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

<P align="center"><FONT size="3">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</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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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">1657 Shelby Oaks Drive N., Suite&nbsp;105, Memphis, Tennessee 38134<BR>
(901)&nbsp;367-0888<BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal executive offices)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">BACK YARD BURGERS, INC.<BR>
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1993<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Lattimore M. Michael<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Back Yard Burgers, Inc.<BR>
1657 Shelby Oaks Drive N., Suite&nbsp;105<BR>
Memphis, Tennessee 38134<BR>
(901)&nbsp;367-0888<BR>
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copies of all correspondence to:</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Goodloe M. Partee<BR>
Kutak Rock LLP<BR>
425 West Capitol Avenue<BR>
Suite&nbsp;1100<BR>
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<BR>
(501)&nbsp;975-3000</FONT>

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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">176,969</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares
that may become subject to the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Incentive Stock Option
Plan of 1993 as a result of anti-dilution provisions of the plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The registration fee has been computed in accordance with paragraphs
(c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457, based upon the average of the reported high and low
sales prices of shares of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. on January&nbsp;6, 2003.</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">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80323bexv5w1.txt">OPINION OF KUTAK ROCK LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART I</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">EXPLANATORY NOTE</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for by Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 is included in the
description of the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan of 1993
(the &#147;Plan&#148;) to be delivered to persons purchasing shares pursuant to the Plan.
Pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8, that information is not being
filed with or included in this Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART II</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</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 filed by Back Yard Burgers, Inc. with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference as of
their respective dates of filing:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;29, 2001; and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarters ended March&nbsp;30, 2002, June&nbsp;29, 2002, and September&nbsp;28, 2002; and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; The description of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. common stock contained in
the registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as amended, of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all shares
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;Section&nbsp;9 of the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. charter states that:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;To the maximum extent permitted by law, subject to the limitations
contained in this Section&nbsp;9, Back Yard Burgers, Inc. shall indemnify and
advance expenses to any person, his heirs, executors and administrators, for
the defense of any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and
whether formal or informal, including counsel fees actually incurred as a
result of such proceeding or action or any appeal thereof, and against all
fines (including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit
plan), judgments and amounts paid in settlement thereof, provided that such
action or proceeding be instituted by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a Director of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Back Yard Burgers, Inc. shall, to the extent permitted by the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from time to
time, indemnify and advance expenses to any person, his heirs, executor and
administrators, to the same extent as set forth in Section&nbsp;9(a), provided that
the underlying proceeding or action be instituted by reason of the fact that
such person is or was an officer, employee or agent of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.,
and also indemnify and advance expenses to such person to the extent,
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in
this Section&nbsp;9 are intended to be greater than those which are otherwise
provided for in the General Corporation Law of Delaware, are contractual
between Back Yard Burgers, Inc. and the person being indemnified, his heirs,
executors and administrators, and are mandatory, notwithstanding a person&#146;s
failure to meet the standard of conduct required for permissive indemnification
under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from time to time.
The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this
Section&nbsp;9 are nonexclusive of other similar rights which may be granted by law,
this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, a resolution of the
Board of Directors or stockholders of Back Yard Burgers, Inc., or an agreement
with Back Yard Burgers, Inc., which means of indemnification and advancement of
expenses are hereby specifically authorized.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Section&nbsp;9, either
directly or by the adoption of an inconsistent provision of this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, shall not adversely affect any right or
protection set forth herein existing in favor of a particular individual at the
time of such repeal or modification. In addition, if an amendment to the
General Corporation Law of Delaware limits or restricts in any way the
indemnification rights permitted by law as of the date hereof, such amendment
shall apply only to the extent mandated by law and only to activities of
persons subject to indemnification under this Section&nbsp;9 which occur subsequent
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;10 of the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. charter states that:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A director of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. shall not be personally liable to
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. or its Stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to Back Yard Burgers, Inc. or its Stockholders; (ii)
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware law or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s
Form&nbsp;10-QSB, dated September&nbsp;30, 1995 and filed on November&nbsp;14, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form&nbsp;SB-2 on June&nbsp;25, 1993 (File No.&nbsp;33-61356).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</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;</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 of the securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <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 of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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        <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 this registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 (b), if in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4</FONT>
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        <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 this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2"><I>Provided, however</I>, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="97%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <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 bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
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        <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>
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<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <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 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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(h)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 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></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES</FONT>

<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 Memphis, State of Tennessee, on January&nbsp;22, 2003.
</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">BACK YARD BURGERS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</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>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  LATTIMORE M. MICHAEL<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Lattimore M. Michael<BR>
Chairman 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 of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
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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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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ LATTIMORE M. MICHAEL<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Lattimore M. Michael</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 22, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William B. Raiford, III</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"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
W. Kurt Henke</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"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William N. Griffith</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"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph L. Weiss</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"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jim L. Peterson</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"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL G. WEBB<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Michael G. Webb</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial<BR>
Officer and Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 22, 2003</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Signed pursuant to power of attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">6</FONT>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Incorporation, as amended(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amended Bylaws(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP as to the legality of the shares being
registered (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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        <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">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included in the opinion in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <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">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s
Form&nbsp;10-QSB, dated September&nbsp;30, 1995 and filed on November&nbsp;14, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form&nbsp;SB-2 on June&nbsp;25, 1993 (File No.&nbsp;33-61356).</FONT></TD>
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Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BACK YARD BURGERS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
64-0737163
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1657 Shelby Oaks Drive N., Suite 105, Memphis, Tennessee 38134
(901) 367-0888
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal executive offices)
BACK YARD BURGERS, INC.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1993
(Full title of the plan)
Lattimore M. Michael
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
1657 Shelby Oaks Drive N., Suite 105
Memphis, Tennessee 38134
(901) 367-0888
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all correspondence to:
Goodloe M. Partee
Kutak Rock LLP
425 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 1100
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(501) 975-3000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$.01 Par Value
176,969
(1)
$
4.335
$
767,161
$
71
(2)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares
that may become subject to the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Incentive Stock Option
Plan of 1993 as a result of anti-dilution provisions of the plan.
(2)
The registration fee has been computed in accordance with paragraphs
(c) and (h) of Rule 457, based upon the average of the reported high and low
sales prices of shares of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. on January 6, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
OPINION OF KUTAK ROCK LLP
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Table of Contents
PART I
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The information called for by Part I of Form S-8 is included in the
description of the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan of 1993
(the "Plan") to be delivered to persons purchasing shares pursuant to the Plan.
Pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form S-8, that information is not being
filed with or included in this Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Back Yard Burgers, Inc. with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference as of
their respective dates of filing:
(1)  Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 29, 2001; and
(2)  Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 30, 2002, June 29, 2002, and September 28, 2002; and
(3)  The description of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. common stock contained in
the registration statement on Form 8-A, as amended, of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all shares
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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 9 of the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. charter states that:
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by law, subject to the limitations
contained in this Section 9, Back Yard Burgers, Inc. shall indemnify and
advance expenses to any person, his heirs, executors and administrators, for
the defense of any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and
whether formal or informal, including counsel fees actually incurred as a
result of such proceeding or action or any appeal thereof, and against all
fines (including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit
plan), judgments and amounts paid in settlement thereof, provided that such
action or proceeding be instituted by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a Director of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
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(b) Back Yard Burgers, Inc. shall, to the extent permitted by the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from time to
time, indemnify and advance expenses to any person, his heirs, executor and
administrators, to the same extent as set forth in Section 9(a), provided that
the underlying proceeding or action be instituted by reason of the fact that
such person is or was an officer, employee or agent of Back Yard Burgers, Inc.,
and also indemnify and advance expenses to such person to the extent,
consistent with public policy, determined by the Board of Directors.
(c) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in
this Section 9 are intended to be greater than those which are otherwise
provided for in the General Corporation Law of Delaware, are contractual
between Back Yard Burgers, Inc. and the person being indemnified, his heirs,
executors and administrators, and are mandatory, notwithstanding a person's
failure to meet the standard of conduct required for permissive indemnification
under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from time to time.
The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this
Section 9 are nonexclusive of other similar rights which may be granted by law,
this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, a resolution of the
Board of Directors or stockholders of Back Yard Burgers, Inc., or an agreement
with Back Yard Burgers, Inc., which means of indemnification and advancement of
expenses are hereby specifically authorized.
(d) Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Section 9, either
directly or by the adoption of an inconsistent provision of this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, shall not adversely affect any right or
protection set forth herein existing in favor of a particular individual at the
time of such repeal or modification. In addition, if an amendment to the
General Corporation Law of Delaware limits or restricts in any way the
indemnification rights permitted by law as of the date hereof, such amendment
shall apply only to the extent mandated by law and only to activities of
persons subject to indemnification under this Section 9 which occur subsequent
to the effective date of such amendment.
Section 10 of the Back Yard Burgers, Inc. charter states that:
A director of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. shall not be personally liable to
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. or its Stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to Back Yard Burgers, Inc. or its Stockholders; (ii)
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware law or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
4.2
Restated Bylaws(2)
5.1
Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP as to the legality of the shares
being registered (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included in the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1 herewith)
23.2
Consent of Independent Accountants (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (filed herewith)
(1)
Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant's
Form 10-QSB, dated September 30, 1995 and filed on November 14, 1995.
(2)
Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant's
Amendment No. 2 to Form SB-2 on June 25, 1993 (File No. 33-61356).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made of the securities registered hereby, 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, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (b), if in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
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(iii) to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement.
Provided, however
, that 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
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 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 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 Memphis, State of Tennessee, on January 22, 2003.
BACK YARD BURGERS, INC.
By:
/s/  LATTIMORE M. MICHAEL
Lattimore M. Michael
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ LATTIMORE M. MICHAEL
Lattimore M. Michael
Director
January 22, 2003
*
William B. Raiford, III
Director
, 2003
*
W. Kurt Henke
Director
, 2003
*
William N. Griffith
Director
, 2003
*
Joseph L. Weiss
Director
, 2003
*
Jim L. Peterson
Director
, 2003
/s/ MICHAEL G. WEBB
Michael G. Webb
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
January 22, 2003
•
Signed pursuant to power of attorney.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Number
Exhibit
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended(1)
4.2
Amended Bylaws(2)
5.1
Opinion of Kutak Rock LLP as to the legality of the shares being
registered (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Kutak Rock LLP (included in the opinion in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Accountants (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (filed herewith)
(1)
Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant's
Form 10-QSB, dated September 30, 1995 and filed on November 14, 1995.
(2)
Previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant's
Amendment No. 2 to Form SB-2 on June 25, 1993 (File No. 33-61356).
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