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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;29, 2002
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D. C. 20549
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Under
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
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<TD align="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>36-4108550</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>350 East Dundee Road, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Wheeling, Illinois 60090</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.<BR>
1997 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN<BR>
AND<BR>
2002 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>J. Christopher Alstrin<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.<BR>
350 East Dundee Road, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Wheeling, Illinois 60090</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
<B>(847)&nbsp;537-0020</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copies to:<BR>
<B>Jeffrey R. Patt, Esq.<BR>
Ernest W. Torain, Jr., Esq.<BR>
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman<BR>
525 West Monroe Street, Suite&nbsp;1600<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693<BR>
(312)&nbsp;902-5200</B>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan
described herein.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the average of the high and low
prices per share of Common Stock of Taylor Capital Group, Inc., on October
25, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 is included in the
prospectus for the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 1997 and 2002 Incentive
Compensation Plans, and is not being filed with, or included in, this
Registration Statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;).

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Commission:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(4)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;16, 2002, which constituted a
part of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.
333-89158) as amended; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A
(Registration No.&nbsp;000-50034) filed with the Commission on October
10, 2002 in which there is described the terms, rights and
provisions applicable to the Company&#146;s outstanding Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement 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 a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes that statement.
Any such statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed
upon for the Company by Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, Chicago, Illinois.
Melvin E. Pearl, a partner of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, is a member of the
Company&#146;s Board of Directors.

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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taylor Capital Group, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Reference is made to Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, or DGCL, which enables a corporation in its original
certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director for violations of the director&#146;s fiduciary
duty, except (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)
pursuant to Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, which provides for liability of directors
for unlawful payments of dividends of unlawful stock purchase or redemptions or
(4)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
benefit.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is also made to Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, which provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who is,
or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed
legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, other than an action by or in the right of such corporation, by
reason of the fact that such person was an officer, director, employee or agent
of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as
a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise.
The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such
officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the corporation&#146;s best
interest and, for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any officer or
director in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the
corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or
otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must
indemnify him against the expenses that such officer or director actually and
reasonably incurred.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s bylaws provide for indemnification of the officers and
directors to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
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<P><FONT size="2">Not Applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Form of Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
filed October&nbsp;10, 2002 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of Taylor Capital Group,
Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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Form of certificate representing Taylor Capital Group, Inc.
Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 of the
Amended Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
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Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.25 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.53 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman (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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Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this 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 this
Registration Statement, and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change in such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (l)(i) and (l)(ii)
shall not apply if the information required by those clauses to be included in
a post-effective amendment is contained in the periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2)&nbsp;that, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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; and
(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
Registrant&#146;s 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan or 2002 Incentive Compensation
Plan.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference into this 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.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions and agreements summarized in Item&nbsp;6 above
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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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, 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 Wheeling, State of Illinois, on this 25th day of October 2002.

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        <TD colspan="2" valign="top"><FONT size="2">TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jeffrey W. Taylor<BR>
<HR noshade size="1" width="75%">
Jeffrey W. Taylor<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J.
Christopher Alstrin<BR>
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J. Christopher Alstrin<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below authorizes J. Christopher
Alstrin as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his behalf, in
any and all capacities, this Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
relating to the common stock and any amendments, including post-effective
amendments, thereto, necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the Commission, in respect thereof, in connection with the
registration of the securities which are the subject of such registration
statement, which amendments may make such changes in such registration
statement as such attorneys may deem appropriate, and with full power and
authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any
such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or
done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as
each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby
ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>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.</B>

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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jeffrey W. Taylor<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Jeffrey W. Taylor</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bruce W. Taylor<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Bruce W. Taylor</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Christopher Alstrin<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
J. Christopher Alstrin</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">October&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Cindy Taylor Bleil<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Cindy Taylor Bleil</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">October&nbsp;26, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Adelyn Dougherty Leander<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Adelyn Dougherty Leander</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">October&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ronald D. Emanuel<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Ronald D. Emanuel</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">October&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Melvin E. Pearl<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Melvin E. Pearl</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">October&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard W. Tinberg<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Richard W. Tinberg</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">October&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mark L. Yeager<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Mark L. Yeager</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">October&nbsp;28, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Edward McGowan<BR>
<HR noshade size="1">
Edward McGowan</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>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
filed October&nbsp;10, 2002 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of Taylor Capital Group,
Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of certificate representing Taylor Capital Group, Inc.
Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 of the
Amended Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.25 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.53 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 filed October&nbsp;10, 2002
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-89158)).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman (included in
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages).</FONT></TD>
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Taylor Capital Group, Inc.
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2002
Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
36-4108550
(I. R. S. Employer
Identification Number)
350 East Dundee Road, Suite 300
Wheeling, Illinois 60090
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
1997 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
AND
2002 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the Plans)
J. Christopher Alstrin
Chief Financial Officer
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
350 East Dundee Road, Suite 300
Wheeling, Illinois 60090
(Name and address of agent for service)
(847) 537-0020
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jeffrey R. Patt, Esq.
Ernest W. Torain, Jr., Esq.
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman
525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693
(312) 902-5200
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
1,250,000
$
17.105
$
21,381,250
$
1,967
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan
described herein.
(2)
Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the average of the high and low
prices per share of Common Stock of Taylor Capital Group, Inc., on October
25, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
PART I
Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus
The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is included in the
prospectus for the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 1997 and 2002 Incentive
Compensation Plans, and is not being filed with, or included in, this
Registration Statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (the "Company") hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Commission:
a.
The Company's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
filed with the Commission on October 16, 2002, which constituted a
part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-89158) as amended; and
b.
The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(Registration No. 000-50034) filed with the Commission on October
10, 2002 in which there is described the terms, rights and
provisions applicable to the Company's outstanding Common Stock.
In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes that statement.
Any such statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed
upon for the Company by Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, Chicago, Illinois.
Melvin E. Pearl, a partner of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, is a member of the
Company's Board of Directors.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, or DGCL, which enables a corporation in its original
certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director for violations of the director's fiduciary
duty, except (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)
pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, which provides for liability of directors
for unlawful payments of dividends of unlawful stock purchase or redemptions or
(4) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Reference is also made to Section 145 of the DGCL, which provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who is,
or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed
legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, other than an action by or in the right of such corporation, by
reason of the fact that such person was an officer, director, employee or agent
of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as
a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise.
The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such
officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the corporation's best
interest and, for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any officer or
director in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the
corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or
otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must
indemnify him against the expenses that such officer or director actually and
reasonably incurred.
The Company's bylaws provide for indemnification of the officers and
directors to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Form of Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.1 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of Taylor Capital Group,
Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.3
Form of certificate representing Taylor Capital Group, Inc.
Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the
Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.4
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.25 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.5
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.53 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
5.1
Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman (included in
Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages).
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, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this 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 this
Registration Statement, and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change in such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (l)(i) and (l)(ii)
shall not apply if the information required by those clauses to be included in
a post-effective amendment is contained in the periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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; and
(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
Registrant's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan or 2002 Incentive Compensation
Plan.
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 Section 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 into this 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 or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions and agreements summarized in Item 6 above
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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, 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 Wheeling, State of Illinois, on this 25th day of October 2002.
TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Jeffrey W. Taylor
Jeffrey W. Taylor
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ J.
Christopher Alstrin
J. Christopher Alstrin
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes J. Christopher
Alstrin as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his behalf, in
any and all capacities, this Company's registration statement on Form S-8
relating to the common stock and any amendments, including post-effective
amendments, thereto, necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the Commission, in respect thereof, in connection with the
registration of the securities which are the subject of such registration
statement, which amendments may make such changes in such registration
statement as such attorneys may deem appropriate, and with full power and
authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any
such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or
done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as
each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby
ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
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.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Jeffrey W. Taylor
Jeffrey W. Taylor
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
October 25, 2002
/s/ Bruce W. Taylor
Bruce W. Taylor
President and Director
October 25, 2002
/s/ J. Christopher Alstrin
J. Christopher Alstrin
Chief Financial Officer and Director
October 25, 2002
/s/ Cindy Taylor Bleil
Cindy Taylor Bleil
Director
October 26, 2002
/s/ Adelyn Dougherty Leander
Adelyn Dougherty Leander
Director
October 28, 2002
(Signatures continue on following page.)
/s/ Ronald D. Emanuel
Ronald D. Emanuel
Director
October 25, 2002
/s/ Melvin E. Pearl
Melvin E. Pearl
Director
October 25, 2002
/s/ Richard W. Tinberg
Richard W. Tinberg
Director
October 25, 2002
/s/ Mark L. Yeager
Mark L. Yeager
Director
October 28, 2002
/s/ Edward McGowan
Edward McGowan
Director
October 25, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.1 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of Taylor Capital Group,
Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.3
Form of certificate representing Taylor Capital Group, Inc.
Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the
Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.4
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.25 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
4.5
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 2002 Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.53 of the Amended
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).
5.1
Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman (included in
Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages).