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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000912057-02-018439.txt : 20020503
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000912057-02-018439
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020503
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20020503

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HAWKINS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000046250
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [5160]
		IRS NUMBER:				410771293
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-87582
		FILM NUMBER:		02634045

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3100 E HENNEPIN AVE
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55413
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123316910

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3100 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55413

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HAWKINS CHEMICAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;3, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
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The Securities Act of 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>HAWKINS,&nbsp;INC.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-0771293</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>3100 East Hennepin Avenue</B></FONT></TD>
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55413</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Kurt R. Norman, President<BR>
Hawkins, Inc.<BR>
3100 East Hennepin Avenue<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413<BR>
(612) 331-6910<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copy to:<BR>
Jennie A. Clarke, Esq.<BR>
Henson &amp; Efron, P.A.<BR>
220 South Sixth Street, Suite 1800<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-5403<BR>
(612) 339-2500</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
per Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.05 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$9.90(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$9,900,000(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$910.80</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>It
is not anticipated that either treasury or original issue shares of the Company used under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Consequently no such shares are being registered. This
number of shares represents the estimated maximum number of presently outstanding shares of Common Stock that could be purchased under the Plan with employee and Company contributions. In accordance
with Rule&nbsp;416(a), the number of shares of Common Stock may be increased from time to time as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar events. In addition, under Rule&nbsp;416(c),
this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered to be sold pursuant to the Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the average high and low sales
price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market System on May&nbsp;2, 2002.   </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>INCORPORATION OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement relates to the registration of 1,000,000 additional shares of common stock for issuance under the Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated (the "Plan"). On June&nbsp;21, 1991, Hawkins previously registered 700,000 shares for issuance under the Plan. The contents of the prior Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8 (No.&nbsp;333-41323) is incorporated herein by this reference. Pursuant to instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement omits
the information contained in the prior Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the Registrant will distribute a Prospectus prepared in
accordance with Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 to participants in the Plan. We have omitted the Prospectus from this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1943_item_3._incorporation_of_documents_by_reference."> </A>
<A NAME="toc_de1943_3"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents that we have filed or will file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by this reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
future filings with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until we have sold all of the securities
offered by this prospectus.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of Hawkins common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8 dated May&nbsp;24,1991, constituting Amendment No 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 dated March&nbsp;1, 1975, registering such shares under the Exchange Act (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-7647), and any amendments or reports filed
to update its description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1943_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1943_item_6._indemnification_of_directors_and_officers"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;13 of the Company's Second Amended and Superseding By-laws, as amended through February&nbsp;15, 1995, provides
for indemnification of Company officers and directors to the extent legally permissible under Minnesota Statutes, Section&nbsp;302A.521. This statute provides for the indemnification by corporations
of persons made or threatened to be made parties to a proceeding by reason of their former or present official capacity with the corporation against judgments, penalties, and fines incurred in
connection with the proceeding. To qualify for such indemnification, the person must not have been indemnified by another source and must have acted in good faith, received no improper personal
benefit, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful (with respect to criminal proceedings), and reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hawkins
also maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage that insures Hawkins and its officers and directors against damages, judgements, settlements, costs, charges
and expenses incurred by reason of wrongful acts committed by such persons in their capacities as directors and officers. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Second Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended through February 27, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 contained in Hawkins' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30,
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Second Amended and Superseding By-Laws as amended through February 15, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 contained in Hawkins' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1995)</FONT></TD>
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Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed
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herewith </FONT></DD></DL>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Undertakings required by Item 512 (a), (b)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Regulation&nbsp;S-K:    <BR></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement];
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the 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&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
By-Laws of the Company and an existing insurance policy provide for the indemnification of members of the Board of Directors and Company officers for certain
