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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 29, 2005</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION
NO. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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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, DC 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; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AMERISAFE, INC.</B>
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<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>Texas<BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2069407<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2301 Highway 190 West<BR>
DeRidder, Louisiana 70634<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2005 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Arthur L. Hunt<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
2301 Highway 190 West<BR>
DeRidder, Louisiana 70634<BR>
(337)&nbsp;463-9052<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copy to:<BR>
James E. O&#146;Bannon<BR>
Lisa K. Durham<BR>
Jones Day<BR>
2727 North Harwood Street<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;220-3939</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Each Class of Securities To Be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">50,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">9.06</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">453,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">48.47</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 17px; text-indent: -17px">(1)&nbsp;Represents shares issuable pursuant to awards to be granted under the AMERISAFE, Inc. 2005
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, there are also registered
hereunder such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become subject to awards under the
Plan as a result of the antidilution provisions contained therein.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-left: 17px; text-indent: -17px">(2)&nbsp;Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee. Pursuant to paragraphs
(c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price has been determined on the basis of the average of the high and
low sale prices of the Registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
November&nbsp;22, 2005.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for by Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement is included in the Section
10(a) prospectus to be delivered to the persons covered by the AMERISAFE, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee
Director Restricted Stock Plan and is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are incorporated herein by reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act filed
with the SEC on November&nbsp;18, 2005; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(b)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the registration statement
on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant on September&nbsp;9, 2005, including any amendments thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained herein or 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 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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation provide that no director or officer of ours will be personally
liable to us or our shareholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of
such person&#146;s duties as a director or officer to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business
Corporation Act (the &#147;TBCA&#148;) or any other applicable law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, we
may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in
a proceeding because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours against
judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses (including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the
person seeking indemnification:
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    <TD>reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in or at least not opposed to our best
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are required by Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA to indemnify a director or officer against
reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by the director or officer
in connection with a proceeding in which the director or officer is a named defendant or respondent
because the director or officer is or was in that position if the director or officer has been
wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. The TBCA
prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of a proceeding in which the person
is found liable to us or on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received by him or
her, other than for reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) actually
incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding; provided, that the TBCA further prohibits
us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of any such proceeding in which the person is
found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his or her duties.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Article&nbsp;2.02-1(J) of the TBCA, a court of competent jurisdiction may order us to
indemnify a director or officer if the court determines that the director or officer is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances; however, if the
director or officer is found liable to us or is found liable on the basis that a personal benefit
was improperly received by him or her, the indemnification will be limited to reasonable expenses
(including court costs and attorneys&#146; fees) actually incurred by him or her in connection with the
proceeding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA states that rights of indemnification to which a director may be
entitled under any provision contained in the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution
of shareholders or directors, an agreement, or otherwise are valid only to the extent they are
consistent with Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA as limited by our articles of incorporation, if such a
limitation exists.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA permits us to purchase and maintain insurance or to make other
arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours
against any liability asserted against and incurred by that person in any such capacity, or arising
out of that person&#146;s status as such a person, whether or not we would otherwise have the power to
indemnify the person against that liability under Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the TBCA.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.41 of the TBCA provides, among other things, that a director who votes for or
assents to an unlawful distribution will be liable to us for such actions. A director who
dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be
entered in the minutes of the meeting of our board of directors or by filing his or her written
dissent to such actions with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before adjournment
or immediately afterwards by registered mail.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the TBCA, the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Act or
any other applicable law. Our bylaws further provide that we must pay or reimburse reasonable
expenses incurred by one of our directors or officers who was, is or is threatened to be made a
named defendant or respondent in a proceeding to the maximum extent permitted under the TBCA. We
believe that these provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as officers and
directors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that provide
for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws are in
addition to any other right that a person may have or acquire under any statute, bylaw, resolution
of shareholders or directors or otherwise. We maintain insurance on behalf of our directors and
officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors
or officers or arising out of such status.
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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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    <TD width="76%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to our Pre-Effective
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to our Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement (No.&nbsp;333-127133) filed
October&nbsp;31, 2005 and included herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to our Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration
Statement (No.&nbsp;333-127133) filed August&nbsp;3, 2005 and included herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jones Day.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones Day (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2005 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.9 to our
Pre-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement (No.&nbsp;333-127133)
filed October&nbsp;31, 2005 and included herein by reference).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(a)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


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


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. 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 a form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 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; and
</DIV>


