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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2003
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>_____________________</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>_____________________</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>METROCALL HOLDINGS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>54-1215634</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>6677 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22306</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>George Z. Moratis, CFO<BR>
Metrocall Holdings, Inc.<BR>
6677 Richmond Highway<BR>
Alexandria, VA 22306</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>_____________________</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copies to: Andr&#233; Weiss, Esq.<BR>
  Schulte Roth &#038; Zabel LLP<BR>
  919 Third Avenue<BR>
  New York, NY 10022<BR>
  (212)&nbsp;756-2000<BR>
  <B>_____________________</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B> </FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></B>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Proposed maximum</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount to be</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Proposed maximum</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">aggregate offering</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount of</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1">Title of securities to be registered</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">registered</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">offering price per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">price</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">registration fee</FONT></TD>
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      <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.01, of
Metrocall Holdings, Inc.</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12,000 </FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2.83</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">33,960</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2.75 </FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Represents number of additional shares authorized for issuance under
the Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum
offering price per share and the registration fee are based on the exercise
price for the options granted under the Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock
Option Plan.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>PART II</B></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference of Earlier Registration Statement</B></B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is being filed by Metrocall Holdings, Inc..
(the &#147;Company&#148;) to register 12,000 additional shares of Common Stock for
issuance under the Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;12, 2003 (Registration Number 333-106044) are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B></B>
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      <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"> Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003
        Stock Option Plan, as amended effective September&nbsp;24, 2003&#043;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <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 Schulte Roth &#038;
        Zabel LLP&#043;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <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 Ernst &#038; Young
        LLP&#043;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Statement regarding Predecessor
        Auditor Arthur Andersen, LLP (a)</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
      <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"> Consent of Schulte Roth &#038;
        Zabel LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>_______________</B>
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    <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(&#043;) </FONT></TD>
 <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">Filed herewith. </FONT></TD>
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       <TD width="10%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(a)
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 <TD><FONT size="2">Omitted pursuant to Rule&nbsp;437a. The consolidated financial
statements of the Registrant as of December&nbsp;31, 2001 and for the
years ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 and 2000 incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference have been audited by Arthur
Andersen LLP, independent public accountants (&#147;AA&#148;). However, after
reasonable efforts, the Registrant has been unable to obtain the
written consent of AA with respect to the incorporation by reference
of such financial statements in this Registration Statement.
Therefore, the Registrant has dispensed with the requirement to file
the written consent of AA in reliance upon Rule&nbsp;437a of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a result, you may not be able
to recover damages from AA under Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, for any untrue statements of material fact or any
omissions to state a material fact, if any, contained in the
aforementioned financial statements of the Registrant which are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES </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 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 Alexandria, State of Virginia, on this 2nd day of
October, 2003.
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      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">METROCALL HOLDINGS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ George Z. Moratis</FONT></TD>
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      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">George Z. Moratis</FONT></TD>
    </TR>
    <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
        Officer, and Treasurer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant and each person whose signature appears below hereby
appoint Vincent D. Kelly and George Z. Moratis, and each of them, as their
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to execute in their names
and on behalf of the Registrant and each such person, individually and in each
capacity stated below, one or more amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement as the attorney-in-fact acting on
the premise shall from time to time deem appropriate and to file any such
amendment to this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated, on this 2nd day of October, 2003.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Name, Signature and Title
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Vincent D. Kelly
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      </FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Vincent D. Kelly</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ George Z. Moratis
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      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">George Z. Moratis</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
      Officer, and Treasurer</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Royce Yudkoff</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Royce Yudkoff</FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
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      <td valign="top"><font size="2">/s/ Eugene I. Davis</font></td>
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    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Eugene I. Davis</font></td>
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    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">/s/ Nicholas Gallopo</font></td>
    </tr>
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    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Nicholas Gallopo</font></td>
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      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <td valign="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <td valign="top"><font size="2">/s/ David J. Leonard
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        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">David J. Leonard</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">/s/ Brian O&#146;Reilly</font></td>
    </tr>
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    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Brian O&#146;Reilly</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Director</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="bottom">
      <td valign="top"><font size="2">/s/ Steven D. Scheiwe</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <td valign="top"><font size="2">Steven D. Scheiwe</font></td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
_____________________
METROCALL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
54-1215634
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6677 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22306
(Address of principal executive offices)
Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of Plan)
George Z. Moratis, CFO
Metrocall Holdings, Inc.
6677 Richmond Highway
Alexandria, VA 22306
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
_____________________
Copies to: André Weiss, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 756-2000
_____________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
registered
offering price per share
price
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01, of
Metrocall Holdings, Inc.
12,000
(1)
$
2.83
(2)
$
33,960
(2)
$
2.75
(2)
(1) Represents number of additional shares authorized for issuance under
the Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum
offering price per share and the registration fee are based on the exercise
price for the options granted under the Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock
Option Plan.
PART II
Incorporation of Documents by Reference of Earlier Registration Statement
This Registration Statement is being filed by Metrocall Holdings, Inc..
(the "Company") to register 12,000 additional shares of Common Stock for
issuance under the Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan"). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 12, 2003 (Registration Number 333-106044) are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
4.1
Metrocall Holdings, Inc. 2003
        Stock Option Plan, as amended effective September 24, 2003+
5.1
Opinion of Schulte Roth &
        Zabel LLP+
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young
        LLP+
23.2
Statement regarding Predecessor
        Auditor Arthur Andersen, LLP (a)
23.3
Consent of Schulte Roth &
        Zabel LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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Filed herewith.
(a)
Omitted pursuant to Rule 437a. The consolidated financial
statements of the Registrant as of December 31, 2001 and for the
years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference have been audited by Arthur
Andersen LLP, independent public accountants ("AA"). However, after
reasonable efforts, the Registrant has been unable to obtain the
written consent of AA with respect to the incorporation by reference
of such financial statements in this Registration Statement.
Therefore, the Registrant has dispensed with the requirement to file
the written consent of AA in reliance upon Rule 437a of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a result, you may not be able
to recover damages from AA under Section 11 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, for any untrue statements of material fact or any
omissions to state a material fact, if any, contained in the
aforementioned financial statements of the Registrant which are
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference.
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 Alexandria, State of Virginia, on this 2nd day of
October, 2003.
METROCALL HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ George Z. Moratis
George Z. Moratis
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
        Officer, and Treasurer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The Registrant and each person whose signature appears below hereby
appoint Vincent D. Kelly and George Z. Moratis, and each of them, as their
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to execute in their names
and on behalf of the Registrant and each such person, individually and in each
capacity stated below, one or more amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement as the attorney-in-fact acting on
the premise shall from time to time deem appropriate and to file any such
amendment to this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated, on this 2nd day of October, 2003.
Name, Signature and Title
/s/ Vincent D. Kelly
Vincent D. Kelly
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ George Z. Moratis
George Z. Moratis
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
      Officer, and Treasurer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Royce Yudkoff
Royce Yudkoff
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Eugene I. Davis
Eugene I. Davis
Director
/s/ Nicholas Gallopo
Nicholas Gallopo
Director
/s/ David J. Leonard
David J. Leonard
Director
/s/ Brian O'Reilly
Brian O'Reilly
Director
/s/ Steven D. Scheiwe
Steven D. Scheiwe
Director