Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LOPEZ ALICIA R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HAEMONETICS CORP [HAE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Corporate Affairs
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
400 WOOD ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2010
(Street)

BRAINTREE, MA 02184		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/30/2010   P(1)   318 A $ 45.7045 11,009 (2) D  
Common Stock               100 I by Daughter (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 26.105               (3) 05/05/2014 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 31.66             04/29/2003(3) 04/29/2012 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.15             04/30/2002(3) 04/30/2011 Common Stock 17,000   17,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 41.15               (3) 07/27/2012 Common Stock 17,000   17,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 51.07             10/24/2008(3) 10/24/2014 Common Stock 14,159   14,159 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 52.76             05/05/2007(3) 05/05/2013 Common Stock 14,891   14,891 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 52.94             04/01/2011(4) 10/27/2016 Common Stock 7,732   7,732 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 54.55             10/22/2009(3) 10/22/2015 Common Stock 14,294   14,294 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LOPEZ ALICIA R
400 WOOD ROAD
BRAINTREE, MA 02184		       VP, Corporate Affairs  

Signatures

 By: Susan M Hanlon For: Alicia R Lopez   05/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Acquisition of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Participant elected to purchase shares at least six months in advance of the effective date of the transaction.
(2) Total includes Restricted Stock Awards and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to restrictions until vesting requirements are met. Grant was made under 2005 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.
(3) Grant to reporting person of right to buy shares of common stock exercisable in annual increments of 25 percent beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(4) Grant to reporting person of right to buy shares of common stock exercisable 100% on 4/1/2011. Grant was made under 2005 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.

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