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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 6, 2002</FONT>

<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<B>94-2615258</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>700 Airport Boulevard<BR>
Burlingame, California 94010-1912<BR>
(650)&nbsp;579-0600</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area<BR>
code of principal executive offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 1993 AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>LISA M. HARPER<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
The Gymboree Corporation<BR>
700 Airport Boulevard<BR>
Burlingame, California 94010-1912<BR>
(650)&nbsp;579-0600</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>COPIES TO:</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>STEPHANIE DALEY-WATSON<BR>
PERKINS COIE LLP<BR>
1201 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4800<BR>
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101-3099<BR>
(206)&nbsp;583-8888</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $.001 par value, under the:</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">1993 Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">300,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">15.75</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4,725,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;435.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,100,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">15.75</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">17,325,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">1,594.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,400,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">15.75</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">22,050,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">2,029.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
such employee benefit plans as the result of any future stock split, stock
dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant&#146;s outstanding common
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Computed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The calculation of the registration fee is based upon a per
share price of $15.75, which was the average of the high ($16.20) and low
($15.30) sale prices of The Gymboree Corporation common stock on June&nbsp;3,
2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f82139orexv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f82139orexv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f82139orexv99w1.txt">EXHIBIT 99.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f82139orexv99w2.txt">EXHIBIT 99.2</A></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) by the registrant, The Gymboree Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
February&nbsp;2, 2002, filed on May&nbsp;3, 2002, which contains audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed on
May&nbsp;10, 2002, in connection with the Registrant&#146;s 2002 annual meeting of
stockholders; and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on February&nbsp;18, 1993 (File No.
0-21250), under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) allows
a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party to, or is
threatened to be made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) because that
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another entity, against expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL allows a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
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<P><FONT size="2">or in the right of the corporation seeking a judgment in favor of the
corporation by reason of the fact that such person acted in his or her capacity
as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or at the request
of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity,
against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if such person acted under
standards set forth above. However, no company may indemnify a person who has
been found to be liable to the corporation in any claim, issue or matter unless
and to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought
determines that, despite the finding of liability, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to be indemnified for those expenses which the court deems
proper.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL further provides that, to the extent a director or
officer of a Delaware corporation has been successful in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections 145(a) and (b)&nbsp;or in the
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified
against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with the defense of that claim, issue or matter. Section&nbsp;145 is not deemed to
be exclusive of other forms of indemnification that the corporation may wish to
provide, and the corporation may choose to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of its directors and officers against any liability claimed against such
an individual due to his or her position as a director or officer and any
actions taken in that capacity, regardless of whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify such persons against liabilities under
Section&nbsp;145.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be
held personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for
(i)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;payments of
unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv)&nbsp;any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IX of the Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation
states that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, a director of the
Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant and its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Furthermore, Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws provides for the
mandatory indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other
agents to the maximum extent permitted by DGCL. The Registrant has also
entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and
officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances
regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in its certificate of
incorporation and bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. At
present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director,
officer or employee of the Registrant regarding which indemnification is
sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened litigation that may
result in claims for indemnification.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Registrant&#146;s officers and directors are covered by
insurance (with certain exceptions and limitations) that indemnifies them
against losses for which the Registrant grants them indemnification and for
which they become legally obligated to pay on account of claims made against
them for wrongful acts committed before or during the policy period.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Gymboree Corporation 1993 Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Gymboree Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">A.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; 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><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">B.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. 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.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Burlingame, state of California, on the 6th&nbsp;day of
June, 2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2">THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">/s/ LISA M. HARPER</FONT></TD>


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        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000"></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">
Lisa M. Harper<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose individual signature appears below authorizes Lisa M.
Harper or Myles B. McCormick, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with full
power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each person,
individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective
amendments.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below on the 6<SUP>th</SUP> day of June, 2002.
</FONT>


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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>TITLE</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ STUART G. MOLDAW<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Stuart G. Moldaw</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board of Directors
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ LISA M. HARPER<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the<BR>
Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MYLES B. McCORMICK<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Myles B. McCormick</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ WALTER F. LOEB<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Walter F. Loeb</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOHN C. POUND<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
John C. Pound</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ BARBARA L. RAMBO<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Barbara L. Rambo</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL STEINBERG<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Michael Steinberg</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ WILLIAM U. WESTERFIELD<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
William U. Westerfield</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Number</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Description</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Gymboree Corporation 1993 Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Gymboree Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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Gymboree Corporation Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 6, 2002
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
94-2615258
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
700 Airport Boulevard
Burlingame, California 94010-1912
(650) 579-0600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code of principal executive offices)
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 1993 AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
LISA M. HARPER
Chief Executive Officer
The Gymboree Corporation
700 Airport Boulevard
Burlingame, California 94010-1912
(650) 579-0600
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
STEPHANIE DALEY-WATSON
PERKINS COIE LLP
1201 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4800
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101-3099
(206) 583-8888
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to Be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share(2)
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value, under the:
1993 Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
300,000
$
15.75
$
4,725,000
$
435.00
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
1,100,000
$
15.75
$
17,325,000
$
1,594.00
TOTAL
1,400,000
$
15.75
$
22,050,000
$
2,029.00
(1)
Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
such employee benefit plans as the result of any future stock split, stock
dividend or similar adjustment of the registrant's outstanding common
stock.
(2)
Computed pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The calculation of the registration fee is based upon a per
share price of $15.75, which was the average of the high ($16.20) and low
($15.30) sale prices of The Gymboree Corporation common stock on June 3,
2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") by the registrant, The Gymboree Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
February 2, 2002, filed on May 3, 2002, which contains audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed;
(b) The
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on
May 10, 2002, in connection with the Registrant's 2002 annual meeting of
stockholders; and
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 18, 1993 (File No.
0-21250), under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that the securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") allows
a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party to, or is
threatened to be made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) because that
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another entity, against expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL allows a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
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or in the right of the corporation seeking a judgment in favor of the
corporation by reason of the fact that such person acted in his or her capacity
as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or at the request
of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity,
against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if such person acted under
standards set forth above. However, no company may indemnify a person who has
been found to be liable to the corporation in any claim, issue or matter unless
and to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought
determines that, despite the finding of liability, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to be indemnified for those expenses which the court deems
proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides that, to the extent a director or
officer of a Delaware corporation has been successful in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections 145(a) and (b) or in the
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified
against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with the defense of that claim, issue or matter. Section 145 is not deemed to
be exclusive of other forms of indemnification that the corporation may wish to
provide, and the corporation may choose to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of its directors and officers against any liability claimed against such
an individual due to his or her position as a director or officer and any
actions taken in that capacity, regardless of whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify such persons against liabilities under
Section 145.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be
held personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for
(i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payments of
unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article IX of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation
states that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, a director of the
Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant and its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
Furthermore, Article VI of the Registrant's bylaws provides for the
mandatory indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other
agents to the maximum extent permitted by DGCL. The Registrant has also
entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and
officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances
regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in its certificate of
incorporation and bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. At
present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director,
officer or employee of the Registrant regarding which indemnification is
sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened litigation that may
result in claims for indemnification.
In addition, the Registrant's officers and directors are covered by
insurance (with certain exceptions and limitations) that indemnifies them
against losses for which the Registrant grants them indemnification and for
which they become legally obligated to pay on account of claims made against
them for wrongful acts committed before or during the policy period.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
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Item 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
The Gymboree Corporation 1993 Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
99.2
The Gymboree Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant
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to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Burlingame, state of California, on the 6th day of
June, 2002.
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ LISA M. HARPER
Lisa M. Harper
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below authorizes Lisa M.
Harper or Myles B. McCormick, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with full
power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each person,
individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective
amendments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below on the 6
th
day of June, 2002.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
/s/ STUART G. MOLDAW
Stuart G. Moldaw
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ LISA M. HARPER
Lisa M. Harper
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ MYLES B. McCORMICK
Myles B. McCormick
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ WALTER F. LOEB
Walter F. Loeb
Director
/s/ JOHN C. POUND
John C. Pound
Director
/s/ BARBARA L. RAMBO
Barbara L. Rambo
Director
/s/ MICHAEL STEINBERG
Michael Steinberg
Director
/s/ WILLIAM U. WESTERFIELD
William U. Westerfield
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
The Gymboree Corporation 1993 Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
99.2
The Gymboree Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan