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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;22, 2003
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<B>41-1978822</B></FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<B>55343</B></FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Douglas W. Kohrs<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
10700 Bren Road West<BR>
Minnetonka, MN 55343<BR>
(952)&nbsp;930-6000</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>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Voting Common Stock
par value $.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,000,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents the increase in the total number of shares reserved for
issuance under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. An aggregate of 5,466,750
shares has been previously registered under a registration statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-43536 and a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(SEC File No.&nbsp;333-75314), with respect to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule
416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;)
this registration statement also includes an indeterminate number of
additional shares as may be issued as a result of anti-dilution provisions
contained in the 2000 Equity Incentive 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(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the
Securities Act on the basis of the average between the high and low sales
prices of the registrant&#146;s common stock on July&nbsp;18, 2003 on the Nasdaq
National Market, as reported by Nasdaq.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E &#151; REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">Explanatory Note</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">Part II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c78391exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent-Oppenheimer Wolf & Donnelly</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c78391exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant, American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (&#147;AMS&#148;),
previously filed: (x)&nbsp;a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-43536) in connection with the
registration of an aggregate of 4,011,750 shares of AMS voting common stock,
$.01 par value per share, to be issued under AMS&#146; Employee Stock Purchase Plan
and 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and (y)&nbsp;a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-75314) in
connection with the registration of an additional 1,455,000 shares of AMS
voting common stock, $.01 par value per share, to be issued under AMS&#146; 2000
Equity Incentive 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 AMS solely to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of voting
common stock reserved for issuance under AMS&#146; 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. This
increase was approved by AMS&#146; Board of Directors on March&nbsp;27, 2003, subject to
approval by the AMS stockholders. On May&nbsp;7, 2003, the AMS stockholders
approved the increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the
2000 Equity Incentive Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E, the contents of
AMS&#146; previously filed registration statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (SEC File No.
333-43536 and SEC File No.&nbsp;333-75314), all annual and periodic reports that AMS
filed, or will file, after the effective date of such prior registration
statements or this registration statement to maintain current information about
AMS, 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="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp; Exhibits.</B>
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Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP (filed herewith electronically).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP (filed herewith electronically).</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, 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 Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on July&nbsp;3, 2003.
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    <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">/s/ Douglas W. Kohrs</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">Douglas W. Kohrs<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">M. James Call<BR>
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Douglas
W. Kohrs and M. James Call, 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, this Registration
Statement has been signed on July&nbsp;3, 2003 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Doulgas W. Kohrs<BR>
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Douglas W. Kohrs</FONT></TD>
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President and Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ M. James Call<BR>
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M. James Call</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial<BR>
Officer and Secretary (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard B. Emmitt<BR>
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Richard B. Emmitt</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Christopher H. Porter, Ph.D.<BR>
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Christopher H. Porter, Ph. D</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David W. Stassen<BR>
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David W. Stassen</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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A. Jay Graf</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Elizabeth H. Weatherman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Thomas Timbie</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff &#038; Donnelly LLP
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2003
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
41-1978822
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
10700 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, Minnesota
55343
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Douglas W. Kohrs
President and Chief Executive Officer
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
10700 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, MN 55343
(952) 930-6000
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities to
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
be registered
registered (1)
unit (2)
price (2)
registration fee
Voting Common Stock
par value $.01 per share
2,000,000
$
18.25
$
36,500,000
$
2,952.85
(1)
Represents the increase in the total number of shares reserved for
issuance under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. An aggregate of 5,466,750
shares has been previously registered under a registration statement on
Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-43536 and a registration statement on Form S-8
(SEC File No. 333-75314), with respect to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule
416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
this registration statement also includes an indeterminate number of
additional shares as may be issued as a result of anti-dilution provisions
contained in the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee and calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the
Securities Act on the basis of the average between the high and low sales
prices of the registrant's common stock on July 18, 2003 on the Nasdaq
National Market, as reported by Nasdaq.
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STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E — REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
Explanatory Note
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent-Oppenheimer Wolf & Donnelly
EX-23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E —
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
Explanatory Note
The registrant, American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. ("AMS"),
previously filed: (x) a registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC File No. 333-43536) in connection with the
registration of an aggregate of 4,011,750 shares of AMS voting common stock,
$.01 par value per share, to be issued under AMS' Employee Stock Purchase Plan
and 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and (y) a registration statement on Form S-8
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC File No. 333-75314) in
connection with the registration of an additional 1,455,000 shares of AMS
voting common stock, $.01 par value per share, to be issued under AMS' 2000
Equity Incentive Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this registration statement
is filed by AMS solely to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of voting
common stock reserved for issuance under AMS' 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. This
increase was approved by AMS' Board of Directors on March 27, 2003, subject to
approval by the AMS stockholders. On May 7, 2003, the AMS stockholders
approved the increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the
2000 Equity Incentive Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E, the contents of
AMS' previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 (SEC File No.
333-43536 and SEC File No. 333-75314), all annual and periodic reports that AMS
filed, or will file, after the effective date of such prior registration
statements or this registration statement to maintain current information about
AMS, 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 8.  Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
5.1
Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP (filed herewith electronically).
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (filed herewith electronically).
23.4
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, 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 Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on July 3, 2003.
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Douglas W. Kohrs
Douglas W. Kohrs
President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ M. James Call
M. James Call
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Douglas
W. Kohrs and M. James Call, 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, this Registration
Statement has been signed on July 3, 2003 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Doulgas W. Kohrs
Douglas W. Kohrs
President and Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ M. James Call
M. James Call
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Richard B. Emmitt
Richard B. Emmitt
Director
/s/ Christopher H. Porter, Ph.D.
Christopher H. Porter, Ph. D
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ David W. Stassen
David W. Stassen
Director
/s/ A. Jay Graf
A. Jay Graf
Director
/s/ Elizabeth H. Weatherman
Elizabeth H. Weatherman
Director
/s/ Thomas Timbie
Thomas Timbie
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
No.
Item
Method of Filing
5.1
Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Filed herewith electronically.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Filed herewith electronically.
23.4
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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