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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;</B>
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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: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-2436320</B></TD>
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Incorporation or organization)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>3801 South Oliver<BR>
Wichita, Kansas 67210<BR>
(Address, with zip code, of principal executive offices)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Jeffrey L. Turner<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.<BR>
3801 South Oliver<BR>
Wichita, Kansas 67210<BR>
(316)&nbsp;526-9000<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Michelle A. Russell, Esq.</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Marc Salle, Esq.</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel &#038;</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Foulston Siefkin LLP</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Secretary</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Commerce Bank Center</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1551 North Waterfront Parkway</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>3801 South Oliver</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Suite&nbsp;100</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Wichita, Kansas 67210</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Wichita, Kansas 67206</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(316)&nbsp;526-9000</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(316)&nbsp;291-9795</B></TD>
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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.
(Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.,
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</DIV></TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">21.64</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">64,920,000.00</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">7,537.21</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the
proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed
maximum offering price in respect of the Plan have been
determined based on the average of the high and low prices
reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on June
14, 2011.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On February&nbsp;21, 2007, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) filed a registration
statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-140824) with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering
the offer and sale of 325,450 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock, $.01 par value per share (&#147;Class&nbsp;A
Shares&#148;) under the Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;LTIP&#148;). On February&nbsp;4,
2008, the LTIP was amended by the adoption of the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended
and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Second Amended and Restated LTIP&#148;). The February&nbsp;4,
2008 amendment to the LTIP was approved by the Registrant&#146;s shareholders at their annual meeting on
April&nbsp;22, 2008. The Second Amended and Restated LTIP increased the number of shares authorized
under the LTIP by 3,000,000 Class&nbsp;A Shares (for an aggregate number of Class&nbsp;A Shares issuable
under the LTIP of 3,400,000 shares). On April&nbsp;23, 2008, the Registrant filed a registration
statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-150401) to increase by 3,000,000 the number of Class&nbsp;A Shares
registered for issuance under the LTIP.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On May&nbsp;3, 2011, the LTIP was amended by the adoption of the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Third
Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Third Amended and Restated LTIP&#148;). The May&nbsp;3,
2011 amendment to the LTIP was approved by the Registrant&#146;s shareholders at their annual meeting on
May&nbsp;3, 2011. The Third Amended and Restated LTIP increased the number of shares authorized under
the LTIP by 3,000,000 Class&nbsp;A Shares (for an aggregate number of Class&nbsp;A Shares issuable under the
LTIP of 6,400,000 shares). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 and Rule&nbsp;429, this
Registration Statement is being filed to increase by 3,000,000 the number of Class&nbsp;A Shares
registered for issuance under the LTIP.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The contents of Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-140824) and Registration Statement (File No.
333-150401) are incorporated herein by reference.
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Specimen Copies of Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Opinion of Foulston Siefkin LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Consent of Foulston Siefkin LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">24.1</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Power of Attorney</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">99.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Registrant&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to Form
S-1, as amended (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-135486) filed on November
17, 2006.</TD>
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<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 the City of
Wichita, State of Kansas on June&nbsp;17, 2011.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Philip D. Anderson
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    <TD align="left">Philip D. Anderson&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2011
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)
Delaware
20-2436320
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3801 South Oliver
Wichita, Kansas 67210
(Address, with zip code, of principal executive offices)
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Jeffrey L. Turner
Chief Executive Officer
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
3801 South Oliver
Wichita, Kansas 67210
(316) 526-9000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Michelle A. Russell, Esq.
Marc Salle, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel &
Foulston Siefkin LLP
Secretary
Commerce Bank Center
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
1551 North Waterfront Parkway
3801 South Oliver
Suite 100
Wichita, Kansas 67210
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 526-9000
(316) 291-9795
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.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Amount To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Registration
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Registered
Per Share(1)
Price(1)
Fee
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.,
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
3,000,000
$
21.64
$
64,920,000.00
$
7,537.21
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the
proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed
maximum offering price in respect of the Plan have been
determined based on the average of the high and low prices
reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on June
14, 2011.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 21, 2007, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant") filed a registration
statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-140824) with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering
the offer and sale of 325,450 shares of Class A common stock, $.01 par value per share ("Class A
Shares") under the Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). On February 4,
2008, the LTIP was amended by the adoption of the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended
and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Second Amended and Restated LTIP"). The February 4,
2008 amendment to the LTIP was approved by the Registrant's shareholders at their annual meeting on
April 22, 2008. The Second Amended and Restated LTIP increased the number of shares authorized
under the LTIP by 3,000,000 Class A Shares (for an aggregate number of Class A Shares issuable
under the LTIP of 3,400,000 shares). On April 23, 2008, the Registrant filed a registration
statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-150401) to increase by 3,000,000 the number of Class A Shares
registered for issuance under the LTIP.
On May 3, 2011, the LTIP was amended by the adoption of the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Third
Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Third Amended and Restated LTIP"). The May 3,
2011 amendment to the LTIP was approved by the Registrant's shareholders at their annual meeting on
May 3, 2011. The Third Amended and Restated LTIP increased the number of shares authorized under
the LTIP by 3,000,000 Class A Shares (for an aggregate number of Class A Shares issuable under the
LTIP of 6,400,000 shares). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 and Rule 429, this
Registration Statement is being filed to increase by 3,000,000 the number of Class A Shares
registered for issuance under the LTIP.
The contents of Registration Statement (File No. 333-140824) and Registration Statement (File No.
333-150401) are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
*4.1
Specimen Copies of Registrant's Class A Common Stock
5.1
Opinion of Foulston Siefkin LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of Foulston Siefkin LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement
24.1
Power of Attorney
99.1
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan
*
Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Amendment No. 5 to Form
S-1, as amended (Commission File No. 333-135486) filed on November
17, 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Wichita, State of Kansas on June 17, 2011.
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Philip D. Anderson
Name:
Philip D. Anderson
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
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