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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2006<BR>
Registration No . 333-_______________________________</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>21211 Nordhoff Street<BR>
Chatsworth, California 91311<BR>
(818)&nbsp;734-5300</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS WITH WALTER J. MCBRIDE<BR>
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT WITH LEIGH L. ESTUS<BR>
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan(s))
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Walter J. McBride<BR>
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary<BR>
Capstone Turbine Corporation<BR>
21211 Nordhoff Street<BR>
Chatsworth, California 91311<BR>
(818)&nbsp;734-5300</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Copies to:<BR>
J. Chase Cole, Esq.<BR>
Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, LLP<BR>
511 Union Street, Suite&nbsp;2700<BR>
Nashville, TN 37219<BR>
(615)&nbsp;244-6380</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock Option Agreements with Walter J.
McBride</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">500,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1.63</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">815,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">88</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">
</SUP>(4)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">500,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3.20</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,600,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">172</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stock Option Agreement with Leigh L. Estus
Common Stock, $0.001 par value (4)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">500,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2.75</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,375,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">148</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and
Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,380,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3.58</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">8,520,400</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">912</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value (4)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">Aggregate Registration Fee</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,320</TD>
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    <TD>The Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2000
Plan&#148;) authorizes the issuance of a maximum of (i)&nbsp;6,080,000 shares of common stock of
Capstone Turbine Corporation (&#147;Capstone&#148;), plus (ii)&nbsp;up to 7,800,000 shares of common stock
previously authorized under the Capstone Turbine Corporation 1993 Incentive Stock Plan, as
amended (the &#147;1993 Plan&#148;). Capstone previously registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) (i)&nbsp;3,700,000 shares of Capstone&#146;s common stock available for
issuance under the 2000 Plan and (ii)&nbsp;5,992,389 shares available for issuance under the 1993
Plan. The shares registered hereunder include 500,000 shares of common stock of Capstone
issuable at an exercise price of $1.63 per share pursuant to options granted under the August
5, 2005 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride (the &#147;2005 McBride Agreement&#148;), 500,000
shares of common stock of Capstone issuable at an exercise price of $3.20 per share pursuant
to options granted under the January&nbsp;16, 2006 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride
(the &#147;2006 McBride Agreement&#148;), 500,000 shares of common stock of Capstone issuable at an
exercise price of $2.75 per share pursuant to options granted under the Stock Option Agreement
with Leigh L. Estus (the &#147;Estus Agreement&#148;), and 2,380,000 shares of common stock of Capstone
issuable at an exercise price of $3.58 per share pursuant to grants to be made under the 2000
Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) also covers an
indeterminate number of additional shares of Capstone&#146;s common stock that may be issued in
accordance with the provisions of the 2000 Plan, the 2005 McBride Agreement, the 2006 McBride
Agreement and the Estus Agreement, unless otherwise expressly provided.</TD>
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    <TD>The proposed maximum offering price per share is based upon (i)&nbsp;the exercise price per share
of $1.63 of outstanding options for 500,000 shares of common stock under the 2005 McBride
Agreement; (ii)&nbsp;the exercise price per share of $3.20 of outstanding options for 500,000
shares of Common Stock under the 2006 McBride Agreement; (iii)&nbsp;the exercise price per share of
$2.75 of outstanding options for 500,000 shares of common stock under the Estus Agreement;
and (iv)&nbsp;for the additional 2,380,000 shares of common stock authorized and available for
issuance pursuant to grants made under the 2000 Plan, the average of the high and low trading
prices per share of Capstone&#146;s common stock reported on January
30, 2006, as
reported by the Nasdaq National Market, pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
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    <TD>Includes rights to purchase shares of Capstone&#146;s preferred stock (the &#147;Rights&#148;) which are
issuable pursuant to Capstone&#146;s stockholder rights plan. Until the occurrence of certain
prescribed events, the Rights are not exercisable and will be transferable along with and only
with the common stock. The value attributable to the Rights, if any, is reflected in the
value of the common stock.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">EXPLANATORY NOTE
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The contents of (i)&nbsp;Capstone&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-40868) registering
shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the 2000 Plan and filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;6,
2000 and (ii)&nbsp;Capstone&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-101201) registering
shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the 2000 Plan and filed with the Commission on November
14, 2002 are hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8. Also pursuant
to Instruction E to Form S-8, the portion of the filing fee applicable to the 2000 Plan is being
paid only with respect to the 2,380,000 shares of the 2000 Plan not previously registered.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003"><U>EXHIBIT INDEX</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g99336exv4w2.txt">EX-4.2 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT - WALTER J. MCBRIDE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g99336exv4w3.txt">EX-4.3 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT - LEIGH L. ESTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g99336exv5w1.txt">EX-5.1 OPINION OF WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS, LLP.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<br>
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents need not
be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone will provide participants, upon written or oral request and without charge, a copy of
the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement, which
are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus, and all documents required to be
delivered to employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Requests for such
documents should be directed to Capstone Turbine Corporation, 21211 Nordhoff Street, Chatsworth,
California 91311, Attention: Walter J. McBride, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary, telephone number: (818)&nbsp;734-5300.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<br>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents previously filed with the Commission:
