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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2003.</B></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Registration No. 333-_____________</B></FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION  </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>FORM S-8</B><BR> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>CNS, INC.</B><BR> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT> </P>

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     <TD WIDTH=52% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><B>Delaware</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><B>41-1580270</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>7615 Smetana Lane</B><BR>
<B>Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) </FONT> </P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>CNS, INC.</B><BR>
<B>2000 Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan) </FONT> </P>
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     <TD WIDTH=40% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copy to:</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Marti Morfitt</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Charles P. Moorse</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CNS, Inc.</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Lindquist &amp; Vennum P.L.L.P</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>7615 Smetana Lane</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4200 IDS Center</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>80 South 8th Street</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(952) 229-1500</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Minneapolis, MN 55402</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number,</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(612) 371-3211</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>
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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of Class of Securities<BR>to Be Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount to be Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>per Share(1)</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering Price</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>Registration<BR>Fee</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=32% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock,</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=23% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>650,000 shares (2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$11.65</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$7,572,500</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$612.65</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$.01 par value, to be issued</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>pursuant to CNS, Inc. 2000</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)  </FONT></TD>
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SIZE=2>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) and based upon the closing price of the
Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on September 18, 2003.
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SIZE=2>700,000 shares of Common Stock were originally registered on Form S-8
(File No. 333-42108) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July
24, 2000 and 650,000 additional shares are being registered herewith.
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INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
BY REFERENCE </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-42108) was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;24, 2000 covering the registration of 700,000
shares of Common Stock initially authorized for issuance under the CNS, Inc.
2000 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to General
Instruction&nbsp;E of Form&nbsp;S-8 and Rule 429, this Registration Statement is
being filed to register an additional 650,000 shares authorized under the Plan.
An amendment to the Plan to increase the reserved and authorized number of
shares under the Plan by 650,000 was authorized by the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors on June&nbsp;25, 2003 and such amendment was approved by the
Company&#146;s stockholders on August&nbsp;27, 2003. This Registration Statement
should be considered a post-effective amendment to the prior Registration
Statement. The contents of the prior Registration Statement are incorporated
herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Part&nbsp;I
of Form&nbsp;S-8, the information required by Items&nbsp;1 and&nbsp;2 of
Form&nbsp;S-8 is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference</U>. </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference: </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=6%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)  </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003.  </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=6%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)  </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003; the
Definitive Proxy Statement dated July 14, 2003 for the 2003 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on August 27, 2003.  </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=6%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)  </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock to be offered pursuant to this
Registration Statement is incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A/A (File No. 000-16612), including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.  </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the completion or termination of
this offering of shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 4. Description of Securities</U>. </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel</U>. </FONT> </P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors
and Officers</U>. </FONT> </P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Bylaws
require indemnification of directors and officers of the Company in accordance
with, and to the fullest extent permitted by, Delaware law, as it may be amended
from time to time. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law generally provides that any person who was or
is a director or officer may be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any
threatened, pending or completed legal proceedings in which he is involved by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer if he acted in good
faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful. However, if the legal proceeding is by or in the right of the
corporation, the director or officer may not be indemnified in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which he shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the corporation unless the court in which such action was brought deems it
proper. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains
directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance, including a
reimbursement policy in favor of the Company. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has been
advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act that may be
permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 7. Exemption from Registration
Claimed</U>. </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 8. Exhibits</U>. </FONT> </P>


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     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Exhibit</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
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     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=90% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CNS, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended through August 27, 2003</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Lindquist &amp; Vennum P.L.L.P.</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Lindquist &amp; Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.2</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
        <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 9. Undertakings</U>. </FONT> </P>

