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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 28, 2003</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION NO. 333 &#150;</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Tractor Supply Company</FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></div>

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13-3139732</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">320 Plus Park Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37217</FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code)</FONT></div>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2000 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.<BR>
Chairman of the Board and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Tractor Supply Company<BR>
320 Plus Park Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37217<BR></FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></div>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(615)&nbsp;366-4600</FONT>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></div>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
Edward M. Kane, Esq.<BR>
Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP<BR>
One Landmark Square<BR>
Stamford, Connecticut 06901<BR>
(203)&nbsp;324-8100</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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$0.008 per share</FONT></TD>
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2,000,000 shares
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Notes:</FONT>

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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This registration statement also covers such additional indeterminate
number of shares as may be issuable as a result of any stock dividend, stock
split, reorganization or other similar transaction.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The proposed maximum aggregate offering price, estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee, has been computed in accordance
with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (i)&nbsp;in the
case of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of
outstanding options, the fee is calculated on the basis of the price at which
the options may be exercised; and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of shares of common stock
for which options have not yet been granted and the option price of which is
therefore unknown, the fee is calculated on the basis of the average of the
high and low prices of Tractor Supply Company&#146;s Common Stock, on January&nbsp;23,
2003, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv4w1.txt">RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv5.txt">OPINION OF SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv23w1.txt">CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv23w2.txt">CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv24w1.txt">POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JOSEPH H. SCARLETT, JR.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv24w2.txt">POWER OF ATTORNEY OF CALVIN B. MASSMAN</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv24w3.txt">POWER OF ATTORNEY OF THOMAS O. FLOOD</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv24w4.txt">POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JOSEPH D. MAXWELL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g80359exv24w5.txt">POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JOSEPH M. RODGERS</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PLAN INFORMATION.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this
registration statement will be sent or given to employees or to non-employee
directors as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of
Part II of this Form&nbsp;S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by
reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this registration statement (which documents
are incorporated by reference in this Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus), other
documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant to Rule
428(b) or additional information about the Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan are available without charge by contacting:
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Tractor Supply Company<BR>
320 Plus Park Blvd.<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37217<BR>
(615)&nbsp;366-4600<BR>
Attention: Corporate Secretary</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been previously filed by Tractor Supply
Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are
incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;29, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s quarterly reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended
March&nbsp;30, 2002, June&nbsp;29, 2002 and September&nbsp;28, 2002.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in its
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;31,
1994, as amended by the Form&nbsp;8-A/A of the Company, filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;14, 1994, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, after the date of this registration statement and prior to
such time as the Company files a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold, or which
deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options granted under the Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan has
been passed upon for the Company by Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP. Gerard E. Jones, of
counsel to Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP, is a director of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Jones also
holds options granted under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, and under a
predecessor plan, which he received for his services as a director. Edward M.
Kane, a partner of Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP, is a stockholder of the Company.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
&#147;DGCL&#148;) grants each corporation organized thereunder, such as the Company, the
power to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities for certain
of their acts. Article&nbsp;VI of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company
provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the Company to the
extent permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL. Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL
permits a provision in the certificate of incorporation of each corporation
organized thereunder, such as the Company, eliminating or limiting, with
certain exceptions, the personal liability of a director to the corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of fiduciary duty as
a director. Article&nbsp;Seventh of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company eliminates the liability of directors except to the extent that
such liability arises (i)&nbsp;from a breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to
the Company or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;as a result of acts or omissions not in
good faith or which
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<P><FONT size="2">involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under
Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, or (iv)&nbsp;from any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. The foregoing statements are subject to
the detailed provisions of Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, Article&nbsp;Seventh of
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and Article&nbsp;VI of the
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, as applicable.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance which
insures against certain liabilities that directors and officers of the Company
may incur in such capacities.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBITS.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed (except where otherwise indicated) as
part of this registration statement:
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company,
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February&nbsp;14, 1994.</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on April&nbsp;28, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on May&nbsp;13, 1997.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.7 to
the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration No.
33-73028, filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;17, 1993, and
incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;A to
the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A, filed with
the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2000, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-23314, and
incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Calvin B. Massmann.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Thomas O. Flood.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Joseph D. Maxwell.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Joseph M. Rodgers.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of S. P. Braud.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Gerard E. Jones.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Sam K. Reed.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of James F. Wright.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Cynthia T. Jamison.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.</FONT>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;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 value of
securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the high
or low 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;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;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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<P><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, as amended, that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
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>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, 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>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 of 1933, as amended, and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES</FONT>

<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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 28th day
of January, 2003.
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By:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.<BR>
Chairman of the Board and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</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,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.<BR>
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Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board,<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Calvin B. Massmann<BR>
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Calvin B. Massmann</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President &#151;
Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
Treasurer (Principal Financial<BR>
Officer and Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Thomas O. Flood *<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thomas O. Flood</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">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph D. Maxwell *<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph D. Maxwell</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">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph P. Rodgers *<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph P. Rodgers</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">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ S.P. Braud *<BR>
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S.P. Braud</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">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Gerard E. Jones</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Sam K. Reed *<BR>
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Sam K. Reed</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James F. Wright *<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
James F. Wright</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">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Cynthia T. Jamison *<BR>
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Cynthia T. Jamison</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">January 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Calvin B. Massmann<BR>
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Calvin B. Massmann<BR>
Attorney-In-Fact</FONT></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company,
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February&nbsp;14, 1994.</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on April&nbsp;28, 1995.</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on May&nbsp;13, 1997.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.7 to
the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration No.
33-73028, filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;17, 1993, and
incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;A to
the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A, filed with
the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2000, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-23314, and
incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP as to the legality of the securities
being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Shipman &#038; Goodwin LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Calvin B. Massmann.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Thomas O. Flood.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Joseph D. Maxwell.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Joseph M. Rodgers.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of S. P. Braud.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Gerard E. Jones.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Sam K. Reed.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of James F. Wright.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney, dated January&nbsp;23, 2003, of Cynthia T. Jamison.</FONT></TD>
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 28, 2003
REGISTRATION NO. 333 –
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Tractor Supply Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3139732
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
320 Plus Park Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37217
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Tractor Supply Company
320 Plus Park Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37217
(Name and address of agent for service)
(615) 366-4600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Edward M. Kane, Esq.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
One Landmark Square
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(203) 324-8100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of each class
Maximum
Maximum
of Securities to be
Amount to be
Offering Price per
Aggregate
Amount of
Registered (1)
Registered (1)
Share (2)
Offering Price (2)
Registration Fee(2)
Common Stock, par value
$0.008 per share
2,000,000 shares
$
43.21
$
55,757,053
$
5,130
Notes:
(1)
This registration statement also covers such additional indeterminate
number of shares as may be issuable as a result of any stock dividend, stock
split, reorganization or other similar transaction.
(2)
The proposed maximum aggregate offering price, estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee, has been computed in accordance
with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (i) in the
case of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of
outstanding options, the fee is calculated on the basis of the price at which
the options may be exercised; and (ii) in the case of shares of common stock
for which options have not yet been granted and the option price of which is
therefore unknown, the fee is calculated on the basis of the average of the
high and low prices of Tractor Supply Company's Common Stock, on January 23,
2003, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OPINION OF SHIPMAN & GOODWIN LLP
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JOSEPH H. SCARLETT, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF CALVIN B. MASSMAN
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF THOMAS O. FLOOD
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JOSEPH D. MAXWELL
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JOSEPH M. RODGERS
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF S.P. BRAUD
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF GERARD E. JONES
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF SAM K. REED
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF JAMES F. WRIGHT
POWER OF ATTORNEY OF CYNTHIA T. JAMISON
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1.    PLAN INFORMATION.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this
registration statement will be sent or given to employees or to non-employee
directors as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of
Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM 2.    REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by
reference in Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement (which documents
are incorporated by reference in this Section 10(a) prospectus), other
documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant to Rule
428(b) or additional information about the Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan are available without charge by contacting:
Tractor Supply Company
320 Plus Park Blvd.
Nashville, Tennessee 37217
(615) 366-4600
Attention: Corporate Secretary
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.    INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents have been previously filed by Tractor Supply
Company (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are
incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
(a)    The Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 29, 2001.
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(b)    The Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 30, 2002, June 29, 2002 and September 28, 2002.
