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<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>BLUE RHINO CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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<B>56-1870472</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation of organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>104 Cambridge Plaza Drive<BR>
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104</B></FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>BLUE RHINO CORPORATION<BR>
1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
(As Amended)</B></FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Billy D. Prim<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Blue Rhino Corporation<BR>
104 Cambridge Plaza Drive<BR>
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104<BR>
(336)&nbsp;659-6900</B></FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code,<BR>
of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>
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    <TD width="11%" nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount<br>to be<br>registered</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="11%" nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum<br>offering price<br>per share (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="11%" nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum<br>aggregate offering<br>price (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="11%" nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of<br>registration fee (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="36%"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,
$0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="11%" colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">1,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="11%" colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">$17.05 - $17.86 per share</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="5%" align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="right"><FONT size="2">26,271,620</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%" align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="right"><FONT size="2">2,417</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)(1), based on (i)&nbsp;the average ($17.86) of
the high ($18.29) and low ($17.42) sale prices of the Company&#146;s common
stock (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) on January&nbsp;2, 2003, as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market (860,026 shares), and (ii)&nbsp;the average option price
($17.05) for 639,974 shares being registered herein which are available
for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options granted by the Company
under the Company&#146;s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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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><u>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u></B>.<B></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Blue Rhino Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are
incorporated herein by reference:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended July
31, 2002, as filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;3, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, as filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;16, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, as filed with the
Commission on November&nbsp;22, 2002, November&nbsp;27, 2002 and December&nbsp;23, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The description of the Common Stock that is contained in the
Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;19, 1998, including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of
updating the description;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year referred to in (a)
above.</FONT></TD>
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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 Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-80911, Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-60368 and
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-83262, relating to the offer and sale of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock under the Blue Rhino Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</u></B></FONT>

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by the
law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &#038; Rice, PLLC. Members of the firm
beneficially own approximately 1,000 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</u></B>.<B></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)
authorizes indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents of the
Company, allows the advancement of costs of defending against litigation and
permits companies incorporated in Delaware to purchase insurance on behalf of
directors, officers, employees and agents against liabilities whether or not in
the circumstances such companies would have the power to indemnify against such
liabilities under the provisions of the statute.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the provisions of the Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (&#147;Charter&#148;), and the Company&#146;s Amended
and Restated Bylaws (&#147;Bylaws&#148;), any director or officer who, in his or her
capacity as such, is made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or
proceeding shall be indemnified to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.
Accordingly, any such officer or director shall be
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<P><FONT size="2">indemnified against any and all liability and loss suffered or incurred and
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
director or officer: (i)&nbsp;if the Board of Directors determines such director or
officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful; or (ii)&nbsp;to the extent that such director or officer has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any such action, suit
or proceeding.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the DGCL, indemnification under the Bylaws includes
payment or reimbursement by the Company of the reasonable expenses incurred by
any director or officer in defending an action, suit or proceeding in advance
of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, if the Company has
first received an undertaking, for which the Company may require security, by
the indemnified director or officer to repay such advance in full if it is
ultimately determined that such director or officer is not entitled to
indemnification under the Bylaws or otherwise. The Bylaws further provide
that the Company is not responsible for the indemnification of any person
seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by such
person unless the initiation was approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the DGCL, (i)&nbsp;the Charter and the Bylaws provide that such
indemnification rights are not exclusive of any other rights to which such
directors or officers may be entitled under the Charter or the Bylaws, as the
same may be amended from time to time, any agreement, any vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise, and (ii)&nbsp;the Bylaws permit, and the
Company carries, directors and officers insurance covering its executive
officers and directors.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</u></B></FONT>

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

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended July&nbsp;31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences of Series&nbsp;A
Convertible Preferred Stock Dated September&nbsp;7, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.10 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-3 dated September&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Designation, Number of Authorized Shares of Series&nbsp;A
Convertible Preferred Stock dated October&nbsp;25, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.10 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended July&nbsp;31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
dated March&nbsp;10, 1998.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
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Form of Certificate of Common Stock of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on form S-1 dated May&nbsp;13, 1998.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &#038; Rice, PLLC</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &#038; Rice, PLLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99</FONT></TD>
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Blue Rhino Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</u></B></FONT>

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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Company hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><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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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
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To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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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; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would
not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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(iii)</FONT></TD>
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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 width="90%"><FONT size="2"><u>provided, however</u>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or
Form&nbsp;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 Commission by the
Company 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>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="90%"><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>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="90%"><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>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
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</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE REGISTRANT</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Blue Rhino
Corporation 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 Winston-Salem, State of North Carolina, on this
7th day of January, 2003.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"></FONT>

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    <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>BLUE RHINO CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;</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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Billy D. Prim</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;</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">
<HR size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;</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">
Billy D. Prim<br>
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January&nbsp;7, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Billy D. Prim<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Billy D. Prim
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Mark Castaneda*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Mark Castaneda
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Secretary, Chief
Financial Officer and Director<br>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Andrew J. Filipowski*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Andrew J. Filipowski
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Vice Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Richard A. Brenner*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard A. Brenner
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Steven D. Devick*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Steven D. Devick
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Robert J. Lunn*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert J. Lunn
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ John H. Muehlstein*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John H. Muehlstein
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">
/s/ David L. Warnock*<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David L. Warnock
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Billy D. Prim</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade></font></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Billy D. Prim<br>
Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>to<BR>
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of<BR>
Blue Rhino Corporation</B></FONT>

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    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended July&nbsp;31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences of Series&nbsp;A
Convertible Preferred Stock Dated September&nbsp;7, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.10 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-3 dated September&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Designation, Number of Authorized Shares of Series&nbsp;A
Convertible Preferred Stock dated October&nbsp;25, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.10 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended July&nbsp;31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
dated March&nbsp;10, 1998.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Certificate of Common Stock of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on form S-1 dated May&nbsp;13, 1998.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &#038; Rice, PLLC</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &#038; Rice, PLLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <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 Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <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 Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Blue Rhino Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BLUE RHINO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
56-1870472
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation of organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
104 Cambridge Plaza Drive
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
BLUE RHINO CORPORATION
1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended)
(Full title of the plan)
Billy D. Prim
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Rhino Corporation
104 Cambridge Plaza Drive
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
(336) 659-6900
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (1)
Amount of
registration fee (1)
Common Stock,
$0.001 par value
1,500,000 shares
$17.05 - $17.86 per share
$
26,271,620
$
2,417
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1), based on (i) the average ($17.86) of
the high ($18.29) and low ($17.42) sale prices of the Company's common
stock (the "Common Stock") on January 2, 2003, as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market (860,026 shares), and (ii) the average option price
($17.05) for 639,974 shares being registered herein which are available
for issuance upon exercise of outstanding options granted by the Company
under the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents filed by Blue Rhino Corporation (the "Company")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July
31, 2002, as filed with the Commission on October 3, 2002;
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the
Commission on December 16, 2002;
(c) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the
Commission on November 22, 2002, November 27, 2002 and December 23, 2002;
(d) The description of the Common Stock that is contained in the
Company's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
May 19, 1998, including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of
updating the description;
(e) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year referred to in (a)
above.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such documents.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of
Registration Statement No. 333-80911, Registration Statement No. 333-60368 and
Registration Statement No. 333-83262, relating to the offer and sale of the
Company's Common Stock under the Blue Rhino Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-8.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by the
law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC. Members of the firm
beneficially own approximately 1,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")
authorizes indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents of the
Company, allows the advancement of costs of defending against litigation and
permits companies incorporated in Delaware to purchase insurance on behalf of
directors, officers, employees and agents against liabilities whether or not in
the circumstances such companies would have the power to indemnify against such
liabilities under the provisions of the statute.
Under the provisions of the Company's Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended ("Charter"), and the Company's Amended
and Restated Bylaws ("Bylaws"), any director or officer who, in his or her
capacity as such, is made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or
proceeding shall be indemnified to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.
Accordingly, any such officer or director shall be
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indemnified against any and all liability and loss suffered or incurred and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
director or officer: (i) if the Board of Directors determines such director or
officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful; or (ii) to the extent that such director or officer has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any such action, suit
or proceeding.
As permitted by the DGCL, indemnification under the Bylaws includes
payment or reimbursement by the Company of the reasonable expenses incurred by
any director or officer in defending an action, suit or proceeding in advance
of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, if the Company has
first received an undertaking, for which the Company may require security, by
the indemnified director or officer to repay such advance in full if it is
ultimately determined that such director or officer is not entitled to
indemnification under the Bylaws or otherwise. The Bylaws further provide
that the Company is not responsible for the indemnification of any person
seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by such
person unless the initiation was approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
As permitted by the DGCL, (i) the Charter and the Bylaws provide that such
indemnification rights are not exclusive of any other rights to which such
directors or officers may be entitled under the Charter or the Bylaws, as the
same may be amended from time to time, any agreement, any vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise, and (ii) the Bylaws permit, and the
Company carries, directors and officers insurance covering its executive
officers and directors.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2000.
4.2
Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock Dated September 7, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 dated September 25, 2000.
4.3
Certificate of Designation, Number of Authorized Shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock dated October 25, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended July 31, 2000.
4.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
dated March 10, 1998.
4.5
Form of Certificate of Common Stock of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's
Registration Statement on form S-1 dated May 13, 1998.
5
Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
23.1
Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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Exhibit No.
Description
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Power of Attorney
99
Blue Rhino Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would
not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
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 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 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 Commission by the
Company 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.
(b)
The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company'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
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
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
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indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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
THE REGISTRANT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Blue Rhino
Corporation 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 Winston-Salem, State of North Carolina, on this
7th day of January, 2003.
BLUE RHINO CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Billy D. Prim
Billy D. Prim
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January 7, 2003.
/s/ Billy D. Prim
Billy D. Prim
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Mark Castaneda*
Mark Castaneda
Secretary, Chief
Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Andrew J. Filipowski*
Andrew J. Filipowski
Vice Chairman of the Board
/s/ Richard A. Brenner*
Richard A. Brenner
Director
/s/ Steven D. Devick*
Steven D. Devick
Director
/s/ Robert J. Lunn*
Robert J. Lunn
Director
/s/ John H. Muehlstein*
John H. Muehlstein
Director
/s/ David L. Warnock*
David L. Warnock
Director
*By:
/s/ Billy D. Prim
Billy D. Prim
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
to
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
Blue Rhino Corporation
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2000.
4.2
Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock Dated September 7, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 dated September 25, 2000.
4.3
Certificate of Designation, Number of Authorized Shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock dated October 25, 2000, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended July 31, 2000.
4.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
dated March 10, 1998.
4.5
Form of Certificate of Common Stock of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's
Registration Statement on form S-1 dated May 13, 1998.
5
Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
23.1
Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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Power of Attorney
99
Blue Rhino Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
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