liabilities and costs incurred by them in connection with performance of their duties, including administration of the Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT 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&nbsp;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
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By</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KURT R. NORMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kurt R. Norman, President</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT 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 Kurt R. Norman as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or 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, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or 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 or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on May&nbsp;2, 2002 in the capacities
indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2> /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN R. HAWKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John R. Hawkins</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARVIN E. DEE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Marvin E. Dee</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KURT R. NORMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kurt R. Norman</FONT></TD>
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President and Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dean L. Hahn</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Donald L. Shipp</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Howard M. Hawkins</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN S. MCKEON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John S. McKeon</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DUANE M. JERGENSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Duane M. Jergenson</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>/S/ G. ROBERT GEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> G. Robert Gey</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Plan has 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 May&nbsp;2, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KURT R. NORMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><I>Plan Administrator</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Second Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended through February 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 contained in Hawkins' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Superseding By-Laws as amended through February 15, 1995</FONT></TD>
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 contained in Hawkins' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1995</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Hawkins, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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Filed herewith.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1943_1">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1943_2">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1943_3">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1943_4">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1943_5">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1943_6">Item. 8 Exhibits</A></FONT><BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>HAWKINS,&nbsp;INC.    <BR>    <BR>    EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN    <BR>    <BR>    As Amended and Restated Effective May&nbsp;1, 2002    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following constitute the provisions of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc., a Minnesota corporation. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Purpose.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of the Plan is to provide Employees of
the Company and Participating Subsidiaries and Eligible Directors of the Company an opportunity to purchase common stock of the Company. In addition, the Company and any Participating Subsidiary may
provide a matching contribution as an incentive for such individuals to purchase common stock of the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Definitions.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the context requires otherwise, when
capitalized the terms listed below shall have the following meanings when used in this Section or other parts of the Plan: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Account"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the bookkeeping account, maintained in accordance with the Plan and Depository Agreement, which records the amount
withheld from each Participant through payroll deductions or otherwise from time to time and which reflects the number of Participant's Shares held under the Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Board"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the board of directors of the Company.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Company"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc., a Minnesota corporation.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Compensation"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means cash wages paid by the Employer subject to income tax withholding in the case of an Employee, and cash annual
retainer or meeting fees paid by the Company in the case of an Eligible Director.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Participating Subsidiary"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means a Subsidiary which the Company elects from time to time, by resolution duly adopted by its Board of
Directors, to participate in this Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Eligible Director"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means (i)&nbsp;a member of the Board who is not an Employee or (ii)&nbsp;a former member of the Board who is
not an Employee and who is paid annual or meeting fees as an advisor to the Board.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(g)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Eligible Employee"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means an Employee who has attained age 18 and who has completed ninety (90)&nbsp;days of employment.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(h)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Employee"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means an individual treated by the Employer as a common law employee of the Company or a Participating Subsidiary.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Employer"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the Company or a Participating Subsidiary.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(j)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Hardship Withdrawal"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means a withdrawal or sale of Shares allocated to a Participant's account by a Participant where:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
withdrawal or sale is requested on account of, and does not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy, a hardship of the individual concerned;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
nature of the hardship is described in safe harbor provisions specified in Treasury Regulations under Section&nbsp;401(k)(2)(B)(I)(IV)(currently, Reg.
