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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT>
<p align="right"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION NO. 333-__________</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>AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Minnesota<BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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58-2016606<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Six Concourse Parkway, Suite&nbsp;1700<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5352</B><BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.<BR>
2002 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Gerald J. Wilkins<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
AFC Enterprises, Inc.<BR>
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite&nbsp;1700<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5352<BR>
(770)&nbsp;391-9500</B><BR>
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">COPIES TO:</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Allan J. Tanenbaum, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs<BR>
General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
AFC Enterprises, Inc.<BR>
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite&nbsp;1700<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5352<BR>
(770)&nbsp;391-9500</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Jeffrey M. Stein, Esq.<BR>
King &#038; Spalding<BR>
191 Peachtree Street<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1763<BR>
(404)&nbsp;572-4600</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,500,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">101,025,000.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,295.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), based upon the average of the high and low
reported sales price of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on August&nbsp;27, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I<br>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will
be sent or given to employees as specified in Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Those documents and the
documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute
a prospectus that meets the requirement of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 relates to four million five
hundred thousand (4,500,000) shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share
(the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of AFC Enterprises, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), reserved for
issuance pursuant to the AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Incentive Stock Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;).
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. <u>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</u></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been previously filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement as of their respective dates:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;30, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended April&nbsp;21, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended July&nbsp;14, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated April&nbsp;19, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated April&nbsp;25, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;22, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated February&nbsp;21, 2001,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in any document incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes thereof to the extent that
a statement contained therein or in any other subsequently filed document that
is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company was unable to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP to incorporate by reference in this registration statement its report dated
February&nbsp;1, 2002, included in the Company&#146;s Annual Report for the year ended
December&nbsp;30, 2001. Accordingly, Arthur Andersen will not be liable to
investors under Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Securities Act because it has not consented to being named as an
expert in this Registration Statement, and therefore such lack of consent may
limit the recovery by investors from Arthur Andersen.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. <u>Description of Securities.</u></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. <u>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</u></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</u></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s articles of incorporation provide that each of its directors
shall not be personally liable to it or its shareholders for monetary damages
for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: (i)&nbsp;for
any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its
shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;under sections
302A.559 or 80A.23 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act; (iv)&nbsp;for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or
(v)&nbsp;for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when the articles of
incorporation became effective.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s articles of incorporation also provide that if the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act is amended to authorize any further limitation of the
liability of a director, then the liability of a director is eliminated or
limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended act. Further, the
Company&#146;s bylaws provide that it shall indemnify its directors and officers to
the maximum extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Section
302A.521, as amended.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act requires the
Company to indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding, by reason of the former or present official capacity of the person
with respect to the Company against judgments, penalties, fines, including,
without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with respect to an
employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with
the proceeding, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person
complained of in the proceeding, such person (i)&nbsp;has not been indemnified by
another organization or employee benefit plan for the same judgments,
penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against
the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and
reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements, incurred by
the person in connection with the proceeding with respect to the same acts or
omissions; (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith; (iii)&nbsp;received no improper personal
benefit, and statutory procedure has been followed in the case of any conflict
of interest by a director; (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (v)&nbsp;in the case of
acts or omissions occurring in the person&#146;s performance in the official
capacity of director or, for a person not a director, in the official capacity
of officer, committee member, employee or agent, reasonably believed that the
conduct was in the best interests of the Company, or in the case of performance
by a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company as a director,
officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another organization or
employee benefit plan, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to
the best interests of the Company. In addition, Section&nbsp;302A.521, subdivision
3 requires payment by the Company, upon written request, of reasonable expenses
in advance of final disposition in certain instances. A decision as to
required indemnification is made by a majority of the disinterested board of
directors present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or a
designated committee of disinterested directors, by special legal counsel, by
the disinterested shareholders, or by a court.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of
its directors and officers. The indemnification agreements may require it,
among other things, to indemnify its directors and officers against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding
against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors&#146;
and officers&#146; insurance if available on reasonable terms.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company carries directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance covering
its directors and officers.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be
permitted for directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, in the opinion of the Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is therefore unenforceable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. <u>Exemptions from Registration Claimed.</u></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. <u>Exhibits.</u></B></FONT>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.9 to
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-52608) on December&nbsp;22, 2000 and
incorporated by reference herein).</FONT></TD>
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Article&nbsp;3 of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as
amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q on August&nbsp;14, 2002 and incorporated by
reference herein).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
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Articles II, V, VI and X of the Company&#146;s Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q on August&nbsp;14, 2002 and
incorporated by reference herein).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Incentive Stock Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="6"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="4"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(i)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="4"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(ii)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="4"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(iii)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="4"><FONT size="2">To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;</FONT></TD>
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<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by
the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(2)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="4"><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(3)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="4"><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="6"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan&#146;s Annual Report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)
of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="6"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&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 Atlanta, State of Georgia on this 28th day of
August 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Frank J. Belatti</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Belatti<br>
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Frank J. Belatti and Gerald J. Wilkins and each
of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for such persons 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 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 to perform each
and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully and 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, and any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Frank J. Belatti</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board and
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chief Executive Officer
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Belatti</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Dick R. Holbrook
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Dick R. Holbrook</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Gerald J. Wilkins
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President,
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chief Financial Officer and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Gerald J. Wilkins</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Victor Arias, Jr.</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">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Victor Arias, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Carolyn Hogan Byrd</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">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Carolyn Hogan Byrd</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Matt L. Figel</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">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Matt L. Figel</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ R. William Ide, III</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">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">R. William Ide, III</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Kelvin J. Pennington</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">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Kelvin J. Pennington</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ John M. Roth</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">August&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">John M. Roth</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ Ronald P. Spogli</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Director
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.9 to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.
333-52608) on December&nbsp;22, 2000 and incorporated by reference
herein).</FONT></TD>
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Article&nbsp;3 of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as amended
(filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q on August&nbsp;14, 2002 and incorporated by reference herein).</FONT></TD>
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Articles II, V, VI and X of the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated
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Form&nbsp;10-Q on August&nbsp;14, 2002 and incorporated by reference
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Opinion of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP (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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AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Incentive Stock Plan.</FONT></TD>
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AFC Enterprises, Inc.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Minnesota
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
58-2016606
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 1700
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5352
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
2002 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Gerald J. Wilkins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 1700
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5352
(770) 391-9500
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
COPIES TO:
Allan J. Tanenbaum, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs
General Counsel and Secretary
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 1700
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5352
(770) 391-9500
Jeffrey M. Stein, Esq.
King & Spalding
191 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1763
(404) 572-4600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered
Share (1)
Price (1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
4,500,000
$
22.45
$
101,025,000.00
$
9,295.00
(1)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(h), based upon the average of the high and low
reported sales price of the Registrant's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on August 27, 2002.
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
2002 Incentive Stock Plan
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will
be sent or given to employees as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Those documents and the
documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute
a prospectus that meets the requirement of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to four million five
hundred thousand (4,500,000) shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of AFC Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"), reserved for
issuance pursuant to the AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Incentive Stock Plan (the
"Plan").
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been previously filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement as of their respective dates:
(a)   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 30, 2001;
(b)   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended April 21, 2002;
(c)   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended July 14, 2002;
(d)   The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19, 2002;
(e)   The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 25, 2002;
(f)   The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 22, 2002; and
(g)   The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated February 21, 2001,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Company subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in any document incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes thereof to the extent that
a statement contained therein or in any other subsequently filed document that
is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
The Company was unable to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP to incorporate by reference in this registration statement its report dated
February 1, 2002, included in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended
December 30, 2001. Accordingly, Arthur Andersen will not be liable to
investors under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act because it has not consented to being named as an
expert in this Registration Statement, and therefore such lack of consent may
limit the recovery by investors from Arthur Andersen.
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Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Inapplicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Inapplicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's articles of incorporation provide that each of its directors
shall not be personally liable to it or its shareholders for monetary damages
for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: (i) for
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its
shareholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under sections
302A.559 or 80A.23 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act; (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or
(v) for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when the articles of
incorporation became effective.
