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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 25, 2002.
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____________</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>RTW, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Minnesota</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>41-1448070</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard<BR>
Suite&nbsp;1400<BR>
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>RTW, INC.<BR>
AMENDED 1994 STOCK PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Jeffrey B. Murphy<BR>
RTW, Inc<BR>
8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard<BR>
Suite&nbsp;1400<BR>
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437<BR>
(952)&nbsp;893-0403<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to RTW, Inc.
Amended 1994 Stock Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2" align="center"><FONT size="2">500,000 shares(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.30</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">650,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">92</FONT></TD>
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1995 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;and based upon the closing price of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on January
24, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Under the Amended 1994 Stock Plan, 250,000 shares were originally
registered on Form&nbsp;S-8/S-3 (File No.&nbsp;33-91368) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;19, 1995 (375,000 shares as adjusted for
a May 1996 3-for-2 stock split); 1,125,000 additional shares were
registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-28585) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;5, 1997; and 500,000 additional shares are
being registered herewith.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Under the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 50,000 shares were
originally registered on Form&nbsp;S-8/S-3 (File No.33-91372) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;18, 1995 (75,000 shares as
adjusted for the Company&#146;s May 1996 three-for-two stock split), and
125,000 additional shares are being registered herewith.</FONT></TD>
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BY REFERENCE</B>
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>1994 Plan</I>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8/S-3 (File No.&nbsp;33-91368) was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;19, 1995 covering the
registration of 250,000 shares (375,000 shares as adjusted for a May 1996
3-for-2 stock split) of the Common Stock, under the Company&#146;s 1994 Stock Plan
(the &#147;1994 Plan&#148;). A filing fee of $959 was paid at the time that the S-8/S-3
Registration Statement was filed. A Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File
No.&nbsp;333-28585) was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;5,
1997 covering the registration of an additional 1,125,000 shares of the Common
Stock under the 1994 Plan. A filing fee of $2,703 was paid at the time that the
S-8 Registration Statement was filed. Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form&nbsp;S-8 and Rule&nbsp;429, this Registration Statement is being filed to register
an additional 500,000 shares authorized under the 1994 Plan. An amendment to
the 1994 Plan to increase the reserved and authorized number of shares under
the Plan by 500,000 was authorized by the Company&#146;s Board of Directors on July
22, 1998 and such amendment was approved by the Company&#146;s shareholders on May
27, 1999. This Registration Statement should also be considered a
post-effective amendment to the prior Registration Statement. The contents of
the prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference.
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>1995 Plan</I>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8/S-3 (File No.&nbsp;33-91372) was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;18, 1995 covering the
registration of 50,000 shares (75,000 shares as adjusted for a May 1996 3-for-2
stock split) of the Common Stock, under the Company&#146;s 1995 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the &#147;1995 Plan&#148;). A filing fee of $225 was paid at the time
that the S-8/S-3 Registration Statement was filed. Pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8 and Rule&nbsp;429, this Registration Statement is being
filed to register an additional 125,000 shares authorized under the 1995 Plan.
An amendment to the 1995 Plan to increase the reserved and authorized number of
shares under the Plan by 500,000 was authorized by the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors on April&nbsp;7, 1998 and such amendment was approved by the Company&#146;s
shareholders on May&nbsp;21, 1998. This Registration Statement should also be
considered a post-effective amendment to the prior Registration Statement. The
contents of the prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by
reference.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2
of Form&nbsp;S-8 is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Annual Report of the Company on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Quarterly Reports of the Company on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2001, June&nbsp;30, 2001, and September&nbsp;30,
2001; the Current Reports of the Company on Form&nbsp;8-K reporting
events occurring on December&nbsp;7, 2001 and December&nbsp;12, 2001; the
Definitive Proxy Statement dated November&nbsp;12, 2001, for the 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on December&nbsp;11, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as set forth
under the section entitled Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities
to be Registered in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
8-A (File No.&nbsp;0-25508), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission effective February&nbsp;7, 1995, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the
completion or termination of this offering of shares of Common Stock shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock to be offered pursuant to
this Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement as described in Item&nbsp;3 of this Part II.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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<P><FONT size="2">Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provide that no director of the
Company may be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except as limited
by Minnesota law. Minnesota law provides that a corporation may not limit a
director&#146;s personal liability to the Company or its shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty
of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not
in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law; (iii)&nbsp;under section 302A.559 or 80A.23 of the Minnesota Statutes; (iv)&nbsp;for
any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit;
or (v)&nbsp;for any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of the
indemnification provisions in the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, and Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act, provide that a corporation shall indemnify
any person made or threatened to be made a
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<P><FONT size="2">party to a proceeding by reason of acts or omissions performed in their
official capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation
against judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against such person with respect to an employee benefit plan,
settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees and
disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding if,
with respect to the acts or omissions of such person complained of in the
proceeding, such person (i)&nbsp;has not been indemnified by another organization or
employee benefit plan for the same expenses with respect to the same acts or
omissions; (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith; (iii)&nbsp;received no improper personal
benefit and Minnesota Statutes, Section&nbsp;302A.255 (regarding conflicts of
interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal
proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and
(v)&nbsp;in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their official capacity for
the corporation, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests
of the corporation, or in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their
capacity for other organizations, reasonably believed that the conduct was not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In addition, Section
302A.521, subd. 3, of the Minnesota Statutes requires payment or reimbursement
by the corporation, upon written request, of reasonable expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by a person in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding in certain instances if a decision as to required indemnification is
made by a disinterested majority of the Board of Directors present at a meeting
at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of the
Board, by special legal counsel, by the shareholders or by a court.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and officers, which agreements provide for
indemnification to the full extent permitted by Minnesota law.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. (Filed electronically herewith)
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Amended RTW, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan, as amended through May&nbsp;27, 1999</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
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1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended through May&nbsp;21, 1998.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Lindquist &#038; Vennum P.L.L.P</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Lindquist &#038; Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney
(included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">The Company hereby undertakes to:
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
</FONT>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;Include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities
offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona
fide offering.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the
securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp; The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
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<P><FONT size="2">(h)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the &#147;Act&#148;) may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
issuer 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 issuer
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the issuer 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 issuer 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 final
adjudication of such issue.