&sect;1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(A) and (C)), as amended; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
individual concerned, prior to making such withdrawal or sale, has established in writing to the satisfaction of the Plan administrator the nature of the hardship, and the
amount necessary to satisfy the hardship. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(k)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Participant"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means an Eligible Employee or Eligible Director who has elected to participate in the Plan in the manner set forth in
Section&nbsp;3. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(l)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Plan"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as described herein and as it may be amended in the future.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(m)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Prospectus"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the prospectus, as in effect from or after May&nbsp;1, 2002, delivered to eligible Participants with respect to
the purchase of shares of Common Stock under the Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(n)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>"</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>Purchase Period"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means each calendar month starting on the first business day and ending on the last business day of such calendar
month.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(o)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Shares"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the common stock, par value $.05 per share (or as such par value may be adjusted from time to time), of the Company.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(p)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Subsidiary"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means a corporation or other business entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly through other such business
entities, at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting shares or similar equity interests.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(q)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>"Year"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> means the calendar year, except that the period from May&nbsp;1, 2002 through December&nbsp;31, 2002 shall be treated as a
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SIZE=2><B>3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Electing to Participate.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Participation in the Plan is
entirely voluntary on the part of Eligible Employees and Eligible Directors. Each Eligible Employee and Eligible Director should understand that there are risks involving stock ownership and the
Company is making no recommendations to them regarding the purchase of Shares. To be eligible to participate in the Plan for a given Purchase Period, an individual must be an Eligible Employee or an
Eligible Director as of the first day of the Purchase Period. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible Employees.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An Eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by delivering to the Employer
at least five business days prior to the first day of a Purchase Period (i)&nbsp;a completed authorization form as prescribed from time to time by the Employer for payroll deductions from
Compensation for each paycheck issued during the Purchase Period, and (ii)&nbsp;the necessary completed forms authorizing the Depository Agent to establish an Account for and to purchase Shares on
behalf of the Eligible Employee. An Eligible Employee who delivers the authorization forms within the last five business days of a Purchase Period shall be deemed to have elected to participate in the
Plan
commencing on the first day of the second following Purchase Period. (For example, if forms are delivered on June&nbsp;29 of a year, the participation will commence on August&nbsp;1 of that year). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible Directors.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An Eligible Director may become a Participant in the Plan at any time by delivering to
the Company at least five business days prior to the first day of a Purchase Period (i)&nbsp;a completed form of authorization as prescribed from time to time by the Company for withholding from
Compensation, and (ii)&nbsp;the necessary completed forms authorizing the Depository Agent to establish an Account for and to purchase Shares on behalf of the Eligible Director. An Eligible Director
who delivers the authorization forms within the last five business days of a Purchase Period shall be deemed to have elected to participate in the Plan commencing on the first day of the second
following Purchase Period. (For example, if forms are delivered on June&nbsp;29 of a year, the participation will commence on August&nbsp;1 of that year). </FONT></P>

</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Participant
Contributions.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Eligible Employees.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The monthly payroll withholding deduction shall be as determined by
the Eligible Employee, but must be in whole dollars and cannot be less than ten dollars ($10), nor more than the lesser of the scheduled Compensation payment (without regard to such withholding) and
five hundred dollars ($500) per month. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible Directors.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The monthly withholding deduction, which shall be made from scheduled Compensation
payments, shall be as determined by the Eligible Director but must be in whole dollars and cannot be less than ten dollars ($10), nor more than the lesser of the scheduled Compensation payment
(without regard to such withholding) and five hundred dollars ($500) per month. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Matching
Bonus.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>General.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Except as provided below, each Purchase Period, and at the same time as Compensation
withholding deductions are paid to the Depository Agent, the Employer shall pay to the Depository Agent, for the Account of each eligible Participant, a matching bonus equal to
seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount contributed by such Participant for that Purchase Period. For each Participant who is an Eligible Employee, to the extent possible the appropriate
tax withholding related to the payment of such bonus amount shall be made by the Employer from the other wages paid to such Participant in such pay period. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discontinuation of Match.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If during a Year, a Participant makes any withdrawal or sale of Shares purchased
