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

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></FONT>

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

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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31-0621189</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
900 Circle 75 Parkway<BR>
Suite&nbsp;1300<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30334</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code,<BR>
of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
2001 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS&#146; STOCK OWNERSHIP AND STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>James J. Mulligan<BR>
Secretary<BR>
812 Timberlake Court<BR>
Dayton, Ohio 45429<BR>
(937)&nbsp;298-2226</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g78361exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 OPINION JAMES J. MULLIGAN</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

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

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Annual Report of SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (the
&#147;Corporation&#148;), on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2002,
filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Corporation&#146;s Common Shares contained in
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Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act,
including any
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all Common Shares offered
hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all Common Shares then remaining
unsold hereunder 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"><B>Item&nbsp;4. <u>Description of Securities.</u></B></FONT>

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James J. Mulligan is a sole practitioner and is general counsel to the
Corporation and provided an opinion regarding the legality of the actions taken
and to be taken by the Corporation regarding its 2001 Outside Directors&#146; Stock
Ownership and Stock Option Plan. Mr.&nbsp;Mulligan is also a director and Secretary
of the Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;Mulligan is the beneficial owner of 26,705 Common
Shares and 5,380 warrants to purchase Common Shares of the Corporation.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</u></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;III of the Code of Regulations of the Corporation sets forth
certain rights of directors and officers of the Corporation to indemnification.
Under Article&nbsp;III, the liabilities against which a director and officer may be
indemnified and factors employed to determine whether a director and officer is
entitled to indemnification in a particular instance depend on whether the
proceeding in which the claim for indemnification arises was brought (a)&nbsp;other
than by and in the right of the Corporation (&#147;Third Party Actions&#148;) or (b)&nbsp;by
and in the right of the Corporation (&#147;Derivative Actions&#148;).
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Third Party Actions, the Corporation will indemnify each director and
officer against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines,
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with any threatened or actual proceeding in which he may be
involved by reason of his having acted in such capacity, if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any matter the subject
of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Derivative Actions, the Corporation will indemnify each director and
officer against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of any such
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation except that no
indemnification is permitted with respect to any matter as to which such person
has been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance
of his duty to the Corporation unless a court determines such person is
entitled to indemnification.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless indemnification is ordered by a court, the determination as to
whether or not an individual has satisfied the applicable standards of conduct
(and therefore may be indemnified) is made by the Corporation by a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the Corporation who were not
parties to the action; or if such a quorum is not obtainable, or if a quorum of
disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion; or by the shareholders of the Corporation.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;III of the Code of Regulations does not limit in any way other
indemnification rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation maintains insurance policies which presently provide
protection, within the maximum liability limits of the policies and subject to
a deductible amount for each claim, to the Corporation under its
indemnification obligations and to the directors and officers with respect to
certain matters which are not covered by the Corporation&#146;s indemnification
obligations.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. <u>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</u></B></FONT>

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Index to Exhibits at Page 7.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect
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<P><FONT size="2">provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) above 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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bonafide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <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
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby further 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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bonafide offering thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrant pursuant to the 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
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 17th day of
September, 2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Robert M. Thornton, Jr., Chairman,<br>
President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated:
</FONT>

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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert M. Thornton, Jr.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert M. Thornton, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. T. Morris<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
J.T. Morris</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mark J. Stockslager<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Mark J. Stockslager</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
(principal accounting officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven J. Baileys<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Dr. Steven J. Baileys</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">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Karen B. Brenner<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Karen B. Brenner</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">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ C. Michael Ford<BR>
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C. Michael Ford</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">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Michael W. Hall</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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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="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James J. Mulligan<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
James J. Mulligan</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">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Howard E. Turner<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Howard E. Turner</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">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Ronald J. Vannuki<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ronald J. Vannuki</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">September 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES:</FONT></TD>
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4.1
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders to Amended Articles of
Incorporation of SunLink Health Systems, Inc.(incorporated by
reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.9 of the Corporation&#146;s Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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4.2
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Code of Regulations of SunLink Health Systems, Inc., as amended
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.8 of the Corporation&#146;s
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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4.3
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">SunLink Health Systems, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors&#146; Stock
Ownership and Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 of the Corporation&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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5.1
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23.1
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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23.2
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Consent of James J. Mulligan is contained in his opinion at 5.1, above</FONT></TD>
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SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Table of Contents
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
31-0621189
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
900 Circle 75 Parkway
Suite 1300
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(Address, including zip code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
2001 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
James J. Mulligan
Secretary
812 Timberlake Court
Dayton, Ohio 45429
(937) 298-2226
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
maximum
Maximum
securities
Amount
offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be
to be
price per
Offering
registration
registered
registered
share
price
fee
Common Shares
Without par
value
90,000
$
2.76
(1)
$
248,400
(1)
$
22.85
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(h), based upon the closing sale price of a Common
Share on September 16, 2002, as reported by the American Stock Exchange.
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PART II
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1 OPINION JAMES J. MULLIGAN
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing:
(a) The Annual Report of SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (the
"Corporation"), on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002,
filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Exchange Act").
(b) NA
(c) The description of the Corporation's Common Shares contained in
the
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act,
including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all Common Shares offered
hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all Common Shares then remaining
unsold hereunder shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
James J. Mulligan is a sole practitioner and is general counsel to the
Corporation and provided an opinion regarding the legality of the actions taken
and to be taken by the Corporation regarding its 2001 Outside Directors' Stock
Ownership and Stock Option Plan. Mr. Mulligan is also a director and Secretary
of the Corporation. Mr. Mulligan is the beneficial owner of 26,705 Common
Shares and 5,380 warrants to purchase Common Shares of the Corporation.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article III of the Code of Regulations of the Corporation sets forth
certain rights of directors and officers of the Corporation to indemnification.
Under Article III, the liabilities against which a director and officer may be
indemnified and factors employed to determine whether a director and officer is
entitled to indemnification in a particular instance depend on whether the
proceeding in which the claim for indemnification arises was brought (a) other
than by and in the right of the Corporation ("Third Party Actions") or (b) by
and in the right of the Corporation ("Derivative Actions").
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In Third Party Actions, the Corporation will indemnify each director and
officer against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines,
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with any threatened or actual proceeding in which he may be
involved by reason of his having acted in such capacity, if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any matter the subject
of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
In Derivative Actions, the Corporation will indemnify each director and
officer against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of any such
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation except that no
indemnification is permitted with respect to any matter as to which such person
has been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance
of his duty to the Corporation unless a court determines such person is
entitled to indemnification.
Unless indemnification is ordered by a court, the determination as to
whether or not an individual has satisfied the applicable standards of conduct
(and therefore may be indemnified) is made by the Corporation by a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the Corporation who were not
parties to the action; or if such a quorum is not obtainable, or if a quorum of
disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion; or by the shareholders of the Corporation.
Article III of the Code of Regulations does not limit in any way other
indemnification rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled.
The Corporation maintains insurance policies which presently provide
protection, within the maximum liability limits of the policies and subject to
a deductible amount for each claim, to the Corporation under its
indemnification obligations and to the directors and officers with respect to
certain matters which are not covered by the Corporation's indemnification
obligations.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See Index to Exhibits at Page 7.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act");
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(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 this
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) above 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 Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bonafide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)  The undersigned registrant hereby further undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bonafide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrant pursuant to the 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
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 17th day of
September, 2002.
SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Robert M. Thornton, Jr.
Robert M. Thornton, Jr., Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated:
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Robert M. Thornton, Jr.
Robert M. Thornton, Jr.
Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
September 17, 2002
/s/ J. T. Morris
J.T. Morris
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
September 17, 2002
/s/ Mark J. Stockslager
Mark J. Stockslager
Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
September 17, 2002
/s/ Steven J. Baileys
Dr. Steven J. Baileys
Director
September 17, 2002
/s/ Karen B. Brenner
Karen B. Brenner
Director
September 17, 2002
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Name
Title
Date
/s/ C. Michael Ford
C. Michael Ford
Director
September 17, 2002
Michael W. Hall
Director
/s/ James J. Mulligan
James J. Mulligan
Director
September 17, 2002
/s/ Howard E. Turner
Howard E. Turner
Director
September 17, 2002
/s/ Ronald J. Vannuki
Ronald J. Vannuki
Director
September 17, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(4)
INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES:
4.1
Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders to Amended Articles of
Incorporation of SunLink Health Systems, Inc.(incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.9 of the Corporation's Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001)
4.2
Code of Regulations of SunLink Health Systems, Inc., as amended
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 of the Corporation's
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001)
4.3
SunLink Health Systems, Inc. 2001 Outside Directors' Stock
Ownership and Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.6 of the Corporation's Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2001)
(5)
OPINION REGARDING LEGALITY:
5.1
Opinion of James J. Mulligan
(23)
CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL:
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of James J. Mulligan is contained in his opinion at 5.1, above
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