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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;9, 2003
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-______</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>KAYDON CORPORATION</B><BR>
<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I>
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13-3186040</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</I></FONT></TD>
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<I>(I.R.S. Employer</I></FONT></TD>
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<I>Identification No.)</I></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite&nbsp;300, Ann Arbor, MI<BR>
<I>(Address of principal executive offices)</I></FONT></TD>
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48108<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan<BR>
Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the Plans)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">John F. Brocci<BR>
Vice President Administration and Secretary<BR>
Kaydon Corporation<BR>
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108<BR>
<I>(Name and address of agent for service)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (734)&nbsp;747-7025
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">400,000 shs.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp; Of these shares, 300,000 are issuable under the Kaydon Corporation 2003
Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan and 100,000 are issuable under the Kaydon
Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan. Also, includes, with respect
to each share of Common Stock, Rights, pursuant to the Company&#146;s Rights
Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2000, between the Company and Bank of New York,
as successor Rights Agent. Until a triggering event occurs, the Rights trade
with, and cannot be separated from, the Common Stock.

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<P><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp; Estimated solely for purposes of computing the Registration Fee,
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) based on the average of the high and low prices for the
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated reporting system on
May&nbsp;7, 2003.

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="k76862exv23w2.txt">Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) relates to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the &#147;Common
Stock&#148;) of Kaydon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), to
persons who participate in the Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred
Compensation Plan and in the Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors
Equity Plan (collectively, the &#147;Plans&#148;).

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form
S-8 (Plan information, Company information and employee plan annual
information) will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424.
These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of this Form&nbsp;S-8 (Part II hereof),
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation by Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated in this Registration
Statement by reference:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed March&nbsp;17, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, No.&nbsp;1-11333, filed
on May&nbsp;20, 1994, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
termination of the offering of the Common Stock covered by this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of each such
document.

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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Information Regarding Financial Statements Incorporated by Reference into this Registration Statement</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;13, 2002, the Company announced that it had appointed Ernst &#038; Young
LLP to replace Arthur Andersen LLP (&#147;Andersen&#148;) as its independent auditors.
The Company&#146;s financial statements for and as of the fiscal years ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001 and December&nbsp;30, 2000, included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002 incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement have been audited by Andersen, as stated in their
report dated February&nbsp;1, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein.
After reasonable efforts, the Company has been unable to obtain Andersen&#146;s
consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration Statement of
its report with respect to these financial statements. Under these
circumstances, Rule&nbsp;437a under the Securities Act of 1933 permits the Company
to file this Registration Statement without a written consent from Andersen.
The absence of such consent may limit recovery by investors on certain claims.
In particular, and without limitation, investors will not be able to assert
claims against Andersen under Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act of 1933. In
addition, the ability of Andersen to satisfy any claims (including claims
arising from Andersen&#146;s provision of auditing and other services to the
Company) may be limited as a practical matter due to recent events regarding
Andersen.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;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&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
&#147;DGCL&#148;) grants each corporation organized thereunder, such as the Company, the
power to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities for certain
of their acts. Article&nbsp;6 of the Company&#146;s Bylaws requires the Company to
indemnify directors and officers of the Company to the full extent permitted
by, and in the manner permissible under, the laws of the State of Delaware.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits the inclusion of a provision in the
certificate of incorporation of each corporation organized thereunder, such as
the Company, eliminating or limiting, with certain exceptions, the personal
liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for certain breaches of fiduciary duty as a director. Article&nbsp;Eight of
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company eliminates the liability of
directors except to the extent that such liability arises (i)&nbsp;from a breach of
the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;as a
result of acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL
(relating to the unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or
redemption)

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<P><FONT size="2">or (iv)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed
provisions of Sections&nbsp;102(b)(7) and 145 of the DGCL, Article&nbsp;Eight of the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and Article&nbsp;6 of the Bylaws of the
Company, as applicable.

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</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&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:

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Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2000 between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, as Rights Agent (previously
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
May&nbsp;24, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference)</FONT></TD>
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Notice Letter dated June&nbsp;23, 2000, from the Company to Continental Stock
Transfer &#038; Trust Company regarding the change of the Rights Agent under
the Company&#146;s Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2000 (previously filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 and incorporated herein by
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Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC as to the legality of the securities being registered</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan adopted December
14, 2000 (previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.7 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002 and incorporated herein
by reference)</FONT></TD>
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Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes 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
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect

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<P><FONT size="2">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; (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 by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each 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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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes 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.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

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      <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
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 Ann Arbor, State of Michigan on May&nbsp;9, 2003.

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<B>KAYDON CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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By:  /s/ Brian P. Campbell</FONT></TD>
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Brian P. Campbell, Chairman, President,</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief</FONT></TD>
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Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Brian P.
Campbell and John F. Brocci, or either of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in
his name, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement filed by Kaydon
Corporation and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
either of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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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 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May&nbsp;9, 2003.

