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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;28, 2009

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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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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>Lime Energy Co.</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>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>36-4197337</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification Number)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1280 Landmeier Road</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Elk Grove Village, Illinois</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>60007</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>LIME ENERGY CO. 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED</B><BR>
<font style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the plan)</font></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Jeffrey R. Mistarz<BR>
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary<BR>
1280 Landmeier Road<BR>
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007<BR>
(847)&nbsp;437-1666</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>J. Todd Arkebauer<BR>
Reed Smith LLP<BR>
10 S. Wacker Dr.<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60606<BR>
(312)&nbsp;207-6453</B></DIV>



<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: %">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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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 nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities</B> <B>to be registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, issuable
under the Long-Term
Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">600,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$4.295</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,577,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$101.28</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this Registration Statement registers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock as may be issued in connection with shares splits, share dividends or similar
transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act. The offering price per share and
aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices for the Common
Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on January&nbsp;21, 2009, in accordance with Rule
457(c) of the Securities Act.</TD>
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    <TD>In accordance with Rule&nbsp;457, the registration fee associated with 107,620 shares (as adjusted
to reflect all stock splits and stock dividends to date) previously registered under the
Amended 2001 Incentive Plan on Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-144474 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on July&nbsp;11, 2007 and the 2001 Incentive Plan on
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-121958 filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;11, 2005 is being
carried forward from such registration statements pursuant to which total registration fees of
$418.01 were previously paid. In accordance with Interpretation 89 under Section&nbsp;G of the
Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations of the Division of Corporation Finance
of the Commission (July&nbsp;1997) and General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant has
carried forward such registration fees. The Registrant applied $71.75 of the previously paid
fees in connection with Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-151470 filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;6, 2008, resulting in a balance of $346.26 available. As a result of the available carry
forward balance, no registration fee will be paid with this filing and the Registrant will
have $244.98 of registration fees eligible for future registration statements through January
11, 2010.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an
additional 600,000 shares of Lime Energy Co.&#146;s Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Lime
Energy Co. 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan that was approved by our shareholders on June&nbsp;4, 2008 and
amended November&nbsp;26, 2008 with such amendment effective January&nbsp;26, 2009. Pursuant to General
Instruction E of <BR>
Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (333-151470) filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;6, 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lime Energy Co. hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the
following documents filed with the Commission:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007;</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2008; June&nbsp;30,
2008; and September&nbsp;30, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;18, 2008; January&nbsp;28, 2008; February
21, 2008, as amended; March&nbsp;3, 2008; March&nbsp;14, 2008, as amended; June&nbsp;11, 2008, as amended;
July&nbsp;15, 2008; July&nbsp;15, 2008; August&nbsp;19, 2008; October&nbsp;31, 2008, November&nbsp;5, 2008; November
18, 2008; November&nbsp;18, 2008; January&nbsp;6, 2009; and January&nbsp;21, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of our Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, contained in our
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February&nbsp;21, 2008, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by Lime Energy Co. pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legal validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered under this
Registration Statement has been passed upon by Reed Smith LLP.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index that follows the signature page to this Registration Statement is
incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Elk Grove Village, State of Illinois, on the 28th day of
January, 2009.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>LIME ENERGY CO.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jeffrey Mistarz
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Jeffrey R. Mistarz&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Corporate Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David R. Asplund and Jeffrey R. Mistarz, and each of them singly, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including his capacity as a director and/or
officer of Lime Energy Co.) to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite 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 any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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.
