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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;19, 2009</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
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>NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.</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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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>04-3072771</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West <BR>
Houston, Texas 77064</B><BR>
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77064</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>NCI Building Systems, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan<BR>
(As Amended and Restated March&nbsp;12, 2009)</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Todd R. Moore<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West<BR>
Houston, Texas 77064</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>(281)&nbsp;897-7788</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">copy to:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Thomas P. Desmond<BR>
Vedder Price P.C.<BR>
222 North LaSalle Street<BR>
Chicago, IL 60601<BR>
(312)&nbsp;609-7500</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
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Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>
Non-accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#032;</FONT><BR>
<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Smaller reporting company <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>maximum offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>registered</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>price per share</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(2)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>price</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(2)</B></SUP></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,060,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3.21</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,402,600.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">190</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder includes
such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may be offered or issued to
prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;solely for purposes of computing the registration
fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices reported in the consolidated
reporting system for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October&nbsp;15, 2009.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h68254exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 registers additional securities of the same class as
other securities for which registration statements on Form S-8 relating to the NCI Building
Systems, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan are effective. Accordingly, pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, NCI Building Systems, Inc. hereby incorporates by reference herein the
contents of such registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-111139 and Registration
No.&nbsp;333-124266), including any amendments thereto or filings incorporated therein, and hereby deems
such contents to be a part hereof, except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration
statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement (excluding any portions of such documents
that have been &#147;furnished&#148; but not &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended):
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, except for Part&nbsp;II, Item&nbsp;8, &#147;Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data,&#148; for the year ended November&nbsp;2, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended February&nbsp;1,
2009, May&nbsp;3, 2009 and August&nbsp;2, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on November&nbsp;21, 2008, December
11, 2008, December&nbsp;17, 2008, January&nbsp;16, 2009, February&nbsp;19, 2009, March&nbsp;10, 2009, March
17, 2009, May&nbsp;21, 2009, June&nbsp;9, 2009, July&nbsp;15, 2009, August&nbsp;19, 2009, August&nbsp;27, 2009,
August&nbsp;28, 2009, September&nbsp;1, 2009, September&nbsp;10, 2009 (two reports),
September&nbsp;15, 2009, September
30, 2009, October&nbsp;8, 2009, October&nbsp;9, 2009 and October&nbsp;19, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>the description of the registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the registrant&#146;s Form
8-A/A, filed on June&nbsp;25, 1999, and any subsequent amendment thereto filed for the
purpose of updating such description; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>all other documents filed by the registrant under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this registration
statement and prior to the termination of the offering.</TD>
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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 or a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in
this registration statement or in any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes the statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded will 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: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may
indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses,
including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with
specified actions, suits and proceedings whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative,
other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith
and in a manner they 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 their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification extends only to
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where
the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides
that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#146;s charter,
by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of
incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability for:
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    <TD>any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;</TD>
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<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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law;</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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions; or</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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that a director will not be liable to
the registrant or its stockholders for acts or omissions as a director, except to the extent such
exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware statutory or
decisional law. The registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated By-Laws provide that each current or former
director, officer or employee of the registrant&#146;s, or each such person who is or was serving or who
had agreed to serve another corporation, trust or other enterprise in any capacity at the
registrant&#146;s request, will be indemnified by the registrant to the full extent permitted by law for
liability arising from such service. The registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated By-Laws require the
registrant to advance expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or
proceeding, so long as the person undertakes in writing to repay such amounts if it is ultimately
determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. In addition, the registrant&#146;s
By-laws authorize the registrant to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the registrant&#146;s, or each such person who was
serving at the registrant&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted
against and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the registrant would have the power or the obligation to indemnify him against such
liability.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant has entered into written indemnification agreements with its directors and
certain of its officers. Under these agreements, if an officer or director makes a claim of
indemnification to the registrant, either a majority of the independent directors or independent
legal counsel selected by the independent directors must review the relevant facts and make a
determination, within 45&nbsp;days of the registrants&#146; receipt of such claim, whether the officer or
director has met the standards of conduct under Delaware law that would permit (under Delaware law)
and require (under the indemnification agreement) the registrant to indemnify the officer or
director.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please read &#147;Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings&#148; for a description of the Commission&#146;s position regarding
such indemnification provisions.
</DIV>

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</DIV>

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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*5.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Vedder Price P.C.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*23.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*23.2
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Vedder Price P.C. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*24.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in 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 Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act 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 &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
</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, NCI Building Systems, Inc.
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, the State of Texas, on October
19, 2009.
</DIV>

