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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;16, 2004



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
<I>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>98-0390488</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Naperville, Illinois 60563<BR>
(630)&nbsp;848-3000</B><BR>
<I>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</I><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Douglas A. Carty<BR>
Senior Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Naperville, Illinois 60563<BR>
(630)&nbsp;848-3000</B><BR>
<I>(Names and address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agents for service)</I><BR>
<B>Copy of all communications to:</B>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Office of General Counsel<BR>
Laidlaw International, Inc.<BR>
55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
Naperville, Illinois 60563<BR>
(630)&nbsp;848-3000</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Peter D. Clarke, Esq.<BR>
Jones Day<BR>
77 West Wacker<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60601<BR>
(312)&nbsp;782-3939</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="15"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B><HR size="4" noshade></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registered(1)(2)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Per Share(3)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price(3)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $.01 par value
(including<BR>the associated rights to purchase Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 par value)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">4,971,312 shares
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">14.26</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">70,890,909.12</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">8,981.88</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers such additional shares of common
stock that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance Incentive
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>Rights to purchase Series A junior participating preferred
stock are attached to and will trade with the common stock. The value
attributable to the preferred stock purchase
rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>The proposed maximum offering price per share is an estimate made solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 of the Securities Act of 1933, and is based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant&#146;s
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April&nbsp;14, 2004, within five business days of filing.</TD>
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    <TD>Since no separate consideration is paid for the preferred
stock purchase rights, the registration fee for those securities is included in the
fee for the common stock.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008"> Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c84526exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Jones Day</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c84526exv23w2.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute
a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, previously filed by Laidlaw International, Inc.
(&#147;Laidlaw International&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:


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    <TD>Laidlaw International&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended August&nbsp;31, 2003;</TD>
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    <TD>Laidlaw International&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended November&nbsp;30, 2003;</TD>
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    <TD>Laidlaw International&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended February&nbsp;29, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
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    <TD>Laidlaw International&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated
December&nbsp;16, 2003, January&nbsp;27, 2004, February&nbsp;2, 2004 and March&nbsp;30,
2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
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    <TD>Laidlaw International&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A for
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February&nbsp;10, 2004, filed
with the Commission on December&nbsp;19, 2003;</TD>
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    <TD>Laidlaw International&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A
relating to its common stock, filed with the Commission on February
3, 2004; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(7)</TD>
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    <TD>the description of the rights to purchase shares of Laidlaw
International&#146;s Series&nbsp;A junior participating preferred stock
contained in Laidlaw International&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;12, 2004.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by Laidlaw International pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all the securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part
hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Laidlaw International&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that it will
indemnify, to the full extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law
or any other applicable law as in effect from time to time, each person who is
or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of Laidlaw International
and each such person


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of Laidlaw
International&#146;s board of directors or an officer of Laidlaw International as an
employee or agent of Laidlaw International or as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit
plan, trust or other entity, whether for profit or not for profit (including
the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person). Laidlaw
International&#146;s bylaws provide that it will, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, indemnify any person who is or was involved in any manner
(including, without limitation, as a party or witness) or is threatened to be
made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim,
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (including, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding by
or in the right of the company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of
the fact that such person is or was or had agreed to become a director or
officer of Laidlaw International or is or was serving Laidlaw International at
the request of its board of directors or of an officer of Laidlaw International
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other entity, whether for profit
or not for profit, or anything done or not done by such person in any such
capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person
in connection with such proceeding. The indemnification provided by Laidlaw
International&#146;s certificate of incorporation is not exclusive of any other
rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under its
bylaws, any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. Laidlaw International may purchase and maintain insurance to protect
it and any officer, director or other person described above against any
expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement or incurred by any
such person in connection with any proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law as then in effect.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation
to indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by such person, if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In
any threatened, pending or completed action by or in the right of the
corporation, a corporation also may indemnify any such person for expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with that action&#146;s defense or settlement, if he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation; however, no indemnification shall be made with
respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a
court shall determine that the indemnity is proper.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law also permits a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise,
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person
in any such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such, whether
or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against
such liability under the Delaware General Corporation Law.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, any indemnification shall be
made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that the indemnification of the director, officer, employee or
agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard
of conduct. Such determination shall be made:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to the action,
suit or proceeding, even if less than a quorum;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;by a committee of directors designated by a majority vote of directors
who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, even if less than a
quorum;


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;if there are no such directors, or if the directors so direct, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;by the stockholders.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Laidlaw International is also parties to indemnification agreements with
its directors. Under these agreements, Laidlaw International has agreed to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law, any person made party or who is threatened to be made a party to
any litigation or other claim by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director. The director, however, is not entitled to indemnification under the
agreement in connection with any claim initiated by him against Laidlaw
International or any of its directors unless Laidlaw International has joined
in or consented to the initiation of such claim. In addition, Laidlaw
International has agreed to advance to the director specified expenses paid or
incurred in connection with defending the claim or relating to, arising out of
or resulting from the claim. The rights of the directors under the
indemnification agreements is in addition to any other rights they may have
under Laidlaw International&#146;s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or the
Delaware General Corporation Law.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description of Exhibit</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the
Form&nbsp;10-Q of Laidlaw International, Inc. for the quarter ended
May&nbsp;31, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of Laidlaw International, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Form&nbsp;8-K of
Laidlaw International, Inc. filed on July&nbsp;9, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of Laidlaw International, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Form&nbsp;8-K of Laidlaw
International, Inc. filed on July&nbsp;9, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;23, 2003, between Laidlaw
International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Form&nbsp;8-K of Laidlaw International, Inc. filed
on July&nbsp;9, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jones Day</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 filed herewith)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">a. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:



<P>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.
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 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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,</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided, however</I>, 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 registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.



<P>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">b.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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 those
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">c.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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 Securities and
Exchange Commission that indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against those 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 the
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 the indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of the issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>The Registrant</B>. 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 Naperville, State of Illinois on the
15th day of April&nbsp;2004.

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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><B>LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Douglas A. Carty
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Douglas A. Carty&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 the 15th day of April&nbsp;2004.

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title(s)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kevin E. Benson
<HR size="1" noshade>
Kevin E. Benson*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Douglas A. Carty
<HR size="1" noshade>
Douglas A. Carty
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Jeffrey W. Sanders
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jeffrey W. Sanders
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Corporate Development and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ John F. Chlebowski
<HR size="1" noshade>
John F. Chlebowski*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ James H. Dickerson, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
James H. Dickerson, Jr.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Lawrence M. Nagin
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lawrence M. Nagin*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Vicki A. O&#146;Meara
<HR size="1" noshade>
Vicki A. O&#146;Meara*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title(s)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard R. Randazzo
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard R. Randazzo*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Maria A. Sastre
<HR size="1" noshade>
Maria A. Sastre*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Peter E. Stangl
<HR size="1" noshade>
Peter E. Stangl*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">/s/ Carroll R. Wetzel, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Carroll R. Wetzel, Jr.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Signed by Douglas A. Carty, pursuant to a power of attorney filed as an exhibit to this registration statement.</TD>
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    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description of Exhibit</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Laidlaw International, Inc. Equity and Performance Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Form&nbsp;10-Q
of Laidlaw International, Inc. for the quarter ended May&nbsp;31,
2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of Laidlaw International, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Form&nbsp;8-K of
Laidlaw International, Inc. filed on July&nbsp;9, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of Laidlaw International, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Form&nbsp;8-K of Laidlaw
International, Inc. filed on July&nbsp;9, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;23, 2003, between Laidlaw
International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Form&nbsp;8-K of Laidlaw International, Inc. filed
on July&nbsp;9, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jones Day</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 filed herewith)</TD>
</TR>

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</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
98-0390488
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite 400
Naperville, Illinois 60563
(630) 848-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Douglas A. Carty
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite 400
Naperville, Illinois 60563
(630) 848-3000
(Names and address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agents for service)
Copy of all communications to:
Office of General Counsel
Laidlaw International, Inc.
55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite 400
Naperville, Illinois 60563
(630) 848-3000
Peter D. Clarke, Esq.
Jones Day
77 West Wacker
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 782-3939
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)(2)
Per Share(3)
Offering Price(3)
Registration Fee(4)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(including
the associated rights to purchase Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 par value)
4,971,312 shares
$
14.26
$
70,890,909.12
$
8,981.88
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers such additional shares of common
stock that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance Incentive
Plan (the "Plan").
(2)
Rights to purchase Series A junior participating preferred
stock are attached to and will trade with the common stock. The value
attributable to the preferred stock purchase
rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the common stock.
(3)
The proposed maximum offering price per share is an estimate made solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, and is based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 14, 2004, within five business days of filing.
(4)
Since no separate consideration is paid for the preferred
stock purchase rights, the registration fee for those securities is included in the
fee for the common stock.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Jones Day
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Power of Attorney
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute
a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, previously filed by Laidlaw International, Inc.
("Laidlaw International") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(1)
Laidlaw International's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended August 31, 2003;
(2)
Laidlaw International's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended November 30, 2003;
(3)
Laidlaw International's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended February 29, 2004;
(4)
Laidlaw International's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated
December 16, 2003, January 27, 2004, February 2, 2004 and March 30,
2004;
(5)
Laidlaw International's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 10, 2004, filed
with the Commission on December 19, 2003;
(6)
Laidlaw International's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
relating to its common stock, filed with the Commission on February
3, 2004; and
(7)
the description of the rights to purchase shares of Laidlaw
International's Series A junior participating preferred stock
contained in Laidlaw International's Registration Statement on Form
8-A, filed with the Commission on February 12, 2004.
All documents subsequently filed by Laidlaw International pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all the securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part
hereof from the respective dates 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.
Laidlaw International's certificate of incorporation provides that it will
indemnify, to the full extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law
or any other applicable law as in effect from time to time, each person who is
or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of Laidlaw International
and each such person
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who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of Laidlaw
International's board of directors or an officer of Laidlaw International as an
employee or agent of Laidlaw International or as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit
plan, trust or other entity, whether for profit or not for profit (including
the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person). Laidlaw
International's bylaws provide that it will, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, indemnify any person who is or was involved in any manner
(including, without limitation, as a party or witness) or is threatened to be
made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim,
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (including, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding by
or in the right of the company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of
the fact that such person is or was or had agreed to become a director or
officer of Laidlaw International or is or was serving Laidlaw International at
the request of its board of directors or of an officer of Laidlaw International
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other entity, whether for profit
or not for profit, or anything done or not done by such person in any such
capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person
in connection with such proceeding. The indemnification provided by Laidlaw
International's certificate of incorporation is not exclusive of any other
rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under its
bylaws, any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. Laidlaw International may purchase and maintain insurance to protect
it and any officer, director or other person described above against any
expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement or incurred by any
such person in connection with any proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law as then in effect.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation
to indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by such person, if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In
any threatened, pending or completed action by or in the right of the
corporation, a corporation also may indemnify any such person for expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with that action's defense or settlement, if he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation; however, no indemnification shall be made with
respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a
court shall determine that the indemnity is proper.
The Delaware General Corporation Law also permits a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise,
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person
in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether
or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against
such liability under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, any indemnification shall be
made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that the indemnification of the director, officer, employee or
agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard
of conduct. Such determination shall be made:
(1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to the action,
suit or proceeding, even if less than a quorum;
(2) by a committee of directors designated by a majority vote of directors
who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, even if less than a
quorum;
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(3) if there are no such directors, or if the directors so direct, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or
(4) by the stockholders.
Laidlaw International is also parties to indemnification agreements with
its directors. Under these agreements, Laidlaw International has agreed to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law, any person made party or who is threatened to be made a party to
any litigation or other claim by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director. The director, however, is not entitled to indemnification under the
agreement in connection with any claim initiated by him against Laidlaw
International or any of its directors unless Laidlaw International has joined
in or consented to the initiation of such claim. In addition, Laidlaw
International has agreed to advance to the director specified expenses paid or
incurred in connection with defending the claim or relating to, arising out of
or resulting from the claim. The rights of the directors under the
indemnification agreements is in addition to any other rights they may have
under Laidlaw International's certificate of incorporation, bylaws or the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Form 10-Q of Laidlaw International, Inc. for the quarter ended
May 31, 2003)
4.2
Certificate of Incorporation of Laidlaw International, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K of
Laidlaw International, Inc. filed on July 9, 2003)
4.3
By-Laws of Laidlaw International, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K of Laidlaw
International, Inc. filed on July 9, 2003)
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2003, between Laidlaw
International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 8-K of Laidlaw International, Inc. filed
on July 9, 2003)
*5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
*23.1
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 filed herewith)
*23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
*24.1
Power of Attorney
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
a. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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(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.
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 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(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 registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those
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 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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 those
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 Securities and
Exchange Commission that indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against those 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 the
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 the indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of the issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. 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 Naperville, State of Illinois on the
15th day of April 2004.
LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Douglas A. Carty
Douglas A. Carty
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 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 the 15th day of April 2004.
Signature
Title(s)
/s/ Kevin E. Benson
Kevin E. Benson*
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Douglas A. Carty
Douglas A. Carty
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey W. Sanders
Jeffrey W. Sanders
Vice President, Corporate Development and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ John F. Chlebowski
John F. Chlebowski*
Director
/s/ James H. Dickerson, Jr.
James H. Dickerson, Jr.*
Director
/s/ Lawrence M. Nagin
Lawrence M. Nagin*
Director
/s/ Vicki A. O'Meara
Vicki A. O'Meara*
Director
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Signature
Title(s)
/s/ Richard R. Randazzo
Richard R. Randazzo*
Director
/s/ Maria A. Sastre
Maria A. Sastre*
Director
/s/ Peter E. Stangl
Peter E. Stangl*
Director
/s/ Carroll R. Wetzel, Jr.
Carroll R. Wetzel, Jr.*
Director
*
Signed by Douglas A. Carty, pursuant to a power of attorney filed as an exhibit to this registration statement.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Laidlaw International, Inc. Equity and Performance Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q
of Laidlaw International, Inc. for the quarter ended May 31,
2003)
4.2
Certificate of Incorporation of Laidlaw International, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K of
Laidlaw International, Inc. filed on July 9, 2003)
4.3
By-Laws of Laidlaw International, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K of Laidlaw
International, Inc. filed on July 9, 2003)
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2003, between Laidlaw
International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 8-K of Laidlaw International, Inc. filed
on July 9, 2003)
*5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
*23.1
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 filed herewith)
*23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
*24.1
Power of Attorney
*
Filed herewith.