(c)    The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its
registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on January 31,
1994, as amended by the Form 8-A/A of the Company, filed with the Commission on
February 14, 1994, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, after the date of this registration statement and prior to
such time as the Company files a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold, or which
deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4.    DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.    INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
The validity of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options granted under the Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan has
been passed upon for the Company by Shipman & Goodwin LLP. Gerard E. Jones, of
counsel to Shipman & Goodwin LLP, is a director of the Company. Mr. Jones also
holds options granted under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, and under a
predecessor plan, which he received for his services as a director. Edward M.
Kane, a partner of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, is a stockholder of the Company.
ITEM 6.     INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"DGCL") grants each corporation organized thereunder, such as the Company, the
power to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities for certain
of their acts. Article VI of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company
provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the Company to the
extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL
permits a provision in the certificate of incorporation of each corporation
organized thereunder, such as the Company, eliminating or limiting, with
certain exceptions, the personal liability of a director to the corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of fiduciary duty as
a director. Article Seventh of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company eliminates the liability of directors except to the extent that
such liability arises (i) from a breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the Company or its stockholders, (ii) as a result of acts or omissions not in
good faith or which
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involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) from any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. The foregoing statements are subject to
the detailed provisions of Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, Article Seventh of
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and Article VI of the
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, as applicable.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance which
insures against certain liabilities that directors and officers of the Company
may incur in such capacities.
ITEM 7.    EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.    EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed (except where otherwise indicated) as
part of this registration statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company,
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 14, 1994.
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on April 28, 1995.
4.3
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on May 13, 1997.
4.4
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.7 to
the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, Registration No.
33-73028, filed with the Commission on December 17, 1993, and
incorporated herein by reference).
4.5
Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit A to
the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with
the Commission on March 24, 2000, Commission File No. 000-23314, and
incorporated herein by reference).
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Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Shipman & Goodwin LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of Shipman & Goodwin LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
24.2
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Calvin B. Massmann.
24.3
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Thomas O. Flood.
24.4
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Joseph D. Maxwell.
24.5
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Joseph M. Rodgers.
24.6
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of S. P. Braud.
24.7
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Gerard E. Jones.
24.8
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Sam K. Reed.
24.9
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of James F. Wright.
24.10
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Cynthia T. Jamison.
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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,
as amended;
(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 value of
securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the high
or low 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;
(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, as amended, that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
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 of 1933, as amended, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, 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 of 1933, as amended, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 of 1933, as amended, 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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 28th day
of January, 2003.
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
By:
/s/ Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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/ Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
January 28, 2003
/s/ Calvin B. Massmann
Calvin B. Massmann
Senior Vice President —
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
January 28, 2003
/s/ Thomas O. Flood *
Thomas O. Flood
Director
January 28, 2003
/s/ Joseph D. Maxwell *
Joseph D. Maxwell
Director
January 28, 2003
/s/ Joseph P. Rodgers *
Joseph P. Rodgers
Director
January 28, 2003
/s/ S.P. Braud *
S.P. Braud
Director
January 28, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gerard E. Jones *
Gerard E. Jones
Director
January 28, 2003
/s/ Sam K. Reed *
Sam K. Reed
Director
January 28, 2003
/s/ James F. Wright *
James F. Wright
Director
January 28, 2003
/s/ Cynthia T. Jamison *
Cynthia T. Jamison
Director
January 28, 2003
*By:
/s/ Calvin B. Massmann
Calvin B. Massmann
Attorney-In-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company,
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 14, 1994.
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on April 28, 1995.
4.3
Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, of the Company, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
on May 13, 1997.
4.4
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.7 to
the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, Registration No.
33-73028, filed with the Commission on December 17, 1993, and
incorporated herein by reference).
4.5
Tractor Supply Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit A to
the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with
the Commission on March 24, 2000, Commission File No. 000-23314, and
incorporated herein by reference).
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Opinion of Shipman & Goodwin LLP as to the legality of the securities
being registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of Shipman & Goodwin LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Joseph H. Scarlett, Jr.
24.2
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Calvin B. Massmann.
24.3
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Thomas O. Flood.
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Exhibit No.
Description
24.4
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Joseph D. Maxwell.
24.5
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Joseph M. Rodgers.
24.6
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of S. P. Braud.
24.7
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Gerard E. Jones.
24.8
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Sam K. Reed.
24.9
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of James F. Wright.
24.10
Power of Attorney, dated January 23, 2003, of Cynthia T. Jamison.