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Capstone&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>Capstone&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September
30, 2005, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;9, 2005 and Capstone&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2005, filed with the Commission on
August&nbsp;9, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD>Capstone&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December
30, 2005, December&nbsp;15, 2005, November&nbsp;18, 2005, November&nbsp;10, 2005, November&nbsp;8, 2005,
October&nbsp;24, 2005, October&nbsp;11, 2005, September&nbsp;20, 2005, September&nbsp;15, 2005, August&nbsp;10,
2005, July&nbsp;12, 2005, July&nbsp;8, 2005, July&nbsp;6, 2005 and June&nbsp;27, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD>The description of Capstone&#146;s common stock contained in Capstone&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;22, 2000, pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including
any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such description,
and the description of Capstone&#146;s preferred stock purchase rights contained in
Capstone&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;8,
2005.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a
part hereof shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is deemed to be
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, and, therefore, the
description of securities is incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 herein.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides
that a corporation may eliminate or limit the personal liability of directors to a corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where
the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase or redemption in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal
benefit. Under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding (i)&nbsp;if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was
unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify
such person against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim,
issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other such
court shall deem proper. To the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defending any such action, suit or proceeding referred to above or any claim, issue or
matter therein, he or she is entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. The indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided for or granted pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 is not exclusive of any
other rights of indemnification or advancement of expenses to which those seeking indemnification
or advancement of expenses may be entitled, and a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance
against liabilities asserted against any former or current, director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, whether or not the power to indemnify is provided by the statute.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone has adopted provisions in its second amended and restated certificate of
incorporation which requires it, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to indemnify all
directors and officers of Capstone, and such other persons as may be required by statute or by its
amended and restated bylaws, against any liability and to advance indemnification expenses on
behalf of all directors and officers of Capstone. The certificate further requires Capstone to
limit, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the liability for monetary damages of directors
of Capstone for actions or inactions taken by them as directors. If the DGCL is later amended to
authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors,
then the certificate provides that the liability
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">of a director to Capstone shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by
the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The second amended and restated certificate of incorporation also empowers Capstone, to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director
or officer, or such other person as may be permitted by statute or Capstone&#146;s amended and restated
bylaws, against any liability which may be asserted against any director, officer or such other
person.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, Capstone&#146;s amended and restated bylaws require that Capstone indemnify, in the
manner and to the full extent permitted by law, any person (or the estate of any person) who was or
is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of Capstone, and whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is a director or
officer of Capstone, and at the discretion of the board of directors, Capstone may indemnify any
person (or the estate of any person) who is such a party or threatened to be made such a party by
reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of Capstone or is or was serving
at Capstone&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Capstone may, to the full extent permitted
by law, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any such person against any liability which
may be asserted against him and may enter into contracts providing for the indemnification of such
person to the full extent permitted by law. To the full extent permitted by law, the
indemnification provided under Capstone&#146;s amended and restated bylaws shall include expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, and, in the manner
provided by law, any such expenses may be paid by Capstone in advance of the final disposition of
such action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification provided under the amended and restated bylaws
shall not be deemed to limit Capstone&#146;s right to indemnify any other person for any such expenses
to the full extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
any person seeking indemnification from Capstone may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity
and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone has entered into indemnity agreements (the &#147;Indemnity Agreements&#148;) with each Capstone
director, including directors who are also officers and employees of Capstone, and certain senior
officers of Capstone. The Indemnity Agreements provide that Capstone will pay any expenses, as
defined within such Indemnity Agreements, which an indemnitee is or becomes legally obligated to
pay in connection with any proceeding, including any threatened, pending or completed claim,
action, suit or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of Capstone or otherwise and whether
of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which the indemnitee may be or may
have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was, or
has agreed to become, a director or officer of Capstone, by reason of any actual or alleged error
or misstatement or misleading statement made or suffered by the indemnitee, by reason of any action
taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as such director or officer, or by reason
of the fact that he was serving at the request of Capstone as a director, trustee, officer,
employee or agent of Capstone or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise; provided, that in each such case the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Capstone, and, in the
case of a criminal proceeding, in addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The payments to be made under the Indemnity Agreements include, but are not limited to,
damages, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and costs, attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements and
costs of attachment or similar bonds, investigations, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under the Indemnity Agreement, except Capstone is not liable to make any payment
under the Indemnity Agreements in connection with any claim made against an indemnitee (a)&nbsp;to the
extent that payment is actually made to the indemnitee under a valid, enforceable and collectible
insurance policy, (b)&nbsp;to the extent that the indemnitee is indemnified and actually paid otherwise
than pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement, (c)&nbsp;in connection with a judicial action by or in the
right of Capstone, in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the indemnitee shall have
been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to Capstone
unless and only to the extent that any court in which such action was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, the indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court
shall deem proper, (d)&nbsp;if it is proved by final judgment in a court of law or other final
adjudication to have been based upon or attributable to the indemnitee&#146;s in fact having gained any
personal profit or
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">advantage to which he was not legally entitled, (e)&nbsp;for a disgorgement of profits made from
the purchase and sale by the indemnitee of securities pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any state statutory law or common law, (f)&nbsp;brought
about or contributed to by the dishonesty of the indemnitee seeking payment pursuant to the
Indemnity Agreement; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnitee shall be protected
under the Indemnity Agreement as to any claims upon which suit may be brought against him by reason
of any alleged dishonesty on his part, unless a judgment or other final adjudication thereof
adverse to the indemnitee shall establish that he committed (i)&nbsp;acts of active and deliberate
dishonesty, (ii)&nbsp;with actual dishonest purpose and intent, (iii)&nbsp;which acts were material to the
cause of action so adjudicated, or (g)&nbsp;for any judgment, fine or penalty which Capstone is
prohibited by applicable law from paying as indemnity or for any other reason.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">August&nbsp;5, 2005 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">January&nbsp;16, 2006 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Stock Option Agreement with Leigh L. Estus</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen Stock Certificate</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;7, 2005, by and between Capstone Turbine Corporation and
Mellon Investor Services LLC</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, LLP</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</DIV></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Capstone&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, dated June&nbsp;21,
2000 (File No.&nbsp;333-33024).</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Capstone&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on
July&nbsp;8, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;001-15957).</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Capstone&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed
on November&nbsp;9, 2005<br>(File No.&nbsp;001-15957).</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to Capstone&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on
June&nbsp;29, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;001-15957).</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act,
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this 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 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><I>provided</I></U><I>, </I><U><I>however</I></U>, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference into this 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 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 Chatsworth, State of
California, on this 31st day of
January, 2006.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Walter J. McBride
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Walter J. McBride, Executive Vice President, &nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John R. Tucker
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John R. Tucker</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 27, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Walter J. McBride
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Walter J. McBride</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 30, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Eliot G. Protsch
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Eliot G. Protsch</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 31, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Richard M. Donnelly
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard M. Donnelly</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 30, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John V. Jaggers
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John V. Jaggers</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 31, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Noam Lotan
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Noam Lotan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 31, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Dennis Schiffel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dennis Schiffel</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 31, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Gary D. Simon
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary D. Simon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 29, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Richard Atkinson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard Atkinson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January 27, 2006</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">August&nbsp;5, 2005 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">January&nbsp;16, 2006 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Stock Option Agreement with Leigh L. Estus</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen Stock Certificate</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;7, 2005, by and between Capstone Turbine Corporation and
Mellon Investor Services LLC</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, LLP</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch &#038; Davis, LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Capstone&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, dated June&nbsp;21,
2000 (File No.&nbsp;333-33024).</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Capstone&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on
July&nbsp;8, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;001-15957).</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Capstone&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed
on November&nbsp;9, 2005<br>(File No.&nbsp;001-15957).</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to Capstone&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on
June&nbsp;29, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;001-15957).</TD>
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CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION - FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2006
Registration No . 333-_______________________________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
95-4180883
(State or other jurisdiction
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
21211 Nordhoff Street
Chatsworth, California 91311
(818) 734-5300
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS WITH WALTER J. MCBRIDE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT WITH LEIGH L. ESTUS
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan(s))
Walter J. McBride
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Capstone Turbine Corporation
21211 Nordhoff Street
Chatsworth, California 91311
(818) 734-5300
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
J. Chase Cole, Esq.
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 244-6380
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Each
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Class Of Securities
To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount Of
To Be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Unit (2)
Price (3)
Registration Fee
Stock Option Agreements with Walter J.
McBride
500,000 shares
$
1.63
$
815,000
$
88
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(4)
500,000 shares
$
3.20
$
1,600,000
$
172
Stock Option Agreement with Leigh L. Estus
Common Stock, $0.001 par value (4)
500,000 shares
$
2.75
$
1,375,000
$
148
Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and
Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
2,380,000 shares
$
3.58
$
8,520,400
$
912
Common Stock, $0.001 par value (4)
Aggregate Registration Fee
$
1,320
Table of Contents
(1)
The Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2000
Plan") authorizes the issuance of a maximum of (i) 6,080,000 shares of common stock of
Capstone Turbine Corporation ("Capstone"), plus (ii) up to 7,800,000 shares of common stock
previously authorized under the Capstone Turbine Corporation 1993 Incentive Stock Plan, as
amended (the "1993 Plan"). Capstone previously registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") (i) 3,700,000 shares of Capstone's common stock available for
issuance under the 2000 Plan and (ii) 5,992,389 shares available for issuance under the 1993
Plan. The shares registered hereunder include 500,000 shares of common stock of Capstone
issuable at an exercise price of $1.63 per share pursuant to options granted under the August
5, 2005 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride (the "2005 McBride Agreement"), 500,000
shares of common stock of Capstone issuable at an exercise price of $3.20 per share pursuant
to options granted under the January 16, 2006 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride
(the "2006 McBride Agreement"), 500,000 shares of common stock of Capstone issuable at an
exercise price of $2.75 per share pursuant to options granted under the Stock Option Agreement
with Leigh L. Estus (the "Estus Agreement"), and 2,380,000 shares of common stock of Capstone
issuable at an exercise price of $3.58 per share pursuant to grants to be made under the 2000
Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this registration statement (the "Registration Statement") also covers an
indeterminate number of additional shares of Capstone's common stock that may be issued in
accordance with the provisions of the 2000 Plan, the 2005 McBride Agreement, the 2006 McBride
Agreement and the Estus Agreement, unless otherwise expressly provided.
(2)
The proposed maximum offering price per share is based upon (i) the exercise price per share
of $1.63 of outstanding options for 500,000 shares of common stock under the 2005 McBride
Agreement; (ii) the exercise price per share of $3.20 of outstanding options for 500,000
shares of Common Stock under the 2006 McBride Agreement; (iii) the exercise price per share of
$2.75 of outstanding options for 500,000 shares of common stock under the Estus Agreement;
and (iv) for the additional 2,380,000 shares of common stock authorized and available for
issuance pursuant to grants made under the 2000 Plan, the average of the high and low trading
prices per share of Capstone's common stock reported on January
30, 2006, as
reported by the Nasdaq National Market, pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
of the Securities Act.
(4)
Includes rights to purchase shares of Capstone's preferred stock (the "Rights") which are
issuable pursuant to Capstone's stockholder rights plan. Until the occurrence of certain
prescribed events, the Rights are not exercisable and will be transferable along with and only
with the common stock. The value attributable to the Rights, if any, is reflected in the
value of the common stock.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The contents of (i) Capstone's registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-40868) registering
shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the 2000 Plan and filed with the Commission on July 6,
2000 and (ii) Capstone's registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101201) registering
shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the 2000 Plan and filed with the Commission on November
14, 2002 are hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8. Also pursuant
to Instruction E to Form S-8, the portion of the filing fee applicable to the 2000 Plan is being
paid only with respect to the 2,380,000 shares of the 2000 Plan not previously registered.
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PART I
PART II
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.2 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT - WALTER J. MCBRIDE
EX-4.3 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT - LEIGH L. ESTUS
EX-5.1 OPINION OF WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS, LLP.
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or
given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents need not
be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Capstone will provide participants, upon written or oral request and without charge, a copy of
the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, which
are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus, and all documents required to be
delivered to employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Requests for such
documents should be directed to Capstone Turbine Corporation, 21211 Nordhoff Street, Chatsworth,
California 91311, Attention: Walter J. McBride, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary, telephone number: (818) 734-5300.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Capstone hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents previously filed with the Commission:
(a)
Capstone's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June 29, 2005;
(b)
Capstone's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September
30, 2005, filed with the Commission on November 9, 2005 and Capstone's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005, filed with the Commission on
August 9, 2005;
(c)
Capstone's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December
30, 2005, December 15, 2005, November 18, 2005, November 10, 2005, November 8, 2005,
October 24, 2005, October 11, 2005, September 20, 2005, September 15, 2005, August 10,
2005, July 12, 2005, July 8, 2005, July 6, 2005 and June 27, 2005;
(d)
The description of Capstone's common stock contained in Capstone's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on June 22, 2000, pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including
any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such description,
and the description of Capstone's preferred stock purchase rights contained in
Capstone's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on July 8,
2005.
All documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a
part hereof shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is deemed to be
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incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and, therefore, the
description of securities is incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 herein.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL") provides
that a corporation may eliminate or limit the personal liability of directors to a corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where
the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase or redemption in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal
benefit. Under Section 145 of the DGCL, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding (i) if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii) with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was
unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, a corporation may indemnify
such person against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim,
issue or matter as to which that person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other such
court shall deem proper. To the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defending any such action, suit or proceeding referred to above or any claim, issue or
matter therein, he or she is entitled to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. The indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided for or granted pursuant to Section 145 is not exclusive of any
other rights of indemnification or advancement of expenses to which those seeking indemnification
or advancement of expenses may be entitled, and a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance
against liabilities asserted against any former or current, director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or a person who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, whether or not the power to indemnify is provided by the statute.
Capstone has adopted provisions in its second amended and restated certificate of
incorporation which requires it, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to indemnify all
directors and officers of Capstone, and such other persons as may be required by statute or by its
amended and restated bylaws, against any liability and to advance indemnification expenses on
behalf of all directors and officers of Capstone. The certificate further requires Capstone to
limit, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the liability for monetary damages of directors
of Capstone for actions or inactions taken by them as directors. If the DGCL is later amended to
authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors,
then the certificate provides that the liability
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of a director to Capstone shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by
the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.
The second amended and restated certificate of incorporation also empowers Capstone, to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director
or officer, or such other person as may be permitted by statute or Capstone's amended and restated
bylaws, against any liability which may be asserted against any director, officer or such other
person.
In addition, Capstone's amended and restated bylaws require that Capstone indemnify, in the
manner and to the full extent permitted by law, any person (or the estate of any person) who was or
is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of Capstone, and whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is a director or
officer of Capstone, and at the discretion of the board of directors, Capstone may indemnify any
person (or the estate of any person) who is such a party or threatened to be made such a party by
reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of Capstone or is or was serving
at Capstone's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Capstone may, to the full extent permitted
by law, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any such person against any liability which
may be asserted against him and may enter into contracts providing for the indemnification of such
person to the full extent permitted by law. To the full extent permitted by law, the
indemnification provided under Capstone's amended and restated bylaws shall include expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, and, in the manner
provided by law, any such expenses may be paid by Capstone in advance of the final disposition of
such action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification provided under the amended and restated bylaws
shall not be deemed to limit Capstone's right to indemnify any other person for any such expenses
to the full extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
any person seeking indemnification from Capstone may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity
and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Capstone has entered into indemnity agreements (the "Indemnity Agreements") with each Capstone
director, including directors who are also officers and employees of Capstone, and certain senior
officers of Capstone. The Indemnity Agreements provide that Capstone will pay any expenses, as
defined within such Indemnity Agreements, which an indemnitee is or becomes legally obligated to
pay in connection with any proceeding, including any threatened, pending or completed claim,
action, suit or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of Capstone or otherwise and whether
of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which the indemnitee may be or may
have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was, or
has agreed to become, a director or officer of Capstone, by reason of any actual or alleged error
or misstatement or misleading statement made or suffered by the indemnitee, by reason of any action
taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as such director or officer, or by reason
of the fact that he was serving at the request of Capstone as a director, trustee, officer,
employee or agent of Capstone or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise; provided, that in each such case the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Capstone, and, in the
case of a criminal proceeding, in addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
The payments to be made under the Indemnity Agreements include, but are not limited to,
damages, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and costs, attorneys' fees and disbursements and
costs of attachment or similar bonds, investigations, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under the Indemnity Agreement, except Capstone is not liable to make any payment
under the Indemnity Agreements in connection with any claim made against an indemnitee (a) to the
extent that payment is actually made to the indemnitee under a valid, enforceable and collectible
insurance policy, (b) to the extent that the indemnitee is indemnified and actually paid otherwise
than pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement, (c) in connection with a judicial action by or in the
right of Capstone, in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the indemnitee shall have
been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to Capstone
unless and only to the extent that any court in which such action was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, the indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court
shall deem proper, (d) if it is proved by final judgment in a court of law or other final
adjudication to have been based upon or attributable to the indemnitee's in fact having gained any
personal profit or
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advantage to which he was not legally entitled, (e) for a disgorgement of profits made from
the purchase and sale by the indemnitee of securities pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any state statutory law or common law, (f) brought
about or contributed to by the dishonesty of the indemnitee seeking payment pursuant to the
Indemnity Agreement; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnitee shall be protected
under the Indemnity Agreement as to any claims upon which suit may be brought against him by reason
of any alleged dishonesty on his part, unless a judgment or other final adjudication thereof
adverse to the indemnitee shall establish that he committed (i) acts of active and deliberate
dishonesty, (ii) with actual dishonest purpose and intent, (iii) which acts were material to the
cause of action so adjudicated, or (g) for any judgment, fine or penalty which Capstone is
prohibited by applicable law from paying as indemnity or for any other reason.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Number
Exhibit
4.1
(4)
August 5, 2005 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride
4.2
(1)
January 16, 2006 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride
4.3
(1)
Stock Option Agreement with Leigh L. Estus
4.4
(5)
Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
4.5
(2)
Specimen Stock Certificate
4.6
(3)
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2005, by and between Capstone Turbine Corporation and
Mellon Investor Services LLC
5.1
(1)
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
23.1
(1)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
(1)
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
(1)
Filed herewith.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Capstone's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, dated June 21,
2000 (File No. 333-33024).
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Capstone's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on
July 8, 2005 (File No. 001-15957).
(4)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Capstone's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed
on November 9, 2005
(File No. 001-15957).
(5)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Capstone's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on
June 29, 2005 (File No. 001-15957).
Item 9. Undertakings.
A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act,
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this 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 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement.
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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; and
(3) 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.
B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference into this 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.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
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 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 Chatsworth, State of
California, on this 31st day of
January, 2006.
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Walter J. McBride
Walter J. McBride, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ John R. Tucker
John R. Tucker
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
January 27, 2006
/s/ Walter J. McBride
Walter J. McBride
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
January 30, 2006
/s/ Eliot G. Protsch
Eliot G. Protsch
Chairman of the Board
January 31, 2006
/s/ Richard M. Donnelly
Richard M. Donnelly
Director
January 30, 2006
/s/ John V. Jaggers
John V. Jaggers
Director
January 31, 2006
/s/ Noam Lotan
Noam Lotan
Director
January 31, 2006
/s/ Dennis Schiffel
Dennis Schiffel
Director
January 31, 2006
/s/ Gary D. Simon
Gary D. Simon
Director
January 29, 2006
/s/ Richard Atkinson
Richard Atkinson
Director
January 27, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Exhibit
4.1
(4)
August 5, 2005 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride
4.2
(1)
January 16, 2006 Stock Option Agreement with Walter J. McBride
4.3
(1)
Stock Option Agreement with Leigh L. Estus
4.4
(5)
Capstone Turbine Corporation Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
4.5
(2)
Specimen Stock Certificate
4.6
(3)
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2005, by and between Capstone Turbine Corporation and
Mellon Investor Services LLC
5.1
(1)
Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
23.1
(1)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
(1)
Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
(1)
Filed herewith.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Capstone's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, dated June 21,
2000 (File No. 333-33024).
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Capstone's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on
July 8, 2005 (File No. 001-15957).
(4)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Capstone's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed
on November 9, 2005
(File No. 001-15957).
(5)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Capstone's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on
June 29, 2005 (File No. 001-15957).