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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">REGISTRATION NO. 333-</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D. C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Dyax
Corp.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)</font></p>

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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">04-3053198</font></b></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or Other
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">300 Technology Square, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02139</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDED AND RESTATED 1995 EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Henry E. Blair</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Dyax Corp.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">300 Technology Square</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(617) 225-2500</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, Address and
Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">with copies to:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nathaniel S. Gardiner,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Edwards Angell Palmer&nbsp;&amp;
Dodge LLP</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">111 Huntington Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Boston, Massachusetts 02199</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(617) 239-0100</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of each class of securities<br>
  to be registered</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  registered(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  offering price per<br>
  share(3)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  aggregate offering<br>
  price(4)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  registration fee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock,
  $0.01 par value(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,299,432 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.57</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,237,837</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">774.45</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Includes associated purchase rights which currently
  are evidenced by certificates for shares of Dyax Corp. Common Stock, and
  automatically trade with such shares.</font></p>
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  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.25in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.25in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act
  of 1933, to the extent additional shares of our Common Stock may be issued or
  issuable as a result of a stock split or other distribution declared at any
  time by our Board of Directors while this Registration Statement is in
  effect, this Registration Statement is hereby deemed to cover all such
  additional Common Stock.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.25in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
  registration fee and computed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1)&nbsp;and based
  upon the average of the high and low sale prices on January&nbsp;25, 2006 as
  reported by the Nasdaq National Market.</font></p>
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  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.25in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.25in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="687" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:515.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement registers an additional
  1,299,432 shares issuable under our Amended and Restated 1995 Equity
  Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).&nbsp; We have
  previously registered 8,138,126 shares issuable under the Plan (Registration
  Statement Nos. 333-49852, 333-97523 and 333-119607).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Statement Regarding Incorporation
by Reference from Effective Registration Statements</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement registers additional
securities of the same class as other securities for which registration
statements filed on Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to our Amended and Restated 1995
Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) are already effective.&#160; Pursuant to Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8,
we incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement the contents of
the registration statements we filed on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-49852, 333-97523
and 333-119607) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;13,
2000, August&nbsp;1, 2002 and October&nbsp;7, 2004 in their entirety and
including exhibits thereto, relating to the registration of 3,687,558,
2,000,000 and 2,450,568 shares of our Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share,
respectively, authorized for issuance under the Plan.&#160; This Registration Statement provides for the
registration of an additional 1,299,432 shares of our Common Stock authorized
for issuance under the Plan as a result of the Plan&#146;s &#147;evergreen&#148;
provision.&#160; This provision provides for
automatic annual increases in the number of shares authorized for issuance
under the Plan, pursuant to a specified formula in the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately following the
signature page.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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 Cambridge, State of
Massachusetts, on this 31st day of January&nbsp;2006.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="413" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:230.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DYAX CORP.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="413" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="285" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:213.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="413" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="285" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:213.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="413" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="285" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:213.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
  Henry E. Blair</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="413" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:310.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="285" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:213.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Henry E.
  Blair, President, Chief Executive<br>
  &nbsp;Officer and Chairman</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We, the undersigned officers and directors of Dyax
Corp., hereby severally constitute and appoint Henry E. Blair, Stephen S.
Galliker and Nathaniel S. Gardiner, and each of them singly, our true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to them in any and all capacities, to
sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (including
any post-effective amendments thereto), and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Capacity</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Henry E. Blair</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Henry E. Blair</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and Chairman of the Board of<br>
  Directors (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Stephen S. Galliker</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President, Finance</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stephen S. Galliker</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and Administration and Chief Financial<br>
  Officer (Principal Financial and<br>
  Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Susan Bayh</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Susan Bayh</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James W. Fordyce</font></p>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas L. Kempner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Henry R. Lewis</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Henry R. Lewis</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="207" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ David J. McLachlan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;31, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="207" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:154.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David J. McLachlan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="302" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.15in;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="131" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:98.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</font></b></p>

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  <td width="53" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
  the Company. Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
  Form&nbsp;10-Q (File No.&nbsp;000-24537) for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30,
  2004 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company. Filed
  as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q (File
  No.&nbsp;000-24537) for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2000 and
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certificate of Designations Designating the
  Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company. Filed as
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File
  No.&nbsp;000-24537) and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights Agreement dated June&nbsp;27, 2001, between
  American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent, and the
  Company. Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
  Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;000-24537) and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Edwards Angell Palmer&nbsp;&amp; Dodge
  LLP as to the legality of the securities registered hereunder. Filed
  herewith.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:40.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="647" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:485.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
  independent registered public accounting firm. Filed herewith.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Edwards Angell Palmer&nbsp;&amp; Dodge
  LLP. Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included in the signature
  page&nbsp;hereto).</font></p>
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2006
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Dyax
Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
04-3053198
(State or Other
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
300 Technology Square, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02139
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1995 EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Henry E. Blair
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Dyax Corp.
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
(617) 225-2500
(Name, Address and
Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
with copies to:
Nathaniel S. Gardiner, Esq.
Edwards Angell Palmer &
Dodge LLP
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(617) 239-0100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered(2)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share(3)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(4)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock,
  $0.01 par value(1)
1,299,432 shares
$
5.57
$
7,237,837
$
774.45
(1)
Includes associated purchase rights which currently
  are evidenced by certificates for shares of Dyax Corp. Common Stock, and
  automatically trade with such shares.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act
  of 1933, to the extent additional shares of our Common Stock may be issued or
  issuable as a result of a stock split or other distribution declared at any
  time by our Board of Directors while this Registration Statement is in
  effect, this Registration Statement is hereby deemed to cover all such
  additional Common Stock.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
  registration fee and computed pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and based
  upon the average of the high and low sale prices on January 25, 2006 as
  reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
(4)
This Registration Statement registers an additional
  1,299,432 shares issuable under our Amended and Restated 1995 Equity
  Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  We have
  previously registered 8,138,126 shares issuable under the Plan (Registration
  Statement Nos. 333-49852, 333-97523 and 333-119607).
Statement Regarding Incorporation
by Reference from Effective Registration Statements
This Registration Statement registers additional
securities of the same class as other securities for which registration
statements filed on Form S-8 relating to our Amended and Restated 1995
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") are already effective.  Pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8,
we incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement the contents of
the registration statements we filed on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-49852, 333-97523
and 333-119607) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13,
2000, August 1, 2002 and October 7, 2004 in their entirety and
including exhibits thereto, relating to the registration of 3,687,558,
2,000,000 and 2,450,568 shares of our Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share,
respectively, authorized for issuance under the Plan.  This Registration Statement provides for the
registration of an additional 1,299,432 shares of our Common Stock authorized
for issuance under the Plan as a result of the Plan's "evergreen"
provision.  This provision provides for
automatic annual increases in the number of shares authorized for issuance
under the Plan, pursuant to a specified formula in the Plan.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index immediately following the
signature page.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cambridge, State of
Massachusetts, on this 31st day of January 2006.
DYAX CORP.
By:
/s/
  Henry E. Blair
Henry E.
  Blair, President, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Dyax
Corp., hereby severally constitute and appoint Henry E. Blair, Stephen S.
Galliker and Nathaniel S. Gardiner, and each of them singly, our true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to them in any and all capacities, to
sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including
any post-effective amendments thereto), and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Henry E. Blair
President, Chief Executive Officer
January 31, 2006
Henry E. Blair
and Chairman of the Board of
Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Stephen S. Galliker
Executive Vice President, Finance
January 31, 2006
Stephen S. Galliker
and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos
Director
January 31, 2006
Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos
/s/ Susan Bayh
Director
January 31, 2006
Susan Bayh
/s/ James W. Fordyce
Director
January 31, 2006
James W. Fordyce
/s/ Mary Ann Gray
Director
January 31, 2006
Mary Ann Gray
Director
Thomas L. Kempner
/s/ Henry R. Lewis
Director
January 31, 2006
Henry R. Lewis
/s/ David J. McLachlan
Director
January 31, 2006
David J. McLachlan
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
  the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
  Form 10-Q (File No. 000-24537) for the quarter ended June 30,
  2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company. Filed
  as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File
  No. 000-24537) for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and
  incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Certificate of Designations Designating the
  Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company. Filed as
  Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File
  No. 000-24537) and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4
Rights Agreement dated June 27, 2001, between
  American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, and the
  Company. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on
  Form 8-K (File No. 000-24537) and incorporated herein by reference.
5.1
Opinion of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
  LLP as to the legality of the securities registered hereunder. Filed
  herewith.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
  independent registered public accounting firm. Filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
  LLP. Included in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature
  page hereto).
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