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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2005



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

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


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B>


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


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>MINNESOTA</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-1484525</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">400 Galleria Parkway<BR>
Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30326<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Mr. Steven A. Odom<BR>
Verso Technologies, Inc.<BR>
400 Galleria Parkway<BR>
Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30326<BR>
(678)&nbsp;589-3500
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Robert C. Hussle, Esq.<BR>
Rogers &#038; Hardin LLP<BR>
2700 International Tower<BR>
229 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30303<BR>
(404)&nbsp;522-4700</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Names, Addresses, including Zip Codes, and Telephone Numbers, including Area Codes, of Agents for Service)



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


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                    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,500,000</TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$0.34</TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$850,000.00</TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$100.05</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;Represents shares issuable pursuant to the Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the Plan as described herein.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(3)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and solely for
the purpose of calculating the applicable registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per
share has been estimated at $10.34, which amount represents the average of the high and low sales
prices of the common stock of Verso Technologies, Inc. on April 8, 2005 as reported on The
Nasdaq SmallCap Stock Market.



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



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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register additional shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Verso Technologies, Inc. (&#147;Verso&#148;) issuable
pursuant to the Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Verso
initially registered shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan on a Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-85107) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
on August&nbsp;13, 1999 (the &#147;Initial Registration Statement&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, the contents of the Initial Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement:


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    <TD>Verso&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Common Stock contained in Verso&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;0-22190) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;24, 1993; and</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Verso&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;18,
2005, January&nbsp;27, 2005, February&nbsp;8, 2005, February&nbsp;24, 2005, March&nbsp;1, 2005, March&nbsp;21,
2005 and April&nbsp;6, 2005.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by Verso pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all the shares of
Common Stock offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares 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. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><U><B>Description of Securities</B></U>.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U>.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of Common Stock registered herby has been passed upon by Rogers &#038;
Hardin LLP. As of the date hereof, certain partners of Rogers &#038; Hardin LLP hold an immaterial
number of shares of Common Stock.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verso
has agreed to indemnify and hold KPMG LLP (&#147;KPMG&#148;) harmless
against and from any and all legal costs and expenses incurred by KPMG
in successful defense of any legal action or proceeding that arises
as a result of KPMG&#146;s consent to the incorporation by reference
of its audit report on Verso&#146;s past financial statements
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;V of Verso&#146;s articles of incorporation limits the liability of its directors to the
fullest extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the &#147;MBCA&#148;). Specifically,
directors of Verso will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as directors, except liability for (i)&nbsp;any breach of the duty of loyalty to Verso or its
shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;dividends or other distributions of corporate assets that are in
contravention of certain statutory or contractual restrictions, (iv)&nbsp;violations of certain
Minnesota securities laws, or (v)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derives an improper
personal benefit.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IV of Verso&#146;s articles of incorporation gives Verso the power and authority to provide
indemnification to officers, directors, employees and agents of Verso to the fullest extent
permissible under the MBCA. Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the MBCA requires that Verso indemnify any
director, officer or employee made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding, by reason of
the former or present official capacity of the


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">person, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards are met. &#147;Proceeding&#148; means a
threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative
proceeding, including a derivative action in the name of Verso. Reference is made to the detailed
terms of Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the MBCA for a complete statement of such indemnification rights.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII of Verso&#146;s bylaws provides that Verso shall indemnify such persons, for such
expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as
permitted by the MBCA, as now enacted or hereafter amended, provided that a determination is made
in each case, in the manner required by such statute, that the person seeking indemnification is
eligible therefor.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verso maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance, including a reimbursement policy
in favor of Verso. Verso has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
directors and non-director officers at the level of Vice President and above. Verso&#146;s shareholders
ratified such agreements at the 2001 annual meeting of shareholders of Verso.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B><U><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></U>.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed on the Exhibit&nbsp;Index included elsewhere
herein.


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



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    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus
required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 (b)&nbsp;if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table set forth
in this Registration Statement; and</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
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    <TD>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.</TD>
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    <TD>To remove registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.</TD>
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    <TD>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 13(a) or Section 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 in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 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 of 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.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&#091;SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE&#093;



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-4
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in Atlanta, Georgia, on this 13th day of April, 2005.


<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Steven A. Odom</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Steven A. Odom&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><I>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each of the undersigned officers and directors of Verso
Technologies, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steven A. Odom and Juliet M. Reising,
his or her attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for
him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith or in connection with the registration of the shares of Company&#146;s common stock
under the Securities Act of 1933, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary in connection with such matters as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact
and agent or his or her substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