The Company's articles of incorporation also provide that if the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act is amended to authorize any further limitation of the
liability of a director, then the liability of a director is eliminated or
limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended act. Further, the
Company's bylaws provide that it shall indemnify its directors and officers to
the maximum extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Section
302A.521, as amended.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act requires the
Company to indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding, by reason of the former or present official capacity of the person
with respect to the Company against judgments, penalties, fines, including,
without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with respect to an
employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with
the proceeding, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person
complained of in the proceeding, such person (i) has not been indemnified by
another organization or employee benefit plan for the same judgments,
penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against
the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by
the person in connection with the proceeding with respect to the same acts or
omissions; (ii) acted in good faith; (iii) received no improper personal
benefit, and statutory procedure has been followed in the case of any conflict
of interest by a director; (iv) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (v) in the case of
acts or omissions occurring in the person's performance in the official
capacity of director or, for a person not a director, in the official capacity
of officer, committee member, employee or agent, reasonably believed that the
conduct was in the best interests of the Company, or in the case of performance
by a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company as a director,
officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another organization or
employee benefit plan, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to
the best interests of the Company. In addition, Section 302A.521, subdivision
3 requires payment by the Company, upon written request, of reasonable expenses
in advance of final disposition in certain instances. A decision as to
required indemnification is made by a majority of the disinterested board of
directors present at a meeting at which a disinterested quorum is present, or a
designated committee of disinterested directors, by special legal counsel, by
the disinterested shareholders, or by a court.
The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of
its directors and officers. The indemnification agreements may require it,
among other things, to indemnify its directors and officers against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding
against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors'
and officers' insurance if available on reasonable terms.
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The Company carries directors' and officers' liability insurance covering
its directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be
permitted for directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, in the opinion of the Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7.
Exemptions from Registration Claimed.
Inapplicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Form of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-52608) on December 22, 2000 and
incorporated by reference herein).
4.2
Article 3 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as
amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q on August 14, 2002 and incorporated by
reference herein).
4.3
Articles II, V, VI and X of the Company's Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on August 14, 2002 and
incorporated by reference herein).
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Incentive Stock Plan.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
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(iii)
To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by
the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's Annual Report pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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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 Atlanta, State of Georgia on this 28th day of
August 2002.
AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/S/ Frank J. Belatti
Frank J. Belatti
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Frank J. Belatti and Gerald J. Wilkins and each
of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for such persons 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 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 to perform each
and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully and 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, and any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/ Frank J. Belatti
Chairman of the Board and
August 28, 2002
Chief Executive Officer
Frank J. Belatti
(Principal Executive Officer)
/S/ Dick R. Holbrook
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
August 28, 2002
Dick R. Holbrook
/S/ Gerald J. Wilkins
Executive Vice President,
August 28, 2002
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Gerald J. Wilkins
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
/S/ Victor Arias, Jr.
Director
August 28, 2002
Victor Arias, Jr.
/S/ Carolyn Hogan Byrd
Director
August 28, 2002
Carolyn Hogan Byrd
/S/ Matt L. Figel
Director
August 28, 2002
Matt L. Figel
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Signature
Title
Date
/S/ R. William Ide, III
Director
August 28, 2002
R. William Ide, III
/S/ Kelvin J. Pennington
Director
August 28, 2002
Kelvin J. Pennington
/S/ John M. Roth
Director
August 28, 2002
John M. Roth
/S/ Ronald P. Spogli
Director
August 28, 2002
Ronald P. Spogli
/S/ Peter Starrett
Director
August 28, 2002
Peter Starrett
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Form of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-52608) on December 22, 2000 and incorporated by reference
herein).
4.2
Article 3 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended
(filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q on August 14, 2002 and incorporated by reference herein).
4.3
Articles II, V, VI and X of the Company's Amended and Restated
Bylaws, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q on August 14, 2002 and incorporated by reference
herein).
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
AFC Enterprises, Inc. 2002 Incentive Stock Plan.