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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 9, 2002.&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;
File No. _________</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR>
</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5>FORM S-8<BR>
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<FONT face="Times New Roman">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.<BR>
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<FONT face="Times New Roman">(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in its Charter)</FONT></P>
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      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman" fize="2" size="2">Delaware<BR>

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      (State or Other
      Jurisdiction of<BR>
      Incorporation or
      Organization)</FONT></P>
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      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>58-0364900<BR>
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      (I.R.S. Employer<BR>
      Identification No.)</FONT></P>
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      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">National Service
      Industries, Inc.<BR>
      1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
      Atlanta, Georgia 30309<BR>
      (404) 853-1</FONT></FONT></FONT><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">000<BR>
      </font></B>

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      <FONT face="Times New Roman">(Address, including Zip
      Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
      including Area Code, of
      Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive<BR>
      Offices)</FONT></P>
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    <TD WIDTH="368" VALIGN="bottom"><B><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Carol Ellis Morgan<BR>
      Senior Vice President,
      General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
      National Service
      Industries, Inc.<BR>
      1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
      Atlanta, Georgia 30309<BR>
      (404) 853-1</FONT></FONT></FONT><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">281

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      </font></B>
      <FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">(Name, Address, including
      Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
      including Area Code, of
      Agent for Service)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">Nonemployee Directors'
Stock Option Plan<BR>
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<I>
<FONT face="Times New Roman">(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">_____________________________________</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Copies to:</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Jan M. Davidson, Esq.<BR>
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP<BR>
1100 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 2800<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30309<BR>
(404) 815-6500<BR>
(404) 815-6555 (fax)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT face="Times New Roman">CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></P>
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      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Title of Each Class of
      Securities to be<BR>
      Registered</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="131" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Amount to be<BR>
      Registered <B>(1)</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="161" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Proposed Maximum Aggregate
      Offering Price <B>(2)</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="119" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Amount of<BR>
      Registration Fee <b>(3)</b></FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Common Stock, $1.00 par value
      per<BR>
      share</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="131" VALIGN="TOP"><B><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">75,000</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="161" VALIGN="TOP">
      <P align="center"><FONT size="1" face="Times New Roman"><B>$600,000</B></FONT></P>
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    <TD WIDTH="119" VALIGN="TOP">
      <P align="center"><FONT size="1" face="Times New Roman"><B>$143.40</B></FONT></P>
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      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Preferred Stock Purchase
      Rights (4)</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="131" VALIGN="TOP"><B><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">75,000</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="161" VALIGN="TOP"><B><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(5)</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="119" VALIGN="TOP"><B><FONT SIZE="1">
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(5)</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1>(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any
additional securities to be offered or issued in the event of a stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization, or other similar changes in the capital
structure, merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up,
reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, or other distribution of
assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, or any other
corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1>(2) Estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and
(h) of the Securities Act. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price and
amount of registration fee are based on $8.00, the average of the high and low
prices reported on the NYSE on January 7, 2002.</P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT">(3) The filing fee associated with the 99,235 shares of common
stock of National Service Industries, Inc. registered on March 1, 1999 on form
S-8, Commission file number 333-73133, and withdrawn from registration by
post-effective amendment on January 4, 2002, is offset against the current
filing fee.&nbsp; The filing fee associated with those 99,235 shares is
$893.08.&nbsp; The current filing fee is $143.40.&nbsp; Thus, no current filing
fee is due.</P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT">(4) The Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights initially trade with the Common Stock and are not currently exercisable.</P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT">(5) Not applicable.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby amends
this Registration Statement on a date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on a date as
the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Plan Information</U>*</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</U>*</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">____________</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part I
to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">PART II</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Incorporation
of Documents by Reference</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby
incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&quot;SEC&quot;):</FONT></P>
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        <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">(1)</FONT></P>
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        <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">The Registrant&#146;s
        Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001,
        Commission file number 001-03208.</FONT></P>
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        <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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        <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">(2)</FONT></P>
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        <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="2">The description of
        the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, contained in
        Item 1 entitled &quot;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be
        Registered&quot; of the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on form
        8-A, Commission file number 001-03208, including all amendments and
        reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed
by the Registrant with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, 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. Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Description