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

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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Steven
A. Odom<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Steven A. Odom
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Officer (Principal</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" 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">Executive Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Juliet
M. Reising<BR><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Juliet M. Reising
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Officer Principal Financial Officer and</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" 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">Principal Accounting Officer) and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Lewis
Jaffe<BR><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Lewis Jaffe
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Operating Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul R. Garcia<BR><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Paul R. Garcia
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Gary H. Heck<BR><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Gary H. Heck</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Amy L. Newmark<BR><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amy L. Newmark</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen E. Raville<BR><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Stephen E. Raville
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;James A. Verbrugge<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
James A. Verbrugge
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 13, 2005</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <B>Description</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <B>Method of Filing</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan,
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by</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">as amended.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</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">to the Registrant&#146;s</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">Current Report on</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">Form&nbsp;8-K filed on</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">December&nbsp;22, 2004.</TD>
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    <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">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Rogers &#038; Hardin LLP.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Rogers &#038; Hardin LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
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    <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">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto).
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith.</TD>
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VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2005
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
MINNESOTA
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
41-1484525
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
400 Galleria Parkway
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Mr. Steven A. Odom
Verso Technologies, Inc.
400 Galleria Parkway
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(678) 589-3500
Robert C. Hussle, Esq.
Rogers & Hardin LLP
2700 International Tower
229 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 522-4700
(Names, Addresses, including Zip Codes, and Telephone Numbers, including Area Codes, of Agents for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Process Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
(2)
Share
(3)
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
(1)
2,500,000
$0.34
$850,000.00
$100.05
(1) Represents shares issuable pursuant to the Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended (the "Plan").
(2) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the Plan as described herein.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and solely for
the purpose of calculating the applicable registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per
share has been estimated at $10.34, which amount represents the average of the high and low sales
prices of the common stock of Verso Technologies, Inc. on April 8, 2005 as reported on The
Nasdaq SmallCap Stock Market.
PART II
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register additional shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Verso Technologies, Inc. ("Verso") issuable
pursuant to the Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). Verso
initially registered shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan on a Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (File No. 333-85107) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on August 13, 1999 (the "Initial Registration Statement"). Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, the contents of the Initial Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
.
The following documents previously filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement:
(i)
Verso's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004;
(ii)
The description of the Common Stock contained in Verso's Registration Statement
on Form 8-A (File No. 0-22190) filed with the Commission on August 24, 1993; and
(iii)
Verso's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 18,
2005, January 27, 2005, February 8, 2005, February 24, 2005, March 1, 2005, March 21,
2005 and April 6, 2005.
All documents subsequently filed by Verso pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all the shares of
Common Stock offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares 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. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein 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
.
The validity of the shares of Common Stock registered herby has been passed upon by Rogers &
Hardin LLP. As of the date hereof, certain partners of Rogers & Hardin LLP hold an immaterial
number of shares of Common Stock.
Verso
has agreed to indemnify and hold KPMG LLP ("KPMG") harmless
against and from any and all legal costs and expenses incurred by KPMG
in successful defense of any legal action or proceeding that arises
as a result of KPMG's consent to the incorporation by reference
of its audit report on Verso's past financial statements
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
.
Article V of Verso's articles of incorporation limits the liability of its directors to the
fullest extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the "MBCA"). Specifically,
directors of Verso will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as directors, except liability for (i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to Verso or its
shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) dividends or other distributions of corporate assets that are in
contravention of certain statutory or contractual restrictions, (iv) violations of certain
Minnesota securities laws, or (v) any transaction from which the director derives an improper
personal benefit.
Article IV of Verso's articles of incorporation gives Verso the power and authority to provide
indemnification to officers, directors, employees and agents of Verso to the fullest extent
permissible under the MBCA. Section 302A.521 of the MBCA requires that Verso indemnify any
director, officer or employee made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding, by reason of
the former or present official capacity of the
person, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards are met. "Proceeding" means a
threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative
proceeding, including a derivative action in the name of Verso. Reference is made to the detailed
terms of Section 302A.521 of the MBCA for a complete statement of such indemnification rights.
Article VII of Verso's bylaws provides that Verso shall indemnify such persons, for such
expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as
permitted by the MBCA, as now enacted or hereafter amended, provided that a determination is made
in each case, in the manner required by such statute, that the person seeking indemnification is
eligible therefor.
Verso maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance, including a reimbursement policy
in favor of Verso. Verso has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
directors and non-director officers at the level of Vice President and above. Verso's shareholders
ratified such agreements at the 2001 annual meeting of shareholders of Verso.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed on the Exhibit Index included elsewhere
herein.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule 424 (b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table set forth
in this Registration Statement; and
(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 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.
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(3)
To remove 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, 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 in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein,
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 and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, 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 of 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 ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in Atlanta, Georgia, on this 13th day of April, 2005.
VERSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Steven A. Odom
Steven A. Odom
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each of the undersigned officers and directors of Verso
Technologies, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steven A. Odom and Juliet M. Reising,
his or her attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for
him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith or in connection with the registration of the shares of Company's common stock
under the Securities Act of 1933, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary in connection with such matters as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact
and agent or his or her substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/  Steven
A. Odom
Chairman of the Board and Chief
April 13, 2005
Steven A. Odom
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/  Juliet
M. Reising
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
April 13, 2005
Juliet M. Reising
Officer Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer) and Director
/s/  Lewis
Jaffe
Lewis Jaffe
President and Chief Operating Officer
April 13, 2005
/s/  Paul R. Garcia
Paul R. Garcia
Director
April 13, 2005
/s/  Gary H. Heck
Director
April 13, 2005
Gary H. Heck
/s/  Amy L. Newmark
Director
April 13, 2005
Amy L. Newmark
/s/  Stephen E. Raville
Stephen E. Raville
Director
April 13, 2005
/s/  James A. Verbrugge
James A. Verbrugge
Director
April 13, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
Method of Filing
4.1
Verso Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan,
Incorporated by
as amended.
reference to Exhibit 99.1
to the Registrant's
Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on
December 22, 2004.
5.1
Opinion of Rogers & Hardin LLP.
Filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
Filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
Filed herewith.
23.3
Consent of Rogers & Hardin LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
Filed herewith.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto).
Filed herewith.