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Brian P. Campbell</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and<br>
Chief Financial Officer (principal executive and<br>
principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
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Kenneth W. Crawford</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Corporate Controller<br>
(principal accounting officer)
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Gerald J. Breen</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director<BR>
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Robert M. Teeter</FONT></TD>
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Director<BR>
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Thomas C. Sullivan</FONT></TD>
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Director<BR>
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B. Joseph White</FONT></TD>
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Director<BR>
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Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2000 between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, as Rights Agent (previously
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
May&nbsp;24, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference)</FONT></TD>
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Notice Letter dated June&nbsp;23, 2000 from the Company to Continental Stock
Transfer &#038; Trust Company regarding the change of the Rights Agent under
the Company&#146;s Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;4, 2000 (previously filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC as to the legality of the securities being
registered</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent of Arthur Anderson LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan adopted December
14, 2000 (previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.7 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002, and incorporated herein
by reference)</FONT></TD>
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Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan</FONT></TD>
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Registration Statement for Kaydon Corporation
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2003
Registration No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KAYDON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3186040
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI
(Address of principal executive offices)
48108
(zip code)
Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan
Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan
(Full title of the Plans)
John F. Brocci
Vice President Administration and Secretary
Kaydon Corporation
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 300
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (734) 747-7025
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of
Amount to be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
Securities
(1)
Registered
(1)
Price Per Share
(2)
Offering Price
(2)
Fee
Common Stock,
$0.10 par value
400,000 shs.
$
22.48
$
8,992,000
$
727.45
(1)  Of these shares, 300,000 are issuable under the Kaydon Corporation 2003
Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan and 100,000 are issuable under the Kaydon
Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan. Also, includes, with respect
to each share of Common Stock, Rights, pursuant to the Company's Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2000, between the Company and Bank of New York,
as successor Rights Agent. Until a triggering event occurs, the Rights trade
with, and cannot be separated from, the Common Stock.
(2)  Estimated solely for purposes of computing the Registration Fee,
pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the average of the high and low prices for the
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated reporting system on
May 7, 2003.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent
2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") relates to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common
Stock") of Kaydon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to
persons who participate in the Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred
Compensation Plan and in the Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors
Equity Plan (collectively, the "Plans").
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form
S-8 (Plan information, Company information and employee plan annual
information) will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of this Form S-8 (Part II hereof),
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated in this Registration
Statement by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002.
(b)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2003.
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, No. 1-11333, filed
on May 20, 1994, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
termination of the offering of the Common Stock covered by this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of each such
document.
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Information Regarding Financial Statements Incorporated by Reference into this Registration Statement
On May 13, 2002, the Company announced that it had appointed Ernst & Young
LLP to replace Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") as its independent auditors.
The Company's financial statements for and as of the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2001 and December 30, 2000, included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement have been audited by Andersen, as stated in their
report dated February 1, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein.
After reasonable efforts, the Company has been unable to obtain Andersen's
consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration Statement of
its report with respect to these financial statements. Under these
circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act of 1933 permits the Company
to file this Registration Statement without a written consent from Andersen.
The absence of such consent may limit recovery by investors on certain claims.
In particular, and without limitation, investors will not be able to assert
claims against Andersen under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933. In
addition, the ability of Andersen to satisfy any claims (including claims
arising from Andersen's provision of auditing and other services to the
Company) may be limited as a practical matter due to recent events regarding
Andersen.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"DGCL") grants each corporation organized thereunder, such as the Company, the
power to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities for certain
of their acts. Article 6 of the Company's Bylaws requires the Company to
indemnify directors and officers of the Company to the full extent permitted
by, and in the manner permissible under, the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits the inclusion of a provision in the
certificate of incorporation of each corporation organized thereunder, such as
the Company, eliminating or limiting, with certain exceptions, the personal
liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for certain breaches of fiduciary duty as a director. Article Eight of
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company eliminates the liability of
directors except to the extent that such liability arises (i) from a breach of
the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) as a
result of acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL
(relating to the unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or
redemption)
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or (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed
provisions of Sections 102(b)(7) and 145 of the DGCL, Article Eight of the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and Article 6 of the Bylaws of the
Company, as applicable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:
4.1
Rights Agreement dated as of May 4, 2000 between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (previously
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 24, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.2
Notice Letter dated June 23, 2000, from the Company to Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company regarding the change of the Rights Agent under
the Company's Rights Agreement dated as of May 4, 2000 (previously filed
as Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by
reference)
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Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.3
Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
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Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)
99.1
Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan adopted December
14, 2000 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein
by reference)
99.2
Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan
Item 9. Undertakings.
(1)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect
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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; (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 by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each 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)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes 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)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the 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, the Company
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 Ann Arbor, State of Michigan on May 9, 2003.
KAYDON CORPORATION
By:  /s/ Brian P. Campbell
Brian P. Campbell, Chairman, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Brian P.
Campbell and John F. Brocci, or either of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in
his name, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement filed by Kaydon
Corporation and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
either of them, 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 indicated on May 9, 2003.
Signature
Title
/s/ Brian P. Campbell
Brian P. Campbell
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer (principal executive and
principal financial officer)
/s/ Kenneth W. Crawford
Kenneth W. Crawford
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(principal accounting officer)
/s/ Gerald J. Breen
Gerald J. Breen
Director
/s/ Robert M. Teeter
Robert M. Teeter
Director
/s/ Thomas C. Sullivan
Thomas C. Sullivan
Director
/s/ B. Joseph White
B. Joseph White
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Rights Agreement dated as of May 4, 2000 between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (previously
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 24, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.2
Notice Letter dated June 23, 2000 from the Company to Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company regarding the change of the Rights Agent under
the Company's Rights Agreement dated as of May 4, 2000 (previously filed
as Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference)
5
Opinion of Dykema Gossett PLLC as to the legality of the securities being
registered
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent of Arthur Anderson LLP
23.3
Consent of Dykema Gossett PLLC (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)
99.1
Kaydon Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan adopted December
14, 2000 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and incorporated herein
by reference)
99.2
Kaydon Corporation 2003 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan
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