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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Owens James   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FULLER H B CO [FUL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP, North America (Last) (First) (Middle) 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 64683 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/04/2008 (Street) ST. PAUL, MN 55164-0683 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 12/04/2008   A   10,974 A $ 0 19,030.68 (1) D

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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

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 19.03

(2)

10/02/2018

Common Stock

7,385

7,385

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$ 14.15

12/04/2008

A

47,663

(3)

12/04/2018

Common Stock

47,663

$ 14.15

47,663

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Owens James 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD P.O. BOX 64683 ST. PAUL, MN 55164-0683			Senior VP, North America

Signatures

/s/ Timothy J. Keenan, Attorney-in-Fact		12/08/2008
**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)	Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan: 12,823 restricted shares were awarded pursuant to H.B. Fuller Company's Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. This amount includes 1,849 restricted shares that vest effective October 2, 2011 and 10,974 restricted shares that vest effective December 4, 2011. Total amount also includes restricted shares acquired pursuant to a dividend accrual feature of the Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)	Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan: This option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on October 2, 2009.
(3)	Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan: This option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 4, 2009.

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