during that year (other than Hardship Withdrawals), the Employer shall pay no further matching bonuses on behalf of such Participant for the period commencing as of the date of the sale or withdrawal,
and ending on the last day of next following Year. For purposes of this Section&nbsp;5(b), sales or withdrawals will be deemed to be made first from a Participant's Shares, if any, purchased in
prior Years and next from Shares purchased during the current Year. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Discontinuation of or Changes in
Contributions.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>General.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> No more than once each calendar quarter, an Eligible Employee or Eligible
Director may in writing discontinue any withholding deductions or, through completion of new authorization forms, change such withholding deductions, subject to the applicable minimum and maximums
described in Section&nbsp;4. A Participant may also completely withdraw from participation in the Plan as provided in Section&nbsp;7 herein. </FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Automatic Cessation of Contributions upon Termination of Status.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Withholdings from Compensation shall
automatically cease once an individual ceases to be an Eligible Employee or ceases to be an Eligible Director; provided, however, that upon a change in status (e.g., retirement as an Employee but
becoming or continuing as a member of the Board) the individual may elect to continue to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section&nbsp;3. </FONT></P>

</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
cessation of or change in withholdings from Compensation pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6 shall be implemented as soon as reasonably possible after the relevant event and in no
event later than the first day of the Purchase Period immediately following the calendar month in which such event occurred. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Changes in Participation.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Participant may withdraw from
participation in the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company. Upon such withdrawal, any amounts theretofore withheld from Compensation by the Employer and not delivered to the
Depository Agent or used to purchase Shares, shall be paid over to the Participant. At the request of the withdrawing Participant, the Depository Agent will deliver to the Participant certificates for
whole Shares held for the Participant's account, with the value of any fractional Shares paid in cash to the Participant. A withdrawal shall prohibit re-entry into the Plan until the entry
date set from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that such entry date shall be more than one year from the date of withdrawal. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
participating Eligible Employee's termination of employment with the Employer or a participating Eligible Director's withdrawal from the Board of Directors shall terminate
participation in the Plan; provided, however, that upon a change in status in which the individual remains eligible under a different category (e.g., retirement as an Employee but becoming or
continuing as a member of the Board) the individual may elect to continue to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section&nbsp;3. Upon any such termination of participation in the Plan, the
Depository Agent will deliver certificates and make remittances to the Participant as though he or she had withdrawn from the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Interest.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No interest shall accrue on the amounts withheld
for contribution to the Plan or amounts contributed to the Plan by or on behalf of a Participant. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>9.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Depository
Agent.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>General.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Amounts withheld from Employees and Eligible Directors shall be paid over by the
Employer once each Purchase Period to the Depository Agent. The Account terms and conditions established by the Depository Agent from time to time shall govern all relevant transactions until the
Participant terminates participation. The Depository Agent shall maintain an Account for each Participant. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Shares/Withdrawal of Plan Shares.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise requested in writing by the Participant, the
Depository Agent shall hold all Shares allocable to the Participant's Account in the name of the Depository Agent as nominee. Upon a written request of withdrawal (made by filing the appropriate form
with the Company), shares certificates for the number of whole Shares purchased on behalf of a Participant will be delivered to the Participant, registered in the form directed by the Participant. No
fractional shares will be issued. Instead, upon termination of participation from the Plan, Participants will receive a cash distribution representing any fractional shares. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase of Shares.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Depository Agent shall purchase Shares at the lowest prices obtainable at the time
of receipt of funds from the Employer. The Depository Agent will allocate Shares to a Participant's Account by dividing the sum of a Participant's contribution and related matching bonus by the
average price of the Shares acquired with respect to funds received for the Purchase Period. Fractional Shares allocated to Accounts shall be computed to three decimal places. Such matters as
confirmation of purchases and monthly account statements shall be the responsibility of the Depository Agent. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>10.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Vesting.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All Shares and other amounts allocable to an
Account shall be fully vested at all times. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>11.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Participant Deposit of Shares to
Plan.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Deposit of Shares Discontinued.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Effective May&nbsp;1, 2002, Participants will no longer be
allowed to deposit Shares held outside the Plan with the Depository Agent for allocation to such Participants' Accounts. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sale of Shares Allocated to Accounts to Plan.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Participant who is otherwise actively participating in the
Plan may advise the Company in writing that some or all Shares allocated to such individual's Account are available for purchase by the Depository Agent in connection with the operation of the Plan.
