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<td align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;19, 2001
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<center><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</b><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Minnesota</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
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<B>41-1392000</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>12500 Whitewater Drive<BR>
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and zip code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2000 STOCK PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)
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Copy to:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Jay A. Herman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<br>
Check Technology Corporation<br>
12500 Whitewater Drive<br>
Minnetonka, MN 55343<br>
(952)&nbsp;939-9000<br>
(Name, address and telephone<br>
number, including area code,<br>
of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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Richard D. McNeil<br>
Kristin A. Erickson<br>
Lindquist &#038; Vennum P.L.L.P.<br>
4200 IDS Center<br>
Minneapolis, MN 55402<br>
(612)&nbsp;371-3211</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">issued pursuant to the Check Technology<br>
Corporation 2000 Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;and based
upon the closing price of the Company&#146;s Common Stock on the Nasdaq
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></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.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. (Filed electronically herewith)</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="c66643ex4-1.txt">2000 Stock Plan</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c66643ex5-1.txt">Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c66643ex23-2.txt">Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART I
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2
of Form&nbsp;S-8 is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference:
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Annual Report of the Company on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as set forth
under the caption &#147;Description of Securities&#148; in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;2-97193), including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provides that a
director of the Company is not liable for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of the law; (iii)&nbsp;under sections 302A.559 and 80A.23 of the Minnesota
Statutes; (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit; (v)&nbsp;for any act or omission occurring prior to the date such
indemnification became effective. The Company&#146;s Bylaws provide that officers
and directors shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent
permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, as amended.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act provides that a
corporation shall indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to
a proceeding by reason of acts or omissions performed in their official
capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation against
judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against such person with respect to an employee benefit plan,
settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees and
disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding if,
with respect to such acts or omissions of such person complained of in the
proceeding, such person (i)&nbsp;has not been indemnified by another organization or
employee benefit plan for the same expenses with respect to the same acts or
omissions; (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith; (iii)&nbsp;received no improper personal
benefit and Minnesota Statutes, Section&nbsp;302A.255 (regarding conflicts of
interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal
proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and
(v)&nbsp;in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their official capacity for
the corporation, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests
of the corporation, or in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their
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<P><FONT size="2">capacity for other organizations, reasonably believed that the conduct was not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In addition, Section
302A.521, subd. 3, of the Minnesota Statutes requires payment or reimbursement
by the corporation, upon written request, of reasonable expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by a person in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding in certain instances if a decision as to required indemnification is
made by a disinterested majority of the Board of Directors present at a meeting
at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of the
Board, by special legal counsel, by the shareholder or by a court.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</U> (Filed electronically herewith)
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Check Technology Corporation 2000 Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><U>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp; The Company hereby undertakes:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp; To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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<P><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 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&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">(h)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the 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 of
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 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 Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certified 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 Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on December&nbsp;19,
2001.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By</font></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jay A. Herman<BR>
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Jay A. Herman, Chairman and<BR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned officers and directors of Check Technology Corporation
hereby constitute and appoint Jay A. Herman and Robert M. Barniskis, or either
of them, with power to act one without the other, our true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for us and in our stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
and all documents relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
advisable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might of could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on December&nbsp;19, 2001.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jay A. Herman<BR>
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Jay A. Herman, Chairman<BR>
and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director</FONT></TD>
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Robert M. Barniskis, Vice-President<BR>
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R. Stephen Armstrong, Director</FONT></TD>
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Thomas H. Garrett III, Director</FONT></TD>
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Gary R. Holland, Director</FONT></TD>
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Earl W. Rogers, Director</FONT></TD>
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Registration Statement for Check Technology Corp.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2001
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
41-1392000
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
12500 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and zip code)
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2000 STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Copy to:
Jay A. Herman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Check Technology Corporation
12500 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55343
(952) 939-9000
(Name, address and telephone
number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Richard D. McNeil
Kristin A. Erickson
Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.
4200 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 371-3211
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Maximum
Proposed
Offering
Maximum
Amount of
Amount to be
Price Per
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered
Share
Offering Price
Fee
Common Stock, $.10 par value to be
1,250,000
$
6.17
(1)
$
7,712,500
(1)
$
1,843.29
issued pursuant to the Check Technology
Corporation 2000 Stock Plan
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) and based
upon the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq
National Market on December 17, 2001.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits. (Filed electronically herewith)
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
2000 Stock Plan
Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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PART I
Pursuant to Part I of Form S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2
of Form S-8 is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
The Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2001.
(b)
The description of the Company's Common Stock as set forth
under the caption "Description of Securities" in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 2-97193), including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article VI of the Company's Articles of Incorporation provides that a
director of the Company is not liable for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders; (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of the law; (iii) under sections 302A.559 and 80A.23 of the Minnesota
Statutes; (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit; (v) for any act or omission occurring prior to the date such
indemnification became effective. The Company's Bylaws provide that officers
and directors shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent
permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, as amended.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act provides that a
corporation shall indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to
a proceeding by reason of acts or omissions performed in their official
capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation against
judgments, penalties, fines, including without limitation, excise taxes
assessed against such person with respect to an employee benefit plan,
settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and
disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding if,
with respect to such acts or omissions of such person complained of in the
proceeding, such person (i) has not been indemnified by another organization or
employee benefit plan for the same expenses with respect to the same acts or
omissions; (ii) acted in good faith; (iii) received no improper personal
benefit and Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.255 (regarding conflicts of
interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (iv) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and
(v) in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their official capacity for
the corporation, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests
of the corporation, or in the case of acts or omissions by persons in their
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capacity for other organizations, reasonably believed that the conduct was not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation. In addition, Section
302A.521, subd. 3, of the Minnesota Statutes requires payment or reimbursement
by the corporation, upon written request, of reasonable expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by a person in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding in certain instances if a decision as to required indemnification is
made by a disinterested majority of the Board of Directors present at a meeting
at which a disinterested quorum is present, or by a designated committee of the
Board, by special legal counsel, by the shareholder or by a court.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
(Filed electronically herewith)
Exhibits
4.1
Check Technology Corporation 2000 Stock Plan
5.1
Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The 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:
(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 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 the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the 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 of
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 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 registrant
certified 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 Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on December 19,
2001.
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By
/s/ Jay A. Herman
Jay A. Herman, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned officers and directors of Check Technology Corporation
hereby constitute and appoint Jay A. Herman and Robert M. Barniskis, or either
of them, with power to act one without the other, our true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for us and in our stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
and all documents relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
advisable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might of could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on December 19, 2001.
Signatures
/s/ Jay A. Herman
Jay A. Herman, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Robert M. Barniskis
Robert M. Barniskis, Vice-President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ R. Stephen Armstrong
R. Stephen Armstrong, Director
/s/ Thomas H. Garrett III
Thomas H. Garrett III, Director
/s/ Gary R. Holland
Gary R. Holland, Director
/s/ Earl W. Rogers
Earl W. Rogers, Director