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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;7, 2004</B>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-______</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><BR>
<FONT size="2"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B><br>
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<FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>AETRIUM INCORPORATED</B></font><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>41-1439182</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>2350 Helen Street<BR>
North St. Paul, Minnesota</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>55109</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>AETRIUM INCORPORATED<BR>
1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B></font><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Joseph C. Levesque<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Aetrium Incorporated<BR>
2350 Helen Street<BR>
North St. Paul, MN 55109</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(651)&nbsp;770-2000</B><BR>
(telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Kerri L. Klemz, Esq.<BR>
Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP<BR>
45 South Seventh Street, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;607-7228</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:<BR>
Immediately upon the filing of this registration statement</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">700,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,289,000.00</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional
shares that may be offered and sold as a result of anti-dilution
provisions described in the registrant&#146;s 1993 Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents additional shares that may be issued under the registrant&#146;s
1993 Stock Incentive Plan. An aggregate of 689,063 shares has been
previously registered under a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.
33-72656) with respect to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and 1987
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee and calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities
Act on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of stock options
to purchase shares previously granted under the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E &#151;<BR>
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant, Aetrium Incorporated (&#147;Aetrium&#148;), previously filed a
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC File No.&nbsp;33-72656) in connection with the registration of an aggregate of
689,063 shares of Aetrium&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be
issued under Aetrium&#146;s 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and 1987 Non-Statutory Option
Plan.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8, this registration statement
is filed by Aetrium solely to register an additional 700,000 shares of common
stock that may be issued under Aetrium&#146;s 1993 Stock Incentive Plan. Pursuant
to Instruction E, the contents of Aetrium&#146;s previously filed registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (SEC File No.&nbsp;33-72656), including, without limitation,
periodic reports that Aetrium filed, or will file, after the effective date of
this registration statement to maintain current information about Aetrium, are
hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to
General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED<BR>
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minnesota Statutes Section&nbsp;302A.521 provides that a Minnesota corporation
may indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation made
or threatened to be made a party to a &#147;proceeding&#148; by reason of the former or
present official capacity of the director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable
expenses incurred by the director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation in connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards
are met. A &#147;proceeding&#148; means a threatened, pending or completed civil,
criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative proceeding, including
one by or in the right of the corporation. Section&nbsp;302A.521 contains detailed
terms regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for
a complete statement of such indemnification rights.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Restated Articles of Incorporation also require us to provide
indemnification to the fullest extent of the Minnesota indemnification statute.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance, including a
reimbursement policy in favor of Aetrium.
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Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements of filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on January&nbsp;7,
2004.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:             /s/  Joseph C. Levesque<BR>
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Joseph C. Levesque<BR>
<I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I><BR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph
C. Levesque and Douglas L. Hemer, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution,
for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any or 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 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 attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed on January&nbsp;7, 2004 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph C. Levesque<BR>
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Joseph C. Levesque</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul H. Askegaard<BR>
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Paul H. Askegaard</FONT></TD>
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Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Darnell L. Boehm<BR>
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Darnell L. Boehm</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Terrence W. Glarner<BR>
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Terrence W. Glarner</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Andrew J. Greenshields<BR>
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Andrew J. Greenshields</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Douglas L. Hemer<BR>
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Douglas L. Hemer</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>
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Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP
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Power of Attorney
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AETRIUM INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
41-1439182
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2350 Helen Street
North St. Paul, Minnesota
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
55109
(Zip Code)
AETRIUM INCORPORATED
1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Joseph C. Levesque
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aetrium Incorporated
2350 Helen Street
North St. Paul, MN 55109
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
(651) 770-2000
(telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Kerri L. Klemz, Esq.
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
45 South Seventh Street, Suite 3300
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 607-7228
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
Immediately upon the filing of this registration statement
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of each class of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered(1)
share(3)
price(3)
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share
700,000
(2)
$
3.27
$
2,289,000.00
$
185.18
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional
shares that may be offered and sold as a result of anti-dilution
provisions described in the registrant's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)
Represents additional shares that may be issued under the registrant's
1993 Stock Incentive Plan. An aggregate of 689,063 shares has been
previously registered under a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No.
33-72656) with respect to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and 1987
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee and calculated pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities
Act on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of stock options
to purchase shares previously granted under the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan.
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PART II
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff
EX-23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E —
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
The registrant, Aetrium Incorporated ("Aetrium"), previously filed a
registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC File No. 33-72656) in connection with the registration of an aggregate of
689,063 shares of Aetrium's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be
issued under Aetrium's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and 1987 Non-Statutory Option
Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this registration statement
is filed by Aetrium solely to register an additional 700,000 shares of common
stock that may be issued under Aetrium's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan. Pursuant
to Instruction E, the contents of Aetrium's previously filed registration
statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 33-72656), including, without limitation,
periodic reports that Aetrium filed, or will file, after the effective date of
this registration statement to maintain current information about Aetrium, are
hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to
General Instruction E of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Minnesota Statutes Section 302A.521 provides that a Minnesota corporation
may indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation made
or threatened to be made a party to a "proceeding" by reason of the former or
present official capacity of the director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable
expenses incurred by the director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation in connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards
are met. A "proceeding" means a threatened, pending or completed civil,
criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative proceeding, including
one by or in the right of the corporation. Section 302A.521 contains detailed
terms regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for
a complete statement of such indemnification rights.
Our Restated Articles of Incorporation also require us to provide
indemnification to the fullest extent of the Minnesota indemnification statute.
We maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance, including a
reimbursement policy in favor of Aetrium.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements of 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 St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on January 7,
2004.
AETRIUM INCORPORATED
By:             /s/  Joseph C. Levesque
Joseph C. Levesque
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph
C. Levesque and Douglas L. Hemer, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution,
for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any or 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 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 attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed on January 7, 2004 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Joseph C. Levesque
Joseph C. Levesque
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Paul H. Askegaard
Paul H. Askegaard
Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Darnell L. Boehm
Darnell L. Boehm
Director
/s/ Terrence W. Glarner
Terrence W. Glarner
Director
/s/ Andrew J. Greenshields
Andrew J. Greenshields
Director
/s/ Douglas L. Hemer
Douglas L. Hemer
Director
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AETRIUM INCORPORATED
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Item
Method of Filing
5.1
Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Included in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney
Included on the
signature page to this
registration statement.