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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549
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<center><FONT size="3"><B>FORM S-8</FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<center><FONT size="3"><B>ADVANCEPCS</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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<B>75-2493381</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>5215 North O&#146;Connor Boulevard</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Irving, Texas</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>David D. Halbert<BR>
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
5215 North O&#146;Connor Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;1600<BR>
Irving, Texas 75039<BR>
(469)&nbsp;420-6000</B><BR>
(Name and address, including zip code, and<BR>
telephone number of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., P.C.<BR>
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &#038; Feld, L.L.P<BR>
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite&nbsp;4100<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201-4675<BR>
(214)&nbsp;969-2800</B>
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        <TD NOWRAP><FONT size="2">Class&nbsp;A common
stock, par value $0.01</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Issuable upon exercise of options available for grant under the Amended
and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan. This registration statement
also covers any additional shares that may hereafter become purchasable as
a result of the adjustment provisions of the plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h). The calculation of the proposed maximum
offering price is based upon the average of the high and low sales prices
of the Class&nbsp;A common stock of AdvancePCS on January&nbsp;28, 2002, as reported
by the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B><u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u></B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers additional securities of
the same class as other securities for which Registration Statements on Form
S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plan were filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;5, 1997, July&nbsp;20, 1999, January&nbsp;28, 2000
and May&nbsp;3, 2001. Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the contents of the
Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File Nos. 333-34999, 333-83225, 333-95569,
and 333-60148), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September
5, 1997, July&nbsp;20, 1999, January&nbsp;28, 2000 and May&nbsp;3, 2001, respectively, are
incorporated herein by reference.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B><u>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan</u></B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan,
also referred to as the Incentive Plan, was approved by the stockholders of
AdvancePCS at its annual meeting of stockholders on November&nbsp;1, 2001. The
amendment to the Incentive Plan increases the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A
common stock available for grant under the Incentive Plan by 3,000,000 shares,
thereby totaling 22,436,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock available for
issuance. A copy of Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Incentive Plan is an exhibit to
this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B><u>Exhibits</u></B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Index to Exhibits, attached hereto.
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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
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 Irving, State of Texas, on January&nbsp;31, 2002.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David D. Halbert<BR>
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David D. Halbert<BR>
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David
D. Halbert and T. Danny Phillips, and each of them, with the power to act
without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf individually and in each
capacity stated below any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits and other
documents relating thereto, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either
of them, or their 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, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January&nbsp;31, 2002.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  David D. Halbert<BR>
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David D. Halbert</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jon S. Halbert<BR>
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Jon S. Halbert</FONT></TD>
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Vice Chairman, e-Business and Technology<BR>
and Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David A. George<BR>
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David A. George</FONT></TD>
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President and Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ T. Danny Phillips<BR>
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T. Danny Phillips</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice<BR>
President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ramsey A. Frank<BR>
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Ramsey A. Frank</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Stephen L. Green<BR>
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Stephen L. Green</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David R. Jessick<BR>
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David R. Jessick</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul S. Levy<BR>
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Paul S. Levy</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert G. Miller<BR>
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Robert G. Miller</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jean-Pierre Millon<BR>
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Jean-Pierre Millon</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael D. Ware<BR>
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Michael D. Ware</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Form of Class&nbsp;A common stock certificate of AdvancePCS (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of AdvancePCS&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;14, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AdvancePCS
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of AdvancePCS&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
AdvancePCS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of AdvancePCS&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November&nbsp;9, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of AdvancePCS (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of AdvancePCS&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;16, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from
AdvancePCS&#146;s Proxy Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October&nbsp;22, 1999)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.6</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to AdvancePCS&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;3, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to AdvancePCS&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;14,
2001)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &#038; Feld, L.L.P.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &#038; Feld, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen 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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AdvancePCS Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADVANCEPCS
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
75-2493381
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
5215 North O'Connor Boulevard
75039
Suite 1600
(Zip Code)
Irving, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
David D. Halbert
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
5215 North O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 1600
Irving, Texas 75039
(469) 420-6000
(Name and address, including zip code, and
telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., P.C.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100
Dallas, Texas 75201-4675
(214) 969-2800
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Share(2)
Price(2)
Registration Fee
Class A common
stock, par value $0.01
3,000,000
$
28.26
$
84,780,000
$
7,800
(1)
Issuable upon exercise of options available for grant under the Amended
and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan. This registration statement
also covers any additional shares that may hereafter become purchasable as
a result of the adjustment provisions of the plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The calculation of the proposed maximum
offering price is based upon the average of the high and low sales prices
of the Class A common stock of AdvancePCS on January 28, 2002, as reported
by the Nasdaq National Market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5 Opinion/Consent of Aking, Gump LLP
EX-23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
Table of Contents
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers additional securities of
the same class as other securities for which Registration Statements on Form
S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plan were filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 5, 1997, July 20, 1999, January 28, 2000
and May 3, 2001. Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the contents of the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-34999, 333-83225, 333-95569,
and 333-60148), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September
5, 1997, July 20, 1999, January 28, 2000 and May 3, 2001, respectively, are
incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan,
also referred to as the Incentive Plan, was approved by the stockholders of
AdvancePCS at its annual meeting of stockholders on November 1, 2001. The
amendment to the Incentive Plan increases the number of shares of Class A
common stock available for grant under the Incentive Plan by 3,000,000 shares,
thereby totaling 22,436,000 shares of Class A common stock available for
issuance. A copy of Amendment No. 2 to the Incentive Plan is an exhibit to
this Registration Statement on Form S-8.
Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits, attached hereto.
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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 Irving, State of Texas, on January 31, 2002.
ADVANCEPCS
By:
/s/ David D. Halbert
David D. Halbert
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David
D. Halbert and T. Danny Phillips, and each of them, with the power to act
without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf individually and in each
capacity stated below any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits and other
documents relating thereto, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either
of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January 31, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/  David D. Halbert
David D. Halbert
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jon S. Halbert
Jon S. Halbert
Vice Chairman, e-Business and Technology
and Director
/s/ David A. George
David A. George
President and Director
/s/ T. Danny Phillips
T. Danny Phillips
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice
President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Ramsey A. Frank
Ramsey A. Frank
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Stephen L. Green
Stephen L. Green
Director
/s/ David R. Jessick
David R. Jessick
Director
/s/ Paul S. Levy
Paul S. Levy
Director
/s/ Robert G. Miller
Robert G. Miller
Director
/s/ Jean-Pierre Millon
Jean-Pierre Millon
Director
/s/ Michael D. Ware
Michael D. Ware
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibits
4.1
Form of Class A common stock certificate of AdvancePCS (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 of AdvancePCS's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2000)
4.2
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AdvancePCS
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of AdvancePCS's Current Report on Form
8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2000)
4.3
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
AdvancePCS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of AdvancePCS's Current
Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 9, 2001)
4.4
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of AdvancePCS (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 of AdvancePCS's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2000)
4.5
Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from
AdvancePCS's Proxy Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 22, 1999)
4.6
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to AdvancePCS's Registration Statement
on Form S-8 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2001)
4.7
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AdvancePCS's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14,
2001)
5*
Opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2*
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)
*
Filed herewith