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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>VERIDIEN CORPORATION</u><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>Delaware</u></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>59-3020382</u></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>2875 MCI Drive, Suite&nbsp;B, Pinellas Park, Florida &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 33782</u><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp;(Zip Code)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>EMPLOYEES &#038; CONSULTANTS COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION PLAN</u><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Sheldon C. Fenton, CEO<BR>
2875 MCI Drive, Suite&nbsp;B<BR>
Pinellas Park, Florida 33782<BR>
(727)&nbsp;576-1600</FONT>

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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></div>

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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">10,000,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">400,000</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">(1) &nbsp; Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on
the basis of the maximum number of securities issuable under the plan that are
covered by the registration statement as required by Rule&nbsp;457(h), computed upon
the basis of the average of the bid and asked price of the securities of the
same class as of a recent date pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c).</FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g76827exv5w1.txt">Richard C. Fox Opinion</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g76827exv10w34.txt">Employees & Consultants Compensation & Stock Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3.  &nbsp;  &nbsp; INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which are on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s most recent annual report filed on Form&nbsp;10-KSB on March
28, 2002, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), which report contains audited financial
statements for the Company&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have
been filed. The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock is contained in that
annual report incorporated by reference herein.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
documents of the Company referred to in (a)&nbsp;above, including the Company&#146;s
recent quarterly report, filed on Form&nbsp;10-QSB on May&nbsp;14, 2002.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp; 6.  &nbsp;  &nbsp; INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes Delaware
corporations to indemnify its officers, directors, agents and employees. Under
Sections&nbsp;4.25 through and including 4.28 of the Company&#146;s By-Laws, the Company
shall to the fullest extent permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to
indemnify under said Section from and against any and all of the expenses,
liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Section, and
the indemnification provided for therein shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other right to which any person may be entitled under any By-law, resolution of
shareholders, resolution of directors, agreement, or otherwise, as permitted by
said Article, as to action in any capacity in which he served at the request of
the Company. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has
been informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is
therefore unenforceable. Section&nbsp;4.26 of the Company&#146;s By-Laws provides for
the indemnification of persons in securities law matters where the indemnified
party is successful on the merits, or the claims are dismissed with prejudice,
or the claims have been settled with court approval and the court approves the
indemnification.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8.  &nbsp;  &nbsp; EXHIBITS.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated
herein by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9.  &nbsp;  &nbsp; UNDERTAKINGS.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;To file during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
post-effective amendments(s) to this Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the 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 the Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act and are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
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<P><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp; That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the 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.
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<P><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
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 Act and
will be governed by the adjudication of such issue.
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Opinion of Richard C. Fox, Esq.</FONT></TD>
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Employees &#038; Consultants Compensation and Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Richard C. Fox, Esq.
(contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Carter, Cartier, Melby &#038; Guarino, C.P.A.s, P.A.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Form&nbsp;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 Pinellas Park, State of Florida, June&nbsp;11, 2002.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">VERIDIEN CORPORATION</FONT>


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        <TD><FONT size="2">By: /s/ Sheldon C. Fenton</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">Sheldon C. Fenton, CEO</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Sheldon C. Fenton<BR>
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Sheldon C. Fenton</FONT></TD>
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President/CEO,<BR>
Director
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Russell D. Van Zandt<BR>
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Russell D. Van Zandt</FONT></TD>
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Director
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VERIDIEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
59-3020382
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)
2875 MCI Drive, Suite B, Pinellas Park, Florida         33782
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)
EMPLOYEES & CONSULTANTS COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Sheldon C. Fenton, CEO
2875 MCI Drive, Suite B
Pinellas Park, Florida 33782
(727) 576-1600
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
to be Registered
Registered
Per Unit
Offering Price (1)
Fee
Common Stock
$.001 par value
10,000,000
$
.04
$
400,000
$
36.80
(1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on
the basis of the maximum number of securities issuable under the plan that are
covered by the registration statement as required by Rule 457(h), computed upon
the basis of the average of the bid and asked price of the securities of the
same class as of a recent date pursuant to Rule 457(c).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Item 8. EXHIBITS.
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
SIGNATURES
Richard C. Fox Opinion
Employees & Consultants Compensation & Stock Plan
Carter, Cartier, Melby & Guarino
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.       INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents, which are on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference:
a.     The Company's most recent annual report filed on Form 10-KSB on March
28, 2002, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which report contains audited financial
statements for the Company's latest fiscal year for which such statements have
been filed. The description of the Company's Common Stock is contained in that
annual report incorporated by reference herein.
b.     All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
documents of the Company referred to in (a) above, including the Company's
recent quarterly report, filed on Form 10-QSB on May 14, 2002.
Item  6.       INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes Delaware
corporations to indemnify its officers, directors, agents and employees. Under
Sections 4.25 through and including 4.28 of the Company's By-Laws, the Company
shall to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to
indemnify under said Section from and against any and all of the expenses,
liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Section, and
the indemnification provided for therein shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other right to which any person may be entitled under any By-law, resolution of
shareholders, resolution of directors, agreement, or otherwise, as permitted by
said Article, as to action in any capacity in which he served at the request of
the Company. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has
been informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is
therefore unenforceable. Section 4.26 of the Company's By-Laws provides for
the indemnification of persons in securities law matters where the indemnified
party is successful on the merits, or the claims are dismissed with prejudice,
or the claims have been settled with court approval and the court approves the
indemnification.
Item 8.       EXHIBITS.
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.       UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
post-effective amendments(s) 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 the 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 the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(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 Plan.
(b)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the 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 of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
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 Act and
will be governed by the adjudication of such issue.
EXHIBIT INDEX
5.1
Opinion of Richard C. Fox, Esq.
10.34
Employees & Consultants Compensation and Stock Option Plan
24.1
Consent of Richard C. Fox, Esq.
(contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.4
Consent of Carter, Cartier, Melby & Guarino, C.P.A.s, P.A.
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 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 Pinellas Park, State of Florida, June 11, 2002.
VERIDIEN CORPORATION
By: /s/ Sheldon C. Fenton
Sheldon C. Fenton, CEO
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Sheldon C. Fenton
Sheldon C. Fenton
President/CEO,
Director
6/11/02
/s/ Russell D. Van Zandt
Russell D. Van Zandt
Director
6/11/02
/s/ Paul L. Simmons
Paul L. Simmons
Director
6/11/02
/s/ Rene A. Gareau
Rene A. Gareau
Director
6/11/02