of Securities</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Not applicable (the Common Stock is
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The validity of the shares of
Common Stock issuable under the Plan set forth on the cover page of this
Registration Statement has been passed upon for the Registrant by Carol Ellis
Morgan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and shareholder of the Registrant.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (&quot;Section 145&quot;) generally provides that a director or
officer of a corporation: (i) shall be indemnified by the corporation for
expenses in defense of any action or proceeding in connection with his service
to the corporation, if he is successful in defense of the claims made against
him; (ii) may, in actions other than &quot;derivative&quot; and similar actions,
be indemnified for expenses, judgments and settlements even if he is not
successful on the merits, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation (and in a criminal proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful); and (iii) may be indemnified by the
corporation for expenses (but not judgments or settlements) incurred to defend
or settle any action by the corporation or a derivative action (such as a suit
by a shareholder alleging a breach by the director or officer of a duty owed to
the corporation), even if he is not successful, provided that he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, provided that no indemnification is permitted
without court approval if the individual was found to be liable to the
corporation. Before the permissive indemnification described in clauses (ii) and
(iii) above may be made pursuant to Section 145, either (i) a majority of
disinterested directors, (ii) a committee of one or more disinterested directors
designated by a majority of disinterested directors, (iii) the stockholders, or
(iv) under certain circumstances, independent legal counsel in a written
opinion, must determine that indemnification is appropriate in the circumstances
because the applicable standards of conduct have been met.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Delaware law permits the
advancement of expenses incurred by a proposed indemnitee by the corporation in
advance of final disposition of the action provided the indemnitee undertakes to
repay such advanced expenses if it is ultimately determined that he is not
entitled to indemnification. The corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of
an indemnitee against any liability asserted against him in his designated
capacity, whether or not the corporation itself would be empowered to indemnify
him against such liability.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Delaware law also provides that the
above rights will not be deemed exclusive of other rights of indemnification or
advancement of expenses granted by by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, as to action in an indemnitee's official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws provide such additional
rights.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Article Fifteenth of the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation, which provides contractual
indemnification rights, was initially approved by the Registrant's stockholders
in 1987. It provides for mandatory indemnification of directors and officers to
the full extent now authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law (as
described above) or to the further extent indemnification under the Delaware
General Corporation Law is broadened in the future. Article Fifteenth also
mandates advancement of expenses incurred by a proposed indemnitee, provided
that, as long as Delaware law so requires, an undertaking to repay (as described
above) is delivered to the Registrant.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Article Fifteenth permits persons
indemnified thereunder to bring suit against the Registrant to recover unpaid
amounts claimed thereunder, with the expense of bringing a successful suit to be
paid by the Registrant. Article Fifteenth also provides that rights conferred
therein are nonexclusive and that the Registrant may maintain insurance to
protect a director or officer against any expense, liability, or loss, whether
or not the registrant had the power under the Delaware General Corporation Law
to indemnify such person against that expense, liability, or loss.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Section 7.8 of the Registrant's
By-laws provides rights to indemnification with respect to conduct on or before
January 5, 1987, when Article Fifteenth was initially adopted. Section 7.8
provides indemnification rights which are similar to, but somewhat narrower
than, the rights extended by Article Fifteenth.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Registrant's directors and
officers are insured against losses arising from any claim against them in such
capacities for wrongful acts or omissions, subject to certain limitations.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exemption
from Registration Claimed</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="justify" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Not applicable.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exhibits</FONT></P>
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      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No.</FONT></FONT></U></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Description</FONT></FONT></U></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.1</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Restated Certificate of
      Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
      Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001 previously
      filed with the Commission).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.2</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">By-laws as Amended and
      Restated October 16, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
      3(b) to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001
      previously filed with the Commission).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.3</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Amended and Restated
      Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A-2 previously filed with
      the Commission on December 17, 1997).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.4</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">First Amendment dated as
      of April 30, 1998 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A-3 previously filed with the
      Commission on June 22, 1998).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.5</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Second Amendment dated as
      of January 6, 1999 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A-4 previously filed with the
      Commission on January 12, 1999).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">5</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Opinion and consent of
      Carol Ellis Morgan, Esq.</FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">23.1</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Consent of Arthur Andersen
      LLP.</FONT></FONT></TD>
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    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">23.2</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Consent of Carol Ellis
      Morgan, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">24</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Powers of Attorney
      (included in signature page of this Registration Statement).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman">Undertakings</FONT></P>
</U>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:</FONT></P>
    <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="margin-left: 100"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;to include any
    prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</P>
<HR color="#000080" align="right">
<DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always">&nbsp;</DIV>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 100"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(b) to reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &quot;Calculation of Registration Fee&quot; table in the effective
registration statement; and</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 100"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(c) to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(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.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">(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.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The undersigned Registrant
hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit 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.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">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 SEC 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.</FONT></P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE="3">
<P ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</P>
<HR color="#000080" align="right">
<DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always">&nbsp;</DIV>
</FONT><FONT SIZE="2">
<P ALIGN="LEFT" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, National Service Industries, Inc. has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, Georgia on January 3, 2002.</FONT></P>
                        <B>
                        <TABLE border="0" width="669">
                          <TR>
                            <TD width="300">&nbsp;</TD>
                        </B>
                            <TD width="353">
                        <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><B>NATIONAL
                        SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC</B>.</FONT></P>
                        <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>By:
                        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
                        Carol Ellis Morgan
                            <HR color="#000000" width="95%" size="1" align="right">
                        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carol Ellis
                        Morgan<BR>
                        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior
                          Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT>
                          </TD>
                        </TR>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="center" style="text-indent: 0"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>
</B>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears
below in so signing also makes, constitutes, and appoints Brock A. Hattox and
Carol Ellis Morgan and each of them acting alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him in any and all
capacities to execute and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this
registration statement together with exhibits to any such registration statement
or amendments and other documents in connection therewith, and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact or said attorney-in-fact&#146;s
substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN="center">&nbsp;<B><FONT face="Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</FONT></P>
</B>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" style="text-indent: 60"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on January&nbsp;3, 2002, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.</FONT></P>
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="10" WIDTH="638">
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><U>Signature</U></FONT></P>
      <P ALIGN="LEFT">&nbsp;</P>
      </FONT>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><U><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Position</FONT></FONT></U></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Brock A. Hattox</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Brock A. Hattox</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board,
      President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Chester J. Popkowski</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Chester J. Popkowski</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Senior Vice President, Chief
      Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; K. Gene Laminack</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      K. Gene Laminack</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Vice President and Controller</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Dennis R. Beresford</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Dennis R. Beresford</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; John E. Cay, III</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      John E. Cay, III</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Don L. Chapman</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Don L. Chapman</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN="LEFT" style="text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</P>
<FONT SIZE="3">
<HR color="#000080" align="right">
<DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always">&nbsp;</DIV>
</FONT>
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="10" WIDTH="638">
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Joia M. Johnson</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Joia M. Johnson</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Michael Z. Kay</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Michael Z. Kay</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><I>/s/&nbsp; Dr. Betty L. Siegel</I></B>
      <HR color="#000000" width="90%" size="1" align="left">
      Dr. Betty L. Siegel</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
</TABLE>
<FONT SIZE="3">
<HR color="#000080" align="right">
<DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always">&nbsp;</DIV>
</FONT>
</FONT>
<B><FONT SIZE="2">
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Times New Roman">EXHIBIT INDEX</FONT></P>
</FONT></B><FONT SIZE="2">
</FONT>
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="638">
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><U><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exhibit No.</FONT></FONT></U></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><U><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Description</FONT></FONT></U></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.1</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Restated Certificate of
      Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
      Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001 previously
      filed with the Commission).</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.2</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">By-laws as Amended and
      Restated October 16, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
      3(b) to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001
      previously filed with the Commission).</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.3</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Amended and Restated
      Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A-2 previously filed with
      the Commission on December 17, 1997).</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.4</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">First Amendment dated as
      of April 30, 1998 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A-3 previously filed with the
      Commission on June 22, 1998).</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.5</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Second Amendment dated as
      of January 6, 1999 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A-4 previously filed with the
      Commission on January 12, 1999).</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">5</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Opinion and consent of
      Carol Ellis Morgan, Esq.</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">23.1</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Consent of Arthur Andersen
      LLP.</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">23.2</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Consent of Carol Ellis
      Morgan, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).</FONT></FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">24</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="88%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="2">
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Powers of Attorney
      (included in signature page of this Registration Statement).</FONT></FONT></TD>
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Prepared by Kilpatrick Stockton EDGAR Services
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 9, 2002.                                   
File No. _________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_____________________________________
NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other
      Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
      Organization)
58-0364900
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
National Service
      Industries, Inc.
1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 853-1
000
(Address, including Zip
      Code, and Telephone Number,
including Area Code, of
      Registrant's Principal Executive
Offices)
Carol Ellis Morgan
Senior Vice President,
      General Counsel and Secretary
National Service
      Industries, Inc.
1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 853-1
281
(Name, Address, including
      Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
including Area Code, of
      Agent for Service)
Nonemployee Directors'
Stock Option Plan
______________________________________
(Full Title of the Plan)
_____________________________________
Copies to:
Jan M. Davidson, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 2800
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 815-6500
(404) 815-6555 (fax)
_____________________________________
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
      Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
      Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
(3)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
      per
share
75,000
$600,000
$143.40
Preferred Stock Purchase
      Rights (4)
75,000
(5)
(5)
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any
additional securities to be offered or issued in the event of a stock dividend,
stock split, recapitalization, or other similar changes in the capital
structure, merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up,
reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, or other distribution of
assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, or any other
corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.
(2) Estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and
(h) of the Securities Act. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price and
amount of registration fee are based on $8.00, the average of the high and low
prices reported on the NYSE on January 7, 2002.
(3) The filing fee associated with the 99,235 shares of common
stock of National Service Industries, Inc. registered on March 1, 1999 on form
S-8, Commission file number 333-73133, and withdrawn from registration by
post-effective amendment on January 4, 2002, is offset against the current
filing fee.  The filing fee associated with those 99,235 shares is
$893.08.  The current filing fee is $143.40.  Thus, no current filing
fee is due.
(4) The Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights initially trade with the Common Stock and are not currently exercisable.
(5) Not applicable.
____________________________________
The Registrant hereby amends
this Registration Statement on a date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on a date as
the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
ITEM 1.
Plan Information
*
ITEM 2.
Registration
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
*
____________
*          Information required by Part I
to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
The Registrant hereby
incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"):
(1)
The Registrant's
        Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001,
        Commission file number 001-03208.
(2)
The description of
        the Registrant's Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, contained in
        Item 1 entitled "Description of Registrant's Securities to be
        Registered" of the Registrant's registration statement on form
        8-A, Commission file number 001-03208, including all amendments and
        reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed
by the Registrant with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, 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. Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4.
Description
of Securities
Not applicable (the Common Stock is
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).
ITEM 5.
Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the shares of
Common Stock issuable under the Plan set forth on the cover page of this
Registration Statement has been passed upon for the Registrant by Carol Ellis
Morgan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and shareholder of the Registrant.
ITEM 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law ("Section 145") generally provides that a director or
officer of a corporation: (i) shall be indemnified by the corporation for
expenses in defense of any action or proceeding in connection with his service
to the corporation, if he is successful in defense of the claims made against
him; (ii) may, in actions other than "derivative" and similar actions,
be indemnified for expenses, judgments and settlements even if he is not
successful on the merits, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation (and in a criminal proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful); and (iii) may be indemnified by the
corporation for expenses (but not judgments or settlements) incurred to defend
or settle any action by the corporation or a derivative action (such as a suit
by a shareholder alleging a breach by the director or officer of a duty owed to
the corporation), even if he is not successful, provided that he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, provided that no indemnification is permitted
without court approval if the individual was found to be liable to the
corporation. Before the permissive indemnification described in clauses (ii) and
(iii) above may be made pursuant to Section 145, either (i) a majority of
disinterested directors, (ii) a committee of one or more disinterested directors
designated by a majority of disinterested directors, (iii) the stockholders, or
(iv) under certain circumstances, independent legal counsel in a written
opinion, must determine that indemnification is appropriate in the circumstances
because the applicable standards of conduct have been met.
Delaware law permits the
advancement of expenses incurred by a proposed indemnitee by the corporation in
advance of final disposition of the action provided the indemnitee undertakes to
repay such advanced expenses if it is ultimately determined that he is not
entitled to indemnification. The corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of
an indemnitee against any liability asserted against him in his designated
capacity, whether or not the corporation itself would be empowered to indemnify
him against such liability.
Delaware law also provides that the
above rights will not be deemed exclusive of other rights of indemnification or
advancement of expenses granted by by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, as to action in an indemnitee's official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws provide such additional
rights.
Article Fifteenth of the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation, which provides contractual
indemnification rights, was initially approved by the Registrant's stockholders
in 1987. It provides for mandatory indemnification of directors and officers to
the full extent now authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law (as
described above) or to the further extent indemnification under the Delaware
General Corporation Law is broadened in the future. Article Fifteenth also
mandates advancement of expenses incurred by a proposed indemnitee, provided
that, as long as Delaware law so requires, an undertaking to repay (as described
above) is delivered to the Registrant.
Article Fifteenth permits persons
indemnified thereunder to bring suit against the Registrant to recover unpaid
amounts claimed thereunder, with the expense of bringing a successful suit to be
paid by the Registrant. Article Fifteenth also provides that rights conferred
therein are nonexclusive and that the Registrant may maintain insurance to
protect a director or officer against any expense, liability, or loss, whether
or not the registrant had the power under the Delaware General Corporation Law
to indemnify such person against that expense, liability, or loss.
Section 7.8 of the Registrant's
By-laws provides rights to indemnification with respect to conduct on or before
January 5, 1987, when Article Fifteenth was initially adopted. Section 7.8
provides indemnification rights which are similar to, but somewhat narrower
than, the rights extended by Article Fifteenth.
The Registrant's directors and
officers are insured against losses arising from any claim against them in such
capacities for wrongful acts or omissions, subject to certain limitations.
ITEM 7.
Exemption
from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of
      Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
      Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001 previously
      filed with the Commission).
4.2
By-laws as Amended and
      Restated October 16, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
      3(b) to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001
      previously filed with the Commission).
4.3
Amended and Restated
      Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A-2 previously filed with
      the Commission on December 17, 1997).
4.4
First Amendment dated as
      of April 30, 1998 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A-3 previously filed with the
      Commission on June 22, 1998).
4.5
Second Amendment dated as
      of January 6, 1999 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A-4 previously filed with the
      Commission on January 12, 1999).
5
Opinion and consent of
      Carol Ellis Morgan, Esq.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen
      LLP.
23.2
Consent of Carol Ellis
      Morgan, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
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Powers of Attorney
      (included in signature page of this Registration Statement).
ITEM 9.
Undertakings
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;
(b) to reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(c) to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration
by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant
hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit 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.
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 SEC 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.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, National Service Industries, Inc. has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, Georgia on January 3, 2002.
NATIONAL
                        SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC
.
By:
                           /s/
                        Carol Ellis Morgan
Carol Ellis
                        Morgan
Senior
                          Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears
below in so signing also makes, constitutes, and appoints Brock A. Hattox and
Carol Ellis Morgan and each of them acting alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him in any and all
capacities to execute and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this
registration statement together with exhibits to any such registration statement
or amendments and other documents in connection therewith, and hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact or said attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on January 3, 2002, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Position
/s/  Brock A. Hattox
Brock A. Hattox
Chairman of the Board,
      President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/  Chester J. Popkowski
Chester J. Popkowski
Senior Vice President, Chief
      Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/  K. Gene Laminack
K. Gene Laminack
Vice President and Controller
/s/  Dennis R. Beresford
Dennis R. Beresford
Director
/s/  John E. Cay, III
John E. Cay, III
Director
/s/  Don L. Chapman
Don L. Chapman
Director
/s/  Joia M. Johnson
Joia M. Johnson
Director
/s/  Michael Z. Kay
Michael Z. Kay
Director
/s/  Dr. Betty L. Siegel
Dr. Betty L. Siegel
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of
      Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
      Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001 previously
      filed with the Commission).
4.2
By-laws as Amended and
      Restated October 16, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
      3(b) to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2001
      previously filed with the Commission).
4.3
Amended and Restated
      Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A-2 previously filed with
      the Commission on December 17, 1997).
4.4
First Amendment dated as
      of April 30, 1998 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A-3 previously filed with the
      Commission on June 22, 1998).
4.5
Second Amendment dated as
      of January 6, 1999 between National Service Industries, Inc. and First
      Chicago Trust Company of New York, to the Amended and Restated Rights
      Agreement dated as of December 17, 1997 between National Service
      Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference
      to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A-4 previously filed with the
      Commission on January 12, 1999).
5
Opinion and consent of
      Carol Ellis Morgan, Esq.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen
      LLP.
23.2
Consent of Carol Ellis
      Morgan, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto).
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Powers of Attorney
      (included in signature page of this Registration Statement).