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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;20, 2001<BR>
Registration No. 333- <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<CENTER>ROUGE INDUSTRIES, INC.<BR>
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</CENTER>
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38-3340770</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">3001 Miller Road, P.O. Box 1699, Dearborn, MI</FONT></TD>
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48121-1699</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">ROUGE STEEL COMPANY 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Carl L. Valdiserri<BR>
Rouge Steel Company<BR>
3001 Miller Road<BR>
P.O. Box 1699<BR>
Dearborn, MI 48121-1699<BR>
(313)&nbsp;317-8900<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(248)&nbsp;477-6240<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
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<center>Copy to:<BR>
D. Kerry Crenshaw, Esq.<BR>
CLARK HILL PLC<BR>
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite&nbsp;3500<BR>
Detroit, Michigan 48226-3435<BR>
(313)&nbsp;965-8300</center>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">500,000 </FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(1) Plus such additional number of shares as may be required pursuant to the
Plan in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
similar change in the Common Stock (as later defined).</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(2) Represents the maximum number of shares that have been reserved for
issuance upon exercise of qualified incentive stock options, non-qualified
stock options and stock appreciation rights and in connection with stock awards
and performance share awards, in each case under the Rouge Steel Company 2002
Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the Registration Fee and
based on the average of the high and low market prices of the Class&nbsp;A Common
Stock, $0.01 par value (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Rouge Industries, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December&nbsp;17, 2001, in
accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;).</FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document or documents containing the information specified in Part I
are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement. Pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;428 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company will deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 to all participants
in the Plan.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by the Company with the
Commission (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-16176) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2000, filed on March&nbsp;16, 2001, and as amended by Form&nbsp;10-K/A filed
on March&nbsp;30, 2001 (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;).
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed April&nbsp;30, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed August&nbsp;9, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed November&nbsp;14,
2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Proxy Statement on Form&nbsp;DEF 14A filed on March&nbsp;30,
2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp; All other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the
fiscal year covered by the documents referred to in the Annual Report.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp; The material in the section entitled &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s
Securities to be Registered&#148; contained in (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A (File No., 1-12852) of Rouge Steel Company (predecessor of the
Company) filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-B filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act
on July&nbsp;21, 1997.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 in this Registration Statement and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Corporate Law. The Company is incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Section&nbsp;145 (&#147;Section&nbsp;145&#148;) of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (the
&#147;General Corporation Law&#148;), inter alia, provides that a Delaware corporation
may indemnify any persons who were, are or are threatened to be made, parties
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than action by or in
the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include 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, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to such corporation&#146;s best
interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify any persons who are, were or are 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 such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The
indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement
of such action or suit, provided such person acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation&#146;s best interests, provided that no indemnification is permitted
without judicial approval if the officers, director, employee or agent is
adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a present or former director
or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue
or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the
expenses (including attorney fees) which such officer or director has actually
and reasonably occurred. Section&nbsp;145 further authorizes a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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 or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him
or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his
or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the
power to indemnify him or her under Section&nbsp;145.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amended and Restated By-Laws. The Company&#146;s Amended and Restated By-Laws
provide that any director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified by the
Company against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement to
the full extent that officers and directors are permitted to be indemnified by
applicable law.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insurance. All of the Company&#146;s directors and officers are covered by
officers&#146; and directors&#146; liability insurance policies maintained by the Company
against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed (except where otherwise indicated) as part of this Registration Statement:
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation previously
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-B, filed on July&nbsp;21,
1997, which is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, previously filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;8-B, filed on July&nbsp;21, 1997, which is
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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Rouge Steel Company 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Annex B to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement filed on March
30, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Clark Hill PLC.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Clark Hill PLC (which is included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 to
this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company hereby undertakes the following:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus
required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;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 this Registration Statement; and
(iii)&nbsp;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 paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment to those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act
that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">4.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">For purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;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 herein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
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</TR>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">5.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Company 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
Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Company 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 Company will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant. 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&nbsp;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 Dearborn, State of Michigan on the
20th day of December, 2001.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>ROUGE INDUSTRIES, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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By:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Carl L. Valdiserri</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Carl L. Valdiserri, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&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. Each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Carl L. Valdiserri, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including 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 full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>TITLE</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Carl L. Valdiserri<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Carl L. Valdiserri</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
CEO &#038; Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary P. Latendresse<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Gary P. Latendresse</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice Chairman, Chief<BR>
Financial Officer and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Dominick C. Fanello</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

<TD align="left" valign="top" NOWRAP><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;___, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John E. Lobbia<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John E. Lobbia</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Peter J. Pestillo</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" NOWRAP><FONT size="2">December &nbsp;___, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Shamel T. Rushwin<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Shamel T. Rushwin</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Clayton P. Shannon<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Clayton P. Shannon</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Compensation Committee of the Board as Plan Administrator have duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Dearborn, State of Michigan on the 20th day of
December, 2001.
