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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2008
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AMSURG CORP.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Tennessee</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>62-1493316</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20 Burton Hills Boulevard</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>37215</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Nashville, Tennessee</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AmSurg Corp.<BR>
2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
20 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37215</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>(615)&nbsp;665-1283</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>J. James Jenkins, Jr., Esq.<BR>
Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC<BR>
315 Deaderick Street, Suite&nbsp;2700<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-3001</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">702,045 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">646</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, and based on the average of the high and low
price per share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on
March&nbsp;24, 2008.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the
purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, no par value, of AmSurg Corp., a
Tennessee corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), for the Registrant&#146;s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-134948) previously filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission is hereby incorporated by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;8. <U>Exhibits</U>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Article&nbsp;7 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">AmSurg Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;23,
2007)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amendment to AmSurg Corp.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to
the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2008)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 28th day of March,
2008.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">AMSURG CORP.<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Claire M. Gulmi&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Christopher A. Holden and Claire M. Gulmi, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying 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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Christopher A. Holden
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Christopher A. Holden</TD>
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President, Chief
Executive Officer and
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">/</FONT>s/ Claire M. Gulmi
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Claire M. Gulmi</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Executive Vice
President, Chief
Financial Officer,
Secretary and Director
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas G. Cigarran</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James A. Deal
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James A. Deal</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Steven I. Geringer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Steven I. Geringer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Debora A. Guthrie
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Debora A. Guthrie</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Henry D. Herr
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Henry D. Herr</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Kevin P. Lavender
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kevin P. Lavender</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ken P. McDonald
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ken P. McDonald</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 28, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Article&nbsp;7 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">AmSurg Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated March&nbsp;23,
2007)</TD>
</TR>


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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amendment to AmSurg Corp.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to
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Amsurg Corporation
Table of Contents
As
Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2008
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMSURG CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
62-1493316
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
37215
Nashville, Tennessee
(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
AmSurg Corp.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(Full Title of the Plan)
Claire M. Gulmi
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(615) 665-1283
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
J. James Jenkins, Jr., Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-3001
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
of Securities To Be
Amount To Be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount Of
Registered
Registered (1)
Offering Price Per Share
Aggregate Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock
702,045 shares
$
23.39
(2)
$
16,420,833
(2)
$
646
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, and based on the average of the high and low
price per share of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on
March 24, 2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Registration of Additional Securities
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-23.1 Amsurg Corp.
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Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the
purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, no par value, of AmSurg Corp., a
Tennessee corporation (the "Registrant"), for the Registrant's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-134948) previously filed by the
Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form 10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.2
Article 7 of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.3
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
10.1
AmSurg Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 23,
2007)
10.2
Second Amendment to AmSurg Corp.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to
the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2008)
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to this
Registration Statement)
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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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 28th day of March,
2008.
AMSURG CORP.
By:
/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Christopher A. Holden and Claire M. Gulmi, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying 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, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Christopher A. Holden
Christopher A. Holden
President, Chief
Executive Officer and
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
March 28, 2008
/
s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Executive Vice
President, Chief
Financial Officer,
Secretary and Director
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
March 28, 2008
/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran
Thomas G. Cigarran
Chairman of the Board
March 28, 2008
/s/ James A. Deal
James A. Deal
Director
March 28, 2008
/s/ Steven I. Geringer
Steven I. Geringer
Director
March 28, 2008
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Debora A. Guthrie
Debora A. Guthrie
Director
March 28, 2008
/s/ Henry D. Herr
Henry D. Herr
Director
March 28, 2008
/s/ Kevin P. Lavender
Kevin P. Lavender
Director
March 28, 2008
/s/ Ken P. McDonald
Ken P. McDonald
Director
March 28, 2008
/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Director
March 28, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form 10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.2
Article 7 of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.3
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
10.1
AmSurg Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23,
2007)
10.2
Second Amendment to AmSurg Corp.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to
the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2008)
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to this
Registration Statement)