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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;6, 2003.
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<div align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT>
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<B>51-0263969</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>2160 SATELLITE BLVD., SUITE 200, DULUTH, GEORGIA</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>30097</B></FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED</B>
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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>Martin S. Headley<BR>
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
2160 Satellite Blvd., Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Duluth, Georgia 30097</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(770)&nbsp;495-5100</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copy to:<BR>
Gabriel Dumitrescu, Esq.<BR>
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP<BR>
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite&nbsp;1600<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30303</B>
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$.01 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">34.58</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">51,870,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,196.28</FONT></TD>
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Purchase Rights</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Representing additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, $.01 par
value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), reserved for issuance in connection with
the Registrant&#146;s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based
upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as
reported by The New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;30, 2003.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(3) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Preferred Stock Purchase Rights will be attached to the shares of
Common Stock being registered and will be issued for no additional
consideration; therefore, no additional registration fee is required.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Incorporation by reference of contents of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Reg. No.&nbsp;333-35648).</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the
Registrant on April&nbsp;26, 2000 relating to the Registrant&#146;s 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan are hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following opinions and consents are filed with this Registration
Statement.
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Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP with respect to the
legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
Statement).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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Roper Industries, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
(incorporated by reference to Annex B of the Registrant&#146;s definitive
Proxy Statement dated February&nbsp;7, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
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 Duluth, Georgia, on the 6th day of June&nbsp;2003.
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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/ Brian D. Jellison</FONT></TD>
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Brian D. Jellison<br>
President, Chief Executive Officer<br>
and Director</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Brian D. Jellison, Martin S. Headley, and
Shanler D. Cronk, and any of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
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, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on the date indicated.
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Derrick N. Key<BR>
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Derrick N. Key</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board<BR>
of Directors
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Brian D. Jellison<BR>
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Brian D. Jellison</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Executive<BR>
Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Martin S. Headley<BR>
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Martin S. Headley</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  W. Lawrence Banks<BR>
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W. Lawrence Banks</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Donald G. Calder<BR>
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Donald G. Calder</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  David W. Devonshire<BR>
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David W. Devonshire</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  John F. Fort, III<BR>
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John F. Fort, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Wilbur J. Prezzano<BR>
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Wilbur J. Prezzano</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 6, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour</FONT></TD>
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Eriberto R. Scocimara</FONT></TD>
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Christopher Wright</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP with respect to the
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen
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Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &#038; Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit
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Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
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Roper Industries, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
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ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 6, 2003.
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
51-0263969
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2160 SATELLITE BLVD., SUITE 200, DULUTH, GEORGIA
30097
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full Title of the Plan)
Martin S. Headley
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2160 Satellite Blvd., Suite 200
Duluth, Georgia 30097
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(770) 495-5100
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Gabriel Dumitrescu, Esq.
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1600
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Title of Each Class
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
of Securities To Be
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered
Per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$.01 par value
1,500,000
(1)
$
34.58
(2)
$
51,870,000
(2)
$
4,196.28
Preferred Stock
Purchase Rights
1,500,000
(3
)
(1)       Representing additional shares of the Registrant's common stock, $.01 par
value per share (the "Common Stock"), reserved for issuance in connection with
the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended.
(2)       Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based
upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as
reported by The New York Stock Exchange on May 30, 2003.
(3)       The Preferred Stock Purchase Rights will be attached to the shares of
Common Stock being registered and will be issued for no additional
consideration; therefore, no additional registration fee is required.
Incorporation by reference of contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Reg. No. 333-35648).
The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the
Registrant on April 26, 2000 relating to the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan are hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8.
Item 8.     Exhibits.
The following opinions and consents are filed with this Registration
Statement.
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP with respect to the
legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP.
23.3
Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
Statement).
99.1
Roper Industries, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
(incorporated by reference to Annex B of the Registrant's definitive
Proxy Statement dated February 7, 2003).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
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 Duluth, Georgia, on the 6th day of June 2003.
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Brian D. Jellison
Brian D. Jellison
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Brian D. Jellison, Martin S. Headley, and
Shanler D. Cronk, and any of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
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, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  Derrick N. Key
Derrick N. Key
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
June 6, 2003
/s/  Brian D. Jellison
Brian D. Jellison
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 6, 2003
/s/  Martin S. Headley
Martin S. Headley
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
June 6, 2003
/s/  W. Lawrence Banks
W. Lawrence Banks
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  Donald G. Calder
Donald G. Calder
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  David W. Devonshire
David W. Devonshire
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  John F. Fort, III
John F. Fort, III
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  Wilbur J. Prezzano
Wilbur J. Prezzano
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour
Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  Eriberto R. Scocimara
Eriberto R. Scocimara
Director
June 6, 2003
/s/  Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright
Director
June 6, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP with respect to the
legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Explanation Concerning Absence of Current Consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP.
23.3
Consent of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
Statement).
99.1
Roper Industries, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
(incorporated by reference to Annex B of the Registrant's definitive
Proxy Statement dated February 7, 2003).