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<P><FONT size="2">&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&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 Bloomington, State of Minnesota, on
January 24, 2002.
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        <TD colspan="4" valign="top"><FONT size="2">RTW, INC</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<td></td>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Alexander Fjelstad<hr size="1" noshade>
J. Alexander Fjelstad III,
President and <br>Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned officers and directors of RTW, Inc. hereby constitute and
appoint J. Alexander Fjelstad III and Jeffrey B. Murphy, or either of them,
with power to act one without the other, our true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in
our stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and all documents
relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<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 below by the following persons on
the date and in the capacities indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>Signature</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Alexander Fjelstad<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">J. Alexander Fjelstad III, President and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jeffrey B. Murphy<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Jeffrey B. Murphy, Chief Financial Officer,<BR>
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ John O. Goodwyne<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">John O. Goodwyne, Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mark E.
Hegman<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Mark E. Hegman, Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gregory Koschinska<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Gregory Koschinska, Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ Alfred L. LaTendresse<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Alfred L. LaTendresse, Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="bottom" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ David C. Prosser<hr size="1" noshade width="70%"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Dated: January 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">David C. Prosser, Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Registration Statement for RTW, Inc.
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 25, 2002.
Registration No. 333-_____________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RTW, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
41-1448070
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard
Suite 1400
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
RTW, INC.
AMENDED 1994 STOCK PLAN
1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Jeffrey B. Murphy
RTW, Inc
8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard
Suite 1400
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437
(952) 893-0403
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Class of
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Securities to Be
Amount to be
Offering Price per
Aggregate
Amount of
Registered
Registered
Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to RTW, Inc.
Amended 1994 Stock Plan
500,000 shares(2)
$
1.30
(1)
$
650,000
$
92
(4)
Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to RTW, Inc.
1995 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
125,000 shares(3)
$
1.30
(1)
$
162,500
$
92
(4)
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) and based upon the closing price of the
Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on January
24, 2002.
(2)
Under the Amended 1994 Stock Plan, 250,000 shares were originally
registered on Form S-8/S-3 (File No. 33-91368) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 19, 1995 (375,000 shares as adjusted for
a May 1996 3-for-2 stock split); 1,125,000 additional shares were
registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-28585) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 5, 1997; and 500,000 additional shares are
being registered herewith.
(3)
Under the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 50,000 shares were
originally registered on Form S-8/S-3 (File No.33-91372) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 1995 (75,000 shares as
adjusted for the Company's May 1996 three-for-two stock split), and
125,000 additional shares are being registered herewith.
(4)
A minimum registration fee of
$100.00 is being paid with this filing.
INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
BY REFERENCE
1994 Plan
A Registration Statement on Form S-8/S-3 (File No. 33-91368) was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 1995 covering the
registration of 250,000 shares (375,000 shares as adjusted for a May 1996
3-for-2 stock split) of the Common Stock, under the Company's 1994 Stock Plan
(the "1994 Plan"). A filing fee of $959 was paid at the time that the S-8/S-3
Registration Statement was filed. A Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-28585) was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5,
1997 covering the registration of an additional 1,125,000 shares of the Common
Stock under the 1994 Plan. A filing fee of $2,703 was paid at the time that the
S-8 Registration Statement was filed. Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 and Rule 429, this Registration Statement is being filed to register
an additional 500,000 shares authorized under the 1994 Plan. An amendment to
the 1994 Plan to increase the reserved and authorized number of shares under
the Plan by 500,000 was authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on July
22, 1998 and such amendment was approved by the Company's shareholders on May
27, 1999. This Registration Statement should also be considered a
post-effective amendment to the prior Registration Statement. The contents of
the prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference.
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1995 Plan
A Registration Statement on Form S-8/S-3 (File No. 33-91372) was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 1995 covering the
registration of 50,000 shares (75,000 shares as adjusted for a May 1996 3-for-2
stock split) of the Common Stock, under the Company's 1995 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "1995 Plan"). A filing fee of $225 was paid at the time
that the S-8/S-3 Registration Statement was filed. Pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form S-8 and Rule 429, this Registration Statement is being
filed to register an additional 125,000 shares authorized under the 1995 Plan.
An amendment to the 1995 Plan to increase the reserved and authorized number of
shares under the Plan by 500,000 was authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors on April 7, 1998 and such amendment was approved by the Company's
shareholders on May 21, 1998. This Registration Statement should also be
considered a post-effective amendment to the prior Registration Statement. The
contents of the prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by
reference.
PART I
Pursuant to Part I of Form S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2
of Form S-8 is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)   The Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000.
(b)   The Quarterly Reports of the Company on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001, and September 30,
2001; the Current Reports of the Company on Form 8-K reporting
events occurring on December 7, 2001 and December 12, 2001; the
Definitive Proxy Statement dated November 12, 2001, for the 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on December 11, 2001.
(c)   The description of the Company's Common Stock as set forth
under the section entitled Description of Registrant's Securities
to be Registered in the Company's Registration Statement on Form
8-A (File No. 0-25508), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission effective February 7, 1995, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the
completion or termination of this offering of shares of Common Stock shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The description of the Company's Common Stock to be offered pursuant to
this Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement as described in Item 3 of this Part II.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that no director of the
Company may be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except as limited
by Minnesota law. Minnesota law provides that a corporation may not limit a
director's personal liability to the Company or its shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty (i) for any breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law; (iii) under section 302A.559 or 80A.23 of the Minnesota Statutes; (iv) for
any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit;
or (v) for any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of the
indemnification provisions in the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation, and Section 302A.521 of the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act, provide that a corporation shall indemnify
any person made or threatened to be made a
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party to a proceeding by reason of acts or omissions performed in their
official capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation
against judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against such person with respect to an employee benefit plan,
settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and
disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding if,
with respect to the acts or omissions of such person complained of in the
proceeding, such person (i) has not been indemnified by another organization or
employee benefit plan for the same expenses with respect to the same acts or
omissions; (ii) acted in good faith; (iii) received no improper personal
benefit and Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.255 (regarding conflicts of
interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (iv) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and
(v) in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their official capacity for
the corporation, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests
of the corporation, or in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their
capacity for other organizations, reasonably believed that the conduct was not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In addition, Section
302A.521, subd. 3, of the Minnesota Statutes requires payment or reimbursement
by the corporation, upon written request, of reasonable expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by a person in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding in certain instances if a decision as to required indemnification is
made by a disinterested majority of the Board of Directors present at a meeting
at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of the
Board, by special legal counsel, by the shareholders or by a court.
In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and officers, which agreements provide for
indemnification to the full extent permitted by Minnesota law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits. (Filed electronically herewith)
Exhibit
4.1
Amended RTW, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan, as amended through May 27, 1999
4.2
1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended through May 21, 1998.
5.1
Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P
23.1
Consent of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney
(included on signature page)
Item 9. Undertakings.
The Company hereby undertakes to:
(a)  (1) File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
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(i) 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.
(2)  For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities
offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona
fide offering.
(3)  File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the
securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
(b)  The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
(h)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
issuer 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 issuer
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the issuer 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 issuer 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 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 Bloomington, State of Minnesota, on
January 24, 2002.
RTW, INC
By
/s/ J. Alexander Fjelstad
J. Alexander Fjelstad III,
President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned officers and directors of RTW, Inc. hereby constitute and
appoint J. Alexander Fjelstad III and Jeffrey B. Murphy, or either of them,
with power to act one without the other, our true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in
our stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and all documents
relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on
the date and in the capacities indicated.
Signature
/s/ J. Alexander Fjelstad
Dated: January 24, 2002
J. Alexander Fjelstad III, President and Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey B. Murphy
Dated: January 24, 2002
Jeffrey B. Murphy, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ John O. Goodwyne
Dated: January 24, 2002
John O. Goodwyne, Director
/s/ Mark E.
Hegman
Dated: January 24, 2002
Mark E. Hegman, Director
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/s/ Gregory Koschinska
Dated: January 24, 2002
Gregory Koschinska, Director
/s/ Alfred L. LaTendresse
Dated: January 24, 2002
Alfred L. LaTendresse, Director
/s/ David C. Prosser
Dated: January 24, 2002
David C. Prosser, Director
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