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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June&nbsp;14, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION</B>
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<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>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-1693295</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(IRS Employer</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>3905 Dakota Street<BR>
P. O. Box 2000<BR>
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308-2000</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION 2006 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Richard P. Ekstrand, President<BR>
3905 Dakota Street<BR>
P. O. Box 2000<BR>
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308-2000</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(320)&nbsp;762-2000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>Deanne M. Greco, Esq.<BR>
Moss &#038; Barnett<BR>
A Professional Association<BR>
4800 Wells Fargo Center<BR>
90 South 7th Street<BR>
Minneapolis, MN 55402<BR>
Telephone: (612)&nbsp;347-0287</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registered</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Price Per Share</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Fee</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock,
$.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,065,697</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$11.90</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$12,681,794.00</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$1,357.00</TD>
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    <TD>This registration statement is also deemed to relate to 55,197 shares of
Class&nbsp;A common stock that had been previously registered by Rural Cellular
Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-39590) on June&nbsp;19,
2000 in connection with the Rural Cellular Corporation 1995
Stock Compensation Plan (the &#147;1995 Plan&#148;) and 200,500 shares
that had been previously registered by RCC on Forms S-8 (File Nos.
333-10815 and 333-89448) on August&nbsp;26, 1996 and May&nbsp;31, 2002,
respectively, in connection with the Rural Cellular Corporation Stock
Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the &#147;Directors Plan&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market on
June 13, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD>With respect to the Directors Plan, fees of $46.85 were previously paid for the 190,000 shares registered on
Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-89448. Therefore, pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;457(p), the aggregate registration fee includes only
1,065,697
shares.</TD>
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    <TD>If any of the Securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006"> Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c05880exv5.htm">Opinion and Consent of Moss & Barnett</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c05880exv23w2.htm">Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;26, 1996, June&nbsp;2, 1997, June&nbsp;25, 1998, and June&nbsp;19, 2000, an aggregate of 2,400,000
shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock of Rural Cellular Corporation (&#147;RCC&#148;) were registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos.
333-10817, 333-28269, 333-57653, and 333-39590, respectively. On August&nbsp;26, 1996 and May&nbsp;31, 2002,
an aggregate of 400,000 shares of RCC&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock were registered with the SEC on
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-10815 and 333-89448) in connection with RCC&#146;s
Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the &#147;Directors Plan&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On February&nbsp;16, 2006, the Board of Directors of RCC adopted the Rural Cellular Corporation
2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;2006 Plan&#148;). The Board reserved a maximum of 1,000,000 shares of
Class&nbsp;A common stock for issuance under the 2006 Plan, plus any shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock
which, as of the effective date of the 2006 Plan, were reserved for issuance under the 1995 Plan or
the Directors Plan and are not thereafter issued or would otherwise have been available under the
1995 Plan or the Directors Plan. As of May&nbsp;25, 2006 (the date of RCC&#146;s annual meeting of
shareholders at which the 2006 Plan was approved and, therefore, the effective date), 55,197 shares
of RCC&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock registered under the 1995 Plan had not been issued and were not
subject to currently outstanding awards, and 200,500 shares of RCC&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock
registered under the Directors Plan had not been issued and were not subject to currently
outstanding options.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All of these remaining and unissued shares are carried forward and deemed covered by this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with the 2006 Plan. Additional shares under the
1995 Plan and the Directors Plan may become available in the future and may also be included in the
2006 Plan.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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    <TD><U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents and information, which have been, or will be, filed by the registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), are incorporated herein by
reference, as of their respective dates:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
The registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K to shareholders for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2005;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2006;
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registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed March&nbsp;8,
2006 (as to Item&nbsp;8.01 and Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 only),
April&nbsp;26, 2006, and May&nbsp;26, 2006; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The description of the registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $.01 par value, contained
in the registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the &#147;Act&#148;), on December&nbsp;13, 1995 (SEC No.&nbsp;0-27416), including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and documents filed by the registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Act, after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby 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 reports or
documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;4. <u>Description of Securities</u>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</u>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless prohibited in a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation or bylaws, Minnesota Statutes
Section&nbsp;302A.521 requires indemnification of officers, directors, employees, or agents, under
certain circumstances, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements) incurred by such person in connection with a
threatened or pending proceeding with respect to acts or omissions of such person in his official
capacity. The general effect of Section&nbsp;302A.521 is to require the registrant to reimburse (or pay
on behalf of) directors and officers of the registrant any personal liability that may be imposed
for certain acts performed in their capacity as directors and officers of the registrant, except
where such persons have not acted in good faith.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for such indemnification to the
maximum extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes. The registrant has purchased insurance covering
the liability of its directors and officers.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Item&nbsp;7. <u>Exemption from Registration Claimed</u>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, effective March&nbsp;24, 2000
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2(a)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&#091;1&#093;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2(b)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective March&nbsp;22, 2000
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&#091;1&#093;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3(a)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Class&nbsp;A Share Rights Agreement dated April&nbsp;30, 1999
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&#091;2&#093;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3(b)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to the Class&nbsp;A Rights Agreement dated March&nbsp;31, 2000
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&#091;3&#093;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" 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>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rural Cellular Corporation 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&#091;4&#093;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" 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 align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Moss &#038; Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel to
the Registrant</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" 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 align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Moss &#038; Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel to the</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registrant (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" 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>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" 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 align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" 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 align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of attorney from Messrs.&nbsp;Ekstrand, Schultz, Del Zoppo,
Bolland, Continenza, Finnegan, Leduc, Revering, and
Wikstrom and Ms.&nbsp;Newhall (included on signature page)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
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    <TD width="96"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#091;1&#093;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999
and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#091;2&#093;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed May&nbsp;19, 1999, and
incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#091;3&#093;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-1 filed April&nbsp;18,
2000, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">&#091;4&#093;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 8-K dated May&nbsp;22, 2006 and incorporated
herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;*&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement 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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment to this registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering
thereof; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 the City of Alexandria, State of
Minnesota, on June&nbsp;13, 2006.
</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/&nbsp;Richard P. Ekstrand</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard P. Ekstrand, President and CEO
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Richard P. Ekstrand, Wesley E. Schultz, Ann K. Newhall, and Deanne M. Greco, and each
of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief executive officer (principal
executive officer) and director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">June 13, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Richard P. Ekstrand

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard P. Ekstrand
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" 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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief financial officer (principal
financial officer) and director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">June 13, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Wesley E. Schultz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wesley E. Schultz
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" 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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice President, Finance and
Accounting (principal accounting
officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">June 13, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">/s/&nbsp;David Del Zoppo<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David Del Zoppo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" 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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">/s/&nbsp;Anthony J. Bolland<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anthony J. Bolland
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 13, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">/s/&nbsp;James V. Continenza<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James V. Continenza
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 13, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" 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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top">/s/&nbsp;Paul Finnegan<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul Finnegan
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    <TD valign="top">/s/&nbsp;Jacques Leduc<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jacques Leduc
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 13, 2006</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ann K. Newhall
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;George M. Revering
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;George Wikstrom
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation
</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, effective March&nbsp;24, 2000
</TD>
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</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3(a)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Class&nbsp;A Share Rights Agreement dated April&nbsp;30, 1999
</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rural Cellular Corporation 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&#091;4&#093;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Moss &#038; Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel
to the Registrant
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Moss &#038; Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel
to the Registrant (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Accounting Firm
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney from Messrs.&nbsp;Ekstrand, Schultz, Del Zoppo,
Bolland, Continenza, Finnegan, Leduc, Revering, Wikstrom and Ms.&nbsp;Newhall (included on signature page)</TD>
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    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
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    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-1
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    <TD nowrap align="left">&#091;4&#093;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 8-K dated May&nbsp;22, 2006 and
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 14, 2006
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Minnesota
41-1693295
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
3905 Dakota Street
P. O. Box 2000
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308-2000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION 2006 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Richard P. Ekstrand, President
3905 Dakota Street
P. O. Box 2000
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308-2000
(Name and address of agent for service)
(320) 762-2000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Deanne M. Greco, Esq.
Moss & Barnett
A Professional Association
4800 Wells Fargo Center
90 South 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: (612) 347-0287
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be
Amount to be
Maximum Offering
Aggregate Offering
Amount of Registration
Registered
Registered
(1)
Price Per Share
(2)
Price
Fee
(3)
Class A Common Stock,
$.01 par value
1,065,697
$11.90
$12,681,794.00
$1,357.00
(1)
This registration statement is also deemed to relate to 55,197 shares of
Class A common stock that had been previously registered by Rural Cellular
Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-39590) on June 19,
2000 in connection with the Rural Cellular Corporation 1995
Stock Compensation Plan (the "1995 Plan") and 200,500 shares
that had been previously registered by RCC on Forms S-8 (File Nos.
333-10815 and 333-89448) on August 26, 1996 and May 31, 2002,
respectively, in connection with the Rural Cellular Corporation Stock
Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the "Directors Plan").
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
Class A Common Stock as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market on
June 13, 2006.
(3)
With respect to the Directors Plan, fees of $46.85 were previously paid for the 190,000 shares registered on
Form S-8, File No. 333-89448. Therefore, pursuant to
Rule 457(p), the aggregate registration fee includes only
1,065,697
shares.
If any of the Securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interest 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 AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion and Consent of Moss & Barnett
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On August 26, 1996, June 2, 1997, June 25, 1998, and June 19, 2000, an aggregate of 2,400,000
shares of Class A common stock of Rural Cellular Corporation ("RCC") were registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos.
333-10817, 333-28269, 333-57653, and 333-39590, respectively. On August 26, 1996 and May 31, 2002,
an aggregate of 400,000 shares of RCC's Class A common stock were registered with the SEC on
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-10815 and 333-89448) in connection with RCC's
Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the "Directors Plan").
On February 16, 2006, the Board of Directors of RCC adopted the Rural Cellular Corporation
2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan"). The Board reserved a maximum of 1,000,000 shares of
Class A common stock for issuance under the 2006 Plan, plus any shares of Class A common stock
which, as of the effective date of the 2006 Plan, were reserved for issuance under the 1995 Plan or
the Directors Plan and are not thereafter issued or would otherwise have been available under the
1995 Plan or the Directors Plan. As of May 25, 2006 (the date of RCC's annual meeting of
shareholders at which the 2006 Plan was approved and, therefore, the effective date), 55,197 shares
of RCC's Class A common stock registered under the 1995 Plan had not been issued and were not
subject to currently outstanding awards, and 200,500 shares of RCC's Class A common stock
registered under the Directors Plan had not been issued and were not subject to currently
outstanding options.
All of these remaining and unissued shares are carried forward and deemed covered by this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 in connection with the 2006 Plan. Additional shares under the
1995 Plan and the Directors Plan may become available in the future and may also be included in the
2006 Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents and information, which have been, or will be, filed by the registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are incorporated herein by
reference, as of their respective dates:
(a)
The registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K to shareholders for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2005;
(b) The registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006;
(c) The
registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed March 8,
2006 (as to Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.2 only),
April 26, 2006, and May 26, 2006; and
(d) The description of the registrant's Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, contained
in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act"), on December 13, 1995 (SEC No. 0-27416), including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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All reports and documents filed by the registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Act, after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby 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 reports or
documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Unless prohibited in a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, Minnesota Statutes
Section 302A.521 requires indemnification of officers, directors, employees, or agents, under
certain circumstances, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses
(including attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred by such person in connection with a
threatened or pending proceeding with respect to acts or omissions of such person in his official
capacity. The general effect of Section 302A.521 is to require the registrant to reimburse (or pay
on behalf of) directors and officers of the registrant any personal liability that may be imposed
for certain acts performed in their capacity as directors and officers of the registrant, except
where such persons have not acted in good faith.
The registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for such indemnification to the
maximum extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes. The registrant has purchased insurance covering
the liability of its directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1(a)
Articles of Incorporation
[1]
4.1(b)
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, effective March 24, 2000
[1]
4.2(a)
Amended and Restated Bylaws
[1]
4.2(b)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective March 22, 2000
[1]
4.3(a)
Class A Share Rights Agreement dated April 30, 1999
[2]
4.3(b)
Amendment to the Class A Rights Agreement dated March 31, 2000
[3]
4.4
Rural Cellular Corporation 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan
[4]
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Opinion of Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel to
the Registrant
*23.1
Consent of Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel to the
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Exhibit Number
Description
Registrant (included in Exhibit 5)
*23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
*23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
*24
Powers of attorney from Messrs. Ekstrand, Schultz, Del Zoppo,
Bolland, Continenza, Finnegan, Leduc, Revering, and
Wikstrom and Ms. Newhall (included on signature page)
[1]
Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999
and incorporated herein by reference.
[2]
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed May 19, 1999, and
incorporated herein by reference.
[3]
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-1 filed April 18,
2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
[4]
Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 8-K dated May 22, 2006 and incorporated
herein by reference.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings
A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement 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 of
1933, each such post-effective amendment to this registration statement shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
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 Alexandria, State of
Minnesota, on June 13, 2006.
RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
By
/s/ Richard P. Ekstrand
Richard P. Ekstrand, President and CEO
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Richard P. Ekstrand, Wesley E. Schultz, Ann K. Newhall, and Deanne M. Greco, and each
of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her 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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Name
Title
Date
Chief executive officer (principal
executive officer) and director
June 13, 2006
/s/ Richard P. Ekstrand
Richard P. Ekstrand
Chief financial officer (principal
financial officer) and director
June 13, 2006
/s/ Wesley E. Schultz
Wesley E. Schultz
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Accounting (principal accounting
officer)
June 13, 2006
/s/ David Del Zoppo
David Del Zoppo
/s/ Anthony J. Bolland
Anthony J. Bolland
Director
June 13, 2006
/s/ James V. Continenza
James V. Continenza
Director
June 13, 2006
/s/ Paul Finnegan
Paul Finnegan
Director
June 13, 2006
/s/ Jacques Leduc
Jacques Leduc
Director
June 13, 2006
/s/ Ann K. Newhall
Ann K. Newhall
Director
June 13, 2006
/s/ George M. Revering
George M. Revering
Director
June 13, 2006
Don Swenson
Director
June      , 2006
/s/ George Wikstrom
George Wikstrom
Director
June 13, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Page
No.
Description of Exhibit
No.
4.1(a)
Articles of Incorporation
[1]
4.1(b)
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, effective March 24, 2000
[1]
4.2(a)
Amended and Restated Bylaws
[1]
4.2(b)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws effective March 22, 2000
[1]
4.3(a)
Class A Share Rights Agreement dated April 30, 1999
[2]
4.3(b)
Amendment to the Class A Rights Agreement dated March 31, 2000
[3]
4.4
Rural Cellular Corporation 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan
[4]
5
Opinion of Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel
to the Registrant
*
23.1
Consent of Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association, Counsel
to the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5)
*
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
*
23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
*
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Powers of Attorney from Messrs. Ekstrand, Schultz, Del Zoppo,
Bolland, Continenza, Finnegan, Leduc, Revering, Wikstrom and Ms. Newhall (included on signature page)
*
[1]
Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
[2]
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
May 19, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
[3]
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A-1
filed April 18, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
[4]
Filed as an exhibit to Report on Form 8-K dated May 22, 2006 and
incorporated herein by reference.
*
Filed herewith.
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