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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2004 </FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=right><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No. 333-<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>  </FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Under</I></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>The Securities Act of 1933</I></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>STEREOTAXIS, INC.</B> </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>94-3120386</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State of incorporation) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4041 Forest Park Avenue<BR>St. Louis, Missouri 63108<BR>(314) 615-6940</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Stereotaxis, Inc. 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
                                              Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
                                       Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan<BR>
                                                   Stereotaxis, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Full title of the plans)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bevil J. Hogg</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Stereotaxis, Inc.<BR>4041 Forest Park Avenue<BR>St. Louis, Missouri 63108<BR>(314) 615-6940</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Copies to:</I></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James L. Nouss, Jr., Esq.<BR>Robert J. Endicott, Esq.<BR>Bryan Cave LLP<BR>
One Metropolitan Square<BR>211 North Broadway, Suite 3600<BR>St. Louis, Missouri 63102<BR>(314) 259-2000<BR>(314) 259-2020(fax)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of Securities<BR>To be Registered </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount<BR>to be<BR>Registered(1) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering<BR>Price<BR>Per Share </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering<BR>Price </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>Registration<BR>Fee </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock $0.001 par value </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4,048,190(2) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$8.10(3) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$32,773,185</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$4,152</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock $0.001 par value </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>211,109(4)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$6.11(5)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$1,289,876 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$164</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock $0.001 par value </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>710,306(6) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$2.93(7) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$2,081,197</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$264</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock $0.001 par value </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>277,777(8) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$8.84(9)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$2,455,549</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$311</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Total</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5,247,382&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$38,599,806</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$4,891</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
     Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), that become issuable under any of
     the plans by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
     effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.</font></P>
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Represents 1,298,627 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options
     granted under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2002 Plan&#148;) and 2,749,563 shares of
     Common Stock available for future grants under the 2002 Plan, which includes 2,499,999 shares that will
     become available for issuance under the 2002 Plan in equal portions on January 1 in each of 2005, 2006 and
     2007 pursuant to the evergreen provision in the 2002 Plan.</font></P>
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This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, and is
     determined according to the following information: (a) for the 1,298,627 shares of Common Stock reserved for
     issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under the 2002 Plan, the Proposed Maximum Offering
     Price Per Share is $6.52 per share, which is the weighted average exercise price of the options granted under
     the 2002 Plan and (b) for the 2,749,564 shares of Common Stock available for future grants under the 2002 Plan,
     the average ($8.84) of the high ($9.09) and low ($8.59) prices for the Registrant's Common Stock reported
     by the Nasdaq National Market on October 27, 2004.</font></P>
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Represents 211,109 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options
     granted under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan (the &#147;2002 Directors' Plan&#148;).</font></P>
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This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and is
     equal to the weighted average exercise price of the options granted under the 2002 Directors' Plan.</font></P>
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Represents 710,306 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options
     granted under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (the &#147;1994 Plan&#148;).</font></P>
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This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and is
     equal to the weighted average exercise price of the options granted under the 1994 Plan.</font></P>
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Represents 277,777 shares of Common Stock initially available for future grants under the Stereotaxis, Inc.
     2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;).</font></P>
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This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and is
     based on the average ($8.84) of the high ($9.09) and low ($8.59) prices for the Registrant's Common Stock
     reported by the Nasdaq National Market on October 27, 2004.</font></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10 (a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Plan Information</U>.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</U>.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></P>


<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) by Stereotaxis, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=3%><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>a)</font> </P></TD>
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the Prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
          (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
          333-115253), on August 12, 2004, which contains audited financial statements of the Company for the
          latest period for which such statements have been filed; and</font></P>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>b)</font> </P></TD>
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the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form
          8-A filed under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;),
          on August 2, 2004, including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such
          description.</font></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are
a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>



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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <U>Description of Securities. </U>&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </U>&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James
L. Nouss,&nbsp;Jr., a partner of our legal counsel Bryan Cave LLP, is one of three
managers of a private investment fund that owns 68,349 shares of the Company&#146;s common
stock, has an ownership interest in two other private investment funds that collectively
own 164,844 shares of our common stock, and is also our corporate secretary. </FONT></P>


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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </U>&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended, its directors shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, the
Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that it may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action,
suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that such person or his or her testator or intestate is or was a director,
officer or employee of the Company, or any predecessor of the Company, or serves or served
at any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Company. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&#146;s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its
directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Delaware General
Corporation Law or any other law. The Company is not required to indemnify any director or
officer in connection with a proceeding brought by such director or officer unless (i)
such indemnification is expressly required by law; (ii) the proceeding was authorized by
the Company&#146;s board of directors; or (iii) such indemnification is provided by the
Company, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under the
Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law. In addition, the
Company&#146;s bylaws provide that the Company may indemnify its employees and other
agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has also entered into separate indemnification agreements with its directors that
require it, among other things, to indemnify each of them against certain liabilities that
may arise by reason of their status or service with the Company or on behalf of the
Company, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature. The
Company is not required to indemnify under the agreement for (i) actions initiated by the
director without the authorization of consent of the board of directors; (ii) actions
initiated to enforce the indemnification agreement unless the director is successful;
(iii) actions resulting from violations of Section 16 of the Exchange Act in which a final
judgment has been rendered against the director; and (iv) actions to enforce any
non-compete or non-disclosure provisions of any agreement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification provided for above provides for reimbursement of all losses of the
indemnified party including expenses, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement. The
right to indemnification set forth above includes the right for the Company to pay the
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in
advance of its final disposition in certain circumstances. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Delaware General Corporation Law provides that indemnification is permissible only when
the director, officer, employee, or agent acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the
conduct was unlawful. The Delaware General Corporation Law also precludes indemnification
in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which an officer, director, employee, or
agent shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such
action or suit was brought shall determine that, despite such adjudication of liability,
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
deems proper. </FONT></P>


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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <U>Exemption From Registration Claimed</U>. &nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable.</font></p>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Exhibits</U>. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following
is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated
herein: &nbsp; </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit<BR>Number </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Document</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.1* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1994 Stock Option Plan </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.2* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2002 Stock Incentive Plan </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.3* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.4* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1) </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power of Attorney </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=97%><P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
     333-115253).</FONT></P>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <U>Undertakings. </U>&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: &nbsp; </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement; </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
               &nbsp; </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 and of the estimated maximum
               offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC
               pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
               represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
               set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
               effective Registration Statement; </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" 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
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and 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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>


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               <TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 <I>bona fide</I>
               offering thereof. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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></P></TD>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where
          applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
          pursuant to 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 bona fide offering
          thereof. &nbsp; </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 SEC 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. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company 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 St. Louis, State of Missouri, on this 29th day of
October 2004. &nbsp; </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>STEREOTAXIS, INC. </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=47%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;JAMES M. STOLZE</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE> </TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=47%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James M. Stolze<BR>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Signature</u></FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Title</u></FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Date</U></FONT><BR><BR></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;FRED A. MIDDLETON*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Fred A. Middleton</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;BEVIL J. HOGG*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Bevil J. Hogg</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;CHRISTOPHER ALAFI*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Christopher Alafi</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;JOHN C. APLIN*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John C. Aplin</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;RALPH G. DACEY, JR.*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ralph G. Dacey, Jr.</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;GREGORY R. JOHNSON*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Gregory R. Johnson</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;WILLIAM M. KELLEY*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>William M. Kelley</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Randall D. Ledford</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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<TR>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Signature</u></FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Title</u></FONT><BR><BR></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><u>Date</U></FONT><BR><BR></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;ABHIJEET LELE*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Abhijeet Lele</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;WILLIAM C. MILLS III*</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>William C. Mills III</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>David J. Parker</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;JAMES M. STOLZE</FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE width=90% align=left></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President and Chief Financial</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 29, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign=TOP>
     <TD WIDTH=45% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>James M. Stolze</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Officer (Principal Financial and<BR>Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=25%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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     <TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*By: </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=42% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;JAMES M. STOLZE </FONT><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH=55%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
     <TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=42% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=55%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit<BR>Number </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Document</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.1* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1994 Stock Option Plan </FONT></TD>
</TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.2* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2002 Stock Incentive Plan </FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.3* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>10.4* </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan </FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP </FONT></TD>
</TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1) </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24.1 </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power of Attorney </FONT></TD>
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Stereotaxis, Inc. Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
STEREOTAXIS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3120386
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4041 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
(314) 615-6940
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, and telephone number)
Stereotaxis, Inc. 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan
Stereotaxis, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Bevil J. Hogg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Stereotaxis, Inc.
4041 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
(314) 615-6940
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
James L. Nouss, Jr., Esq.
Robert J. Endicott, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
One Metropolitan Square
211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
(314) 259-2000
(314) 259-2020(fax)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
To be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock $0.001 par value
4,048,190(2)
$8.10(3)
$32,773,185
$4,152
Common Stock $0.001 par value
211,109(4)
$6.11(5)
$1,289,876
$164
Common Stock $0.001 par value
710,306(6)
$2.93(7)
$2,081,197
$264
Common Stock $0.001 par value
277,777(8)
$8.84(9)
$2,455,549
$311
Total
5,247,382
$38,599,806
$4,891
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
     Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), that become issuable under any of
     the plans by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
     effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Represents 1,298,627 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options
     granted under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2002 Plan") and 2,749,563 shares of
     Common Stock available for future grants under the 2002 Plan, which includes 2,499,999 shares that will
     become available for issuance under the 2002 Plan in equal portions on January 1 in each of 2005, 2006 and
     2007 pursuant to the evergreen provision in the 2002 Plan.
(3)
This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, and is
     determined according to the following information: (a) for the 1,298,627 shares of Common Stock reserved for
     issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under the 2002 Plan, the Proposed Maximum Offering
     Price Per Share is $6.52 per share, which is the weighted average exercise price of the options granted under
     the 2002 Plan and (b) for the 2,749,564 shares of Common Stock available for future grants under the 2002 Plan,
     the average ($8.84) of the high ($9.09) and low ($8.59) prices for the Registrant's Common Stock reported
     by the Nasdaq National Market on October 27, 2004.
(4)
Represents 211,109 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options
     granted under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan (the "2002 Directors' Plan").
(5)
This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and is
     equal to the weighted average exercise price of the options granted under the 2002 Directors' Plan.
(6)
Represents 710,306 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options
     granted under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (the "1994 Plan").
(7)
This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and is
     equal to the weighted average exercise price of the options granted under the 1994 Plan.
(8)
Represents 277,777 shares of Common Stock initially available for future grants under the Stereotaxis, Inc.
     2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP").
(9)
This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and is
     based on the average ($8.84) of the high ($9.09) and low ($8.59) prices for the Registrant's Common Stock
     reported by the Nasdaq National Market on October 27, 2004.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10 (a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by Stereotaxis, Inc. (the
"Company"), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
a)
the Prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
          (the "Securities Act"), relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
          333-115253), on August 12, 2004, which contains audited financial statements of the Company for the
          latest period for which such statements have been filed; and
b)
the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form
          8-A filed under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
          on August 2, 2004, including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such
          description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are
a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
James
L. Nouss, Jr., a partner of our legal counsel Bryan Cave LLP, is one of three
managers of a private investment fund that owns 68,349 shares of the Company's common
stock, has an ownership interest in two other private investment funds that collectively
own 164,844 shares of our common stock, and is also our corporate secretary.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The
Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended, its directors shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, the
Company's certificate of incorporation provides that it may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action,
suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that such person or his or her testator or intestate is or was a director,
officer or employee of the Company, or any predecessor of the Company, or serves or served
at any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Company.
The
Company's amended and restated bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its
directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Delaware General
Corporation Law or any other law. The Company is not required to indemnify any director or
officer in connection with a proceeding brought by such director or officer unless (i)
such indemnification is expressly required by law; (ii) the proceeding was authorized by
the Company's board of directors; or (iii) such indemnification is provided by the
Company, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under the
Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law. In addition, the
Company's bylaws provide that the Company may indemnify its employees and other
agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law.
The
Company has also entered into separate indemnification agreements with its directors that
require it, among other things, to indemnify each of them against certain liabilities that
may arise by reason of their status or service with the Company or on behalf of the
Company, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature. The
Company is not required to indemnify under the agreement for (i) actions initiated by the
director without the authorization of consent of the board of directors; (ii) actions
initiated to enforce the indemnification agreement unless the director is successful;
(iii) actions resulting from violations of Section 16 of the Exchange Act in which a final
judgment has been rendered against the director; and (iv) actions to enforce any
non-compete or non-disclosure provisions of any agreement.
The
indemnification provided for above provides for reimbursement of all losses of the
indemnified party including expenses, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement. The
right to indemnification set forth above includes the right for the Company to pay the
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in
advance of its final disposition in certain circumstances.
The
Delaware General Corporation Law provides that indemnification is permissible only when
the director, officer, employee, or agent acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the
conduct was unlawful. The Delaware General Corporation Law also precludes indemnification
in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which an officer, director, employee, or
agent shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such
action or suit was brought shall determine that, despite such adjudication of liability,
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
deems proper.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed
.
Not
applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The following
is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated
herein:
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Exhibit
Number
Document
10.1*
1994 Stock Option Plan
10.2*
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
10.3*
2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
10.4*
2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney
*
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
     333-115253).
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;
(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 and of the estimated maximum
               offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC
               pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
               represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
               set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
               effective Registration Statement;
(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
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and 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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
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
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.
(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 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 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 bona fide 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 SEC 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 Company 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 St. Louis, State of Missouri, on this 29th day of
October 2004.
STEREOTAXIS, INC.
By:
/s/ JAMES M. STOLZE
James M. Stolze
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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/ FRED A. MIDDLETON*
Chairman of the Board of Directors
October 29, 2004
Fred A. Middleton
/s/ BEVIL J. HOGG*
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
October 29, 2004
Bevil J. Hogg
/s/ CHRISTOPHER ALAFI*
Director
October 29, 2004
Christopher Alafi
/s/ JOHN C. APLIN*
Director
October 29, 2004
John C. Aplin
/s/ RALPH G. DACEY, JR.*
Director
October 29, 2004
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr.
/s/ GREGORY R. JOHNSON*
Director
October 29, 2004
Gregory R. Johnson
/s/ WILLIAM M. KELLEY*
Director
October 29, 2004
William M. Kelley
Director
October 29, 2004
Randall D. Ledford
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ ABHIJEET LELE*
Director
October 29, 2004
Abhijeet Lele
/s/ WILLIAM C. MILLS III*
Director
October 29, 2004
William C. Mills III
Director
October 29, 2004
David J. Parker
/s/ JAMES M. STOLZE
Vice President and Chief Financial
October 29, 2004
James M. Stolze
Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
*By:
/s/ JAMES M. STOLZE
Attorney-in-Fact
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Document
10.1*
1994 Stock Option Plan
10.2*
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
10.3*
2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
10.4*
2002 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Plan
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney
*
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
     333-115253).