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>TITLE</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>DATE</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Carl L. Valdiserri<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Carl L. Valdiserri</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Designee of the Compensation Committee
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top" NOWRAP><FONT size="2">December 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;8-B, filed on July&nbsp;21, 1997, which is incorporated herein by
reference.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, previously filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;8-B, filed on July&nbsp;21, 1997, which is
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Rouge Steel Company 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Annex B to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement filed on March
30, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Clark Hill PLC.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Clark Hill PLC (which is included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 to this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ROUGE INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
38-3340770
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3001 Miller Road, P.O. Box 1699, Dearborn, MI
48121-1699
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
ROUGE STEEL COMPANY 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Carl L. Valdiserri
Rouge Steel Company
3001 Miller Road
P.O. Box 1699
Dearborn, MI 48121-1699
(313) 317-8900
(Name and address of agent for service)
(248) 477-6240
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
D. Kerry Crenshaw, Esq.
CLARK HILL PLC
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500
Detroit, Michigan 48226-3435
(313) 965-8300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered (1)
per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Class A
500,000
(2)
$
1.115
(3)
$
557,500
$
133.24
Common Stock
Shares
$0.01 par value
(1) Plus such additional number of shares as may be required pursuant to the
Plan in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
similar change in the Common Stock (as later defined).
(2) Represents the maximum number of shares that have been reserved for
issuance upon exercise of qualified incentive stock options, non-qualified
stock options and stock appreciation rights and in connection with stock awards
and performance share awards, in each case under the Rouge Steel Company 2002
Stock Incentive Plan.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the Registration Fee and
based on the average of the high and low market prices of the Class A Common
Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Rouge Industries, Inc. (the
"Company") as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 17, 2001, in
accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act").
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Registration Statement on Form S-8
EX-5 Opinion/Consent of Clark Hill PLC
EX-23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Table of Contents
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document or documents containing the information specified in Part I
are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") as part of this Form S-8 Registration Statement. Pursuant to
Rule 428 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company will deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Part I of Form S-8 to all participants
in the Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents previously filed by the Company with the
Commission (Commission File No. 0-16176) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act") are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(a)  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, filed on March 16, 2001, and as amended by Form 10-K/A filed
on March 30, 2001 (the "Annual Report").
(b)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed April 30, 2001.
(c)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2001.
(d)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14,
2001.
(e)  The Company's Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on March 30,
2001.
(f)  All other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the
fiscal year covered by the documents referred to in the Annual Report.
(g)  The material in the section entitled "Description of Registrant's
Securities to be Registered" contained in (i) the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No., 1-12852) of Rouge Steel Company (predecessor of the
Company) filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and (ii) the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-B filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act
on July 21, 1997.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 in this Registration Statement and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
General Corporate Law. The Company is incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Section 145 ("Section 145") of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (the
"General Corporation Law"), inter alia, provides that a Delaware corporation
may indemnify any persons who were, are or are threatened to be made, parties
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than action by or in
the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include 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, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to such corporation's best
interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify any persons who are, were or are 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 such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The
indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement
of such action or suit, provided such person acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation's best interests, provided that no indemnification is permitted
without judicial approval if the officers, director, employee or agent is
adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a present or former director
or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue
or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the
expenses (including attorney fees) which such officer or director has actually
and reasonably occurred. Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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 or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him
or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his
or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the
power to indemnify him or her under Section 145.
Amended and Restated By-Laws. The Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws
provide that any director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified by the
Company against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement to
the full extent that officers and directors are permitted to be indemnified by
applicable law.
Insurance. All of the Company's directors and officers are covered by
officers' and directors' liability insurance policies maintained by the Company
against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed (except where otherwise indicated) as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation previously
filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 8-B, filed on July 21,
1997, which is incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, previously filed
as Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-B, filed on July 21, 1997, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Rouge Steel Company 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Annex B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement filed on March
30, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Opinion of Clark Hill PLC.
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23.1
Consent of Clark Hill PLC (which is included in Exhibit 5 to
this Registration Statement).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The Company hereby undertakes the following:
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 this 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 paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment to those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company
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 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.
4.
For purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each filing of the Company'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 herein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
5.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Company 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
Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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
The Registrant. 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 Dearborn, State of Michigan on the
20th day of December, 2001.
ROUGE INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Carl L. Valdiserri
Carl L. Valdiserri, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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. Each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Carl L. Valdiserri, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including 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 full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Carl L. Valdiserri
Carl L. Valdiserri
CEO & Chairman of the Board
December 20, 2001
/s/ Gary P. Latendresse
Gary P. Latendresse
Vice Chairman, Chief
Financial Officer and Director
December 20, 2001
Dominick C. Fanello
Director
December ___, 2001
/s/ John E. Lobbia
John E. Lobbia
Director
December 20, 2001
Peter J. Pestillo
Director
December  ___, 2001
/s/ Shamel T. Rushwin
Shamel T. Rushwin
Director
December 20, 2001
/s/ Clayton P. Shannon
Clayton P. Shannon
Director
December 20, 2001
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Compensation Committee of the Board as Plan Administrator have duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Dearborn, State of Michigan on the 20th day of
December, 2001.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Carl L. Valdiserri
Carl L. Valdiserri
Designee of the Compensation Committee
December 20, 2001
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement
on Form 8-B, filed on July 21, 1997, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, previously filed
as Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-B, filed on July 21, 1997, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Rouge Steel Company 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Annex B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement filed on March
30, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Opinion of Clark Hill PLC.
23.1
Consent of Clark Hill PLC (which is included in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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