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<P align="center"><FONT size="1">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;13, 2002
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<P align="right"><FONT size="1">Registration No.&nbsp;333-____
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Maryland</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>52-1081052</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1"><B>of incorporation or</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1"><B>organization)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20006<BR>
(202)&nbsp;331-1112</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1"><B>(Address and telephone number of<BR>
registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3"><B>AMENDED STOCK OPTION PLAN</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>William L. Walton</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Copy to:</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>Cynthia M. Krus, Esq</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Allied Capital Corporation</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Sutherland Asbill &#038; Brennan LLP</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>1275 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20006</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>Washington, D.C. 20006</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>(202)&nbsp;331-1112</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(202)&nbsp;383-0100</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1"><B>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1"><B>service)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price Per</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Share</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2"><B>Common Stock,<BR>
par value $.0001 per share</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>13,600,000 </B></FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>(2)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>22.80</b></FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>(3)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>310,080,000</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>$</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>28,528</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, this registration statement also covers such
additional shares of our common stock as may be issued by reason of stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">6,250,000 shares were originally registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.
333-45525) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;3,
1998; 6,100,000 additional shares were registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.
333-13584) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2001;
and 13,600,000 additional shares are being registered herewith.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low prices of our common
stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
December&nbsp;9, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8 regarding the
registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for
which a registration statement filed on Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to an employee
benefit plan is effective, the contents of the following are incorporated
herein by reference:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;333-13584) with respect to the
Allied Capital Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan; and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;3, 1998 (File No.&nbsp;333-45525) with respect to
the Allied Capital Corporation Stock Option Plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the Allied Capital Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan, we
are authorized to issue options to purchase a total of 25,950,000 shares of our
common stock. This registration statement relates to a total of 13,600,000
shares of common stock. A total of 6,250,000 shares of common stock were
originally registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-45525) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;3, 1998 and 6,100,000 additional
shares of common stock were registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-13584) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2001.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCORPORATED BY <br>
REFERENCE INTO THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into
this registration statement were audited by our former independent auditor,
Arthur Andersen LLP. However, we have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts,
the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP with respect to the incorporation by reference of such consolidated
financial statements into this registration statement. As a result, you will not be able to sue Arthur Andersen LLP pursuant to Section
11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and therefore your right of recovery
under that section may be limited as a result of the lack of the written
consent.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the
periods ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002
incorporated by reference herein, KPMG LLP has reported that they
applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards
for a review of such information.  However, their
separate reports included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and
September 30, 2002, and incorporated by reference herein, state
that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that
interim financial information.  Accordingly, the degree of
reliance on their reports on such information
should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the
review procedures applied.  KPMG LLP is not subject to the
liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities
Act of 1933 (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;) for such reports on the unaudited interim financial information
because each such report is not a &#147;report&#148; or a &#147;part&#148; of the
registration statement prepared or certified by KPMG LLP within
the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the 1933 Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Item&nbsp;3.</I> <I>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</I>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby incorporate, or will be deemed to have incorporated, herein by
reference the following documents:
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="86%"><FONT size="2">Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;3, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;1,
2001.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each document filed subsequent to the date of this registration statement
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated in this registration
statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such
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<P><FONT size="2">documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exhibits.</I>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Exhibit Number</U></B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Allied Capital Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;A of Schedule&nbsp;14A of Allied
Capital Corporation filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;3, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Sutherland Asbill &#038; Brennan LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">15.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Letter regarding Unaudited
Interim Financial Information</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Sutherland Asbill &#038; Brennan LLP (contained in the
opinion in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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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 Washington, D.C., on this 13<sup>th</sup> day of December, 2002.
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ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ William L. Walton</u><BR>
Name: William L. Walton<BR>
Title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints William L. Walton and Penni F. Roll as his/her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her 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 all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
required and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute
or substitutes, could lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<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 below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><u>Signature</u></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><u>Title</u></B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B><u>Date</u></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William L. Walton
<HR size="1" noshade>
William L. Walton</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Penni F. Roll
<HR size="1" noshade>
Penni F. Roll</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Brooks H. Browne
<HR size="1" noshade>
Brooks H. Browne</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John D. Firestone
<HR size="1" noshade>
John D. Firestone</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Anthony T. Garcia
<HR size="1" noshade>
Anthony T. Garcia</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lawrence I. Herbert
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lawrence I. Herbert</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John I. Leahy
<HR size="1" noshade>
John I. Leahy</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert E. Long
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert E. Long</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Warren K. Montouri
<HR size="1" noshade>
Warren K. Montouri</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Guy T. Steuart III
<HR size="1" noshade>
Guy T. Steuart III</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ T. Murray Toomey
<HR size="1" noshade>
T. Murray Toomey</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Laura W. van Roijen
<HR size="1" noshade>
Laura W. van Roijen</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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ George C. Williams, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
George C. Williams, 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">December&nbsp;13, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</FONT>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Description</u></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Sutherland Asbill &#038; Brennan LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">15.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Letter regarding Unaudited
Interim Financial Information</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Sutherland Asbill &#038; Brennan LLP Esq. (contained in
the opinion in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 13, 2002
Registration No. 333-____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
52-1081052
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or
Identification No.)
organization)
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 331-1112
(Address and telephone number of
registrant's principal executive offices)
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
AMENDED STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
William L. Walton
Copy to:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cynthia M. Krus, Esq
Allied Capital Corporation
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
1275 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W
Washington, D.C. 20006
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 331-1112
(202) 383-0100
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for
service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
Securities to
to be
Price Per
Offering
Registration
be Registered
Registered (1)
Share
Price
Fee
Common Stock,
par value $.0001 per share
13,600,000
(2)
$
22.80
(3)
$
310,080,000
$
28,528
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416, this registration statement also covers such
additional shares of our common stock as may be issued by reason of stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
6,250,000 shares were originally registered on Form S-8 (File No.
333-45525) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3,
1998; 6,100,000 additional shares were registered on Form S-8 (File No.
333-13584) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2001;
and 13,600,000 additional shares are being registered herewith.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low prices of our common
stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
December 9, 2002.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding the
registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for
which a registration statement filed on Form S-8 relating to an employee
benefit plan is effective, the contents of the following are incorporated
herein by reference:
1.     Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 28, 2001 (File No. 333-13584) with respect to the
Allied Capital Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan; and
2.     Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 3, 1998 (File No. 333-45525) with respect to
the Allied Capital Corporation Stock Option Plan.
Pursuant to the Allied Capital Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan, we
are authorized to issue options to purchase a total of 25,950,000 shares of our
common stock. This registration statement relates to a total of 13,600,000
shares of common stock. A total of 6,250,000 shares of common stock were
originally registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-45525) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 1998 and 6,100,000 additional
shares of common stock were registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-13584) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2001.
INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE INTO THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Our consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference into
this registration statement were audited by our former independent auditor,
Arthur Andersen LLP. However, we have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts,
the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP with respect to the incorporation by reference of such consolidated
financial statements into this registration statement. As a result, you will not be able to sue Arthur Andersen LLP pursuant to Section
11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and therefore your right of recovery
under that section may be limited as a result of the lack of the written
consent.
With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the
periods ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002
incorporated by reference herein, KPMG LLP has reported that they
applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards
for a review of such information.  However, their
separate reports included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and
September 30, 2002, and incorporated by reference herein, state
that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that
interim financial information.  Accordingly, the degree of
reliance on their reports on such information
should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the
review procedures applied.  KPMG LLP is not subject to the
liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") for such reports on the unaudited interim financial information
because each such report is not a "report" or a "part" of the
registration statement prepared or certified by KPMG LLP within
the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the 1933 Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
We hereby incorporate, or will be deemed to have incorporated, herein by
reference the following documents:
•
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001;
•
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002;
•
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002;
•
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002;
•
Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2002; and
•
The description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on June 1,
2001.
Each document filed subsequent to the date of this registration statement
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated in this registration
statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of
such
2
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Allied Capital Corporation Amended Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Schedule 14A of Allied
Capital Corporation filed with the SEC on April 3, 2002)
5.1
Opinion of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
15.1
Letter regarding Unaudited
Interim Financial Information
23.1
Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (contained in the
opinion in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page)
3
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 Washington, D.C., on this 13
th
day of December, 2002.
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ William L. Walton
Name: William L. Walton
Title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints William L. Walton and Penni F. Roll as his/her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her 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 all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
required and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute
or substitutes, could 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.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William L. Walton
William L. Walton
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
December 13, 2002
/s/ Penni F. Roll
Penni F. Roll
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
December 13, 2002
/s/ Brooks H. Browne
Brooks H. Browne
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ John D. Firestone
John D. Firestone
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ Anthony T. Garcia
Anthony T. Garcia
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ Lawrence I. Herbert
Lawrence I. Herbert
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ John I. Leahy
John I. Leahy
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ Robert E. Long
Robert E. Long
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ Warren K. Montouri
Warren K. Montouri
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ Guy T. Steuart III
Guy T. Steuart III
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ T. Murray Toomey
T. Murray Toomey
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ Laura W. van Roijen
Laura W. van Roijen
Director
December 13, 2002
/s/ George C. Williams, Jr.
George C. Williams, Jr.
Director
December 13, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
15.1
Letter regarding Unaudited
Interim Financial Information
23.1
Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Esq. (contained in
the opinion in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page)