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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.<BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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<B>68-0383568<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1776 W. March Lane, Suite&nbsp;250<BR>
Stockton, California 95207<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices,<BR>
including zip code)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.<BR>
1999 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>H. Ravi Brar<BR>
Chief Financial Officer</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1776 W. March Lane,
Suite&nbsp;250<BR>
Stockton, California 95207<BR>
(209)&nbsp;926-3300<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copies of all communications to:</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Michael T. Wolf<BR>
Jenner &#038; Block, LLC<BR>
One IBM Plaza, 40th Floor<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60611</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par
value $0.001</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,000,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">450,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable under the Pac-West
Telecomm, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan described herein by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration that results in
an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common
Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">For purposes of computing the registration fee only. The proposed maximum
offering price was calculated with respect to 1,000,000 shares based upon the
average of the high and low prices reported in the Consolidated Reporting
System on March&nbsp;17, 2003 (approximately $0.45), pursuant to Rule
457(c).</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is filing this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to register 1,000,000
additional shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 (&#147;Common
Stock&#148;) authorized for issuance under the Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Company&#146;s shareholders approved an amendment
and restatement of the Plan providing for an increase in the number of shares
of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan from 4,751,750 shares to
5,751,750 shares on June&nbsp;11, 2002 at the Company&#146;s annual meeting of
shareholders. The Company previously filed Registration Statements on Form
S-8 covering Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan on December&nbsp;17,
1999, Reg. No.&nbsp;333-93053, and December&nbsp;20, 2000, Reg. No.&nbsp;333-52588 (the &#147;Prior
Registration Statements&#148;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;). In accordance with General Instruction E of the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to the registration of additional securities,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statements, including any amendments
thereto or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters
ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, June&nbsp;30, 2002 and September&nbsp;30, 2002, filed May
8, 2002, August&nbsp;14, 2002 and November&nbsp;14, 2002, respectively;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form
10-K referred to in paragraph (1)&nbsp;above; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as amended, filed on November&nbsp;1,
1999.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company 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, which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which registers all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement
and to be part thereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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Opinion of Neumiller &#038; Beardslee, with respect to the legality of
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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Statement Regarding the Absence of Consent by Arthur Andersen, LLP</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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, and in the capacity indicated, in the City of Stockton, State of
California, on the 19th day of March, 2003.
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<B>PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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/s/ H. RAVI BRAR<BR>
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H. Ravi Brar<BR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Wallace W. Griffin and H. Ravi Brar, and each of
them, 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, to sign any or 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 hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement and power of attorney have been signed on
March&nbsp;19,
2003, by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
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Wallace W. Griffin</FONT></TD>
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ H. RAVI BRAR<BR>
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H. Ravi Brar</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ PEGGY MCGAW<BR>
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Peggy McGaw</FONT></TD>
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Executive Director of Accounting &#038; Finance<BR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ HENRY R. CARABELLI<BR>
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Henry R. Carabelli</FONT></TD>
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President and Chief Operating Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JERRY K. JOHNSON<BR>
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Jerry K. Johnson</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John K. LaRue<br><HR size="1" noshade>
John K. LaRue</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ A. Gary Ames<br><HR size="1" noshade>
A. Gary Ames</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David G. Chandler<br><HR size="1" noshade>
David G. Chandler</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Samuel A. Plum<br><HR size="1" noshade>
Samuel A. Plum</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Dr.&nbsp;Jagdish N. Sheth<br><HR size="1" noshade>
Dr.&nbsp;Jagdish N. Sheth</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Neumiller &#038; Beardslee, with respect to the legality of
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Consent of Neumiller &#038; Beardslee (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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Statement Regarding the Absence of Consent by Arthur Andersen, LLP</FONT></TD>
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Registration Statement for Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 19, 2003
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
68-0383568
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1776 W. March Lane, Suite 250
Stockton, California 95207
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
1999 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
H. Ravi Brar
Chief Financial Officer
1776 W. March Lane,
Suite 250
Stockton, California 95207
(209) 926-3300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
Michael T. Wolf
Jenner & Block, LLC
One IBM Plaza, 40th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Title of securities to
Amount to be
Proposed
maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
be registered
registered (1)
offering
price per share (2)
aggregate
offering price (2)
registration fee (2)
Common Stock, par
value $0.001
1,000,000
$
0.45
$
450,000
$
36.41
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the Pac-West
Telecomm, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan described herein by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration that results in
an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
(2)
For purposes of computing the registration fee only. The proposed maximum
offering price was calculated with respect to 1,000,000 shares based upon the
average of the high and low prices reported in the Consolidated Reporting
System on March 17, 2003 (approximately $0.45), pursuant to Rule
457(c).
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Neumiller & Beardslee
Statement Re:Absence of Consent by Arthur Andersen
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") to register 1,000,000
additional shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 ("Common
Stock") authorized for issuance under the Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Company's shareholders approved an amendment
and restatement of the Plan providing for an increase in the number of shares
of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan from 4,751,750 shares to
5,751,750 shares on June 11, 2002 at the Company's annual meeting of
shareholders. The Company previously filed Registration Statements on Form
S-8 covering Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan on December 17,
1999, Reg. No. 333-93053, and December 20, 2000, Reg. No. 333-52588 (the "Prior
Registration Statements"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). In accordance with General Instruction E of the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of additional securities,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statements, including any amendments
thereto or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
(1)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2002;
(2)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002, filed May
8, 2002, August 14, 2002 and November 14, 2002, respectively;
(3)
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form
10-K referred to in paragraph (1) above; and
(4)
The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed on November 1,
1999.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company 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, which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which registers all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement
and to be part thereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
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statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibits
5.1
Opinion of Neumiller & Beardslee, with respect to the legality of
the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Neumiller & Beardslee (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
Statement Regarding the Absence of Consent by Arthur Andersen, LLP
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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, and in the capacity indicated, in the City of Stockton, State of
California, on the 19th day of March, 2003.
PAC-WEST TELECOMM, INC.
/s/ H. RAVI BRAR
By:
Its:
H. Ravi Brar
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Wallace W. Griffin and H. Ravi Brar, and each of
them, 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, to sign any or 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 hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement and power of attorney have been signed on
March 19,
2003, by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
Signature
Capacity
/s/ WALLACE W. GRIFFIN
Wallace W. Griffin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ H. RAVI BRAR
H. Ravi Brar
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
/s/ PEGGY MCGAW
Peggy McGaw
Executive Director of Accounting & Finance
(principal accounting officer)
/s/ HENRY R. CARABELLI
Henry R. Carabelli
President and Chief Operating Officer and Director
/s/ JERRY K. JOHNSON
Jerry K. Johnson
Director
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Signature
Capacity
/s/ John K. LaRue
John K. LaRue
Director
/s/ A. Gary Ames
A. Gary Ames
Director
/s/ David G. Chandler
David G. Chandler
Director
/s/ Samuel A. Plum
Samuel A. Plum
Director
/s/ Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth
Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibits
5.1
Opinion of Neumiller & Beardslee, with respect to the legality of
the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Neumiller & Beardslee (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
Statement Regarding the Absence of Consent by Arthur Andersen, LLP
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