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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;5, 2004</B>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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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 THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>84-1043826</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2579 Midpoint Drive<BR>
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525<BR>
(970)&nbsp;482-5868</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of principal executive offices)</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Atrix Laboratories, Inc.<BR>
401(k) Savings &#038; Retirement Plan</B>


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


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Gregory A. Gould<BR>
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and<BR>
Secretary<BR>
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC.<BR>
2579 Midpoint Drive<BR>
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525<BR>
(970)&nbsp;482-5868</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


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


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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $.001 par value per share
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<TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">100,000 shares
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">31.08</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3,108,000.00</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">393.78</TD>
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    <TD>Each share of common stock being registered pursuant to this
Registration Statement includes a right to purchase one one-hundredth of a
share of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock pursuant to an Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company,
as Rights Agent.</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable under the referenced plan being registered
pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the
Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number
of the outstanding shares of Registrant&#146;s common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.</TD>
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    <TD>Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities
Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low prices per share of the
Registrant&#146;s common stock on October&nbsp;1, 2004 as reported on The Nasdaq National
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of 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">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d18861exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d18861exv23w1.htm">Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to plan participants pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. Such documents
and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</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 previously filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2003 (File No.&nbsp;0-18231).



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;0-18231).



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June&nbsp;30, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;0-18231)



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June&nbsp;14,
2004 (File No.&nbsp;0-18231).



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in its
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;12, 1990,
including any amendments or reports filed with the SEC for the purpose of
updating such description.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The description of the Registrant&#146;s Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC
on October&nbsp;1, 1998, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto on Form 8-A/A, filed
with the SEC on November&nbsp;27, 2001, and any amendments or reports filed with the
SEC for the purpose of updating such description.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">that all securities offered hereby 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
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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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the date of this Registration Statement, members of Morrison &#038;
Foerster LLP hold options to acquire 29,400 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common
stock.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, provides,
in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director or officer of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if
the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable
cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action
or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such
expenses which the court shall deem proper.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has implemented such indemnification provisions in its
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws which provide that
officers and directors shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant to
the fullest extent permitted by law against all expenses, liabilities and loss
including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties
and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred in connection
with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or
was an officer or director of the Registrant.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who
is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability
asserted against the person or incurred by the person in any such capacity, or
arising out of the person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under
Section&nbsp;145. Pursuant to Section 145(g) of the DGCL the Registrant maintains
insurance on behalf of the directors and officers serving at the request of the
Registrant.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing summaries are not intended to be complete and are
necessarily subject to the complete text of the DGCL, the Registrant&#146;s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the arrangements
referred to above, and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>



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

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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit No.</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top" align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">23.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">23.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">24.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on page 8 of this Registration
Statement)</TD>
</TR>




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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the
Atrix Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Savings &#038; Retirement Plan and any amendment
thereto to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner and has made or will
make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify
the plan.


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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;



<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 Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration
Statement;



<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">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) 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
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.



<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 of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;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&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">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 <I>bona fide </I>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 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 Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.


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



<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 Fort Collins, State of Colorado, on October&nbsp;5, 2004.

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ David R. Bethune
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">David R. Bethune&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David R. Bethune and Gregory A. Gould,
and each or either of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacitates, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
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 in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may
be signed in several counterparts.


<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 and on the dates
indicated:

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    <TD width="19%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ David R. Bethune<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
David R. Bethune</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Gregory A. Gould<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gregory A. Gould</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and<BR>
Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and<BR>
Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ H. Stuart Campbell<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
H. Stuart Campbell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Dr. D. Walter Cohen<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dr. D. Walter Cohen</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ C. Rodney O&#146;Connor<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
C. Rodney O&#146;Connor</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Richard R. Vietor<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard R. Vietor</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October 5, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dr. George J. Vuturo</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 2004</TD>
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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 trustees
(or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Collins, State of Colorado, on
October&nbsp;5, 2004.

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</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">Atrix Laboratories, Inc.<BR>
401(k) Savings &#038; Retirement Plan<BR>
(Name of Plan)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Gregory A. Gould
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Gregory A. Gould&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Trustee&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">                                          /s/ Thomas S. Callaway
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Thomas S. Callaway&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Trustee&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">23.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">23.2
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center">24.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on page 8 of this Registration
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2004
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
84-1043826
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
2579 Midpoint Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
(970) 482-5868
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
Atrix Laboratories, Inc.
401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Gregory A. Gould
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC.
2579 Midpoint Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
(970) 482-5868
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of Each Class of
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
Securities to
to be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
be Registered
(1)
Registered
(2)
Price Per Share
(3)
Offering Price
(3)
Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share
100,000 shares
$
31.08
$
3,108,000.00
$
393.78
(1)
Each share of common stock being registered pursuant to this
Registration Statement includes a right to purchase one one-hundredth of a
share of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to an Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Rights Agent.
(2)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable under the referenced plan being registered
pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the
Registrant's receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number
of the outstanding shares of Registrant's common stock.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(4)
Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities
Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low prices per share of the
Registrant's common stock on October 1, 2004 as reported on The Nasdaq National
Market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Table of Contents
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to plan participants pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Such documents
and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003 (File No. 0-18231).
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2004 (File No. 0-18231).
(c) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2004 (File No. 0-18231)
(d) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed June 14,
2004 (File No. 0-18231).
(e) The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in its
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on January 12, 1990,
including any amendments or reports filed with the SEC for the purpose of
updating such description.
(f) The description of the Registrant's Series A Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC
on October 1, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form 8-A/A, filed
with the SEC on November 27, 2001, and any amendments or reports filed with the
SEC for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates
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that all securities offered hereby 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.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
As of the date of this Registration Statement, members of Morrison &
Foerster LLP hold options to acquire 29,400 shares of the Registrant's common
stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, provides,
in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director or officer of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if
the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable
cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action
or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such
expenses which the court shall deem proper.
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The Registrant has implemented such indemnification provisions in its
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws which provide that
officers and directors shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant to
the fullest extent permitted by law against all expenses, liabilities and loss
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties
and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred in connection
with any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or
was an officer or director of the Registrant.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who
is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability
asserted against the person or incurred by the person in any such capacity, or
arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under
Section 145. Pursuant to Section 145(g) of the DGCL the Registrant maintains
insurance on behalf of the directors and officers serving at the request of the
Registrant.
The foregoing summaries are not intended to be complete and are
necessarily subject to the complete text of the DGCL, the Registrant's Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the arrangements
referred to above, and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page 8 of this Registration
Statement)
The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the
Atrix Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan and any amendment
thereto to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner and has made or will
make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify
the plan.
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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;
(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 Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
Statement;
(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) 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
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
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.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 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
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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.
(c) 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 Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 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 Fort Collins, State of Colorado, on October 5, 2004.
ATRIX LABORATORIES, INC.
By:
/s/ David R. Bethune
David R. Bethune
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David R. Bethune and Gregory A. Gould,
and each or either of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacitates, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
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 in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may
be signed in several counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of
1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates
indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David R. Bethune
David R. Bethune
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
October 5, 2004
/s/ Gregory A. Gould
Gregory A. Gould
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
October 5, 2004
/s/ Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan
Director
October 5, 2004
/s/ H. Stuart Campbell
H. Stuart Campbell
Director
October 5, 2004
/s/ Dr. D. Walter Cohen
Dr. D. Walter Cohen
Director
October 5, 2004
/s/ C. Rodney O'Connor
C. Rodney O'Connor
Director
October 5, 2004
/s/ Richard R. Vietor
Richard R. Vietor
Director
October 5, 2004
Dr. George J. Vuturo
Director
October
, 2004
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees
(or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Collins, State of Colorado, on
October 5, 2004.
Atrix Laboratories, Inc.
401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan
(Name of Plan)
By:
/s/ Gregory A. Gould
Name:
Gregory A. Gould
Title:
Trustee
By:
/s/ Thomas S. Callaway
Name:
Thomas S. Callaway
Title:
Trustee
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page 8 of this Registration
Statement)