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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;20, 2005</B>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<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>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>MoneyGram International, Inc.</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>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>16-1690064</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1550 Utica Avenue South<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>55416</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Zip Code)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan</B>

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



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Teresa H. Johnson<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
MoneyGram International, Inc.<BR>
1550 Utica Avenue South<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(952)&nbsp;591-3000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



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


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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Per Share (2)</B></TD>
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<TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (3)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7,500,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">18.36</TD>
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    <TD >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">137,700,000</TD>
    <TD >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">16,207</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents the maximum number of shares that may currently be issued
under the registrant&#146;s 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The number of
 shares being registered is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or other similar
transactions.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) and (c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the registrant&#146;s
common stock on May 18, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Includes preferred share purchase rights, which are attached to and
trade with the registrant&#146;s common stock.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</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 THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) by MoneyGram International, Inc. (hereinafter
&#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;MoneyGram&#148; or the &#147;registrant&#148;) are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement:


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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;23, 2005; and</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of our common stock and preferred share purchase
rights contained in our registration statement on Form&nbsp;10, and any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating this description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the <u>&#147;Exchange Act"</u>),
subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective
dates of filing of such documents.

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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;Not applicable.

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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;We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section&nbsp;145
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware empowers a Delaware
corporation to indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be made,
parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact
that such person is or was an officer or director of such corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such officer or director acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests, and, for criminal proceedings, had
no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify officers and directors against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by
or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no
indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or
director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action
referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the
expenses which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Delaware law, we have included in our certificate of
incorporation a provision to eliminate the personal liability of our directors
for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject
to certain limitations. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws provide that we are required to indemnify our officers and directors
under certain circumstances, including those circumstances in which


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">indemnification would otherwise be discretionary, and we are required to
advance expenses to our officers and directors as incurred in connection with
proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have procured directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance for the
benefit of our directors and officers. In addition, we have entered into
indemnification agreements with each of our directors. These agreements
provide, among other things, that we must, subject to specified exceptions:


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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>indemnify each director to the full extent authorized or
permitted by applicable law;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>maintain insurance policies for the benefit of each director
that are applicable for so long as the director continues to serve
as a director and thereafter for so long as a director is subject to
any possible or threatened claim or action relating to the
director&#146;s service as a director; and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>indemnify each director against all expenses, fines, fees and
amounts paid in settlement incurred by the director in connection
with a threatened, pending or complete action relating to the
director&#146;s service as a director.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In addition, the indemnification agreements provide for procedures for
implementing the indemnities described above, including advancement of
expenses.


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<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" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Amendment
No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File
No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Specimen Certificate for MoneyGram Common Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Amendment
No.&nbsp;4 to MoneyGram&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File
No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Preferred Share Purchase Rights Agreement between
MoneyGram International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as
Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2
to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the <u>&#147;Securities Act"</u>);



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the 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 the 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 the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.




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



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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&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 Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the 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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&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 SEC 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 Minneapolis, and the State of Minnesota, on this
20th day of May, 2005.


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">By    /s/ Philip W. Milne
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Philip W. Milne&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President &#038; Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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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, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May&nbsp;20, 2005.

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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Philip W. Milne
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Philip W. Milne</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ David J. Parrin
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
David J. Parrin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jean C. Benson
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Jean C. Benson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President and Controller<br>
(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Robert H. Bohannon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Jess Hay</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Judith K. Hofer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Donald E. Kiernan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Robert C. Krueger</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Linda Johnson Rice</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Douglas L. Rock</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Dr. Albert M. Teplin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">*
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Timothy R. Wallace</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Teresa H. Johnson
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Teresa H. Johnson
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">* As Attorney-in-Fact</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Amendment
No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File
No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Specimen Certificate for MoneyGram Common Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Amendment
No.&nbsp;4 to MoneyGram&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File
No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Preferred Share Purchase Rights Agreement between
MoneyGram International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as
Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2
to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to MoneyGram&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-31950)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2005
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MoneyGram International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
16-1690064
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1550 Utica Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota
55416
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Teresa H. Johnson
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
MoneyGram International, Inc.
1550 Utica Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
(Name and address of agent for service)
(952) 591-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Offering Price (2)
Fee
Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (3)
7,500,000
$
18.36
$
137,700,000
$
16,207
(1)
Represents the maximum number of shares that may currently be issued
under the registrant's 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The number of
 shares being registered is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or other similar
transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) and (c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's
common stock on May 18, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange.
(3)
Includes preferred share purchase rights, which are attached to and
trade with the registrant's common stock.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
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 and Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP
Power of Attorney
Table of Contents
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by MoneyGram International, Inc. (hereinafter
"we," "us," "MoneyGram" or the "registrant") are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement:
(a)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2004;
(b)
Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2005; and
(c)
The description of our common stock and preferred share purchase
rights contained in our registration statement on Form 10, and any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating this description.
All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"
),
subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective
dates of filing of such documents.
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 are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware empowers a Delaware
corporation to indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be made,
parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact
that such person is or was an officer or director of such corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such officer or director acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the corporation's best interests, and, for criminal proceedings, had
no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify officers and directors against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by
or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no
indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or
director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action
referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the
expenses which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred.
As permitted by Delaware law, we have included in our certificate of
incorporation a provision to eliminate the personal liability of our directors
for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject
to certain limitations. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws provide that we are required to indemnify our officers and directors
under certain circumstances, including those circumstances in which
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indemnification would otherwise be discretionary, and we are required to
advance expenses to our officers and directors as incurred in connection with
proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified.
We have procured directors' and officers' liability insurance for the
benefit of our directors and officers. In addition, we have entered into
indemnification agreements with each of our directors. These agreements
provide, among other things, that we must, subject to specified exceptions:
•
indemnify each director to the full extent authorized or
permitted by applicable law;
•
maintain insurance policies for the benefit of each director
that are applicable for so long as the director continues to serve
as a director and thereafter for so long as a director is subject to
any possible or threatened claim or action relating to the
director's service as a director; and
•
indemnify each director against all expenses, fines, fees and
amounts paid in settlement incurred by the director in connection
with a threatened, pending or complete action relating to the
director's service as a director.
In addition, the indemnification agreements provide for procedures for
implementing the indemnities described above, including advancement of
expenses.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment
No. 2 to MoneyGram's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File
No. 001-31950)).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to MoneyGram's
Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-31950)).
4.3
Form of Specimen Certificate for MoneyGram Common Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment
No. 4 to MoneyGram's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File
No. 001-31950)).
4.4
Form of Preferred Share Purchase Rights Agreement between
MoneyGram International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as
Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2
to Amendment No. 2 to MoneyGram's Registration Statement on
Form 10 (File No. 001-31950)).
4.5
Form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 2 to MoneyGram's
Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-31950)).
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney.
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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:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"
);
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the 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 the 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 the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the 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 Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the 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 SEC 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 Minneapolis, and the State of Minnesota, on this
20th day of May, 2005.
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By    /s/ Philip W. Milne
Name:
Philip W. Milne
Title:
President & Chief Executive Officer
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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 May 20, 2005.
Signature
Title
/s/ Philip W. Milne
Philip W. Milne
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David J. Parrin
David J. Parrin
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jean C. Benson
Jean C. Benson
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Robert H. Bohannon
Chairman
*
Jess Hay
Director
*
Judith K. Hofer
Director
*
Donald E. Kiernan
Director
*
Robert C. Krueger
Director
*
Linda Johnson Rice
Director
*
Douglas L. Rock
Director
*
Dr. Albert M. Teplin
Director
*
Timothy R. Wallace
Director
/s/ Teresa H. Johnson
Teresa H. Johnson
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
* As Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment
No. 2 to MoneyGram's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File
No. 001-31950)).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to MoneyGram's
Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-31950)).
4.3
Form of Specimen Certificate for MoneyGram Common Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment
No. 4 to MoneyGram's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File
No. 001-31950)).
4.4
Form of Preferred Share Purchase Rights Agreement between
MoneyGram International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as
Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2
to Amendment No. 2 to MoneyGram's Registration Statement on
Form 10 (File No. 001-31950)).
4.5
Form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 2 to MoneyGram's
Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-31950)).
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney.
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