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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;17, 2009
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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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: 10pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>VERICHIP CORPORATION</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 align="center" valign="top"><B>06-1637809</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Delray Beach, Florida 33445</B><BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>VeriChip Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>William J. Caragol<BR>
Acting Chief Financial Officer<BR>
VeriChip Corporation<BR>
1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Delray Beach, Florida 33445<BR>
(561)&nbsp;805-8008</B><BR>
(Name, address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Copy to:</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Tammy Knight, Esq.<BR>
Holland &#038; Knight LLP<BR>
One East Broward Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;1300<BR>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301<BR>
(954)&nbsp;468-7939</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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 definition 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.</DIV>

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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="center"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)(2)</B></SUP></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,000,000</TD>
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    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(3)</B></SUP></TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">840,000</TD>
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    <TD>This registration statement registers an additional 2,000,000 shares of VeriChip Corporation
(the &#147;Company&#148;) common stock pursuant to the VeriChip Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as
Amended and Restated (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Company previously registered 1,000,000 shares of its
common stock subject to the Plan on August&nbsp;14, 2007 (File No.&nbsp;333-145445). The Company will have
an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares registered subject to the Plan upon the effectiveness of this
registration statement.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), also
covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be become issuable to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act, the computation is based upon the
average of the high ($0.43) and low ($0.40) prices for the common
stock as quoted on the Nasdaq
Global Market on February&nbsp;12, 2009, or $0.42, representing a maximum aggregate offering price of
$840,000.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8, VeriChip Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby
incorporates by reference the information contained in the earlier registration statement on Form
S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-145445), relating to the VeriChip Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2007, in connection with
an increase from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock that may be issued
under the Plan.</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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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;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Holland &#038; Knight LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Delray Beach, State of
Florida, on February&nbsp;17, 2009.</DIV>


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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">VERICHIP CORPORATION<BR>
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    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ William J. Caragol
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">William J. Caragol&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears on the signature pages
to this Registration Statement constitutes and appoints Scott R. Silverman and William J. Caragol
his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in his or her name, place and, stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits hereto and other documents in connection herewith with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to
do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents of any of them, or his
substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William J. Caragol
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William J. Caragol</DIV></TD>
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Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2009</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Scott R. Silverman
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Scott R. Silverman</TD>
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Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2009</TD>
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Jeffrey S. Cobb</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Barry M. Edelstein
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Barry M. Edelstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2009</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Steven R. Foland
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Steven R. Foland</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2009</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Michael E. Krawitz
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Michael E. Krawitz</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2009</TD>
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S-8
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 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
VERICHIP CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
06-1637809
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
VeriChip Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)
William J. Caragol
Acting Chief Financial Officer
VeriChip Corporation
1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
(561) 805-8008
(Name, address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Tammy Knight, Esq.
Holland & Knight LLP
One East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1300
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(954) 468-7939
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 definition of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
þ
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities
be Registered
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
(1)(2)
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share
2,000,000
$
0.42
(3)
$
840,000
$
33.01
(1)
This registration statement registers an additional 2,000,000 shares of VeriChip Corporation
(the "Company") common stock pursuant to the VeriChip Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as
Amended and Restated (the "Plan"). The Company previously registered 1,000,000 shares of its
common stock subject to the Plan on August 14, 2007 (File No. 333-145445). The Company will have
an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares registered subject to the Plan upon the effectiveness of this
registration statement.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), also
covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be become issuable to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions.
(3)
Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act, the computation is based upon the
average of the high ($0.43) and low ($0.40) prices for the common
stock as quoted on the Nasdaq
Global Market on February 12, 2009, or $0.42, representing a maximum aggregate offering price of
$840,000.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8, VeriChip Corporation (the "Company") hereby
incorporates by reference the information contained in the earlier registration statement on Form
S-8 (File No. 333-145445), relating to the VeriChip Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2007, in connection with
an increase from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued
under the Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP
23.1
Consent of Holland & Knight LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Eisner LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
Registration Statement)
1
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Delray Beach, State of
Florida, on February 17, 2009.
VERICHIP CORPORATION
/s/ William J. Caragol
William J. Caragol
Acting Chief Financial Officer
2
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears on the signature pages
to this Registration Statement constitutes and appoints Scott R. Silverman and William J. Caragol
his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in his or her name, place and, stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits hereto and other documents in connection herewith with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to
do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents of any of them, or his
substitute, 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 date indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ William J. Caragol
William J. Caragol
Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
February 17, 2009
/s/ Scott R. Silverman
Scott R. Silverman
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 17, 2009
/s/ Jeffrey S. Cobb
Jeffrey S. Cobb
Director
February 17, 2009
/s/ Barry M. Edelstein
Barry M. Edelstein
Director
February 17, 2009
/s/ Steven R. Foland
Steven R. Foland
Director
February 17, 2009
/s/ Michael E. Krawitz
Michael E. Krawitz
Director
February 17, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP
23.1
Consent of Holland & Knight LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Eisner LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)
4