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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;21, 2003</B>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<FONT size="3"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation</B>
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<FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>46-0371161</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>3900 West Innovation Street, Sioux Falls, SD</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>57107</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation<BR>
2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Scott C. Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation<BR>
3900 West Innovation Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(605)&nbsp;988-1000</B><BR>
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copies to:<BR>
<B>Mark S. Weitz, Esq.<BR>
Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association<BR>
150 South Fifth Street<BR>
Suite&nbsp;2300<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;335-1500</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="17"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">900,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.565</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) by extension of Rule&nbsp;457(h) and based upon the
average of the high and low prices for such stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on August&nbsp;18, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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with Rule&nbsp;462 under the Securities Act of 1933.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">Part II.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM S-8</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c79220exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent of Leonard, Street, Deinard</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c79220exv23w2.htm">EX-23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c79220exv99w1.htm">EX-99.1 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Part II.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.&nbsp;000-22334) for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report
referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Exchange Act on September&nbsp;2, 1993, including any amendment
or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant 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 that 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 align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 or incorporated herein by reference or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock is contained in a
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September&nbsp;2, 1993.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer and director, who
was or is, or is threatened to be
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">made, a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of such cooperation), by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal actions and proceedings, had no reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is
threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated
action or suit by or in the right of such corporation, under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an
officer or director of a corporation is successful, on the merits or otherwise,
in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or any
claim, issue or matter herein, the corporation must indemnify such person
against the expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) that such officer or director
actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Seventh of the Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation
exonerates the Registrant&#146;s directors from personal liability to the Registrant
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the fiduciary duty of
care as a director, provided that Article&nbsp;Seventh does not eliminate or limit
liability for any breach of the directors&#146; duty of loyalty for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing
violations of law, for any improper declaration of dividends or for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article&nbsp;Seventh does not eliminate a stockholder&#146;s right to seek non-monetary,
equitable remedies, such as an injunction or rescission, to redress an action
taken by the directors. However, as a practical matter, equitable remedies may
not be available in all situations, and there may be instances in which no
effective remedy is available.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance
policies. The Registrant&#146;s by-laws provide for indemnification of the
Registrant&#146;s officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See attached exhibit index.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<P align="left"><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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    <TD><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of 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
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrants pursuant
to section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for purposes 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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<P align="left"><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 that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp; 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
therein, and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp; 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 or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
preceding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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&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 Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota on this 31st day
of July, 2003.
</FONT>
<P>
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION<BR>
(Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">/s/ Scott C. Petersen<HR size="1" noshade>
SCOTT C. PETERSEN<BR>
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Scott C. Petersen and Gary H. Ritondaro, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with 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, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitute
or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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.
</FONT>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Scott C. Petersen<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Scott C. Petersen</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Chairman and Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary H. Ritondaro<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Gary H. Ritondaro</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ R. Douglas Bradbury<HR size="1" noshade>R. Douglas Bradbury</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 19, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lawrence Flinn, Jr.<HR size="1" noshade>Lawrence Flinn, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 20, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard R. Hylland<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard R. Hylland</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ R. F. Leyendecker<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
R. F. Leyendecker</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jarl Mohn<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jarl Mohn</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional
Association regarding the legality of the Common Stock
being registered</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional
Association (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation 2003 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2003
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
46-0371161
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3900 West Innovation Street, Sioux Falls, SD
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
57107
(Zip Code)
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Scott C. Petersen, Chief Executive Officer, LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation
3900 West Innovation Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(605) 988-1000
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service
Copies to:
Mark S. Weitz, Esq.
Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association
150 South Fifth Street
Suite 2300
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 335-1500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
To Be
Price Per
Offering
Registration
Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered
Registered(1)
Share(2)
Price(2)
Fee(2)
Common Stock
900,000 shares
$
12.565
$
11,308,500
$
914.86
(1)
Calculated pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) by extension of Rule 457(h) and based upon the
average of the high and low prices for such stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on August 18, 2003.
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance
with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.
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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.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM S-8
EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent of Leonard, Street, Deinard
EX-23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
EX-99.1 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
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Part II.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a)  The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-22334) for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
(b)  All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report
referred to in (a) above.
(c)  The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Exchange Act on September 2, 1993, including any amendment
or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment that 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.
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 or incorporated herein by reference or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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.
A description of the Registrant's common stock is contained in a
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 2, 1993.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer and director, who
was or is, or is threatened to be
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made, a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of such cooperation), by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal actions and proceedings, had no reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is
threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated
action or suit by or in the right of such corporation, under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an
officer or director of a corporation is successful, on the merits or otherwise,
in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or any
claim, issue or matter herein, the corporation must indemnify such person
against the expenses (including attorneys' fees) that such officer or director
actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
Article Seventh of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation
exonerates the Registrant's directors from personal liability to the Registrant
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the fiduciary duty of
care as a director, provided that Article Seventh does not eliminate or limit
liability for any breach of the directors' duty of loyalty for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing
violations of law, for any improper declaration of dividends or for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article Seventh does not eliminate a stockholder's right to seek non-monetary,
equitable remedies, such as an injunction or rescission, to redress an action
taken by the directors. However, as a practical matter, equitable remedies may
not be available in all situations, and there may be instances in which no
effective remedy is available.
The Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance
policies. The Registrant's by-laws provide for indemnification of the
Registrant's officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See attached exhibit index.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
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:
(a) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of 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
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a) and (b) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrants pursuant
to section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for purposes 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.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4)  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
therein, and
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the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5)  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 or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
preceding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 the City of Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota on this 31st day
of July, 2003.
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ Scott C. Petersen
SCOTT C. PETERSEN
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
(Principal Executive Officer)
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Scott C. Petersen and Gary H. Ritondaro, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with 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, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitute
or 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 and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Scott C. Petersen
Scott C. Petersen
President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Chairman and Director
July 31, 2003
/s/ Gary H. Ritondaro
Gary H. Ritondaro
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
July 31, 2003
/s/ R. Douglas Bradbury
R. Douglas Bradbury
Director
August 19, 2003
/s/ Lawrence Flinn, Jr.
Lawrence Flinn, Jr.
Director
August 20, 2003
/s/ Richard R. Hylland
Richard R. Hylland
Director
August 1, 2003
/s/ R. F. Leyendecker
R. F. Leyendecker
Director
July 31, 2003
/s/ Jarl Mohn
Jarl Mohn
Director
July 31, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM S-8
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional
Association regarding the legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional
Association (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
Registration Statement)
99.1
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation 2003 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan