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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 31, 2002</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>AmSurg Corp.</B></FONT>


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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></DIV>

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<B>62-1493316</B></FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>20 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37215</B></FONT>


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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>16,664 Shares of Common Stock Issued<BR>
Pursuant to Written Compensation Contracts</B></FONT>


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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full Title of the Plans)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
20 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37215</B></FONT>


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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(615)&nbsp;665-1283</B></FONT>


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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price Per</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, no par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;6,664 shares(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22.54</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">150,207</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">13.82</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, no par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">10,000 shares(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22.54</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">225,400</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">20.74</FONT></TD>
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shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">375,607</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">34.56</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on January&nbsp;30, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Bergein F.
Overholt, M.D. pursuant to written compensation contracts.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Richard F.
Corlin, M.D. pursuant to a written compensation contract.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<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">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g73961ex4-3.txt">SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g73961ex5.txt">OPINION OF BASS BERRY & SIMS PLC</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g73961ex23-2.txt">CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item 1. Plan Information.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this
Registration Statement will be sent or given to the beneficial owner of the
options granted pursuant to the written compensation contracts (each, a &#147;Plan&#148;
and collectively referred to as the &#147;Plans&#148;) as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Each Plan
grants options to purchase shares of common stock of the Registrant. The Plans
are written compensation contracts between the Registrant and each of Bergein
F. Overholt, M.D. and Richard F. Corlin, M.D., for services as Medical Director
and Assistant Medical Director, respectively. The documents containing the
information specified in Part I are not required to be, and are not, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of
the Securities Act. These documents, the statements contained in Item&nbsp;2 and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute
a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities
Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant will provide without charge to each of Drs.&nbsp;Overholt and
Corlin, upon written or oral request, a copy of the documents incorporated by
reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, which documents
are incorporated in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus, and any other documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b) of the Securities Act.
Requests may be forwarded to Claire M. Gulmi, Secretary<B>, </B>AmSurg Corp., 20
Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215, telephone: (615)&nbsp;665-1283.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by reference:
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, which contains audited financial
statements for the Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2001, June&nbsp;30, 2001 and September&nbsp;30, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated March&nbsp;28,
2001, July&nbsp;11, 2001, July&nbsp;11, 2001 and October&nbsp;11, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 dated July&nbsp;13, 2001,
including all amendments and reports 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 filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the
date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicate that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregister all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Tennessee
Business Corporation Act (the &#147;TBCA&#148;) provides that a
corporation may indemnify any director or officer against liability incurred in
connection with a proceeding if (i)&nbsp;the director or officer acted in good
faith, (ii)&nbsp;the director or officer reasonably believed, in the case of conduct
in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that such conduct was in
the corporation&#146;s best interest, or, in all other cases, that his or her
conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and (iii)&nbsp;in
connection with any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In actions
brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that
no indemnification may be made if the director or officer is adjudged to be
liable to the corporation. Similarly, the TBCA prohibits indemnification in
connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to a director
or officer, if such director or officer is adjudged liable on the basis that a
personal benefit was improperly received. In cases where the director or
officer is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding instigated because of his or her status as a director or officer of
a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or
officer against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, upon
application, may order that a director or officer be indemnified for reasonable
expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court
determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification, whether or not the standard of conduct set forth above was
met.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The charter and bylaws require the Registrant to indemnify its directors
and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to all
liability and loss suffered and expense reasonably incurred by such person in
any action, suit or proceeding in which such person was or is made, or
threatened to be made, a party, or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer of the Registrant.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the charter provides that the Registrant&#146;s directors shall
not be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director of the
Registrant, except
to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not
permitted under the TBCA. Under the TBCA, this provision does not relieve the
Registrant&#146;s directors from personal liability to the Registrant or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
to the extent such liability arises from a judgment or other final adjudication
establishing: (a)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty; (b)&nbsp;acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; or (c)&nbsp;any unlawful distributions. Nor does this
provision eliminate the duty of care and, in appropriate circumstances,
equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief
will remain available under Tennessee law. Finally, this provision does not
