<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-20-019791.txt : 20200616
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-20-019791
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200612
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200616

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Basil Michelle L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001699629

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14041
		FILM NUMBER:		20967559

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		400 WOOD ROAD
		CITY:			BRAINTREE
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02184

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HAEMONETICS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000313143
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				042882273
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0328

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 SUMMER STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7818487100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 SUMMER STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares earned from a performance share unit (&quot;PSU&quot;) award granted to the reporting person on June 6, 2017, based on the issuer's total shareholder return relative to that of the companies comprising a blended index of the S&amp;P MidCap 400 and S&amp;P SmallCap 600 for the performance period from June 6, 2017 to June 5, 2020, as certified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on June 12, 2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This number includes unvested restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) previously reported.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of certain RSUs previously reported in Table I following the date of grant.  This sale is mandated by the Issuer's election under its 2005 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended) to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a &quot;sell to cover&quot; transaction and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the PSUs reported above on June 12, 2020. This sale is mandated by the Issuer's election under its 2005 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended) to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a &quot;sell to cover&quot; transaction and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Transaction pursuant to an existing 10b5-1 trading plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $89.93 to $90.93, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Haemonetics Corporation (&quot;Haemonetics&quot;), any security holder of Haemonetics, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (6) through (8) to this Form 4</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $90.95 to $91.93, inclusive.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $92.00 to $92.24, inclusive.</footnote>
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