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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;1, 2003</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>94-2615258</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></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 of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 2002 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
GYMBOREE 401(k) PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)
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<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) 579-0600</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copy to:</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Donald E. Karl<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
1620 26<SUP>th</SUP> Street, Sixth Floor<BR>
Santa Monica, California 90404<BR>
(310)&nbsp;788-3227</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to Be</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>to Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price Per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registration Fee(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per
share, together
with associated
common stock
purchase rights,
under the Gymboree
Corporation:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2">2002 Amended
and Restated
Stock
Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,400,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">13.97</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">19,558,000.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$1,582.24</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">401(k) Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">45,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">13.97</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">628,650.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$50.86</FONT></TD>
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<TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TOTAL</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">1,445,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">13.97</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">20,186,650.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$1,633.10</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Gymboree 401(k) Plan.
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be necessary to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the
plans as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or
similar adjustment of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is
estimated to be $13.97 based on the average of the high sales
price ($14.25) and the low sales price ($13.68) for the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market
on July&nbsp;30, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-1</FONT>



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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005"> Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006"> Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v91863exv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v91863exv15.txt">EXHIBIT 15</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v91863exv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#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;(a)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
February&nbsp;1, 2003, filed on May&nbsp;2, 2003, 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;(b)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended May&nbsp;3, 2003, filed on June&nbsp;16, 2003, and the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports
on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;20, 2003, May&nbsp;8, 2003 and May&nbsp;20, 2003, as amended.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the Gymboree 401(k)
Plan for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002, filed on
June&nbsp;30, 2003.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&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;) and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description, including the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A12G
filed March&nbsp;20, 1997.
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<P align="left"><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 align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) 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 align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a)
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,
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
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">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 align="left"><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 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 align="left"><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 align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Officers and directors of the Registrant are covered by insurance that,
with certain exceptions and within certain limitations, indemnifies them
against losses and liabilities arising from any alleged &#147;wrongful act,&#148;
including any alleged error or misstatement, misleading statement, wrongful act
or omission, neglect or breach of duty, in their capacities as such.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</B>
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Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered</FONT></TD>
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Letter re: unaudited interim financial information</FONT></TD>
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Independent Auditors&#146; Consent</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap 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 2002 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B filed with the Company&#146;s
2003 Proxy Statement (DEF 14A), filed on May&nbsp;13, 2003)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has
submitted the Gymboree 401(k) Plan subject to this Registration Statement
and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a
timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS
in order to qualify such plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><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;(a)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&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;(c)&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 align="left"><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><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 align="left"><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 which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 benefits plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 align="left"><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 of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Burlingame, State of California, on the
17th day of
July, 2003.
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THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Lisa M.
Harper and Myles McCormick, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, with
the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><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 17th day of July, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal</FONT></TD>
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Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Myles B. McCormick</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President,
Finance and Secretary</FONT></TD>
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">Myles B. McCormick</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary M. Heil</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">Gary M. Heil</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Blair W. Lambert</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"  align="center"><FONT size="2">Blair W. Lambert</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Stuart G. Moldaw</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">Stuart G. Moldaw</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"  align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ John C. Pound</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">John C. Pound</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ Barbara L. Rambo</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">Barbara L. Rambo</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ William U. Westerfield</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">William U. Westerfield</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-6</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>GYMBOREE 401(K) PLAN</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the persons who administer the Gymboree 401(k) Plan have 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 17th day of July, 2003.
</FONT>
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GYMBOREE 401(K) PLAN
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BY: THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Lisa M. Harper</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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The Gymboree Corporation 2002 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
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The Gymboree Corporation Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 1, 2003
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 of principal executive offices, including zip code)
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION 2002 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
GYMBOREE 401(k) PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
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)
Copy to:
Donald E. Karl
Perkins Coie LLP
1620 26
th
Street, Sixth Floor
Santa Monica, California 90404
(310) 788-3227
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to Be
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to Be Registered
Registered(1)
Offering Price Per Share(2)
Price(2)
Registration Fee(2)
Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per
share, together
with associated
common stock
purchase rights,
under the Gymboree
Corporation:
2002 Amended
and Restated
Stock
Incentive Plan
1,400,000
$
13.97
$
19,558,000.00
$1,582.24
401(k) Plan
45,000
$
13.97
$
628,650.00
$50.86
TOTAL
1,445,000
$
13.97
$
20,186,650.00
$1,633.10
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Gymboree 401(k) Plan.
(1)
Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may
be necessary to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the
plans as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or
similar adjustment of the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is
estimated to be $13.97 based on the average of the high sales
price ($14.25) and the low sales price ($13.68) for the
Registrant's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market
on July 30, 2003.
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PART II
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 15
EXHIBIT 23.1
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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") 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 1, 2003, filed on May 2, 2003, which contains audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been
filed.
(b)  The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended May 3, 2003, filed on June 16, 2003, and the Registrant's Current Reports
on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2003, May 8, 2003 and May 20, 2003, as amended.
(c) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Gymboree 401(k)
Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed on
June 30, 2003.
(d)  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") and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description, including the Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G
filed March 20, 1997.
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 102(b)(7)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law (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.
Section 145(a)
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,
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
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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 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.
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.
Officers and directors of the Registrant are covered by insurance that,
with certain exceptions and within certain limitations, indemnifies them
against losses and liabilities arising from any alleged "wrongful act,"
including any alleged error or misstatement, misleading statement, wrongful act
or omission, neglect or breach of duty, in their capacities as such.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock
being registered
15
Letter re: unaudited interim financial information
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
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 2002 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B filed with the Company's
2003 Proxy Statement (DEF 14A), filed on May 13, 2003)
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The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has
submitted the Gymboree 401(k) Plan subject to this Registration Statement
and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a
timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS
in order to qualify such plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(b) 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
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
B.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C.     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act 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 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 Burlingame, State of California, on the
17th day of
July, 2003.
THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
/s/ Lisa M. Harper
By:
Lisa M. Harper
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Lisa M.
Harper and Myles McCormick, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, with
the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated below on the 17th day of July, 2003.
Signature
Title
/s/ Lisa M. Harper
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
Lisa M. Harper
/s/ Myles B. McCormick
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President,
Finance and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Myles B. McCormick
/s/ Gary M. Heil
Director
Gary M. Heil
/s/ Blair W. Lambert
Director
Blair W. Lambert
/s/ Stuart G. Moldaw
Director
Stuart G. Moldaw
/s/ John C. Pound
Director
John C. Pound
/s/ Barbara L. Rambo
Director
Barbara L. Rambo
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Signature
Title
/s/ William U. Westerfield
Director
William U. Westerfield
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GYMBOREE 401(K) PLAN
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the persons who administer the Gymboree 401(k) Plan have 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 17th day of July, 2003.
GYMBOREE 401(K) PLAN
BY: THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION
/s/ Lisa M. Harper
By:
Lisa M. Harper
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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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
15
Letter re: unaudited interim financial
information
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
99.1
The Gymboree Corporation 2002 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan (Incorporated by reference to Annex B filed with the
Company's 2003 Proxy Statement (DEF 14A) filed on May 13, 2003)