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SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company hereby
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement to:  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.  </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration
by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the 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>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers, and controlling persons of the issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 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 Eden Prairie, state of Minnesota,
on September 25, 2003. </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=42% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CNS, INC.</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>By&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Marti Morfitt</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Marti Morfitt</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned officers and directors of CNS, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint Marti
Morfitt with power to act as our true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in our stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and all documents relating thereto, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 25, 2003. </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=31% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Marti Morfitt<BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=63% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Marti Morfitt</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Daniel E. Cohen<BR></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Daniel E. Cohen</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Marcia O'Brien<BR></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Marcia O'Brien</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Patrick Delaney</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Secretary and Director</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Patrick Delaney</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ H. Robert Hawthorne</FONT>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=63% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Andrew Greenshields</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Richard W. Perkins</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>/s/ Morris J. Siegel</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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CNS, Inc. Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2003.
Registration No. 333-_____________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CNS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
41-1580270
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
7615 Smetana Lane
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
CNS, INC.
2000 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Copy to:
Marti Morfitt
Charles P. Moorse
CNS, Inc.
Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P
7615 Smetana Lane
4200 IDS Center
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
80 South 8th Street
(952) 229-1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Name, address and telephone number,
(612) 371-3211
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Class of Securities
to Be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Share(1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock,
650,000 shares (2)
$11.65
$7,572,500
$612.65
$.01 par value, to be issued
pursuant to CNS, Inc. 2000
Stock Option Plan
_________________
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) and based upon the closing price of the
Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on September 18, 2003.
(2)
700,000 shares of Common Stock were originally registered on Form S-8
(File No. 333-42108) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July
24, 2000 and 650,000 additional shares are being registered herewith.
1
INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
BY REFERENCE
A Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-42108) was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 24, 2000 covering the registration of 700,000
shares of Common Stock initially authorized for issuance under the CNS, Inc.
2000 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form S-8 and Rule 429, this Registration Statement is
being filed to register an additional 650,000 shares authorized under the Plan.
An amendment to the Plan to increase the reserved and authorized number of
shares under the Plan by 650,000 was authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors on June 25, 2003 and such amendment was approved by the
Company's stockholders on August 27, 2003. This Registration Statement
should be considered a post-effective amendment to the prior Registration
Statement. The contents of the prior Registration Statement are incorporated
herein by reference.
PART I
Pursuant to Part I
of Form S-8, the information required by Items 1 and 2 of
Form S-8 is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
.
The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference:
(a)
The
Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003.
(b)
The
Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003; the
Definitive Proxy Statement dated July 14, 2003 for the 2003 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on August 27, 2003.
(c)
The
description of the Company's Common Stock to be offered pursuant to this
Registration Statement is incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A/A (File No. 000-16612), including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the completion or termination of
this offering of shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
2
Item 4. Description of Securities
.
Not
applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel
.
Not
applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors
and Officers
.
The Company's Bylaws
require indemnification of directors and officers of the Company in accordance
with, and to the fullest extent permitted by, Delaware law, as it may be amended
from time to time.
Section 145 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law generally provides that any person who was or
is a director or officer may be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any
threatened, pending or completed legal proceedings in which he is involved by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer if he acted in good
faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful. However, if the legal proceeding is by or in the right of the
corporation, the director or officer may not be indemnified in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which he shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the corporation unless the court in which such action was brought deems it
proper.
The Company maintains
directors' and officers' liability insurance, including a
reimbursement policy in favor of the Company.
The Company has been
advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act that may be
permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration
Claimed
.
Not
applicable.
3
Item 8. Exhibits
.
Exhibit
4
.1
CNS, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended through August 27, 2003
5
.1
Opinion of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.
23
.1
Consent of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23
.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants
24
.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
Item 9. Undertakings
.
The Company hereby
undertakes to:
(a)      (1)
File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement to:
(i)
      Include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
(2)       That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of the 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 that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)      The Company hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the 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 of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers, and controlling persons of the issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
4
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 Eden Prairie, state of Minnesota,
on September 25, 2003.
CNS, INC.
By  /s/ Marti Morfitt
Marti Morfitt
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The
undersigned officers and directors of CNS, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint Marti
Morfitt with power to act as our true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in our stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and all documents relating thereto, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 25, 2003.
Signature
/s/ Marti Morfitt
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Marti Morfitt
/s/ Daniel E. Cohen
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
Daniel E. Cohen
/s/ Marcia O'Brien
Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Marcia O'Brien
/s/ Patrick Delaney
Secretary and Director
Patrick Delaney
/s/ H. Robert Hawthorne
Director
H. Robert Hawthorne
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Signature
/s/ R. Hunt Greene
Director
R. Hunt Greene
/s/ Andrew Greenshields
Director
Andrew Greenshields
/s/ Richard W. Perkins
Director
Richard W. Perkins
/s/ Morris J. Siegel
Director
Morris J. Siegel
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