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<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">NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Norman C. Chambers
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Norman C. Chambers&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<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;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Norman C. Chambers, Mark E. Johnson and Todd R. Moore, and each of them severally, his or
her true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act with or
without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, this Registration Statement and any or all amendments
(including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of
them full power and authority, to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in
any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about
the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes
may lawfully 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Name and Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" 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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Norman C. Chambers
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Norman C. Chambers</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Mark E. Johnson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark E. Johnson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Executive Vice
President&#151;Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ William D. Breedlove
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William D. Breedlove</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Philip J. Hawk
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Philip J. Hawk</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Larry D. Edwards
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Larry D. Edwards</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Name and Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Ed L. Phipps
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ed L. Phipps</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ W. Bernard Pieper
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
W. Bernard Pieper</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ John K. Sterling
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John K. Sterling</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Gary L. Forbes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary L. Forbes</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Max L. Lukens
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Max L. Lukens</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ George Martinez
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
George Martinez</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October 19, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*5.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Vedder Price P.C.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*23.1
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
04-3072771
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
77064
(Zip Code)
NCI Building Systems, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(As Amended and Restated March 12, 2009)
(Full title of the plan)
Todd R. Moore
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
(Name and address of agent for service)
(281) 897-7788
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
copy to:
Thomas P. Desmond
Vedder Price P.C.
222 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 609-7500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
Accelerated filer
þ
Smaller reporting company
o
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
(1)
price per share
(2)
price
(2)
registration fee
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
1,060,000
$
3.21
$
3,402,600.00
$
190
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder includes
such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may be offered or issued to
prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) solely for purposes of computing the registration
fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices reported in the consolidated
reporting system for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 15, 2009.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
EXPLANATORY NOTE
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1
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PART I
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 registers additional securities of the same class as
other securities for which registration statements on Form S-8 relating to the NCI Building
Systems, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan are effective. Accordingly, pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form S-8, NCI Building Systems, Inc. hereby incorporates by reference herein the
contents of such registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-111139 and Registration
No. 333-124266), including any amendments thereto or filings incorporated therein, and hereby deems
such contents to be a part hereof, except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration
statement.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement (excluding any portions of such documents
that have been "furnished" but not "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended):
•
the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, except for Part II, Item 8, "Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data," for the year ended November 2, 2008;
•
the registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended February 1,
2009, May 3, 2009 and August 2, 2009;
•
the registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2008, December
11, 2008, December 17, 2008, January 16, 2009, February 19, 2009, March 10, 2009, March
17, 2009, May 21, 2009, June 9, 2009, July 15, 2009, August 19, 2009, August 27, 2009,
August 28, 2009, September 1, 2009, September 10, 2009 (two reports),
September 15, 2009, September
30, 2009, October 8, 2009, October 9, 2009 and October 19, 2009;
•
the description of the registrant's common stock contained in the registrant's Form
8-A/A, filed on June 25, 1999, and any subsequent amendment thereto filed for the
purpose of updating such description; and
•
all other documents filed by the registrant under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this registration
statement and prior to the termination of the offering.
Any statement contained in this registration statement or a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in
this registration statement or in any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes the statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may
indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with
specified actions, suits and proceedings whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative,
other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith
and in a manner they 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 their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification extends only to
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expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where
the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides
that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's charter,
by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of
incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability for:
•
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
•
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law;
•
unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions; or
•
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that a director will not be liable to
the registrant or its stockholders for acts or omissions as a director, except to the extent such
exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware statutory or
decisional law. The registrant's Amended and Restated By-Laws provide that each current or former
director, officer or employee of the registrant's, or each such person who is or was serving or who
had agreed to serve another corporation, trust or other enterprise in any capacity at the
registrant's request, will be indemnified by the registrant to the full extent permitted by law for
liability arising from such service. The registrant's Amended and Restated By-Laws require the
registrant to advance expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or
proceeding, so long as the person undertakes in writing to repay such amounts if it is ultimately
determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. In addition, the registrant's
By-laws authorize the registrant to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the registrant's, or each such person who was
serving at the registrant's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted
against and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the registrant would have the power or the obligation to indemnify him against such
liability.
The registrant has entered into written indemnification agreements with its directors and
certain of its officers. Under these agreements, if an officer or director makes a claim of
indemnification to the registrant, either a majority of the independent directors or independent
legal counsel selected by the independent directors must review the relevant facts and make a
determination, within 45 days of the registrants' receipt of such claim, whether the officer or
director has met the standards of conduct under Delaware law that would permit (under Delaware law)
and require (under the indemnification agreement) the registrant to indemnify the officer or
director.
Please read "Item 9. Undertakings" for a description of the Commission's position regarding
such indemnification provisions.
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Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
*5.1
Opinion of Vedder Price P.C.
*23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
*23.2
Consent of Vedder Price P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
*24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
*
Filed herewith
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;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in 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 Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act 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
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 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.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NCI Building Systems, Inc.
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, the State of Texas, on October
19, 2009.
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Norman C. Chambers
Norman C. Chambers
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Norman C. Chambers, Mark E. Johnson and Todd R. Moore, and each of them severally, his or
her true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act with or
without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, this Registration Statement and any or all amendments
(including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of
them full power and authority, to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in
any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about
the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Name and Title
Date
/s/ Norman C. Chambers
Norman C. Chambers
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
October 19, 2009
/s/ Mark E. Johnson
Mark E. Johnson
Executive Vice
President—Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
October 19, 2009
/s/ William D. Breedlove
William D. Breedlove
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ Philip J. Hawk
Philip J. Hawk
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ Larry D. Edwards
Larry D. Edwards
Director
October 19, 2009
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Signature
Name and Title
Date
/s/ Ed L. Phipps
Ed L. Phipps
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ W. Bernard Pieper
W. Bernard Pieper
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ John K. Sterling
John K. Sterling
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ Gary L. Forbes
Gary L. Forbes
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ Max L. Lukens
Max L. Lukens
Director
October 19, 2009
/s/ George Martinez
George Martinez
Director
October 19, 2009
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
*5.1
Opinion of Vedder Price P.C.
*23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
*23.2
Consent of Vedder Price P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
*24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
*
Filed herewith