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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;20, 2007</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B> <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PEERLESS MFG. CO.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-0724417</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>14651 North Dallas Parkway, Suite&nbsp;500<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75254<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PEERLESS MFG. CO. 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Henry G. Schopfer, III<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
14651 North Dallas Parkway, Suite&nbsp;500<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75254<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copy to:<BR>
James E. O&#146;Bannon<BR>
Jones Day<BR>
2727 North Harwood Street<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;220-3939</B></DIV>

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

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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share(1)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">900,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">36.69</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">33,021,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,014</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement also relates to rights (&#147;Rights&#148;) to purchase one-hundredth of a
share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Peerless Mfg. Co. pursuant to
the Rights Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2007 (the &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;). As set forth in the Rights
Agreement, one Right will be issued together with and attached to each share of Common Stock issued
after May&nbsp;4, 2007.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents shares issuable pursuant to awards to be granted under the Peerless Mfg. Co. 2007
Stock Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, there are also registered hereunder such indeterminate
number of additional shares as may become subject to awards under the Plan as a result of the
antidilution provisions contained therein.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c)
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d51758exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Jones Day</A></TD></TR>
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for by Part&nbsp;I of this registration statement is included in the Section
10(a) prospectus to be sent or given to the persons covered by the Peerless Mfg. Co. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan and is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated herein by reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(a)&nbsp;Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2007;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(b)&nbsp;Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2007;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(c)&nbsp;Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July&nbsp;3, 2007 and November&nbsp;16, 2007; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(d)&nbsp;The description of the registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the registration statement
on Form 8-A filed by the registrant on October&nbsp;29, 1970, including any amendments thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers that
provide the director or officer will not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for or with
respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of his duties as a director or officer to the
fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Corporation Act (the &#147;TBCA&#148;) or any other applicable
law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, we
may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in
a proceeding because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours against
judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses (including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) actually incurred by the person in connection
with the proceeding if it is determined that the person seeking indemnification:
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    <TD>reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in or at least not opposed to our
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    <TD>in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are required by Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA to indemnify a director or officer against
reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by the director or officer
in connection with a proceeding in which the director or officer is a named defendant or respondent
because the director or officer is or was in that position if the director or officer has been
wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. The TBCA
prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of a proceeding in which the person
is found liable to us or on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received by him or
her, other than for reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) actually
incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding; provided, that the TBCA further prohibits
us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of any such proceeding in which the person is
found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his or her duties.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Article&nbsp;2.02-1(J) of the TBCA, a court of competent jurisdiction may order us to
indemnify a director or officer if the court determines that the director or officer is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances; however, if the
director or officer is found liable to us or is found liable on the basis that a personal benefit
was improperly received by him or her, the indemnification will be limited to reasonable expenses
(including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) actually incurred by him or her in connection with the
proceeding.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA states that rights of indemnification to which a director may be
entitled under any provision contained in the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution
of shareholders or directors, an agreement, or otherwise are valid only to the extent they are
consistent with Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA as limited by our articles of incorporation, if such a
limitation exists.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA permits us to purchase and maintain insurance or to make other
arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours
against any liability asserted against and incurred by that person in any such capacity, or arising
out of that person&#146;s status as such a person, whether or not we would otherwise have the power to
indemnify the person against that liability under Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.41 of the TBCA provides, among other things, that a director who votes for or
assents to an unlawful distribution will be liable to us for such actions. A director who
dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be
entered in the minutes of the meeting of our board of directors or by filing his or her written
dissent to such actions with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before adjournment
or immediately afterwards by registered mail.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
articles of incorporation authorize us to, and our bylaws provide
that we shall, indemnify a person who was, is
or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person is
or was an officer or director of the company if it is determined that the person:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>conducted himself in good faith;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>reasonably believed:</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in his official capacity as a director or officer of the company,
that his conduct was in the company&#146;s best interest;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the company&#146;s best
interests; and
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However,
if an officer or director is found liable on the basis that a
personal benefit was improperly received, or a director is found
liable to the corporation, indemnification shall be limited to
reasonable expenses actually incurred by the officer or director in
connection with the proceeding; provided that, if the officer or
director is also found liable for willful or intentional misconduct
in the performance of his duties, no indemnification shall be made.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, no indemnification shall be made in connection with a
shareholder derivative suit if the officer or director has been found liable for
negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties as a director or officer and only to the
extent that the court in which the suit or action was brought determines that the officer or
director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation and bylaws require indemnification of an officer or director
against reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by him in connection with a
proceeding in which he is a party because he is a director or officer, if he has been wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of such proceeding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws are in
addition to any other right that a person may have or acquire under any statute, bylaw, resolution
of shareholders or directors or otherwise. We maintain insurance on behalf of our directors and
officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors
or officers or arising out of such status.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to our
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 1997,
Commission File No.&nbsp;000-5214, and incorporated by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(b) to our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, for the
quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to the Bylaws (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;23, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><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 Jones Day.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><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 Jones Day (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><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 Grant Thornton, LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2007 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;16, 2007, and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(a)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(ii)&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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in a form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(iii)&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;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) 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 with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(b)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(c)&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.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(3)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Dallas, State of Texas, on November&nbsp;20, 2007.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PEERLESS MFG. CO.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Henry G. Schopfer, III
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Henry G. Schopfer, III&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November&nbsp;20, 2007.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="60%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Peter J. Burlage
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Peter J. Burlage
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Henry G. Schopfer, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Henry G. Schopfer, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Kenneth R. Hanks</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert McCashin</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">R. Clayton Mulford</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Sherrill Stone</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Howard G. Westerman, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Henry G. Schopfer, III, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this
registration statement on behalf of the above-named directors of Peerless Mfg. Co. on this 20th day
of November, 2007, pursuant to powers of attorney executed on behalf of such director, and
contemporaneously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD valign="top">*By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Henry G. Schopfer, III
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Henry G. Schopfer, III, Attorney-in-Fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to our
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 1997,
Commission File No.&nbsp;000-5214, and incorporated by reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(b) to our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, for the
quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to the Bylaws (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;23, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">2007 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;16, 2007, and
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Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2007
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PEERLESS MFG. CO.
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
75-0724417
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
14651 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas 75254
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
PEERLESS MFG. CO. 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Henry G. Schopfer, III
Chief Financial Officer
14651 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas 75254
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
James E. O'Bannon
Jones Day
2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 220-3939
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Registration
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Registered(2)
Share(3)
Price(3)
Fee(3)
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share(1)
900,000
$
36.69
$
33,021,000
$
1,014
(1)
This Registration Statement also relates to rights ("Rights") to purchase one-hundredth of a
share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), of Peerless Mfg. Co. pursuant to
the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007 (the "Rights Agreement"). As set forth in the Rights
Agreement, one Right will be issued together with and attached to each share of Common Stock issued
after May 4, 2007.
(2)
Represents shares issuable pursuant to awards to be granted under the Peerless Mfg. Co. 2007
Stock Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416, there are also registered hereunder such indeterminate
number of additional shares as may become subject to awards under the Plan as a result of the
antidilution provisions contained therein.
(3)
Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to paragraphs (c)
and (h) of Rule 457.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of 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
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Jones Day
Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP
Powers of Attorney
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for by Part I of this registration statement is included in the Section
10(a) prospectus to be sent or given to the persons covered by the Peerless Mfg. Co. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan and is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007;
(b) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007;
(c) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007 and November 16, 2007; and
(d) The description of the registrant's common stock contained in the registration statement
on Form 8-A filed by the registrant on October 29, 1970, including any amendments thereto.
All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers that
provide the director or officer will not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for or with
respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of his duties as a director or officer to the
fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Corporation Act (the "TBCA") or any other applicable
law.
Under Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, we
may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in
a proceeding because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours against
judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees) actually incurred by the person in connection
with the proceeding if it is determined that the person seeking indemnification:
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acted in good faith;
•
reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in or at least not opposed to our
best interests; and
•
in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful.
We are required by Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA to indemnify a director or officer against
reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees) incurred by the director or officer
in connection with a proceeding in which the director or officer is a named defendant or respondent
because the director or officer is or was in that position if the director or officer has been
wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. The TBCA
prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of a proceeding in which the person
is found liable to us or on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received by him or
her, other than for reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees) actually
incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding; provided, that the TBCA further prohibits
us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of any such proceeding in which the person is
found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his or her duties.
Under Article 2.02-1(J) of the TBCA, a court of competent jurisdiction may order us to
indemnify a director or officer if the court determines that the director or officer is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances; however, if the
director or officer is found liable to us or is found liable on the basis that a personal benefit
was improperly received by him or her, the indemnification will be limited to reasonable expenses
(including court costs and attorneys' fees) actually incurred by him or her in connection with the
proceeding.
Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA states that rights of indemnification to which a director may be
entitled under any provision contained in the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution
of shareholders or directors, an agreement, or otherwise are valid only to the extent they are
consistent with Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA as limited by our articles of incorporation, if such a
limitation exists.
Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA permits us to purchase and maintain insurance or to make other
arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours
against any liability asserted against and incurred by that person in any such capacity, or arising
out of that person's status as such a person, whether or not we would otherwise have the power to
indemnify the person against that liability under Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA.
Article 2.41 of the TBCA provides, among other things, that a director who votes for or
assents to an unlawful distribution will be liable to us for such actions. A director who
dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be
entered in the minutes of the meeting of our board of directors or by filing his or her written
dissent to such actions with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before adjournment
or immediately afterwards by registered mail.
Our
articles of incorporation authorize us to, and our bylaws provide
that we shall, indemnify a person who was, is
or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person is
or was an officer or director of the company if it is determined that the person:
•
conducted himself in good faith;
•
reasonably believed:
(i) in the case of conduct in his official capacity as a director or officer of the company,
that his conduct was in the company's best interest;
(ii) in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the company's best
interests; and
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in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.
However,
if an officer or director is found liable on the basis that a
personal benefit was improperly received, or a director is found
liable to the corporation, indemnification shall be limited to
reasonable expenses actually incurred by the officer or director in
connection with the proceeding; provided that, if the officer or
director is also found liable for willful or intentional misconduct
in the performance of his duties, no indemnification shall be made.
In
addition, no indemnification shall be made in connection with a
shareholder derivative suit if the officer or director has been found liable for
negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties as a director or officer and only to the
extent that the court in which the suit or action was brought determines that the officer or
director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws require indemnification of an officer or director
against reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him in connection with a
proceeding in which he is a party because he is a director or officer, if he has been wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of such proceeding.
The indemnification provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws are in
addition to any other right that a person may have or acquire under any statute, bylaw, resolution
of shareholders or directors or otherwise. We maintain insurance on behalf of our directors and
officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors
or officers or arising out of such status.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1997,
Commission File No. 000-5214, and incorporated by reference).
4.2
Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3(b) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the
quarter ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
Amendment to the Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on May 23, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1
Consent of Jones Day (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
99.1
2007 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2007, and
incorporated herein by reference).
Item 9. Undertakings
(1) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in a form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
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(iii) 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)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) 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 with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
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.
(c) 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.
(2) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) 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.
(3) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Dallas, State of Texas, on November 20, 2007.
PEERLESS MFG. CO.
By:
/s/ Henry G. Schopfer, III
Henry G. Schopfer, III
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 20, 2007.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
/s/ Peter J. Burlage
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Peter J. Burlage
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Henry G. Schopfer, III
Chief Financial Officer
Henry G. Schopfer, III
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Director
Kenneth R. Hanks
*
Director
Robert McCashin
*
Director
R. Clayton Mulford
*
Director
Sherrill Stone
*
Director
Howard G. Westerman, Jr.
Henry G. Schopfer, III, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this
registration statement on behalf of the above-named directors of Peerless Mfg. Co. on this 20th day
of November, 2007, pursuant to powers of attorney executed on behalf of such director, and
contemporaneously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*By:
/s/ Henry G. Schopfer, III
Henry G. Schopfer, III, Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1997,
Commission File No. 000-5214, and incorporated by reference).
4.2
Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3(b) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the
quarter ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
Amendment to the Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on May 23, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1
Consent of Jones Day (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
99.1
2007 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2007, and
incorporated herein by reference).