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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2008</font></p>

<p align="right"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Registration No.&nbsp; 333-<b>[_______]</b></font></p>

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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">UNITED STATES<br />
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br />
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></p>

<p align="center"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<br />
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></p>

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<p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">SONOSITE, INC.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">91-1405022</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">(State or Other Jurisdiction<br />
 &nbsp; of Incorporation or<br />
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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">21919 30<sup>th</sup> Drive SE<br />
 Bothell, WA&nbsp; 98021-3904</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Kevin M. Goodwin<br />
 President and Chief Executive Officer<br />
 SonoSite, Inc.<br />
 21919 30<sup>th</sup> Drive SE</font></b></p>

<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Bothell, WA&nbsp; 98021-3904</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(425) 951-1200</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Copies to:</font></p>

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<p align="center"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman Bold">Sharon J. Hendricks<br />
 Heller Ehrman LLP<br />
 275 Middlefield Road<br />
 Menlo Park, CA&nbsp; 94025</font></b><b><font size="1"><br />
 Telephone: (650) 324-7000<br />
 Facsimile: (650) 324-0638</font></b></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></p>

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 Title of Each Class of<br />
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 Amount<br />
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 Proposed Maximum<br />
 Offering Price<br />
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Proposed<br />
 Maximum<br />
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 Offering Price</font></p>
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 Amount of<br />
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan<br />
 Common Stock $0.01, par value per share</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">1,800,000</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$29.66</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">$53,388,000.00</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
Registrant&rsquo;s Common Stock that become issuable under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant&rsquo;s receipt of consideration that results in an
increase in the number of the Registrant&rsquo;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</font></p>

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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="black">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 25, 2008.</font></font></p>

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<p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">PART II</font></b></p>

<p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) by the Registrant are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), which contains audited consolidated financial statements for the Registrant&rsquo;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a)
above; and</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&rsquo;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on February
13, 1998, and two amendments to such Form 10 filed on March 19, 1998 and March 31, 1998, under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates 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 part hereof from the date of filing such documents.&nbsp; Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document
that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement.&nbsp; Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.</font></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 4.</b> <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities</b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 6.</font></b> <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers</b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article VI of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") provides that the Registrant may indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by the Washington
Business Corporation Act (the "WBCA") or other applicable law each person who was or is made a party to or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved (including, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or other proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, derivative, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or, being or having been such a director, officer, employee or agent, he or she is or was
serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether
the basis of such proceeding is alleged action or omission in an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity, against all expense, liability and loss (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") excise taxes or penalties and amounts to be paid in settlement) actually or reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith.&nbsp; Such
indemnification may continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs and personal representatives.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant may pay the expenses of a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of the final disposition of any such
proceeding; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made to or on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent only upon delivery to the Registrant of an undertaking, by or on behalf of
such director, officer, employee or agent, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director, officer, employee or agent is not entitled to be indemnified under the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation or otherwise,
which undertaking may be unsecured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No indemnification shall be provided under the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation to any such<font color="black">person if the Registrant is prohibited by the provisions of the WBCA
or other applicable law as then in effect from paying such indemnification. The WBCA (Sections 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 of the Revised Code of Washington) authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.</font></font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="black">The WBCA includes a provision (Section 23B.08.320 of the Revised Code of Washington) that permits a corporation to limit a director's liability to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for his or her acts or omissions as a director, except in certain circumstances involving intentional misconduct, self-dealing or illegal corporate loans or distributions, or any transaction from which the director personally
benefits.&nbsp; Article V of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation contains provisions implementing, to the fullest extent permitted by Washington law, such limitations on a director's liability to the Registrant and its shareholders.</font></font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="black">The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors, certain officers and other persons performing similar functions.&nbsp; These agreements,
among other things, require the Registrant to indemnify each director and officer to the fullest extent permitted by Washington law, including indemnification for expenses such as attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, witness
fees, and settlement amounts incurred by the director or officer in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Registrant, arising out of the person's services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant
or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Registrant's request. The Registrant believes that its charter provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and
officers.</font></font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="black">In addition, the Registrant maintains an insurance policy insuring its directors and officers for certain acts or omissions while acting in their official
capacities.</font></font></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 7.</font></b> <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed</b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 8.</font></b> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Exhibits</b></p>

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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">5.1</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Opinion of Heller Ehrman LLP</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.1</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of Heller Ehrman LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan</font></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 9. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (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; and</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (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;</font></p>

<p><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">provided, however</font></i>, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under 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 <i>bona fide</i> offering thereof.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&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&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp; In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Bothell, state of Washington, this 2nd day of May, 2008.</font></p>

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<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">SONOSITE, INC.</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/ Kevin M. Goodwin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
</u> Kevin M. Goodwin<br />
 President and Chief Executive Officer<br />
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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kevin M. Goodwin and Michael&nbsp;J. Schuh, jointly and severally, his or
her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S&#8209;8, and to file such amendments (including post-effective amendments), together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney&#8209;in&#8209;fact and agent, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font>&nbsp;</p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.</font></p>

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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Title</font></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Date</font></b></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; <u>&nbsp; /s/ Kevin M. Goodwin<br />
</u> Kevin M. Goodwin</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and<br />
 Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Michael J. Schuh<br />
</u> Michael J. Schuh</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial<br />
 Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial<br />
 and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Kirby L. Cramer<br />
</u> Kirby L. Cramer</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 30, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Carmen L. Diersen<br />
</u> Carmen L. Diersen</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Edward V. Fritzky<br />
</u> Edward V. Fritzky</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Steven R. Goldstein, M.D.</u><br />
 Steven R. Goldstein, M.D.</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Paul V. Haack<br />
</u> Paul V. Haack</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; <u>/s/ Robert G. Hauser, M.D.</u><br />
 Robert G. Hauser, M.D.</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ William G. Parzybok, Jr.<br />
</u> William G. Parzybok, Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 29, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New
Roman">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; /s/ Jacques Souquet, Ph.D.</u><br />
 Jacques Souquet, Ph.D.</p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">April 30, 2008</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times"></font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times"></font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item No.</font></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Description of Exhibits</font></b></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">5.1</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Opinion of Heller Ehrman LLP</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.1</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.2</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of Heller Ehrman LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">24.1</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereof)</font></p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">99.1</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan</font></p>
</td>
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</table>

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SonoSite: S-8 for 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2008
Registration No.  333-
[_______]
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SONOSITE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
WASHINGTON
91-1405022
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or
Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
21919 30
th
Drive SE
Bothell, WA  98021-3904
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kevin M. Goodwin
President and Chief Executive Officer
SonoSite, Inc.
21919 30
th
Drive SE
Bothell, WA  98021-3904
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(425) 951-1200
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
Sharon J. Hendricks
Heller Ehrman LLP
275 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA  94025
Telephone: (650) 324-7000
Facsimile: (650) 324-0638
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
Common Stock $0.01, par value per share
1,800,000
$29.66
$53,388,000.00
$2,098.15
(1)     In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration that results in an
increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 25, 2008.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.      Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by the Registrant are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a)      The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), which contains audited consolidated financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(b)      All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a)
above; and
(c)      The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on February
13, 1998, and two amendments to such Form 10 filed on March 19, 1998 and March 31, 1998, under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates 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 part hereof from the date of filing such documents.  Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document
that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such 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
Article VI of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") provides that the Registrant may indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by the Washington
Business Corporation Act (the "WBCA") or other applicable law each person who was or is made a party to or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved (including, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or other proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, derivative, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or, being or having been such a director, officer, employee or agent, he or she is or was
serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether
the basis of such proceeding is alleged action or omission in an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity, against all expense, liability and loss (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") excise taxes or penalties and amounts to be paid in settlement) actually or reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith.  Such
indemnification may continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs and personal representatives.
The Registrant may pay the expenses of a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of the final disposition of any such
proceeding; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made to or on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent only upon delivery to the Registrant of an undertaking, by or on behalf of
such director, officer, employee or agent, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director, officer, employee or agent is not entitled to be indemnified under the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation or otherwise,
which undertaking may be unsecured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.
No indemnification shall be provided under the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation to any such
person if the Registrant is prohibited by the provisions of the WBCA
or other applicable law as then in effect from paying such indemnification. The WBCA (Sections 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 of the Revised Code of Washington) authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
The WBCA includes a provision (Section 23B.08.320 of the Revised Code of Washington) that permits a corporation to limit a director's liability to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for his or her acts or omissions as a director, except in certain circumstances involving intentional misconduct, self-dealing or illegal corporate loans or distributions, or any transaction from which the director personally
benefits.  Article V of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation contains provisions implementing, to the fullest extent permitted by Washington law, such limitations on a director's liability to the Registrant and its shareholders.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors, certain officers and other persons performing similar functions.  These agreements,
among other things, require the Registrant to indemnify each director and officer to the fullest extent permitted by Washington law, including indemnification for expenses such as attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, witness
fees, and settlement amounts incurred by the director or officer in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Registrant, arising out of the person's services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant
or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Registrant's request. The Registrant believes that its charter provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and
officers.
In addition, the Registrant maintains an insurance policy insuring its directors and officers for certain acts or omissions while acting in their official
capacities.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Item No.
Description of Exhibits
5.1
Opinion of Heller Ehrman LLP
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Heller Ehrman LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
Item 9.      Undertakings
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of 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; 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)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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.
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 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 of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Bothell, state of Washington, this 2nd day of May, 2008.
SONOSITE, INC.
By:
/s/ Kevin M. Goodwin
Kevin M. Goodwin
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kevin M. Goodwin and Michael J. Schuh, jointly and severally, his or
her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on
Form S‑8, and to file such amendments (including post-effective amendments), together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney‑in‑fact and agent, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Kevin M. Goodwin
Kevin M. Goodwin
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
April 29, 2008
/s/ Michael J. Schuh
Michael J. Schuh
Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
April 29, 2008
/s/ Kirby L. Cramer
Kirby L. Cramer
Chairman of the Board
April 30, 2008
/s/ Carmen L. Diersen
Carmen L. Diersen
Director
May 1, 2008
/s/ Edward V. Fritzky
Edward V. Fritzky
Director
April 29, 2008
/s/ Steven R. Goldstein, M.D.
Steven R. Goldstein, M.D.
Director
April 29, 2008
/s/ Paul V. Haack
Paul V. Haack
Director
April 29, 2008
/s/ Robert G. Hauser, M.D.
Robert G. Hauser, M.D.
Director
April 29, 2008
/s/ William G. Parzybok, Jr.
William G. Parzybok, Jr.
Director
April 29, 2008
/s/ Jacques Souquet, Ph.D.
Jacques Souquet, Ph.D.
Director
April 30, 2008
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item No.
Description of Exhibits
5.1
Opinion of Heller Ehrman LLP
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Heller Ehrman LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereof)
99.1
Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan