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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON<BR>
JULY 26, 2005
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PIKE ELECTRIC CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">100 Pike Way<BR>
Mount Airy, NC 27030<BR>
(336)&nbsp;789-2171<BR>
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, of principal executive offices,)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN A<BR>
PIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN B<BR>
PIKE ELECTRIC CORPORATION 2005 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN<BR>
(Full Titles of the Plans)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Mark Castaneda<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Pike Electric Corporation<BR>
100 Pike Way<BR>
Mount Airy, NC 27030<BR>
(336)&nbsp;789-2171<BR>
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Copies to:<BR>
W. Clayton Johnson, Esq.<BR>
Cravath, Swaine &#038; Moore LLP<BR>
Worldwide Plaza<BR>
825 Eighth Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10019<BR>
(212)&nbsp;474-1000
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">offering price per</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">1,838,227</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(1)</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.80</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">6,985,263</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">882.17</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">1,067,714</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">6.51</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">6,950,814</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">818.11</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,750,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(3)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">16</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(4)</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">28,000,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,295.60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,312,746</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(5)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">16</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">21,003,936</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
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    <TD>Represents 1,838,227 shares of Common Stock subject to options outstanding under the 2002
Stock Option Plan A and the 2002 Stock Option Plan B at an exercise price of $3.80 per share.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents 1,067,714 shares of Common Stock subject to options outstanding under the 2002
Stock Option Plan A and the 2002 Stock Option Plan B at an exercise price of $6.51 per share.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the maximum number of shares of Pike Electric Corporation Common Stock as to which
equity-based compensation may be granted under the 2005 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 based on the high end of the range of estimated
initial public offering prices of our Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be subject to options yet
to be granted under the 2002 Stock Option Plan A and the 2002 Stock Option Plan B.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PART I
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act and the Note
to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PART II
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) by Pike Electric Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed a part
hereof: (1)&nbsp;the Corporation&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April&nbsp;18, 2005, as
amended (Registration No.&nbsp;333-124117), and (2)&nbsp;the description of the Corporation&#146;s Common Stock
contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed on July&nbsp;25, 2005 (Registration No.
001-32582).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any
document that also is or is 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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides in relevant part
that a corporation may indemnify any officer or director who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director or officer of another entity, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that a corporation may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor
by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Out certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that we shall indemnify out directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. We are also expressly authorized to carry
directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance providing indemnification for our directors, officers and
certain employees and agents for some liabilities.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of Pike Electric Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;3.1 of the
Registration Statement of Pike Electric Corporation on Form
S-1, Registration No.&nbsp;333-124117 (the &#147;Registration
Statement&#148;)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Association of Pike Electric Corporation
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 of the Registration
Statement).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stockholders Agreement, dated April&nbsp;18, 2002, among Pike
Holdings, Inc., LGB Pike LLC, certain rollover holders and
certain management stockholders (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 of the Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Addendum, dated June&nbsp;13, 2005, to the Stockholders Agreement
dated April&nbsp;18, 2002, among Pike Holdings, Inc., LGB Pike LLC,
certain rollover holders and certain management stockholders
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.13 of the
Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment, dated July&nbsp;21, 2005, to the Stockholders Agreement
dated April&nbsp;18, 2002, among Pike Electric Corporation as
successor to Pike Holdings, Inc., LGB Pike II LLC as successor
to LGB Pike LLC, certain rollover holders and certain
management stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16 of the Registration Statement)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Cravath, Swaine &#038; Moore LLP as to the legality of
the securities being issued.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dixon Hughes PLLC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Cravath, Swaine &#038; Moore LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">6

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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 such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 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.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 Mount Airy, North Carolina, on
July&nbsp;26, 2005.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PIKE ELECTRIC CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">
By       /s/ Mark Castaneda
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Mark Castaneda&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned directors and officers of Pike Electric Corporation, do hereby constitute
and appoint Mark Castaneda and J. Russell Triedman, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys
and agents, with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on
our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for
us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either
of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation,
power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments and any related registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933) hereto and we do hereby ratify and
confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Name</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ J. Eric Pike
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;26, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">J. Eric Pike</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark Castaneda
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;26, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Mark Castaneda</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David J. Mills
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Controller</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;26, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David J. Mills</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ J. Russell Triedman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;26, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">J. Russell Triedman</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Cravath, Swaine &#038; Moore LLP as to the legality of the securities being issued.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dixon Hughes PLLC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Cravath, Swaine &#038; Moore LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).</TD>
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S-8
AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
JULY 26, 2005
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PIKE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
20-3112047
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No. )
100 Pike Way
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 789-2171
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, of principal executive offices,)
PIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN A
PIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN B
PIKE ELECTRIC CORPORATION 2005 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Titles of the Plans)
Mark Castaneda
Chief Financial Officer
Pike Electric Corporation
100 Pike Way
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 789-2171
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copies to:
W. Clayton Johnson, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 474-1000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
share
price
registration fee
Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share
1,838,227
(1)
$
3.80
$
6,985,263
$
882.17
Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share
1,067,714
(2)
$
6.51
$
6,950,814
$
818.11
Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share
1,750,000
(3)
$
16
(4)
$
28,000,000
$
3,295.60
Common Stock par
value $0.001 per
share
1,312,746
(5)
$
16
(4)
$
21,003,936
$
2,472.16
(1)
Represents 1,838,227 shares of Common Stock subject to options outstanding under the 2002
Stock Option Plan A and the 2002 Stock Option Plan B at an exercise price of $3.80 per share.
(2)
Represents 1,067,714 shares of Common Stock subject to options outstanding under the 2002
Stock Option Plan A and the 2002 Stock Option Plan B at an exercise price of $6.51 per share.
(3)
Represents the maximum number of shares of Pike Electric Corporation Common Stock as to which
equity-based compensation may be granted under the 2005 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 based on the high end of the range of estimated
initial public offering prices of our Class A Common Stock.
(5)
Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be subject to options yet
to be granted under the 2002 Stock Option Plan A and the 2002 Stock Option Plan B.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION
All 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 (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION
All 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 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 following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") by Pike Electric Corporation (the "Corporation") pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed a part
hereof: (1) the Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April 18, 2005, as
amended (Registration No. 333-124117), and (2) the description of the Corporation's Common Stock
contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed on July 25, 2005 (Registration No.
001-32582).
All documents filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any
document that also is or is 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.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides in relevant part
that a corporation may indemnify any officer or director who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director or officer of another entity, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that a corporation may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor
by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Out certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that we shall indemnify out directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. We are also expressly authorized to carry
directors' and officers' insurance providing indemnification for our directors, officers and
certain employees and agents for some liabilities.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NUMBER
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Pike Electric Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 of the
Registration Statement of Pike Electric Corporation on Form
S-1, Registration No. 333-124117 (the "Registration
Statement")).
4.2
Articles of Association of Pike Electric Corporation
(incorporated
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EXHIBIT NUMBER
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Registration
Statement).
4.3
Stockholders Agreement, dated April 18, 2002, among Pike
Holdings, Inc., LGB Pike LLC, certain rollover holders and
certain management stockholders (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.6 of the Registration Statement).
4.4
Addendum, dated June 13, 2005, to the Stockholders Agreement
dated April 18, 2002, among Pike Holdings, Inc., LGB Pike LLC,
certain rollover holders and certain management stockholders
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the
Registration Statement).
4.5
Amendment, dated July 21, 2005, to the Stockholders Agreement
dated April 18, 2002, among Pike Electric Corporation as
successor to Pike Holdings, Inc., LGB Pike II LLC as successor
to LGB Pike LLC, certain rollover holders and certain
management stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16 of the Registration Statement)
5.1
Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as to the legality of
the securities being issued.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLC.
23.2
Consent of Dixon Hughes PLLC.
23.3
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.4
Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1).
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
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.
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(iii)
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;
(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 such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 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 registrant
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 Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Mount Airy, North Carolina, on
July 26, 2005.
PIKE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
By       /s/ Mark Castaneda
Name:
Mark Castaneda
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of Pike Electric Corporation, do hereby constitute
and appoint Mark Castaneda and J. Russell Triedman, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys
and agents, with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on
our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for
us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or either
of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
in connection with this Registration Statement, including specifically, but without limitation,
power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments and any related registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933) hereto and we do hereby ratify and
confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall 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 and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ J. Eric Pike
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
July 26, 2005
J. Eric Pike
/s/ Mark Castaneda
Chief Financial Officer
July 26, 2005
Mark Castaneda
/s/ David J. Mills
Controller
July 26, 2005
David J. Mills
/s/ J. Russell Triedman
Director
July 26, 2005
J. Russell Triedman
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as to the legality of the securities being issued.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLC.
23.2
Consent of Dixon Hughes PLLC.
23.3
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.4
Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).