The Depository Agent shall not purchase more than fifty percent (50%) of the Shares to be purchased for the Plan each Purchase Period from such Participants. The aggregate number of Shares so
purchased from such Participants during the Purchase Period shall be divided equally among those Participants desiring to sell Shares pursuant to this paragraph and not pro rata according to the
number of Shares offered for purchase. The amount paid for Shares purchased in this manner by the Depository Agent shall be the average price of shares purchased by the Depository Agent in market
transactions during such Purchase Period. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>12.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Commissions/Administrative Fee.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as provided below,
the Company shall pay commissions on purchases made and such other charges for services (excluding commissions on sales) by the Depository Agent as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Depository
Agent and the Participant shall not be required to pay any commission or charge. The Company will charge the Participant with an
administrative fee of $100.00 for each sale or withdrawal transaction requested by a Participant in Plan Shares. Each Participant agrees that such Administrative fee may be netted against and withheld
from Compensation otherwise due the Participant or may be charged against deposits made on behalf of the Participant under the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>13.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Dividends.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares received as a dividend or in a stock split
with respect to Shares allocated to an Account shall be credited to that Account. Except as otherwise determined by the Board or as may be necessary to comply with applicable law, if rights to
purchase additional Shares are issued at any time such rights shall be sold by the Depository Agent. All cash dividends, and proceeds from the sale of such rights with respect to Shares allocable to
an Account, shall be applied by the Depository Agent to purchase additional Shares for that Account. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>14.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Notices to Participants.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Depository Agent shall deliver
to each Participant, copies of notices of meetings of shareholders of the Company and proxy statements that are distributed by the Company to its shareholders. Shares allocated to a Participant's
Account shall be voted in accordance with the Participant's signed proxy instructions delivered to the Depository Agent or as otherwise provided by law. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>15.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Death Benefits.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the death of the Participant, his or
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>if
the Participant's Plan benefits are in a joint account with the right of survivorship; then to the survivor; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>if
there is no joint account with the right of survivorship, to the Participant's designated Beneficiary(is) who shall be the individual(s) named by the Participant on a written
beneficiary designation form approved by the Company and filed with the Company prior to a Participant's death; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>if
the Participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation, to the Participant's estate. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>16.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Reports.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Depository Agent shall report the following
information to each Participant for each month: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
aggregate total amount contributed by the Participant and the Employer pursuant to the Plan;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
total number of Shares purchased during the Purchase Period</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
total number of Shares allocated to the Participant's Account, </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>17.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Administration.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board, or a committee named by the
Board, shall supervise and administer the Plan and shall have full power to adopt, amend and rescind any rules deemed desirable and appropriate for the administration of the Plan and not inconsistent
with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Board's determinations made in good faith on
matters referred to in this Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons having or claiming any interest under this Plan. No member of the Board of Directors or a committee named by the
Board shall be liable of any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>18.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Transferability.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither payroll deductions credited to a
Participant's account nor any rights with regard to any right to purchase Shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws
of descent and distribution, or as provided in Section&nbsp;15) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the
Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw Shares for purposes of Sections 5 (b)&nbsp;and 12. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>19.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Use of Funds.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such amounts from its other assets. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>20.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Notices.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All notices or other communications by a
Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated
by the Company for the receipt thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>21.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Amendment or Termination.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company reserves the right, in
its discretion, to amend this Plan in any respect whatsoever. The Company may terminate this Plan at any time. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>22.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Miscellaneous.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Participant shall be deemed to have
accepted all the conditions of this Plan and the terms and conditions set forth by the Depository Agent and shall be fully bound thereby. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>23.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Governing Law.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Plan shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Minnesota. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc. on Form&nbsp;S-8 of our report dated
December&nbsp;6, 2001, on the financial statements appearing in the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Hawkins,&nbsp;Inc. for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%"><FONT SIZE=2>Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Minneapolis, Minnesota<BR>
May&nbsp;2, 2002 </FONT></P>

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