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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;10, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>AMSURG CORP.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>62-1493316</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>37215</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>AmSurg Corp.<BR>
Amended and Restated<BR>
1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
20 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37215</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(615)&nbsp;665-1283</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">1,500,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">22.96</TD>
    <TD>(*)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">34,440,000.00</TD>
    <TD>(*)</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,364.00</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and based on the average of the high and low price per share
of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq National Market on
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, no
par value, of AmSurg Corp., a Tennessee corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), for the
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-33576,
333-41961, 333-56950, 333-65748, 333-90156 and 333-107637) previously filed by
the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1
to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Article&nbsp;7 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December&nbsp;2, 1999, as amended on December&nbsp;13, 1999,
and as further amended on July&nbsp;11, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit&nbsp;A) and the Form of Summary of
Rights (Exhibit&nbsp;B) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1
of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A-4 (filed with
the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2003, by and between the
Registrant and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2003)</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 10th day of
August, 2004.


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    <TD colspan="3">AMSURG CORP.<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
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    <TD colspan="2">Claire M. Gulmi&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Ken P. McDonald and Claire M. Gulmi, and each
of them, his or her 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 and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents 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 their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ken P. McDonald<BR>
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Ken P. McDonald</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Claire M. Gulmi<BR>
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Claire M. Gulmi</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial<BR>
Officer, Secretary and Director (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran<BR>
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Thomas G. Cigarran</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James A. Deal<BR>
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James A. Deal</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Steven I. Geringer<BR>
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Steven I. Geringer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Debora A. Guthrie<BR>
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Debora A. Guthrie</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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Henry D. Herr</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Kevin P. Lavender<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Kevin P. Lavender</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.<BR>
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Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August 10, 2004</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Article&nbsp;7 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December&nbsp;2, 1999, as amended on December&nbsp;13, 1999,
and as further amended on July&nbsp;12, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit&nbsp;A) and the Form of Summary of
Rights (Exhibit&nbsp;B) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1
of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A-4 (filed with
the Commission on July&nbsp;13, 2001))</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2003, by and between the
Registrant and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2003)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)</TD>
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Amsurg Corp.
Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2004
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMSURG CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
62-1493316
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee
37215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
AmSurg Corp.
Amended and Restated
1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(Full Title of the Plan)
Claire M. Gulmi
20 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(615) 665-1283
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
Amount To Be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount Of
To Be Registered
Registered
Offering Price Per Share
Aggregate Offering Share
Registration Fee
Common Stock
1,500,000 shares
$
22.96
(*)
$
34,440,000.00
(*)
$
4,364.00
(*)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and based on the average of the high and low price per share
of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq National Market on
August 9, 2004.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Registration of Additional Securities
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-5.1 Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Ex-23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Table of Contents
Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, no
par value, of AmSurg Corp., a Tennessee corporation (the "Registrant"), for the
Registrant's Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-33576,
333-41961, 333-56950, 333-65748, 333-90156 and 333-107637) previously filed by
the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.2
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form 10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.3
Article 7 of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.4
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.5
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December 2, 1999, as amended on December 13, 1999,
and as further amended on July 11, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit A) and the Form of Summary of
Rights (Exhibit B) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-4 (filed with
the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.6
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2003, by and between the
Registrant and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003)
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
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Exhibit Number
Description
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 10th day of
August, 2004.
AMSURG CORP.
By:
/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Ken P. McDonald and Claire M. Gulmi, and each
of them, his or her 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 and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents 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 their 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 has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Ken P. McDonald
Ken P. McDonald
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
August 10, 2004
/s/ Claire M. Gulmi
Claire M. Gulmi
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Director (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 10, 2004
/s/ Thomas G. Cigarran
Thomas G. Cigarran
Chairman of the Board
August 10, 2004
/s/ James A. Deal
James A. Deal
Director
August 10, 2004
/s/ Steven I. Geringer
Steven I. Geringer
Director
August 10, 2004
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Debora A. Guthrie
Debora A. Guthrie
Director
August 10, 2004
Henry D. Herr
Director
/s/ Kevin P. Lavender
Kevin P. Lavender
Director
August 10, 2004
/s/ Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D.
Director
August 10, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated AmSurg Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2004)
4.2
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form 10/A-4 (filed with the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.3
Article 7 of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated
Charter, as amended (restated electronically for filing
purposes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.4
Articles 2 and 6 of the Registrant's Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004)
4.5
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, originally
dated December 2, 1999, as amended on December 13, 1999,
and as further amended on July 12, 2001, between AmSurg
Corp. and SunTrust Bank Atlanta, including the Form of
Rights Certificate (Exhibit A) and the Form of Summary of
Rights (Exhibit B) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-4 (filed with
the Commission on July 13, 2001))
4.6
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2003, by and between the
Registrant and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003)
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)