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

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

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

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

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AMSURG CORP.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Tennessee</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>20 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><br><B>37215</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp.<BR>
1997 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
20 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37215</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(615)&nbsp;665-1283</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock (1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">1,000,000 shares (2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">29.36</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">29,360,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,702</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Formerly Class&nbsp;A Common Stock. Pursuant to a plan of reclassification
effective July&nbsp;12, 2001, each share of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock was
reclassified as one share of Common Stock pursuant to the Second Amended
and Restated Charter of the Registrant, and options to purchase Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock became options to purchase the same number of shares of
Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents 1,000,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future
grants under the Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, 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 National Market on
June&nbsp;7, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">Registration of Additional Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g76787exv5w1.txt">OPINION OF BASS BERRY & SIMS</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration of Additional Securities</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form&nbsp;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
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-41961)
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December&nbsp;11, 1997 is hereby incorporated by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</FONT>

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Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the
Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement (filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;17, 2002))</FONT></TD>
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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))</FONT></TD>
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Article&nbsp;7 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated
Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</FONT></TD>
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Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3
to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.
333-81880 (filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;31, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December&nbsp;2, 1999, as amended on December&nbsp;13, 1999,
and as further amended on July&nbsp;12, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit&nbsp;A) and the Form of Summary of
Rights (Exhibit&nbsp;B) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1
of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A-2 (filed with
the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-2</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 10th day of
June, 2002.
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">AMSURG CORP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
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Claire M. Gulmi<br>
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,<BR>
Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Ken P. McDonald 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 and in his 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 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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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ken P. McDonald<BR>
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Ken P. McDonald</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief<BR>
Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Claire M. Gulmi</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
and Secretary (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting<BR>
Officer)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran<BR>
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Thomas G. Cigarran</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James A. Deal<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
James A. Deal</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven I. Geringer<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Steven I. Geringer</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Debora A. Guthrie<BR>
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Debora A. Guthrie</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Henry D. Herr<BR>
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Henry D. Herr</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 10, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to the
Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement (filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;17, 2002))</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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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))</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Article&nbsp;7 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed
with the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.
333-81880 (filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;31,
2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December&nbsp;2, 1999, as amended on December&nbsp;13, 1999,
and as further amended on July&nbsp;12, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit&nbsp;A) and the Form of Summary
of Rights (Exhibit&nbsp;B)(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1
of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A-2
(filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)</FONT></TD>
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Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMSURG CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
62-1493316
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee
37215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp.
1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(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)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount Of
To Be Registered
Registered
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock (1)
1,000,000 shares (2)
$
29.36
(3)
$
29,360,000
(3)
$
2,702
(1)
Formerly Class A Common Stock. Pursuant to a plan of reclassification
effective July 12, 2001, each share of Class A Common Stock was
reclassified as one share of Common Stock pursuant to the Second Amended
and Restated Charter of the Registrant, and options to purchase Class A
Common Stock became options to purchase the same number of shares of
Common Stock.
(2)
Represents 1,000,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future
grants under the Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan.
(3)
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, as amended, and based on the average of the high and low price per share
of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq National Market on
June 7, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Registration of Additional Securities
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
OPINION OF BASS BERRY & SIMS
CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE
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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
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-41961)
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 11, 1997 is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8.  Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement (filed with the
Commission on April 17, 2002))
4.2
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))
4.3
Article 7 of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form 10/A-4 (filed with the
Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.4
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No.
333-81880 (filed with the Commission on January 31, 2002)
4.5
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December 2, 1999, as amended on December 13, 1999,
and as further amended on July 12, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit A) and the Form of Summary of
Rights (Exhibit B) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-2 (filed with
the Commission on July 13, 2001))
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
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 page II-3)
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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 10th day of
June, 2002.
AMSURG CORP.
By:
/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Ken P. McDonald 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 and in his 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 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/ Ken P. McDonald
Ken P. McDonald
President, Chief
Executive Officer and
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
June 10, 2002
/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
June 10, 2002
/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran
Thomas G. Cigarran
Chairman of the Board
June 10, 2002
/s/ James A. Deal
James A. Deal
Director
June 10, 2002
/s/ Steven I. Geringer
Steven I. Geringer
Director
June 10, 2002
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Debora A. Guthrie
Debora A. Guthrie
Director
June 10, 2002
/s/ Henry D. Herr
Henry D. Herr
Director
June 10, 2002
/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Director
June 10, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement (filed with the
Commission on April 17, 2002))
4.2
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))
4.3
Article 7 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10/A-4 (filed
with the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.4
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No.
333-81880 (filed with the Commission on January 31,
2002)
4.5
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December 2, 1999, as amended on December 13, 1999,
and as further amended on July 12, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit A) and the Form of Summary
of Rights (Exhibit B)(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-2
(filed with the Commission on July 13, 2001))
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
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 page II-3)
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