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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2003
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<DIV align="Right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549<BR><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>76-0127701</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West<BR>
Houston, Texas 77064<BR>
(281)&nbsp;897-7788</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
2003 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of plan)<BR><BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Robert J. Medlock<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
NCI Building Systems, Inc.<BR>
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West<BR>
Houston, Texas 77064<BR>
(281)&nbsp;897-7788</FONT></TD>
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Copy to:
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">John K. Sterling, Esq.<BR>
Gardere Wynne Swell LLP<BR>
1601 Elm Street<BR>
Suite&nbsp;3000<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;999-4925</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of registrant&#146;s agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of each class</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>of securities to be</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price per</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate offering</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>share</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $.01 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="right"><FONT size="2">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">shs. (1)(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">24.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">36,225,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,930.61</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Deferred Compensation Obligations (3)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">36,225,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">100</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">36,225,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933,
the registration statement also covers shares of Common Stock as may
become issuable by reason of operation of the anti-dilution provisions of
the Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(g) and (h)&nbsp;and based on the average of
the high and low prices for the Common Stock on December&nbsp;10, 2003, as
quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement covers an indeterminate amount of Obligations to be
offered or sold in lieu of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the employee
benefit plan described herein.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv4w1.txt">EX-4.1 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv4w2.txt">EX-4.2 Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv4w3.txt">EX-4.3 Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv4w4.txt">EX-4.4 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv4w5.txt">EX-4.5 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv4w6.txt">EX-4.6 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv5w1.txt">EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d11232exv23w1.txt">EX-23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10 PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.*</B>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">*This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is
being filed by NCI Building Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company or &#147;Registrant&#148;)
with respect to its 2003 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;),
referred to on the cover of this Registration Statement. Information
required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is
omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the Note
to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8. The document(s) containing the information required
in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to each of
the Company&#146;s employees who is eligible to participate in the Plan, as
specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents(s) are
not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) but constitute (together with the documents incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II
hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the
Securities Act.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
November&nbsp;2, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
February&nbsp;1, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
May&nbsp;3, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
August&nbsp;2, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 1998; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s preferred stock purchase rights
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as
filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;20, 1998.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Act 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 in this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Experts</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements of NCI Building Systems, Inc.
appearing in NCI Building Systems, Inc.&#146;s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended November&nbsp;2, 2002 have been audited by Ernst
&#038; Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their reports thereon
incorporated by reference therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated
financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such
report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of compensation to be deferred by each participant will be
determined in accordance with the Plan based on elections by the participant
and will be held in an account in the name of the participant (the &#147;Account&#148;).
Each Account shall be credited, or debited, as the case may be, on a periodic
basis, based on the balance in such Account. Credited interest shall be based
on the returns on mutual funds, Common Stock of the Company or other indices,
weighted in accordance with the participant&#146;s investment allocation. Each
Account generally will be payable on a date selected by the participant in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and rules established by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Committee&#148;). The restrictions for a
distribution from an Account are set forth in the Plan or will be included in
rules of the Committee. The Obligations will be denominated and payable in
United States dollars; provided, however, that shares of Common Stock of the
Company held in any Account may be distributed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A participant&#146;s right or the right of any other person to the Account
cannot be assigned, alienated, sold, garnished, transferred, pledged or
encumbered.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior
to the individual payment dates specified by the participant, as allowed by the
Plan and the Committee rules, or through operation of a mandatory or optional
sinking fund or analogous provision. The Company reserves the right to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or termination
shall adversely affect the right of a participant to the balance of his
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">or her Account as of the date of such amendment or termination.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Obligations are not expected to be convertible into another security
of the Company. The Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative pledge
or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the part of the Company. Each
participant will be responsible for acting independently with respect to, among
other things, the giving of notices, responding to any request for consent,
waivers, or amendments pertaining to the Obligations, enforcing covenants, and
taking action upon a default.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, Dallas, Texas, counsel for the Registrant, has
rendered an opinion as to the legality of the securities being registered
hereby. John K. Sterling, a partner in Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, beneficially
owns 16,125 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
provides that a Delaware corporation may, under certain circumstances,
indemnify its directors and officers against expenses, judgments, fines and
settlements actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with certain
civil suits or actions. In addition, Section&nbsp;145 permits a Delaware
corporation to grant its directors and officers additional rights of
indemnification through bylaw provisions and otherwise and to purchase
indemnity insurance on behalf of its directors and officers.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s By-laws require the Registrant to indemnify
its officers and directors and certain other employees and agents against
expenses incurred by them in defending or settling any actions or proceedings
in which they are made parties because they are or were the Registrant&#146;s
directors, officers, employees or agents. The Registrant&#146;s Restated
Certificate of Incorporation also provides that no director shall be personally
liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for any act or omission in such
director&#146;s capacity as a director.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into written indemnification agreements with
its directors and certain of its officers. Under these agreements, if an
officer or director makes a claim of indemnification to the registrant, either
a majority of the independent directors or independent legal counsel selected
by the independent directors must review the relevant facts and make a
determination, within 45&nbsp;days of the Registrant&#146;s receipt of such claim,
whether the officer or director has met the standards of conduct under Delaware
law that would permit (under Delaware law) and require (under the
indemnification agreement) the Company to indemnify the officer or director.
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</FONT>

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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Stock Incentive Plan, dated December&nbsp;12, 2002, as amended through March&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Senior Executive Officers</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 4.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 4.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Special Long-Term Grant</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of the registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;filed herewith
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-2</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made
of the securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="8%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="88%"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="8%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="88%"><FONT size="2">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 this
registration statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="8%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="88%"><FONT size="2">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;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i) and
(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 by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&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 bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
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<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby further 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&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 12th day of
December, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="31%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="36%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">NCI
BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
(Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ A.R. Ginn</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">A. R. Ginn, Chairman
of the Board, President and<BR>Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Johnie Schulte and Robert J. Medlock and each of them (with full power in each
of them to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the securities regulatory authorities of the
several states registration statements, any amendment or post-effective
amendments or any and all other documents in connection therewith, in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the registration or qualification under any applicable state securities laws
or regulations, of interests in the Plan and shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to such Plan, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below in the city of Houston, State of Texas on the 12th
day of December, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="27%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Name</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ A.R. Ginn<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
A.R. Ginn</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive<BR>
Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert J. Medlock<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert J. Medlock</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William D. Breedlove<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William D. Breedlove</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Norman C. Chambers<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Norman C. Chambers</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary L. Forbes<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Gary L. Forbes</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Max L. Lukens<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Max L. Lukens</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Name</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ George Martinez<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
George Martinez</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Johnie Schulte<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Johnie Schulte</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ W.B. Pieper<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
W.B. Pieper</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Stock Incentive Plan, dated December&nbsp;12, 2002, as amended through March&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Senior Executive Officers</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;4.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Special Long-Term Grant</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* &nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">* 23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of the registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
76-0127701
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
(281) 897-7788
(Address of principal executive offices)
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
2003 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of plan)
Robert J. Medlock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
NCI Building Systems, Inc.
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
(281) 897-7788
Copy to:
John K. Sterling, Esq.
Gardere Wynne Swell LLP
1601 Elm Street
Suite 3000
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 999-4925
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
of securities to be
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
registered
registered
share
price
registration fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value
1,500,000
shs. (1)(2)
$
24.15
(2)
$
36,225,000
$
2,930.61
(2)
Deferred Compensation Obligations (3)
$
36,225,000
100
%
$
36,225,000
—
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933,
the registration statement also covers shares of Common Stock as may
become issuable by reason of operation of the anti-dilution provisions of
the Plan.
(2)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(g) and (h) and based on the average of
the high and low prices for the Common Stock on December 10, 2003, as
quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
The Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement covers an indeterminate amount of Obligations to be
offered or sold in lieu of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the employee
benefit plan described herein.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-4.1 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended
EX-4.2 Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
EX-4.3 Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
EX-4.4 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
EX-4.5 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
EX-4.6 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
EX-5.1 Opinion/Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
EX-23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10 PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is
being filed by NCI Building Systems, Inc. (the "Company or "Registrant")
with respect to its 2003 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"),
referred to on the cover of this Registration Statement. Information
required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is
omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the Note
to Part I of Form S-8. The document(s) containing the information required
in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to each of
the Company's employees who is eligible to participate in the Plan, as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents(s) are
not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") but constitute (together with the documents incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II
hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(1)     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
November 2, 2002;
(2)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
February 1, 2003;
(3)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
May 3, 2003;
(4)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
August 2, 2003;
(5)     The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the
Commission on July 20, 1998; and
(6)     The description of the Registrant's preferred stock purchase rights
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as
filed with the Commission on July 20, 1998.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Act 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 in this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Experts
The consolidated financial statements of NCI Building Systems, Inc.
appearing in NCI Building Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended November 2, 2002 have been audited by Ernst
& Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their reports thereon
incorporated by reference therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated
financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such
report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The amount of compensation to be deferred by each participant will be
determined in accordance with the Plan based on elections by the participant
and will be held in an account in the name of the participant (the "Account").
