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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;9, 2004.<BR>
File No.&nbsp;333-________

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

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

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</DIV>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>RARE Hospitality International, Inc.</B>

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


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>8215 Roswell Road, Building 600<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30350<BR>
(770)&nbsp;399-9595</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>JOIA M. JOHNSON<BR>
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>LAURA G. THATCHER<BR>
Alston &#038; Bird LLP</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>8215 Roswell Road, Building 600</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>One Atlantic Center</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30350</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1201 West Peachtree Street, NW</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(770)&nbsp;399-9595</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424</B></TD>
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telephone number, including area code, of<BR>
agent for service)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(404)&nbsp;881-7546</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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no par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">2,863,003 </TD>
    <TD nowrap>(1)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">25.54</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">73,121,096.62</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">9,264.44</TD>
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no par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">56,997 </TD>
    <TD nowrap>(1)</TD>
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    <TD align="right">26.36</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,502,440.92</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">190.36</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">2,920,000 </TD>
    <TD nowrap>(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">74,623,537.54</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">9,454.80</TD>
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    <TD>Amount to be registered consists of 2,920,000 shares to be issued
pursuant to the grant or exercise of awards granted to employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors under the RARE Hospitality
International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
including additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with
the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), the registration fee
calculation for these shares is based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Company&#146;s Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on June&nbsp;7, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD>Determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), the registration fee
calculation for these shares is based on the weighted average exercise
price of the 56,997 stock options previously granted under the Plan.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. Not Applicable</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Not Applicable</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008"> Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g89562exv23w2.txt">EX-23.2 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g89562exv99w1.txt">EX-99.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG TERM INCENTIVE</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The documents constituting Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will
be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Upon written or oral request, the Company will provide, without
charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
Registration Statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the
Section 10(a) prospectus. The Company will also provide, without charge, upon
written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to employees
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned information, should
be directed to Joia M. Johnson, Esq. at the address and telephone number on the
cover of this Registration Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by RARE Hospitality International,
Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and are deemed to be a part hereof from the date of the filing
of such documents:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;28, 2003;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act since December&nbsp;28, 2003;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The description of Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including
all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;The description of rights to purchase Series&nbsp;A junior participating
preferred stock contained in the Company&#146;s registration statement filed under
Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;All other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities that
remain unsold.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
purpose of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation eliminate the personal liability of our
directors to us or our shareholders for monetary damage for any breach of duty
as a director, provided that we cannot eliminate or limit the liability of a
director for:


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    <TD>an act or omission which involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws require us to indemnify any director or officer who was or is
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative because such person is
or was one of our directors or officers, against liability incurred by the
director or officer in such proceeding, if the action of the party being
indemnified meets the standard of conduct specified therein. Our bylaws
provide that we will not indemnify any director or officer for any liabilities
incurred in a proceeding in which the director or officer is adjudged liable to
us or is subjected to injunctive relief in our favor for:


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    <TD>any appropriation, in violation of such director&#146;s or
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnified persons would also be entitled to have us advance expenses
prior to the final disposition of the proceeding. If it is ultimately
determined that they are not entitled to indemnification, however, such amounts
would be repaid. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our officers and directors pursuant
to these provisions, the Commission has informed us that in its opinion such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We maintain a standard form of officers&#146; and directors&#146; liability
insurance policy which provides coverage to our officers and directors for
liabilities, including liabilities which may arise out of this registration
statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B>Not Applicable.


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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated hereby reference.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-2
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:


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



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Company 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 Company 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on June&nbsp;9, 2004.


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    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">RARE Hospitality International, Inc.</TD>
</TR>

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

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

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" width="50%" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Philip J. Hickey</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Philip J. Hickey, Jr., Joia M. Johnson and W.
Douglas Benn, and each of them (with full power in each to act alone), his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of the, or their
or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


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

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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ W. Douglas Benn
<HR size="1" noshade>
W. Douglas Benn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President,
Finance and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Roger L. Boeve
<HR size="1" noshade>
Roger L. Boeve
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-4
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Carolyn H. Byrd
<HR size="1" noshade>
Carolyn H. Byrd
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Don L. Chapman
<HR size="1" noshade>
Don L. Chapman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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


