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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;10, 2002.</FONT>

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

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT>

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<B>65-05070804</B></FONT></TD>
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Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1750 East Sunrise Boulevard<BR>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304<BR>
(954)&nbsp;760-5000</B><BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full Title of Plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Alan B. Levan<BR>
BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.<BR>
1750 East Sunrise Boulevard<BR>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304</B><BR>
(Name and Address, Including Zip Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(954)&nbsp;760-5000</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>With a copy to:<BR>
Michael I. Keyes, Esq.<BR>
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler<BR>
Alhadeff &#038; Sitterson, P.A.<BR>
150 West Flagler Street, Suite&nbsp;2200<BR>
Miami, Florida 33130</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B></FONT>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.01 per
share par value</FONT></TD>
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1,500,000
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 this Registration Statement shall also cover any
additional shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock which may become issuable under
the BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any
other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low
prices of the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on
June&nbsp;7, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Explanatory Note</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March&nbsp;5, 2002, the Board of Directors of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;), approved the amendment and restatement of the Company&#146;s 2001
Stock Option Plan to, among other things, increase the maximum number of shares
of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the &#147;Class&nbsp;A Common
Stock&#148;), that may be issued upon exercise of options under the plan by
1,500,000 shares. The Company&#146;s shareholders approved the Amended and Restated
2001 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) at the Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on May&nbsp;14, 2002. This Registration Statement has been filed to
register the additional 1,500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock issuable
pursuant to options being granted under the Plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The additional shares to be registered by this Registration Statement are
of the same class as those securities covered by the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 previously filed on March&nbsp;9, 2001 (Registration No.
333-56798) (the &#147;Earlier Registration Statement&#148;) covering the initial
1,500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options
under the Company&#146;s 2001 Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the Earlier Registration Statement are
incorporated herein by reference.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

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

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated herein by this
reference:
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The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2001, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2002, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;29, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;9, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K/A, filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;17, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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The description of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share, contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A,
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;25, 1997.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-1</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), 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, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</B></FONT>

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

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act and the Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company provide for indemnification of the
Company&#146;s directors and officers against claims, liabilities, amounts paid in
settlement and expenses in a variety of circumstances, which may include
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;). In addition, the Company carries insurance permitted by the laws of the
State of Florida on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents which
may cover liabilities under the Securities Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></FONT>

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff &#038; Sitterson, P.A.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff &#038; Sitterson, P.A.
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 above)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page to this Registration
Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-2</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B></FONT>

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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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(1)
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(i)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(ii)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(iii)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="79%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(2)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(3)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><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><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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 Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act 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 Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida on the 10th day of
June, 2002.
</FONT>
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<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By: /s/ Alan B. Levan</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="middle"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Alan B. Levan<BR>
Chairman of the Board of Directors,<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Alan B. Levan and James A. White, his or her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="left"><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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/Alan B. Levan
<HR size="1" noshade>
Alan B. Levan</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John E. Abdo</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice-Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">John E. Abdo</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James A. White
<HR size="1" noshade>
James A. White</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Steven M. Coldren</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bruno DiGiulian</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">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Bruno DiGiulian</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mary E. Ginestra</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">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Mary E. Ginestra</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jarett S. Levan</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">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Jarett S. Levan</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jonathan D. Mariner</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">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Jonathan D. Mariner</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="middle"><HR size="1" noshade></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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Ben A. Plotkin</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Charlie C. Winningham, II
<HR size="1" noshade></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">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Charlie C. Winningham, II</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></FONT>

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        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="79%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <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 Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff &#038; Sitterson, P.A.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <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 KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff &#038; Sitterson, P.A.
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 above)</FONT></TD>
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BankAtlantic Bancorp
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2002.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Florida
65-05070804
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1750 East Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
(954) 760-5000
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Alan B. Levan
BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
1750 East Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
(Name and Address, Including Zip Code, of Agent for Service)
(954) 760-5000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
Michael I. Keyes, Esq.
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler
Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
150 West Flagler Street, Suite 2200
Miami, Florida 33130
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share(2)
Offering Price(2)
Fee(2)
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 per
share par value
1,500,000
$
10.67
$
16,005,000
$
1,472.46
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 this Registration Statement shall also cover any
additional shares of Class A Common Stock which may become issuable under
the BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any
other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Class A
Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low
prices of the Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on
June 7, 2002.
Explanatory Note
On March 5, 2002, the Board of Directors of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Company"), approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2001
Stock Option Plan to, among other things, increase the maximum number of shares
of the Company's Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Class A Common
Stock"), that may be issued upon exercise of options under the plan by
1,500,000 shares. The Company's shareholders approved the Amended and Restated
2001 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") at the Company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on May 14, 2002. This Registration Statement has been filed to
register the additional 1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
pursuant to options being granted under the Plan.
The additional shares to be registered by this Registration Statement are
of the same class as those securities covered by the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 previously filed on March 9, 2001 (Registration No.
333-56798) (the "Earlier Registration Statement") covering the initial
1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options
under the Company's 2001 Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8, the contents of the Earlier Registration Statement are
incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by this
reference:
(1)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001, filed with the Commission on April 1, 2002.
(2)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2002, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2002.
(3)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
March 29, 2002.
(4)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
May 9, 2002.
(5)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the Commission on
May 17, 2002.
(6)
The description of the Company's Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
filed with the Commission on June 25, 1997.
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All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), 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, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement 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 607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act and the Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company provide for indemnification of the
Company's directors and officers against claims, liabilities, amounts paid in
settlement and expenses in a variety of circumstances, which may include
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). In addition, the Company carries insurance permitted by the laws of the
State of Florida on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents which
may cover liabilities under the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP.
23.3
Consent of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
(included in Exhibit 5.1 above)
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page to this Registration
Statement)
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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 the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii)
To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the 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.
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(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.
(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 Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act 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 Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida on the 10th day of
June, 2002.
BANKATLANTIC BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Alan B. Levan
Alan B. Levan
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Alan B. Levan and James A. White, his or her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/Alan B. Levan
Alan B. Levan
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 10, 2002
/s/ John E. Abdo
Vice-Chairman of the Board
June 10, 2002
John E. Abdo
/s/ James A. White
James A. White
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
June 10, 2002
Director
Steven M. Coldren
/s/ Bruno DiGiulian
Director
June 10, 2002
Bruno DiGiulian
/s/ Mary E. Ginestra
Director
June 10, 2002
Mary E. Ginestra
/s/ Jarett S. Levan
Director
June 10, 2002
Jarett S. Levan
/s/ Jonathan D. Mariner
Director
June 10, 2002
Jonathan D. Mariner
Director
Ben A. Plotkin
/s/ Charlie C. Winningham, II
Director
June 10, 2002
Charlie C. Winningham, II
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP.
23.3
Consent of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
(included in Exhibit 5.1 above)