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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;9, 2002.</B>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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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="2"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SELECT MEDICAL 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><br><br>
(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B>4716 Old Gettysburg Road<BR>
P. O. Box 2034<BR>
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>23-2872718</B><BR><br><br>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION<BR>
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full Title of the Plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Michael E. Tarvin, Esq.<BR>
General Counsel<BR>
Select Medical Corporation<BR>
4716 Old Gettysburg Road<BR>
P. O. Box 2034<BR>
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(717)&nbsp;972-1100<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>With a Copy to:</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Carmen J. Romano, Esq.<BR>
Dechert<BR>
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower<BR>
1717 Arch Street<BR>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103<BR>
(215)&nbsp;994-4000
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Title Of</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Proposed</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Proposed</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Securities</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Maximum</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Maximum</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount Of</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">To Be</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">To Be</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Offering</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Aggregate</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Registration</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Registered</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Registered</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Price Per Share(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Offering Price(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Fee</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock of<br>
Select Medical Corporation, par value $.01 per
share to be issued
under the Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">5,419,102&nbsp;shares</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14.32</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">77,601,541</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,139.34</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock of Select Medical
Corporation, par
value $.01 per
share, to be issued under the Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">602,238&nbsp;shares</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14.595</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,789,664</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">808.65</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">TOTAL</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">6,021,340&nbsp;shares</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">86,391,205</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,947.99</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The registration fee for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to outstanding options already granted under the Select Medical
Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) was calculated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities
Act, based upon the weighted average price per share at which the options may be exercised.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The registration fee for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to options reserved but not yet granted under the Plan was
calculated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457 (c)&nbsp;of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low trading prices of our Common
Stock on August&nbsp;8, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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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 THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) for the purpose of registering additional shares
of Common Stock of the Registrant in connection with the Select Medical
Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). A
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, file number 333-58424 (the &#147;Prior
Registration Statement&#148;) was filed on April&nbsp;6, 2001 for Common Stock of the
Registrant to be offered under the Plan and is currently effective. The
contents of the Prior Registration Statement, to the extent not amended by this
Registration Statement, are hereby incorporated by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as
part of this Registration Statement:
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The relevant portions of the Registrant&#146;s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation defining the rights of
holders of Common Stock, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File
No.&nbsp;333-48856), as amended.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.&nbsp;000-32499) filed March&nbsp;5,
2002.</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.&nbsp;000-32499) filed
March&nbsp;5, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.&nbsp;000-32499) filed
March&nbsp;5, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dechert (counsel to the Registrant).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The Registrant. </I>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 Mechanicsburg, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on this 9th day of August, 2002.
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        <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Robert A. Ortenzio</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Robert A. Ortenzio<br>
Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW TO ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Rocco A. Ortenzio, Robert A. Ortenzio
and Michael E. Tarvin, each and individually, his attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in any and all capacities, to
sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each such attorney-in-fact, or his agent or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement and the foregoing Power of Attorney have been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Robert A. Ortenzio<BR>
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Robert A. Ortenzio</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and President (principal executive<BR>
officer)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 9, 2002<BR>
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Date</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Rocco A. Ortenzio<BR>
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Rocco A. Ortenzio</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Chairman<BR>
and Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 9, 2002<BR>
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Date</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Martin F. Jackson<BR>
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Martin F. Jackson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal financial officer)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 9, 2002<BR>
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Date</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Scott A. Romberger<BR>
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Scott A. Romberger</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Accounting<BR>
Officer(principal)<BR>
accounting officer)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 9, 2002<BR>
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Date</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Russell L. Carson<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Russell L. Carson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 9, 2002<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;Bryan C. Cressey<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Bryan C. Cressey</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 2, 2002<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David S. Chernow</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;James E. Dalton, Jr.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
James E. Dalton, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 1, 2002<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Meyer Feldberg</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;
Leopold Swergold<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Leopold Swergold</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 5, 2002<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;LeRoy S. Zimmerman<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
LeRoy S. Zimmerman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 9, 2002<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Date</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Document</u></B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The relevant portions the Registrant&#146;s Restated
Certificate of Incorporation defining the rights of
holders of Common Stock, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-48856), as
amended.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to
the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.&nbsp;000-32499) filed
March&nbsp;5, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.
000-32499) filed March&nbsp;5, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws
of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K (File No.
000-32499) filed March&nbsp;5, 2002.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Dechert (counsel to the Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><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 (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2002.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
4716 Old Gettysburg Road
P. O. Box 2034
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
23-2872718
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
Michael E. Tarvin, Esq.
General Counsel
Select Medical Corporation
4716 Old Gettysburg Road
P. O. Box 2034
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055
(Name and address of agent for service)
(717) 972-1100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a Copy to:
Carmen J. Romano, Esq.
Dechert
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower
1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 994-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of
Proposed
Proposed
Securities
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount Of
To Be
To Be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
Registered
Registered
Price Per Share(1)
Offering Price(1)
Fee
Common Stock of
Select Medical Corporation, par value $.01 per
share to be issued
under the Plan
5,419,102 shares
$
14.32
(1)
$
77,601,541
(1)
$
7,139.34
Common Stock of Select Medical
Corporation, par
value $.01 per
share, to be issued under the Plan
602,238 shares
$
14.595
(2)
$
8,789,664
(2)
$
808.65
TOTAL
6,021,340 shares
$
86,391,205
$
7,947.99
(1)
The registration fee for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to outstanding options already granted under the Select Medical
Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities
Act, based upon the weighted average price per share at which the options may be exercised.
(2)
The registration fee for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to options reserved but not yet granted under the Plan was
calculated in accordance with Rule 457 (c) of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low trading prices of our Common
Stock on August 8, 2002.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
This Registration Statement is filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") for the purpose of registering additional shares
of Common Stock of the Registrant in connection with the Select Medical
Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). A
registration statement on Form S-8, file number 333-58424 (the "Prior
Registration Statement") was filed on April 6, 2001 for Common Stock of the
Registrant to be offered under the Plan and is currently effective. The
contents of the Prior Registration Statement, to the extent not amended by this
Registration Statement, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as
part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
The relevant portions of the Registrant's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation defining the rights of
holders of Common Stock, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 333-48856), as amended.
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Registrant's Form 10-K (File No. 000-32499) filed March 5,
2002.
4.3
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Registrant's Form 10-K (File No. 000-32499) filed
March 5, 2002.
4.4
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.4 to the Registrant's Form 10-K (File No. 000-32499) filed
March 5, 2002.
5.1
Opinion of Dechert (counsel to the Registrant).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
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 Mechanicsburg, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on this 9th day of August, 2002.
SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Robert A. Ortenzio
Robert A. Ortenzio
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW TO ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Rocco A. Ortenzio, Robert A. Ortenzio
and Michael E. Tarvin, each and individually, his attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in any and all capacities, to
sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each such attorney-in-fact, or his agent 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 and the foregoing Power of Attorney have been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ Robert A. Ortenzio
Robert A. Ortenzio
Director, Chief Executive Officer
and President (principal executive
officer)
August 9, 2002
Date
/s/ Rocco A. Ortenzio
Rocco A. Ortenzio
Executive Chairman
and Director
August 9, 2002
Date
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/s/ Martin F. Jackson
Martin F. Jackson
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
August 9, 2002
Date
/s/ Scott A. Romberger
Scott A. Romberger
Chief Accounting
Officer(principal)
accounting officer)
August 9, 2002
Date
/s/ Russell L. Carson
Russell L. Carson
Director
August 9, 2002
Date
/s/ Bryan C. Cressey
Bryan C. Cressey
Director
August 2, 2002
Date
David S. Chernow
Director
Date
/s/ James E. Dalton, Jr.
James E. Dalton, Jr.
Director
August 1, 2002
Date
Meyer Feldberg
Director
Date
/s/ 
Leopold Swergold
Leopold Swergold
Director
August 5, 2002
Date
/s/ LeRoy S. Zimmerman
LeRoy S. Zimmerman
Director
August 9, 2002
Date
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Document
4.1
The relevant portions the Registrant's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation defining the rights of
holders of Common Stock, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration
statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-48856), as
amended.
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the Registrant's Form 10-K (File No. 000-32499) filed
March 5, 2002.
4.3
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to the Registrant's Form 10-K (File No.
000-32499) filed March 5, 2002.
4.4
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws
of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Form 10-K (File No.
000-32499) filed March 5, 2002.
5.1
Opinion of Dechert (counsel to the Registrant)
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)