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director</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/ David R. Asplund
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(principal executive officer)&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>January&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David R. Asplund</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" rowspan="1"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Corporate
Secretary </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 R. Mistarz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer)&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jeffrey R. Mistarz</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard P. Kiphart
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Richard P. Kiphart</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gregory Barnum
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Gregory Barnum</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William Carey</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Joseph Desmond
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>January&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Joseph Desmond</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Daniel W. Parke
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>January&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Daniel W. Parke</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David Valentine</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Lime Energy Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-4197337
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1280 Landmeier Road
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
60007
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
LIME ENERGY CO. 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffrey R. Mistarz
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
1280 Landmeier Road
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
(847) 437-1666
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
J. Todd Arkebauer
Reed Smith LLP
10 S. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 207-6453
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed
Proposed maximum
Amount of
to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
registration
Title of securities
to be registered
registered
(1)
price per share
(2)
price
(2)
fee
(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, issuable
under the Long-Term
Incentive Plan
600,000
$4.295
$2,577,000
$101.28
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this Registration Statement registers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock as may be issued in connection with shares splits, share dividends or similar
transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act. The offering price per share and
aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices for the Common
Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on January 21, 2009, in accordance with Rule
457(c) of the Securities Act.
(3)
In accordance with Rule 457, the registration fee associated with 107,620 shares (as adjusted
to reflect all stock splits and stock dividends to date) previously registered under the
Amended 2001 Incentive Plan on Registration Statement No. 333-144474 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 11, 2007 and the 2001 Incentive Plan on
Registration Statement No. 333-121958 filed with the Commission on January 11, 2005 is being
carried forward from such registration statements pursuant to which total registration fees of
$418.01 were previously paid. In accordance with Interpretation 89 under Section G of the
Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations of the Division of Corporation Finance
of the Commission (July 1997) and General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant has
carried forward such registration fees. The Registrant applied $71.75 of the previously paid
fees in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-151470 filed with the Commission on
June 6, 2008, resulting in a balance of $346.26 available. As a result of the available carry
forward balance, no registration fee will be paid with this filing and the Registrant will
have $244.98 of registration fees eligible for future registration statements through January
11, 2010.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23.2
EX-23.3
EX-99.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an
additional 600,000 shares of Lime Energy Co.'s Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Lime
Energy Co. 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan that was approved by our shareholders on June 4, 2008 and
amended November 26, 2008 with such amendment effective January 26, 2009. Pursuant to General
Instruction E of
Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (333-151470) filed with the Commission on June 6, 2008.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Lime Energy Co. hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the
following documents filed with the Commission:
(a)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007;
(b)
Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2008; June 30,
2008; and September 30, 2008;
(c)
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 18, 2008; January 28, 2008; February
21, 2008, as amended; March 3, 2008; March 14, 2008, as amended; June 11, 2008, as amended;
July 15, 2008; July 15, 2008; August 19, 2008; October 31, 2008, November 5, 2008; November
18, 2008; November 18, 2008; January 6, 2009; and January 21, 2009;
(d)
The description of our Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, contained in our
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 21, 2008, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by Lime Energy Co. pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The legal validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered under this
Registration Statement has been passed upon by Reed Smith LLP.
Item 8. Exhibits
The Exhibit Index that follows the signature page to this Registration Statement is
incorporated herein by reference.
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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 Elk Grove Village, State of Illinois, on the 28th day of
January, 2009.
LIME ENERGY CO.
By:
/s/ Jeffrey Mistarz
Jeffrey R. Mistarz
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Corporate Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David R. Asplund and Jeffrey R. Mistarz, and each of them singly, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including his capacity as a director and/or
officer of Lime Energy Co.) to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite 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 any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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
Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ David R. Asplund
(principal executive officer)
January 28, 2009
David R. Asplund
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Corporate
Secretary
/s/ Jeffrey R. Mistarz
(principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer)
January 28, 2009
Jeffrey R. Mistarz
/s/ Richard P. Kiphart
Chairman of the Board
January 28, 2009
Richard P. Kiphart
/s/ Gregory Barnum
Director
January 28, 2009
Gregory Barnum
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Signature
Title
Date
Director
William Carey
/s/ Joseph Desmond
Director
January 28, 2009
Joseph Desmond
/s/ Daniel W. Parke
Director
January 28, 2009
Daniel W. Parke
Director
David Valentine
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Reed Smith LLP
23.1
Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP
23.3
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto)
99.1
Lime Energy Co. 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended