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March 29, 2005.</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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

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

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:6.0pt 0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington,
D.C. 20549<br></font></b></p>

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

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">UNDER</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></b></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;">(State
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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;">11-6040273</font></b><font size="2" 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;">(I.R.S.
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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;">175 Crossways Park West</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;">Woodbury, New York &#160;11797-2055</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;">(516) 390-1400</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Weight Watchers International, Inc. 2004
Stock Incentive Plan</font></b></p>

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

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

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Weight Watchers
International, Inc.</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;">175 Crossways Park West</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;">Woodbury, New York&#160;
11797-2055</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;">(516) 390-1400</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&#160;(Name, Address,
Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for
Service)</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ris&#235; B. Norman, Esq.</font></b></p>

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

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">425 Lexington Avenue</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10017</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of securities to be registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.8%;">
  <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 (a)</font></b></p>
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  <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>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.64%;">
  <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(b)</font></b></p>
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  <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>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.68%;">
  <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(b)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
  <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>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <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(b)</font></b></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;">Common stock, no par value</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">2,500,000</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">$&nbsp;41.66</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">$&nbsp;104,150,000</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">$&nbsp;12,258.46</font></b></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;">Preferred stock purchase rights(c)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <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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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <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="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</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;">Total</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">2,500,000</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">$&nbsp;41.66</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">$&nbsp;104,150,000</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="border:solid white 1.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;padding:0in;">$&nbsp;12,258.46</font></b></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 22.3pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt 22.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers
an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock that may become
issuable under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan to prevent dilution by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration, which results in an increase in
the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt 22.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1)
and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed
maximum aggregate offering price per share and the proposed maximum offering
price </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">are estimated
for the purpose of calculating the amount of registration fee and are based
upon the average of the high and low prices of shares of common stock </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">on the New York
Stock Exchange on March 21, 2005.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt 22.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The preferred stock purchase
rights initially will trade together with the common stock.&#160; The value attributable to the preferred stock
purchase rights, if any, is reflected in the offering price of the common
stock.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART I</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:45.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).&#160;
Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act.&#160; Such documents and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART II</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The following
documents that the Registrant has filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt 58.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt 58.5pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description of the
Registrant&#146;s common stock under the heading &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148;
included in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 incorporated by reference in
its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on November 9, 2001 under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; All documents
that the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration
Statement</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> and prior to the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.&#160; Any statement contained in a document
incorporated by reference 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 which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160; 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 align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; None.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><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;">2</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Incorporation </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provide for the
indemnification of its directors and officers in a variety of circumstances,
which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities
Act.&#160; Under sections 13.1-697 and
13.1-702 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, a Virginia corporation
generally is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil and
criminal actions if they acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be
in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal actions,
had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Incorporation </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">require
indemnification of directors and officers with respect to certain liabilities
and expenses imposed upon them by reason of having been a director or officer,
except in the case of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal
law.&#160; The Registrant also carries
insurance on behalf of its directors, officers, employees or agents that may
cover liabilities under the Securities Act.&#160;
In addition, the Virginia Stock Corporation Act and t</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">he Registrant&#146;s</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Incorporation </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">eliminate the
liability for monetary damages of a director or officer in a shareholder or
derivative proceeding.&#160; This elimination
of liability will not apply in the event of willful misconduct or a knowing
violation of criminal law or any federal or state securities law.&#160; Sections 13.1-692.1 and 13.1-696 through 704
of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act are incorporated into this paragraph by
reference.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exemption
from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; None.</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;">3</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:44.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibits
are filed as part of this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <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="90%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font style="font-weight:bold;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Weight Watchers International, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
  Plan</font></b></font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> is
  incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant&#146;s Definitive
  Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
  Weight Watchers International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 filed with the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated By-laws of Weight Watchers
  International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2
  filed with the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
  year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
  Incorporation, as Amended and Restated, of Weight Watchers International,
  Inc., to Create a New Series of Preferred Stock Designated as Series B Junior
  Participating Preferred Stock, adopted as of November&nbsp;14, 2001 is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 filed with the
  Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
  December&nbsp;29, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 2001
  between Weight Watchers International Inc. and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.
  is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-89444) as filed on
  May 31, 2002.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Amendment dated as of November 4, 2003, to the
  Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2001 by and between Weight
  Watchers International, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed with the Registrant&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 27,
  2003.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.7</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen of stock certificate representing Weight
  Watchers International Inc.&#146;s common stock, no par value, is incorporated
  herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.6 with Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File
  No.&nbsp;333-69362) as filed on November&nbsp;9, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Hunton &amp;
  Williams LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Hunton &amp;
  Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,
  relating to the Registrant&#146;s financial statements.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included
  on signature page).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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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;">4</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.&#160; Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .25in;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .75in;text-align:left;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .75in;text-align:left;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the 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 the registration
statement.&#160; Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; and</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .75in;text-align:left;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .25in;text-align:left;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided,
however,</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 the
registration statement.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 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.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">termination of
the offering.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 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><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i> offering thereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Act and </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;">5</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">is, therefore,
unenforceable.&#160; In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</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;">6</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;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 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 Woodbury, and State of New York on
the 29th day of March, 2005.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WEIGHT WATCHERS
  INTERNATIONAL, INC.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.96%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:93.04%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.96%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:93.04%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:93.04%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.96%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:93.04%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:93.04%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;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>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Ann Sardini and Robert Hollweg and each
of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place
and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, in connection with
this Registration Statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to
this Registration Statement, including any and all stickers and post-effective
amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and
does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;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 indicated on the 29th day of March, 2005.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.2%;">
  <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="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.42%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.68%;">
  <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;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.36%;">
  <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="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.24%;">
  <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="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <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="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.48%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.74%;">
  <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="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.36%;">
  <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="4%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.28%;">
  <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;">Title</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.86%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.74%;">
  <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="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.46%;">
  <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>
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  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief Executive
  Officer and Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Linda
  Huett</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <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="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(Principal
  Executive Officer)</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President and Chief Financial
  Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="36%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ann
  M. Sardini</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <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="53%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(Principal
  Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<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;">7</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board of
  Directors</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;">Raymond
  Debbane</font></p>
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  <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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</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;">Jonas
  M. Fajgenbaum</font></p>
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  <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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sacha
  Lainovic</font></p>
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  <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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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Christopher
  J. Sobecki</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sam
  K. Reed</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Marsha
  Johnson Evans</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John
  F. Bard</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Philippe
  J. Amouyal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:53.94%;">
  <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 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><a name="TableHead"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit Number</font></b></a></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <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="90%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font style="font-weight:bold;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Weight Watchers International, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
  Plan</font></b></font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> is
  incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant&#146;s Definitive
  Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2004.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
  Weight Watchers International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 filed with the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated By-laws of Weight Watchers
  International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2
  filed with the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
  year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation,
  as Amended and Restated, of Weight Watchers International, Inc., to Create a
  New Series of Preferred Stock Designated as Series B Junior Participating
  Preferred Stock, adopted as of November&nbsp;14, 2001 is incorporated herein
  by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 filed with the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on
  Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 2001
  between Weight Watchers International Inc. and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.
  is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-89444) as filed on
  May 31, 2002.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First Amendment dated as of November 4, 2003, to the
  Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2001 by and between Weight
  Watchers International, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed with the Registrant&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 27,
  2003.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.7</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen of stock certificate representing Weight
  Watchers International Inc.&#146;s common stock, no par value, is incorporated
  herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.6 with Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-69362)
  as filed on November&nbsp;9, 2001.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Hunton &amp;
  Williams LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Hunton &amp;
  Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,
  relating to the Registrant&#146;s financial statements.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.66%;">
  <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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</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:1.0pt;">&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;">Power of Attorney (included
  on signature page).</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 29, 2005.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Virginia
(State
  or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
11-6040273
(I.R.S.
  Employer Identification Number)
175 Crossways Park West
Woodbury, New York  11797-2055
(516) 390-1400
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Weight Watchers International, Inc. 2004
Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Robert W. Hollweg, Esq.
Weight Watchers
International, Inc.
175 Crossways Park West
Woodbury, New York 
11797-2055
(516) 390-1400
(Name, Address,
Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for
Service)
With copies to:
Risë B. Norman, Esq.
Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount
  to be
registered (a)
Proposed
  maximum
offering price per
share(b)
Proposed
  maximum
aggregate offering
price(b)
Amount
  of
registration fee(b)
Common stock, no par value
2,500,000
$ 41.66
$ 104,150,000
$ 12,258.46
Preferred stock purchase rights(c)
—
—
—
—
Total
2,500,000
$ 41.66
$ 104,150,000
$ 12,258.46
(a)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers
an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock that may become
issuable under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan to prevent dilution by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration, which results in an increase in
the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
(b)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1)
and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed
maximum aggregate offering price per share and the proposed maximum offering
price
are estimated
for the purpose of calculating the amount of registration fee and are based
upon the average of the high and low prices of shares of common stock
on the New York
Stock Exchange on March 21, 2005.
(c)
The preferred stock purchase
rights initially will trade together with the common stock.  The value attributable to the preferred stock
purchase rights, if any, is reflected in the offering price of the common
stock.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). 
Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act.  Such documents and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.        Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.
The following
documents that the Registrant has filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005;
and
(b)
The description of the
Registrant's common stock under the heading "Description of Capital Stock"
included in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 incorporated by reference in
its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on November 9, 2001 under Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act.
All documents
that the
Registrant
subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration
Statement
and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document
incorporated by reference 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 which 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.
None.
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Item 6.        Indemnification of Directors and
Officers.
The Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation
provide for the
indemnification of its directors and officers in a variety of circumstances,
which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities
Act.  Under sections 13.1-697 and
13.1-702 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, a Virginia corporation
generally is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers in civil and
criminal actions if they acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be
in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal actions,
had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.
The Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation
require
indemnification of directors and officers with respect to certain liabilities
and expenses imposed upon them by reason of having been a director or officer,
except in the case of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal
law.  The Registrant also carries
insurance on behalf of its directors, officers, employees or agents that may
cover liabilities under the Securities Act. 
In addition, the Virginia Stock Corporation Act and t
he Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation
eliminate the
liability for monetary damages of a director or officer in a shareholder or
derivative proceeding.  This elimination
of liability will not apply in the event of willful misconduct or a knowing
violation of criminal law or any federal or state securities law.  Sections 13.1-692.1 and 13.1-696 through 704
of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act are incorporated into this paragraph by
reference.
Item 7.        Exemption
from Registration Claimed.
None.
3
Item 8.    Exhibits.
The following exhibits
are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Weight Watchers International, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
  Plan
is
  incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive
  Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2004
4.2
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
  Weight Watchers International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001.
4.3
Amended and Restated By-laws of Weight Watchers
  International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2
  filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
  year ended December 29, 2001.
4.4
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
  Incorporation, as Amended and Restated, of Weight Watchers International,
  Inc., to Create a New Series of Preferred Stock Designated as Series B Junior
  Participating Preferred Stock, adopted as of November 14, 2001 is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed with the
  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
  December 29, 2001.
4.5
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2001
  between Weight Watchers International Inc. and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.
  is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-89444) as filed on
  May 31, 2002.
4.6
First Amendment dated as of November 4, 2003, to the
  Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2001 by and between Weight
  Watchers International, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed with the Registrant's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 27,
  2003.
4.7
Specimen of stock certificate representing Weight
  Watchers International Inc.'s common stock, no par value, is incorporated
  herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 with Amendment No. 2 to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
  No. 333-69362) as filed on November 9, 2001.
5.1
Opinion of Hunton &
  Williams LLP.
23.1
Consent of Hunton &
  Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,
  relating to the Registrant's financial statements.
24
Power of Attorney (included
  on signature page).
4
Item 9.  Undertakings.
(1)       The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)       to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)        to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)       to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the 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 the registration
statement.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement; and
(iii)
to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided,
however,
that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 the
registration statement.
(b)       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.
(c)       To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the
termination of
the offering.
(2)           The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 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.
(3)
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
5
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 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
6
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 Woodbury, and State of New York on
the 29th day of March, 2005.
WEIGHT WATCHERS
  INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
Name:
Title:
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Ann Sardini and Robert Hollweg and each
of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place
and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, in connection with
this Registration Statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to
this Registration Statement, including any and all stickers and post-effective
amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and
does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his
substitutes, may lawfully 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 indicated on the 29th day of March, 2005.
Signature
Title
President, Chief Executive
  Officer and Director
Linda
  Huett
(Principal
  Executive Officer)
Vice President and Chief Financial
  Officer
Ann
  M. Sardini
(Principal
  Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Chairman of the Board of
  Directors
Raymond
  Debbane
Director
Jonas
  M. Fajgenbaum
Director
Sacha
  Lainovic
Director
Christopher
  J. Sobecki
Director
Sam
  K. Reed
Director
Marsha
  Johnson Evans
Director
John
  F. Bard
Director
Philippe
  J. Amouyal
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Weight Watchers International, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
  Plan
is
  incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive
  Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2004.
4.2
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
  Weight Watchers International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001.
4.3
Amended and Restated By-laws of Weight Watchers
  International, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2
  filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
  year ended December 29, 2001.
4.4
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation,
  as Amended and Restated, of Weight Watchers International, Inc., to Create a
  New Series of Preferred Stock Designated as Series B Junior Participating
  Preferred Stock, adopted as of November 14, 2001 is incorporated herein
  by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on
  Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001.
4.5
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2001
  between Weight Watchers International Inc. and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.
  is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-89444) as filed on
  May 31, 2002.
4.6
First Amendment dated as of November 4, 2003, to the
  Rights Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2001 by and between Weight
  Watchers International, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. is
  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed with the Registrant's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 27,
  2003.
4.7
Specimen of stock certificate representing Weight
  Watchers International Inc.'s common stock, no par value, is incorporated
  herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 with Amendment No. 2 to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-69362)
  as filed on November 9, 2001.
5.1
Opinion of Hunton &
  Williams LLP.
23.1
Consent of Hunton &
  Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,
  relating to the Registrant's financial statements.
24
Power of Attorney (included
  on signature page).
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