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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;23, 2005
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top:0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">CHOLESTECH CORPORATION</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap><B>California</B><BR>
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or<BR>
organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>3347 Investment Boulevard<BR>
Hayward, California 94545</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>94-3065493<BR>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM</B>
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<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 29%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

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



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>John F. Glenn<BR>
Vice President of Finance and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Cholestech Corporation<BR>
3347 Investment Boulevard<BR>
Hayward, California 94545</B>
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<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

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



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>(510)&nbsp;732-7200</B>
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<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

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



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copies to:</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Chris F. Fennell, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94304<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of each class of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>offering price</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>securities to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be registered</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>per share</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration fee</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, no par
value, to be issued under
the 2000 Stock Incentive
Program (1)
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    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">300,000 shares
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$10.46 (2)
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,138,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">369.34</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional
shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable under the 2000 Stock Incentive Program by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction affected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of
the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August&nbsp;19, 2005.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f12017exv4w1.htm">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f12017exv5w1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f12017exv23w2.htm">EXHIBIT 23.2</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cholestech Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference in
this registration statement the following documents:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;25, 2005 filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;24, 2005 filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on
May&nbsp;4, 1992 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the 1934 Act and any amendments or reports filed with the
Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;27, 1997 pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, as amended on Form 8-A/A as filed with the Commission on January
5, 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates 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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section 204(a) of the California General Corporation Law, the Registrant&#146;s
Articles of Incorporation eliminate a director&#146;s personal liability for monetary damages to the
Registrant and its shareholders arising from a breach or alleged breach of the director&#146;s fiduciary
duty, except for liability arising under Sections&nbsp;310 and 316 of the California General Corporation
Law or liability for (i)&nbsp;acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or knowing and
culpable violation of law, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the
best
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">interests of the Registrant or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on
the part of the director, (iii)&nbsp;any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
benefit, (iv)&nbsp;acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director&#146;s duty to the
Registrant or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have
been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director&#146;s duties, of a risk of serious injury
to the Registrant or its shareholders and (v)&nbsp;acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused
pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director&#146;s duty to the Registrant or
its shareholders. This provision does not eliminate the directors&#146; duty of care, and in
appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as an injunction or other forms of non-monetary
relief would remain available under California law. Sections 204(a) and 317 of the California
General Corporation Law authorize a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including reimbursement for
expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions covering
indemnification of corporate directors, officers and other agents against certain liabilities and
expenses incurred as a result of proceedings involving such persons in their capacities as
directors, officers, employees or agents, including proceedings under the Securities Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). The Registrant has entered into
Indemnification Agreements with its directors and executive officers.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2000 Stock Incentive Program and form of agreement thereunder</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 5)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement 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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), 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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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.
</DIV>


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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant in successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered hereunder, 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Hayward, State of California, on August&nbsp;23, 2005.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <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" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CHOLESTECH CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Warren E. Pinckert II
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Warren E. Pinckert II&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left"><I>President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>

Director (Principal Executive Officer)</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Warren E. Pinckert II and John F. Glenn, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact,
each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to
this registration statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>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.</B>
</DIV>
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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Warren E. Pinckert II
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Warren E. Pinckert II
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief
Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John F. Glenn
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John F. Glenn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President of
Finance, Chief
Financial Officer,
Treasurer and
Secretary
(Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John H. Landon
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John H. Landon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael D. Casey
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael D. Casey
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John L. Castello
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John L. Castello
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stuart Heap
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stuart Heap
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Larry Y. Wilson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Larry Y. Wilson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Elizabeth H. D&#225;vila
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Elizabeth H. D&#225;vila
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;23, 2005</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CHOLESTECH CORPORATION</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B></U>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Documents</TD>
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<TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2000 Stock Incentive Program and form of agreement thereunder</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 5)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2005
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
3347 Investment Boulevard
Hayward, California 94545
94-3065493
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(Full title of the plan)
John F. Glenn
Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Cholestech Corporation
3347 Investment Boulevard
Hayward, California 94545
(Name and address of agent for service)
(510) 732-7200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Chris F. Fennell, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of each class of
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
Amount to be registered
per share
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock, no par
value, to be issued under
the 2000 Stock Incentive
Program (1)
300,000 shares
$10.46 (2)
$
3,138,000
$
369.34
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the 2000 Stock Incentive Program by reason of any stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction affected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of
the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 19, 2005.
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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
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Cholestech Corporation (the "Company" or "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference in
this registration statement the following documents:
A. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 25, 2005 filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
B. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 24, 2005 filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
C. The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
May 4, 1992 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the 1934 Act and any amendments or reports filed with the
Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
D. The description of the Company's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on January 27, 1997 pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, as amended on Form 8-A/A as filed with the Commission on January
5, 2005.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates 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.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
As permitted by Section 204(a) of the California General Corporation Law, the Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation eliminate a director's personal liability for monetary damages to the
Registrant and its shareholders arising from a breach or alleged breach of the director's fiduciary
duty, except for liability arising under Sections 310 and 316 of the California General Corporation
Law or liability for (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or knowing and
culpable violation of law, (ii) acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the
best
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interests of the Registrant or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on
the part of the director, (iii) any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
benefit, (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director's duty to the
Registrant or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have
been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director's duties, of a risk of serious injury
to the Registrant or its shareholders and (v) acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused
pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the Registrant or
its shareholders. This provision does not eliminate the directors' duty of care, and in
appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as an injunction or other forms of non-monetary
relief would remain available under California law. Sections 204(a) and 317 of the California
General Corporation Law authorize a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification (including reimbursement for
expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions covering
indemnification of corporate directors, officers and other agents against certain liabilities and
expenses incurred as a result of proceedings involving such persons in their capacities as
directors, officers, employees or agents, including proceedings under the Securities Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Registrant has entered into
Indemnification Agreements with its directors and executive officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Documents
4.1
2000 Stock Incentive Program and form of agreement thereunder
5.1
Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5)
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 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.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 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.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant in successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered hereunder, 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hayward, State of California, on August 23, 2005.
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Warren E. Pinckert II
Warren E. Pinckert II
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Warren E. Pinckert II and John F. Glenn, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact,
each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to
this registration statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may 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 and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Warren E. Pinckert II
Warren E. Pinckert II
President, Chief
Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
August 23, 2005
/s/ John F. Glenn
John F. Glenn
Vice President of
Finance, Chief
Financial Officer,
Treasurer and
Secretary
(Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
August 23, 2005
/s/ John H. Landon
John H. Landon
Director
August 23, 2005
/s/ Michael D. Casey
Michael D. Casey
Director
August 23, 2005
/s/ John L. Castello
John L. Castello
Director
August 23, 2005
/s/ Stuart Heap
Stuart Heap
Director
August 23, 2005
/s/ Larry Y. Wilson
Larry Y. Wilson
Director
August 23, 2005
/s/ Elizabeth H. Dávila
Elizabeth H. Dávila
Director
August 23, 2005
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Table of Contents
CHOLESTECH CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Documents
4.1
2000 Stock Incentive Program and form of agreement thereunder
5.1
Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5)
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