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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) above do not apply if this
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and 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 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(b)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(c)&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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)
The 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
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 this 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(3)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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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 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 DeRidder, State of Louisiana, on November&nbsp;29, 2005.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">AMERISAFE, Inc.</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">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ C. Allen Bradley, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <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" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">C. Allen Bradley, Jr.</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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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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, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November&nbsp;29, 2005.
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    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ C. Allen Bradley, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
C. Allen Bradley, Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Geoffrey R. Banta
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Geoffrey R. Banta</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jared A. Morris</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul B. Queally</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Sean M. Traynor</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Austin P. Young III</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arthur
L. Hunt, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this registration statement on behalf of the above-named directors and officers of AMERISAFE, Inc. on this
29<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> day of November, 2005, pursuant to powers of attorney executed on behalf of such
director and/or officer, and contemporaneously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*By:
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Arthur L. Hunt
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">Arthur L. Hunt, Attorney-in-Fact</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="76%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to our Pre-Effective
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to our Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement (No.&nbsp;333-127133) filed
October&nbsp;31, 2005 and included herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to our Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration
Statement (No.&nbsp;333-127133) filed August&nbsp;3, 2005 and included herein by reference).</TD>
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration Statement (No.&nbsp;333-127133)
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 29, 2005
REGISTRATION
NO. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMERISAFE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
75-2069407
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2301 Highway 190 West
DeRidder, Louisiana 70634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2005 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Arthur L. Hunt
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
2301 Highway 190 West
DeRidder, Louisiana 70634
(337) 463-9052
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
James E. O'Bannon
Lisa K. Durham
Jones Day
2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 220-3939
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities To Be
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered(1)
Share(2)
Price(2)
Registration Fee(2)
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
50,000
$
9.06
$
453,000
$
48.47
(1) Represents shares issuable pursuant to awards to be granted under the AMERISAFE, Inc. 2005
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416, there are also registered
hereunder such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become subject to awards under the
Plan as a result of the antidilution provisions contained therein.
(2) Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee. Pursuant to paragraphs
(c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price has been determined on the basis of the average of the high and
low sale prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
November 22, 2005.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion/Consent of Jones Day
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Powers of Attorney
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for by Part I of this Registration Statement is included in the Section
10(a) prospectus to be delivered to the persons covered by the AMERISAFE, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee
Director Restricted Stock Plan and is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Registrant's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act filed
with the SEC on November 18, 2005; and
(b) The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the registration statement
on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant on September 9, 2005, including any amendments thereto.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained herein or 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 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.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our articles of incorporation provide that no director or officer of ours will be personally
liable to us or our shareholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of
such person's duties as a director or officer to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business
Corporation Act (the "TBCA") or any other applicable law.
Under Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, we
may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in
a proceeding because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours against
judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees)
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actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the
person seeking indemnification:
•
acted in good faith;
•
reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in or at least not opposed to our best
interests; and
•
in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct
was unlawful.
We are required by Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA to indemnify a director or officer against
reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees) incurred by the director or officer
in connection with a proceeding in which the director or officer is a named defendant or respondent
because the director or officer is or was in that position if the director or officer has been
wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. The TBCA
prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of a proceeding in which the person
is found liable to us or on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received by him or
her, other than for reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys' fees) actually
incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding; provided, that the TBCA further prohibits
us from indemnifying a director or officer in respect of any such proceeding in which the person is
found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his or her duties.
Under Article 2.02-1(J) of the TBCA, a court of competent jurisdiction may order us to
indemnify a director or officer if the court determines that the director or officer is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances; however, if the
director or officer is found liable to us or is found liable on the basis that a personal benefit
was improperly received by him or her, the indemnification will be limited to reasonable expenses
(including court costs and attorneys' fees) actually incurred by him or her in connection with the
proceeding.
Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA states that rights of indemnification to which a director may be
entitled under any provision contained in the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution
of shareholders or directors, an agreement, or otherwise are valid only to the extent they are
consistent with Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA as limited by our articles of incorporation, if such a
limitation exists.
Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA permits us to purchase and maintain insurance or to make other
arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours
against any liability asserted against and incurred by that person in any such capacity, or arising
out of that person's status as such a person, whether or not we would otherwise have the power to
indemnify the person against that liability under Article 2.02-1 of the TBCA.
Article 2.41 of the TBCA provides, among other things, that a director who votes for or
assents to an unlawful distribution will be liable to us for such actions. A director who
dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be
entered in the minutes of the meeting of our board of directors or by filing his or her written
dissent to such actions with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before adjournment
or immediately afterwards by registered mail.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the TBCA, the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Act or
any other applicable law. Our bylaws further provide that we must pay or reimburse reasonable
expenses incurred by one of our directors or officers who was, is or is threatened to be made a
named defendant or respondent in a proceeding to the maximum extent permitted under the TBCA. We
believe that these provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as officers and
directors.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that provide
for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
The indemnification provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws are in
addition to any other right that a person may have or acquire under any statute, bylaw, resolution
of shareholders or directors or otherwise. We maintain insurance on behalf of our directors and
officers insuring them against any liability asserted against them in their capacities as directors
or officers or arising out of such status.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 3 to our Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-127133) filed
October 31, 2005 and included herein by reference).
4.2
Form of Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Form S-1 Registration
Statement (No. 333-127133) filed August 3, 2005 and included herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1
Consent of Jones Day (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
99.1
2005 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to our
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-127133)
filed October 31, 2005 and included herein by reference).
Item 9. Undertakings
(1) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) 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
this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. 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 a form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) above do not apply if this
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and 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 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
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(2)
The 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
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 this 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.
(3) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 DeRidder, State of Louisiana, on November 29, 2005.
AMERISAFE, Inc.
By:
/s/ C. Allen Bradley, Jr.
C. Allen Bradley, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 29, 2005.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
/s/ C. Allen Bradley, Jr.
C. Allen Bradley, Jr.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Geoffrey R. Banta
Geoffrey R. Banta
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Jared A. Morris
Director
*
Paul B. Queally
Director
*
Sean M. Traynor
Director
*
Director
Austin P. Young III
Arthur
L. Hunt, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this registration statement on behalf of the above-named directors and officers of AMERISAFE, Inc. on this
29
th
day of November, 2005, pursuant to powers of attorney executed on behalf of such
director and/or officer, and contemporaneously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*By:
/s/ Arthur L. Hunt
Arthur L. Hunt, Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 3 to our Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-127133) filed
October 31, 2005 and included herein by reference).
4.2
Form of Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Form S-1 Registration
Statement (No. 333-127133) filed August 3, 2005 and included herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1
Consent of Jones Day (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
99.1
2005 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to our
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-127133)
filed October 31, 2005 and included herein by reference).