affect a director&#146;s responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal
securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with all of its
directors and executive officers providing that it will indemnify those persons
to the fullest extent permitted by law against claims arising out of their
actions as officers or directors of the Registrant and will advance expenses of
defending claims against them. The Registrant believes that indemnification
under these agreements covers at least negligence and gross negligence by the
directors and officers, and requires the Registrant to advance litigation
expenses in the case of actions, including shareholder derivative actions,
against an undertaking by the officer or director to repay any advances if it
is ultimately determined that the officer or director is not entitled to
indemnification.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant believes that its charter and bylaw provisions and
indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified
persons as directors and officers. At present, there is no litigation or
proceeding
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<P><FONT size="2">involving a director or officer of the Registrant as to which
indemnification is being sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened
litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any officer or
director.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has in effect an executive liability insurance policy which
will provide coverage for its directors and officers. Under this policy, the
insurer agrees to pay, subject to certain exclusions (including violations of
securities laws), for any claim made against a director or officer of the
Registrant for a wrongful act by such director or officer, but only if and to
the extent such director or officer becomes legally obligated to pay such claim
or the Registrant is required to indemnify the director or officer for such
claim.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13,
2001))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Charter of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed on July&nbsp;13,
2001))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws
of the Registrant</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><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>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on Page II-6)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P>
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<TR>
        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&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:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="6%"></TD>
        <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="6%"></TD>
        <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <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; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="6%"></TD>
        <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <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 Statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however</I>, 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 with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;that, for the purposes 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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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&nbsp;13(a) or 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 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 final
adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>&#091;SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS&#093;</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this
25th day of
January, 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>AMSURG CORP.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</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="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ken P. McDonald<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ken P. McDonald<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Ken P. McDonald and Claire M. Gulmi, and each
of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitute or 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, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ken P. McDonald<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ken P. McDonald</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Claire M. Gulmi</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial<BR>
Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial<BR>
and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thomas G. Cigarran</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James A. Deal<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
James A. Deal</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven I. Geringer<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Steven I. Geringer</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Debora A. Guthrie<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Debora A. Guthrie</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Henry D. Herr<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Henry D. Herr</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13,
2001))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Charter of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed on July&nbsp;13,
2001))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><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>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on Page II-6)</FONT></TD>
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s-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 31, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AmSurg Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
62-1493316
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
16,664 Shares of Common Stock Issued
Pursuant to Written Compensation Contracts
(Full Title of the Plans)
Claire M. Gulmi
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(615) 665-1283
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered
Share(1)
Price(1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, no par value
6,664 shares(2)
$
22.54
$
150,207
$
13.82
Common Stock, no par value
10,000 shares(3)
$
22.54
$
225,400
$
20.74
Total
16,664
shares
$
375,607
$
34.56
(1)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on January 30, 2002.
(2)
Represents shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Bergein F.
Overholt, M.D. pursuant to written compensation contracts.
(3)
Represents shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to Richard F.
Corlin, M.D. pursuant to a written compensation contract.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OPINION OF BASS BERRY & SIMS PLC
CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Table of Contents
PART I
Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus
Item 1. Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this
Registration Statement will be sent or given to the beneficial owner of the
options granted pursuant to the written compensation contracts (each, a "Plan"
and collectively referred to as the "Plans") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Each Plan
grants options to purchase shares of common stock of the Registrant. The Plans
are written compensation contracts between the Registrant and each of Bergein
F. Overholt, M.D. and Richard F. Corlin, M.D., for services as Medical Director
and Assistant Medical Director, respectively. The documents containing the
information specified in Part I are not required to be, and are not, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of
the Securities Act. These documents, the statements contained in Item 2 and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement 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.
The Registrant will provide without charge to each of Drs. Overholt and
Corlin, upon written or oral request, a copy of the documents incorporated by
reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, which documents
are incorporated in the Section 10(a) prospectus, and any other documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act.
Requests may be forwarded to Claire M. Gulmi, Secretary
,
AmSurg Corp., 20
Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215, telephone: (615) 665-1283.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000, which contains audited financial
statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed.
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001.
(c)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March 28,
2001, July 11, 2001, July 11, 2001 and October 11, 2001.
(d)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 10/A-4 dated July 13, 2001,
including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the
date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicate that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregister all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Tennessee
Business Corporation Act (the "TBCA") provides that a
corporation may indemnify any director or officer against liability incurred in
connection with a proceeding if (i) the director or officer acted in good
faith, (ii) the director or officer reasonably believed, in the case of conduct
in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that such conduct was in
the corporation's best interest, or, in all other cases, that his or her
conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and (iii) in
connection with any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In actions
brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that
no indemnification may be made if the director or officer is adjudged to be
liable to the corporation. Similarly, the TBCA prohibits indemnification in
connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to a director
or officer, if such director or officer is adjudged liable on the basis that a
personal benefit was improperly received. In cases where the director or
officer is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding instigated because of his or her status as a director or officer of
a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or
officer against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, upon
application, may order that a director or officer be indemnified for reasonable
expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court
determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification, whether or not the standard of conduct set forth above was
met.
The charter and bylaws require the Registrant to indemnify its directors
and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to all
liability and loss suffered and expense reasonably incurred by such person in
any action, suit or proceeding in which such person was or is made, or
threatened to be made, a party, or is otherwise involved by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer of the Registrant.
In addition, the charter provides that the Registrant's directors shall
not be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director of the
Registrant, except
to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not
permitted under the TBCA. Under the TBCA, this provision does not relieve the
Registrant's directors from personal liability to the Registrant or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
to the extent such liability arises from a judgment or other final adjudication
establishing: (a) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty; (b) acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; or (c) any unlawful distributions. Nor does this
provision eliminate the duty of care and, in appropriate circumstances,
equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief
will remain available under Tennessee law. Finally, this provision does not
affect a director's responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal
securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with all of its
directors and executive officers providing that it will indemnify those persons
to the fullest extent permitted by law against claims arising out of their
actions as officers or directors of the Registrant and will advance expenses of
defending claims against them. The Registrant believes that indemnification
under these agreements covers at least negligence and gross negligence by the
directors and officers, and requires the Registrant to advance litigation
expenses in the case of actions, including shareholder derivative actions,
against an undertaking by the officer or director to repay any advances if it
is ultimately determined that the officer or director is not entitled to
indemnification.
The Registrant believes that its charter and bylaw provisions and
indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified
persons as directors and officers. At present, there is no litigation or
proceeding
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involving a director or officer of the Registrant as to which
indemnification is being sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened
litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any officer or
director.
The Registrant has in effect an executive liability insurance policy which
will provide coverage for its directors and officers. Under this policy, the
insurer agrees to pay, subject to certain exclusions (including violations of
securities laws), for any claim made against a director or officer of the
Registrant for a wrongful act by such director or officer, but only if and to
the extent such director or officer becomes legally obligated to pay such claim
or the Registrant is required to indemnify the director or officer for such
claim.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form 10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July 13,
2001))
4.2
Second Amended and Restated Charter of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form 10/A-4 (filed on July 13,
2001))
4.3
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws
of the Registrant
5
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included on Page II-6)
Item 9. Undertakings.
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 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; and
(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 with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2) that, for the purposes 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.
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(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.
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 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.
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 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 final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this
25th day of
January, 2002.
AMSURG CORP.
By:
/s/ Ken P. McDonald
Ken P. McDonald
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Ken P. McDonald and Claire M. Gulmi, and each
of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Ken P. McDonald
Ken P. McDonald
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
January 25, 2002
/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
January 25, 2002
/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran
Thomas G. Cigarran
Chairman of the Board
January 25, 2002
/s/ James A. Deal
James A. Deal
Director
January 25, 2002
/s/ Steven I. Geringer
Steven I. Geringer
Director
January 25, 2002
/s/ Debora A. Guthrie
Debora A. Guthrie
Director
January 25, 2002
/s/ Henry D. Herr
Henry D. Herr
Director
January 25, 2002
/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Director
January 25, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form 10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July 13,
2001))
4.2
Second Amended and Restated Charter of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form 10/A-4 (filed on July 13,
2001))
4.3
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
5
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included on Page II-6)
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