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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2004

Registration No. 333-86736



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


LANDEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  94-3025618
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

3603 Haven Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025-1010
(650) 306-1650

(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

Gary T. Steele
President and Chief Executive Officer
Landec Corporation
3603 Haven Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025-1010
(650) 306-1650

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


Copies to:

Geoffrey P. Leonard, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 614-7400






EXPLANATORY NOTE

        This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 amends the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-86736) (the "Registration Statement") on which Landec Corporation (the "Registrant") registered 2,580,663 shares of common stock of the Registrant (the "Securities") to be offered and sold by certain selling stockholders of Registrant described in the Registration Statement (the "Selling Stockholders").

        The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the Registration Statement effective on July 8, 2002. As of the date hereof, the Registrant believes that a portion of the Securities covered by the Registration Statement have not been sold by the Selling Stockholders. The Registrant agreed with the Selling Stockholders to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement until all of the Securities were transferable by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144"). The Registrant believes all of the Securities are currently transferable pursuant to Rule 144 and desires that the Registration Statement no longer be considered effective with respect to any unsold Securities. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment is being filed to deregister all unsold Securities.



SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Menlo Park, State of California, on this 4th day of October, 2004.


 

 

LANDEC CORPORATION

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
GARY T. STEELE      
Gary T. Steele
Chief Executive Officer And President

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
  Capacity
  Date

/s/  
GARY T. STEELE      
Gary T. Steele

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

October 4, 2004

/s/  
GREGORY S. SKINNER      
Gregory S. Skinner

 

Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

 

October 4, 2004

*/s/  
STEPHEN E. HALPRIN      
Stephen E. Halprin

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004

*/s/  
KIRBY L. CRAMER      
Kirby L. Cramer

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004

*/s/  
RICHARD S. SCHNEIDER      
Richard S. Schneider, Ph.D.

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004

*/s/  
KENNETH E. JONES      
Kenneth E. Jones

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004

*/s/  
FREDERICK FRANK      
Frederick Frank

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004


Nicholas Tompkins

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004


Duke K. Bristow

 

Director

 

October 4, 2004

*By:

 

/s/  
GREGORY S. SKINNER      
Attorney-in-fact

 

 



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