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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2004</B>



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>UNDER</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION</B>

<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>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>94-2615258</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>700 Airport Boulevard<BR>
Burlingame, California 94010-1912<BR>
(650)&nbsp;579-0600</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the plans)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>LISA M. HARPER<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
The Gymboree Corporation<BR>
700 Airport Boulevard<BR>
Burlingame, California 94010-1912<BR>
(650)&nbsp;579-0600</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Copy to:</B></DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Donald E. Karl<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
1620 26<SUP>th</SUP> Street, Sixth Floor<BR>
Santa Monica, California 90404<BR>
(310)&nbsp;788-3227</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to Be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to Be Registered</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered(1)(2)</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per Share(3)</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price(3)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registration Fee(3)</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per
share, together
with associated
common stock
purchase rights,
under The Gymboree
Corporation 2004
Equity Incentive
Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,926,352</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">15.66</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">30,166,672.32</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">3,822.12</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-0px"><B>(4)TOTAL</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,926,352</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">15.66</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">30,166,672.32</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,822.12</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(4)</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be necessary to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the
plan as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or
similar adjustment of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant suspended its Amended and Restated 2002 Stock
Option Plan (the &#147;2002 Plan&#148;) with respect to issuances of new stock
option grants thereunder, effective June&nbsp;16, 2004, and adopted a new
plan, the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2004 Plan&#148;), effective as
of June&nbsp;16, 2004. Pursuant to the terms of the 2004 Plan, up to
236,352 shares previously available for issuance but not issued or
subject to outstanding options under the 2002 Plan (the &#147;Unissued
Option Shares&#148;) may now be issued under the 2004 Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is
estimated to be $15.66 based on the average of the high sales price ($15.88) and the low sales price ($15.44) for the Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on June&nbsp;18,
2004.
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registration fees of $1,663.10 were previously paid by the
Registrant in connection with registration statement No.&nbsp;333-107564
previously filed by the Registrant in connection with the 2002 Plan
(the &#147;2002 Plan Registration Statement&#148;). Of such registration fees,
an amount of $267.12 relating to an aggregate of 236,352 shares of
the Registrant&#146;s Unissued Option Shares is being carried forward from
the 2002 Plan Registration Statement, pursuant to Instruction E to
Form S-8.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006"> Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007"> Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f99844exv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f99844exv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January&nbsp;31, 2004, filed on April&nbsp;14, 2004, which contains audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
May&nbsp;1, 2004, filed on June&nbsp;9, 2004, and the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed on April&nbsp;4, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February&nbsp;18, 1993 (File No.
0-21250) under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description, including the Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G
filed March&nbsp;20, 1997.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)permits a
corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of
the corporation will not be held personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability for (i)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)
payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or
(iv)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the DGCL allows a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) because that person is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity,
against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if such person acted in good faith and


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL allows a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation seeking a judgment in favor of the corporation by reason of the
fact that such person acted in his or her capacity as a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another entity, against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense
or settlement of the action or suit if such person acted under standards set
forth above. However, no company may indemnify a person who has been found to
be liable to the corporation in any claim, issue or matter unless and to the
extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought determines that,
despite the finding of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled
to be indemnified for those expenses which the court deems proper.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL further provides that, to the extent a present or
former director or officer of a Delaware corporation has been successful in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections 145(a) and
(b)&nbsp;or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall
be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person
in connection with the defense of that claim, issue or matter. Section&nbsp;145 is
not deemed to be exclusive of other forms of indemnification that the corporation may wish to provide, and the
corporation may choose to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its
directors and officers against any liability claimed against such an individual
due to his or her position as a director or officer and any actions taken in
that capacity, regardless of whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify such persons against liabilities under Section&nbsp;145.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws provides for the mandatory
indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the
maximum extent permitted by DGCL. The Registrant has also entered into
indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and officers to give
such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the
scope of the indemnification set forth in its certificate of incorporation and
bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Officers and directors of the Registrant are covered by insurance that, with
certain exceptions and within certain limitations, indemnifies them against
losses and liabilities arising from any alleged &#147;wrongful act,&#148; including any
alleged error or misstatement, misleading statement, wrongful act or omission,
neglect or breach of duty, in their capacities as such.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Perkins Coie llp regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Perkins Coie llp (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see signature page)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">The Gymboree Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;<BR>
<BR>

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in 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.


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




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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 Burlingame, State of California, on the 23rd day of
June, 2004.

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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Lisa M. Harper</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade width="80%" align="left"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Lisa M. Harper</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes
Lisa M. Harper and Myles McCormick, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact
with the power of substitution, to execute in the name of and on behalf of each
person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
below on the 23rd day of June, 2004.

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lisa M. Harper
<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Lisa M. Harper
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stuart G. Moldaw
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Stuart G. Moldaw
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Myles B. McCormick
<HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Myles B. McCormick
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary M. Heil
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Gary M. Heil
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Blair W. Lambert
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Blair W. Lambert
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John C. Pound
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">John C. Pound
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Barbara L. Rambo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Barbara L. Rambo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William U. Westerfield
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William U. Westerfield
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">

    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Perkins Coie llp regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Perkins Coie llp (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">The Gymboree Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2004
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
94-2615258
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
700 Airport Boulevard
Burlingame, California 94010-1912
(650) 579-0600
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
LISA M. HARPER
Chief Executive Officer
The Gymboree Corporation
700 Airport Boulevard
Burlingame, California 94010-1912
(650) 579-0600
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Donald E. Karl
Perkins Coie LLP
1620 26
th
Street, Sixth Floor
Santa Monica, California 90404
(310) 788-3227
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to Be
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to Be Registered
Registered(1)(2)
Offering Price Per Share(3)
Price(3)
Registration Fee(3)
Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per
share, together
with associated
common stock
purchase rights,
under The Gymboree
Corporation 2004
Equity Incentive
Plan
1,926,352
$
15.66
$
30,166,672.32
$
3,822.12
(4)TOTAL
1,926,352
$
15.66
$
30,166,672.32
$
3,822.12
(4)
(1)
Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be necessary to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the
plan as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or
similar adjustment of the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
(2)
The Registrant suspended its Amended and Restated 2002 Stock
Option Plan (the "2002 Plan") with respect to issuances of new stock
option grants thereunder, effective June 16, 2004, and adopted a new
plan, the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2004 Plan"), effective as
of June 16, 2004. Pursuant to the terms of the 2004 Plan, up to
236,352 shares previously available for issuance but not issued or
subject to outstanding options under the 2002 Plan (the "Unissued
Option Shares") may now be issued under the 2004 Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is
estimated to be $15.66 based on the average of the high sales price ($15.88) and the low sales price ($15.44) for the Registrant's Common
Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on June 18,
2004.
(4)
Registration fees of $1,663.10 were previously paid by the
Registrant in connection with registration statement No. 333-107564
previously filed by the Registrant in connection with the 2002 Plan
(the "2002 Plan Registration Statement"). Of such registration fees,
an amount of $267.12 relating to an aggregate of 236,352 shares of
the Registrant's Unissued Option Shares is being carried forward from
the 2002 Plan Registration Statement, pursuant to Instruction E to
Form S-8.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2004, filed on April 14, 2004, which contains audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
May 1, 2004, filed on June 9, 2004, and the Registrant's Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2004.
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 18, 1993 (File No.
0-21250) under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description, including the Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G
filed March 20, 1997.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")permits a
corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of
the corporation will not be held personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)
payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or
(iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Section 145(a) of the DGCL allows a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) because that person is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity,
against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if such person acted in good faith and
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in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL allows a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation seeking a judgment in favor of the corporation by reason of the
fact that such person acted in his or her capacity as a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another entity, against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense
or settlement of the action or suit if such person acted under standards set
forth above. However, no company may indemnify a person who has been found to
be liable to the corporation in any claim, issue or matter unless and to the
extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought determines that,
despite the finding of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled
to be indemnified for those expenses which the court deems proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides that, to the extent a present or
former director or officer of a Delaware corporation has been successful in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections 145(a) and
(b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall
be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person
in connection with the defense of that claim, issue or matter. Section 145 is
not deemed to be exclusive of other forms of indemnification that the corporation may wish to provide, and the
corporation may choose to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its
directors and officers against any liability claimed against such an individual
due to his or her position as a director or officer and any actions taken in
that capacity, regardless of whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify such persons against liabilities under Section 145.
Article VI of the Registrant's bylaws provides for the mandatory
indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the
maximum extent permitted by DGCL. The Registrant has also entered into
indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and officers to give
such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the
scope of the indemnification set forth in its certificate of incorporation and
bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections.
Officers and directors of the Registrant are covered by insurance that, with
certain exceptions and within certain limitations, indemnifies them against
losses and liabilities arising from any alleged "wrongful act," including any
alleged error or misstatement, misleading statement, wrongful act or omission,
neglect or breach of duty, in their capacities as such.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie llp regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie llp (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
The Gymboree Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
A.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered 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, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in 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.
C.     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or 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 Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Burlingame, State of California, on the 23rd day of
June, 2004.
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
/s/ Lisa M. Harper
By:
Lisa M. Harper
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes
Lisa M. Harper and Myles McCormick, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact
with the power of substitution, to execute in the name of and on behalf of each
person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
below on the 23rd day of June, 2004.
Signature
Title
/s/ Lisa M. Harper
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board (Principal Executive Officer)
Lisa M. Harper
/s/ Stuart G. Moldaw
Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors
Stuart G. Moldaw
/s/ Myles B. McCormick
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
Myles B. McCormick
/s/ Gary M. Heil
Director
Gary M. Heil
/s/ Blair W. Lambert
Director
Blair W. Lambert
/s/ John C. Pound
Director
John C. Pound
/s/ Barbara L. Rambo
Director
Barbara L. Rambo
/s/ William U. Westerfield
Director
William U. Westerfield
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie llp regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie llp (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
99.1
The Gymboree Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan