   of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting   Firm.
23.2
Consent   of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent   of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
24.
Power   of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under "Signatures").
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