Each Account shall be credited, or debited, as the case may be, on a periodic
basis, based on the balance in such Account. Credited interest shall be based
on the returns on mutual funds, Common Stock of the Company or other indices,
weighted in accordance with the participant's investment allocation. Each
Account generally will be payable on a date selected by the participant in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and rules established by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The restrictions for a
distribution from an Account are set forth in the Plan or will be included in
rules of the Committee. The Obligations will be denominated and payable in
United States dollars; provided, however, that shares of Common Stock of the
Company held in any Account may be distributed.
A participant's right or the right of any other person to the Account
cannot be assigned, alienated, sold, garnished, transferred, pledged or
encumbered.
The Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior
to the individual payment dates specified by the participant, as allowed by the
Plan and the Committee rules, or through operation of a mandatory or optional
sinking fund or analogous provision. The Company reserves the right to amend
or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or termination
shall adversely affect the right of a participant to the balance of his
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or her Account as of the date of such amendment or termination.
The Obligations are not expected to be convertible into another security
of the Company. The Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative pledge
or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the part of the Company. Each
participant will be responsible for acting independently with respect to, among
other things, the giving of notices, responding to any request for consent,
waivers, or amendments pertaining to the Obligations, enforcing covenants, and
taking action upon a default.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, Dallas, Texas, counsel for the Registrant, has
rendered an opinion as to the legality of the securities being registered
hereby. John K. Sterling, a partner in Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, beneficially
owns 16,125 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
provides that a Delaware corporation may, under certain circumstances,
indemnify its directors and officers against expenses, judgments, fines and
settlements actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with certain
civil suits or actions. In addition, Section 145 permits a Delaware
corporation to grant its directors and officers additional rights of
indemnification through bylaw provisions and otherwise and to purchase
indemnity insurance on behalf of its directors and officers.
Article VI of the Registrant's By-laws require the Registrant to indemnify
its officers and directors and certain other employees and agents against
expenses incurred by them in defending or settling any actions or proceedings
in which they are made parties because they are or were the Registrant's
directors, officers, employees or agents. The Registrant's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation also provides that no director shall be personally
liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for any act or omission in such
director's capacity as a director.
The Registrant has entered into written indemnification agreements with
its directors and certain of its officers. Under these agreements, if an
officer or director makes a claim of indemnification to the registrant, either
a majority of the independent directors or independent legal counsel selected
by the independent directors must review the relevant facts and make a
determination, within 45 days of the Registrant's receipt of such claim,
whether the officer or director has met the standards of conduct under Delaware
law that would permit (under Delaware law) and require (under the
indemnification agreement) the Company to indemnify the officer or director.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
* 4.1
Stock Incentive Plan, dated December 12, 2002, as amended through March 14, 2003
* 4.2
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
* 4.3
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
* 4.4
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Senior Executive Officers
* 4.5
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors
* 4.6
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Special Long-Term Grant
* 5.1
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
* 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of the registration statement)
*     filed herewith
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Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made
of the securities registered hereby, 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 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 this
registration statement;
(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 the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i) and
(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 by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.
(2) 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.
(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.
The undersigned Registrant hereby further 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 Section 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 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.
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 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 Houston, State of Texas, on the 12th day of
December, 2003.
NCI
BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ A.R. Ginn
A. R. Ginn, Chairman
of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Johnie Schulte and Robert J. Medlock and each of them (with full power in each
of them to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the securities regulatory authorities of the
several states registration statements, any amendment or post-effective
amendments or any and all other documents in connection therewith, in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the registration or qualification under any applicable state securities laws
or regulations, of interests in the Plan and shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to such Plan, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below in the city of Houston, State of Texas on the 12th
day of December, 2003.
Name
Title
/s/ A.R. Ginn
A.R. Ginn
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert J. Medlock
Robert J. Medlock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ William D. Breedlove
William D. Breedlove
Director
/s/ Norman C. Chambers
Norman C. Chambers
Director
/s/ Gary L. Forbes
Gary L. Forbes
Director
/s/ Max L. Lukens
Max L. Lukens
Director
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Name
Title
/s/ George Martinez
George Martinez
Director
/s/ Johnie Schulte
Johnie Schulte
Director
/s/ W.B. Pieper
W.B. Pieper
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
*   4.1
Stock Incentive Plan, dated December 12, 2002, as amended through March 14, 2003
*   4.2
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
*   4.3
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
*   4.4
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Senior Executive Officers
*   4.5
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Non-Employee Directors
*   4.6
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Special Long-Term Grant
*   5.1
Opinion of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
* 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5)
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages of the registration statement)
*
filed herewith