<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>James D. Dixon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dick R. Holbrook
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dick R. Holbrook
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;1, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lewis H. Jordan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Eugene I. Lee, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Eugene I. Lee, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ George W. McKerrow, Sr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
George W. McKerrow, Sr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ronald W. San Martin
<HR size="1" noshade>
Ronald W. San Martin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX<BR>
TO<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2002)</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Company, as amended (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2002)</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Alston &#038; Bird LLP regarding the legality of the
securities being registered</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Alston &#038; Bird LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Amended and Restated
2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan</TD>
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RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2004.
File No. 333-________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Georgia
58-1498312
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification Number)
8215 Roswell Road, Building 600
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
(770) 399-9595
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)
RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copy to:
JOIA M. JOHNSON
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
LAURA G. THATCHER
Alston & Bird LLP
8215 Roswell Road, Building 600
One Atlantic Center
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
1201 West Peachtree Street, NW
(770) 399-9595
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
(Name, address, including zip code, and
telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service)
(404) 881-7546
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
be Registered
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
no par value
2,863,003
(1)
$
25.54
(2)
$
73,121,096.62
(2)
$
9,264.44
Common Stock,
no par value
56,997
(1)
$
26.36
(3)
$
1,502,440.92
(3)
$
190.36
Total
2,920,000
(1)
—
$
74,623,537.54
$
9,454.80
(1)
Amount to be registered consists of 2,920,000 shares to be issued
pursuant to the grant or exercise of awards granted to employees,
officers, directors, consultants and advisors under the RARE Hospitality
International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
including additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with
the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.
(2)
Determined in accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration fee
calculation for these shares is based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Company's Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on June 7, 2004.
(3)
Determined in accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration fee
calculation for these shares is based on the weighted average exercise
price of the 56,997 stock options previously granted under the Plan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities. Not Applicable
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Not Applicable
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF ALSTON & BIRD LLP
EX-23.2 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-99.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG TERM INCENTIVE
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
(a) The documents constituting Part I of this Registration Statement will
be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) Upon written or oral request, the Company will provide, without
charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the
Section 10(a) prospectus. The Company will also provide, without charge, upon
written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to employees
pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned information, should
be directed to Joia M. Johnson, Esq. at the address and telephone number on the
cover of this Registration Statement.
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents have been filed by RARE Hospitality International,
Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and are deemed to be a part hereof from the date of the filing
of such documents:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 28, 2003;
(2) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 28, 2003;
(3) The description of Common Stock contained in the Company's
Registration Statement filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including
all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description;
(4) The description of rights to purchase Series A junior participating
preferred stock contained in the Company's registration statement filed under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(5) All other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities that
remain unsold.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
purpose of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our articles of incorporation eliminate the personal liability of our
directors to us or our shareholders for monetary damage for any breach of duty
as a director, provided that we cannot eliminate or limit the liability of a
director for:
•
a breach of duty involving appropriation of a business opportunity of ours;
•
an act or omission which involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
any transaction from which the director receives an improper personal benefit; or
•
unlawful corporate distributions.
Our bylaws require us to indemnify any director or officer who was or is
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative because such person is
or was one of our directors or officers, against liability incurred by the
director or officer in such proceeding, if the action of the party being
indemnified meets the standard of conduct specified therein. Our bylaws
provide that we will not indemnify any director or officer for any liabilities
incurred in a proceeding in which the director or officer is adjudged liable to
us or is subjected to injunctive relief in our favor for:
•
any appropriation, in violation of such director's or
officer's duties, of any business opportunity of ours;
•
acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
unlawful corporate distributions; or
•
any transaction from which such officer or director received an improper personal benefit.
Indemnified persons would also be entitled to have us advance expenses
prior to the final disposition of the proceeding. If it is ultimately
determined that they are not entitled to indemnification, however, such amounts
would be repaid. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our officers and directors pursuant
to these provisions, the Commission has informed us that in its opinion such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
We maintain a standard form of officers' and directors' liability
insurance policy which provides coverage to our officers and directors for
liabilities, including liabilities which may arise out of this registration
statement.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated hereby reference.
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Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of 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;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;
Provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities being 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 Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in 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 of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Company 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 Company 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on June 9, 2004.
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
By:
/s/ Philip J. Hickey
Philip J. Hickey
Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Philip J. Hickey, Jr., Joia M. Johnson and W.
Douglas Benn, and each of them (with full power in each to act alone), his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of the, or their
or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 9, 2004
/s/ W. Douglas Benn
W. Douglas Benn
Executive Vice President,
Finance and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
June 9, 2004
/s/ Roger L. Boeve
Roger L. Boeve
Director
June 9, 2004
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Carolyn H. Byrd
Carolyn H. Byrd
Director
June 9, 2004
/s/ Don L. Chapman
Don L. Chapman
Director
June 9, 2004
James D. Dixon
Director
/s/ Dick R. Holbrook
Dick R. Holbrook
Director
June 1, 2004
Lewis H. Jordan
Director
/s/ Eugene I. Lee, Jr.
Eugene I. Lee, Jr.
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
June 9, 2004
/s/ George W. McKerrow, Sr.
George W. McKerrow, Sr.
Director
June 9, 2004
/s/ Ronald W. San Martin
Ronald W. San Martin
Director
June 9, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002)
4.2
Bylaws of the Company, as amended (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002)
5.1
Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding the legality of the
securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Amended and Restated
2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan