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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
on December 18, 2003</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES 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 THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PLATO LEARNING, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>36-3660532</B><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>10801 Nesbitt Avenue South<BR>
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437<BR>
(952)&nbsp;832-1000</B><BR>
(Address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code,<BR>
of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PLATO LEARNING, INC.<BR>
2002 STOCK PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of plan)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>John Murray</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Copy to:</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
PLATO Learning, Inc.<BR>
10801 Nesbitt Avenue South<BR>
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437<BR>
(952)&nbsp;832-1000</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Leland E. Hutchinson, Esq.<BR>
Winston &#038; Strawn LLP<BR>
35 West Wacker Drive<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60601<BR>
(312)&nbsp;558-7336</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name, address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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value $.01 per
share</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">20,290,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock,
par value $.01 per share, of PLATO Learning, Inc. on the Nasdaq National Market
System on December 11, 2003.</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">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement
registers an additional 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 of
PLATO Learning, Inc. that may be awarded under PLATO Learning, Inc.&#146;s 2002
Stock Plan, as amended.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following registration statement that has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by PLATO Learning, Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;) is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March&nbsp;20, 2002
(Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-84592).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of
filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
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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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Exhibits</B>
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PLATO Learning, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan, as amended (incorporated by
reference to Annex D to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4
(Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-109209) filed on
October&nbsp;10, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Winston &#038; Strawn LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Winston &#038; Strawn LLP (included in the opinion filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereof).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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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, as amended,
the Company 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 Bloomington, State of Minnesota, on
this 18th day of December, 2003.
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PLATO LEARNING, INC.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;JOHN MURRAY</FONT></TD>
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John Murray</FONT></TD>
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<I>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John Murray and Gregory J. Melsen, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to 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 Exchange 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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<tr><TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;JOHN
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John Murray</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 18, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;GREGORY J. MELSEN<HR SIZE="1" noshade>
Gregory J. Melsen</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 18, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;JOSEPH DUFFY<HR SIZE="1" noshade>
Joseph Duffy</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ RUTH L. GREENSTEIN<HR size="1" noshade>
Ruth L. Greenstein</FONT></TD>
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Director
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John T. Kernan</FONT></TD>
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PLATO Learning, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 18, 2003
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PLATO LEARNING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
36-3660532
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
10801 Nesbitt Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437
(952) 832-1000
(Address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
PLATO LEARNING, INC.
2002 STOCK PLAN
(Full title of plan)
John Murray
Copy to:
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
PLATO Learning, Inc.
10801 Nesbitt Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437
(952) 832-1000
Leland E. Hutchinson, Esq.
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 558-7336
(Name, address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
maximum aggregate
to be registered
registered
price per share (1)
offering price (1)
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
2,000,000 shares
$
10.145
$
20,290,000
$
1641.46
(1)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock,
par value $.01 per share, of PLATO Learning, Inc. on the Nasdaq National Market
System on December 11, 2003.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement
registers an additional 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 of
PLATO Learning, Inc. that may be awarded under PLATO Learning, Inc.'s 2002
Stock Plan, as amended.
Item 4. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following registration statement that has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by PLATO Learning, Inc.
(the "Company") is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
The Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 20, 2002
(Registration Statement No. 333-84592).
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of
filing of 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 is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
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 5. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
PLATO Learning, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan, as amended (incorporated by
reference to Annex D to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(Registration Statement No. 333-109209) filed on
October 10, 2003).
5.1
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in the opinion filed
as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereof).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Company 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 Bloomington, State of Minnesota, on
this 18th day of December, 2003.
PLATO LEARNING, INC.
By:
/s/ JOHN MURRAY
John Murray
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John Murray and Gregory J. Melsen, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them, or his or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange 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/ JOHN
MURRAY
John Murray
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
December 18, 2003
/s/ GREGORY J. MELSEN
Gregory J. Melsen
Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
December 18, 2003
/s/ JOSEPH DUFFY
Joseph Duffy
Director
December 18, 2003
/s/ RUTH L. GREENSTEIN
Ruth L. Greenstein
Director
December 18, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ THOMAS G. HUDSON
Thomas G. Hudson
Director
December 18, 2003
/s/ JOHN T. KERNAN
John T. Kernan
Director
December 18, 2003
/s/ DENNIS J. REIMER
Dennis J. Reimer
Director
December 18, 2003
/s/ JOHN T. SANDERS
John T. Sanders
Director
December 18, 2003
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit Number
Description of Document
4.1
PLATO Learning, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference
to Annex D to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration
Statement No. 333-109209) filed on October 10, 2003).
5.1
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in the opinion filed
as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereof).