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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;1, 2007</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>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<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>43-20045270</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>706 Second Avenue South, Suite&nbsp;1200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan<BR>
Dolan Media Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of plans)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>James P. Dolan<BR>
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Dolan Media Company<BR>
706 Second Avenue South, Suite&nbsp;1200<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</DIV>

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

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Walter E. Weinberg<BR>
Adam R. Klein<BR>
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP<BR>
525 W. Monroe Street<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60661<BR>
(312)&nbsp;902-5200</B></DIV>

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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">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;999,157 shares <B>(</B>2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12.95</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12,939,083</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">396</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;193,829 shares(4)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">14.50</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,810,521</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">87</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,507,014 shares(6)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">14.50</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">21,851,703</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">671</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;900,000 shares (7)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">14.50</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">13,050,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(5)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">401</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,600,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">50,651,307</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,555</TD>
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    <TD>This registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of
common stock of Dolan Media Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) that may be issued pursuant to the Dolan
Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;2007 Plan&#148;) and/or the Dolan Media
Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;ESP Plan&#148;) by reason of stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock issuable pursuant to the
exercise of stock options that have been granted prior to, or will be granted on, the date
hereof under the 2007 Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act based upon the weighted
average exercise price per share for stock options that have been granted prior to, or will be
granted on, the date hereof under the 2007 Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock that will be granted
pursuant to restricted stock awards that will be granted on the date hereof under the 2007
Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee based on the mid-point of the range of the estimated initial
public offering prices set forth on the cover page of the preliminary prospectus contained in
the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-142372), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the aggregate number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock that may be issued in
connection with stock-based awards that may hereafter be granted under the 2007 Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the ESP Plan.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c17173exv5.htm">EX-5: OPINION OF KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c17173exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1: CONSENT OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c17173exv23w2.htm">EX-23.2: CONSENT OF JUDELSON, GIORDANO & SIEGEL, P.C.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information specified in Item&nbsp;1 and Item&nbsp;2 of Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is omitted from this filing in accordance with the
provisions of Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the
introductory note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in
Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to the participants in Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation
Plan (the &#147;2007 Plan&#148;) and the Dolan Media Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Employee
Stock Purchase Plan,&#148; and collectively with the 2007 Plan, the &#147;Plans&#148;) pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)
of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by Dolan Media Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the SEC
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Company&#146;s prospectus expected to be filed on
August&nbsp;2, 2007 pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424(b)(4) under the Securities Act relating to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-142372), containing audited financial
statements for the Company&#146;s fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006 ; and</TD>
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<TR>
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</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;17, 2007 pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Exchange Act, and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment indicating that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been
sold or deregistering all such securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that
a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in
effect prior to consummation of our initial public offering contains provisions that eliminate the personal liability of
our directors to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as
a director to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, which does not allow us to eliminate liability:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>for any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions; and</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These provisions do not affect a director&#146;s responsibilities under any other laws, including
the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation also contains
provisions that require us to indemnify all directors (and allow us to
so indemnify officers, employees and agents), if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to our best interests and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe such person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful, to the
fullest extent permitted by the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as now or
hereafter in effect. However, we are not obligated to indemnify any such person:
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>in general, with respect to proceedings, claims or actions initiated or brought
voluntarily by any such person and not by way of defense; or</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>for any amounts paid in settlement, without our prior written consent, of an
action in respect of which we would otherwise indemnify such person.</TD>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have entered into, or will enter into, indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive
officers providing for the indemnification described above. We believe that these limitations on
liability are essential to attracting and retaining qualified persons as directors and executive
officers. We have directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Underwriting Agreement dated August&nbsp;1, 2007, by and among the Company, the selling
stockholders named therein, and Goldman, Sachs &#038; Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &#038; Smith
Incorporated, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters, and
relating to the Company&#146;s initial public offering provides for indemnification by the underwriters
of the Company, its directors and officers and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated September&nbsp;1, 2004, by and among
the Company and the stockholders listed on the signature pages thereto provides for
cross-indemnification by the Company and the stockholders in connection with registration of the
Company&#146;s common stock on behalf of such stockholders.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7</B>. <B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen stock certificate representing the Company&#146;s common stock. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July&nbsp;16, 2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-142372).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July&nbsp;11, 2007 (Registration No.
33-142372).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Registration Statement on Form
S-1 as filed on July&nbsp;11, 2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-33-142372).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dolan Media Company, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.5 to the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July&nbsp;11, 2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-33-142372).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dolan Media Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.18 to the Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July&nbsp;11, 2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-142372).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Dolan Media Company 2007
Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.8 to the
Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July
11, 2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-142372).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the Dolan Media Company 2007
Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 to the
Company&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July
11, 2007 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-142372).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.14
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.7 to the Company&#146;s
Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 as filed on July&nbsp;11, 2007
(Registration No.&nbsp;33-142372).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (including consent).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of McGladrey &#038; Pullen, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Judelson, Giordano &#038; Siegel, P.C.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit
5 hereto).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)</TD>
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    <TD>Included in this filing</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 SEC by the undersigned registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering
thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe 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 Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on August&nbsp;1, 2007.</DIV>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ James P. Dolan
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">James P. Dolan&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints James P. Dolan,
Scott J. Pollei and Vicki Duncomb, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, to sign on his behalf, individually and in
each capacity stated below, all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, granting unto such 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 and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below and on August&nbsp;1, 2007.</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James P. Dolan<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;James P. Dolan</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Scott J. Pollei</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Vicki Duncomb
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Vicki Duncomb</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;John C. Bergstrom</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Cornelius J. Brakel</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Edward Carroll</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Peni
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jacques Massicotte
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Massicotte
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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Rossi
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Michael Winton
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S-8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2007
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
of incorporation or organization)
43-20045270
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
706 Second Avenue South, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan
Dolan Media Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of plans)
James P. Dolan
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dolan Media Company
706 Second Avenue South, Suite 1200
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Walter E. Weinberg
Adam R. Klein
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
525 W. Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
(312) 902-5200
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount Of
Securities To Be Registered
Registered(1)
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
999,157 shares
(
2)
$
12.95
(3)
$
12,939,083
(3)
$
396
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
193,829 shares(4)
$
14.50
(5)
$
2,810,521
(5)
$
87
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
1,507,014 shares(6)
$
14.50
(5)
$
21,851,703
(5)
$
671
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
900,000 shares (7)
$
14.50
(5)
$
13,050,000
(5)
$
401
Total
3,600,000 shares
—
$
50,651,307
$
1,555
(1)
This registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of
common stock of Dolan Media Company (the "Company") that may be issued pursuant to the Dolan
Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2007 Plan") and/or the Dolan Media
Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESP Plan") by reason of stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
(2)
Represents the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable pursuant to the
exercise of stock options that have been granted prior to, or will be granted on, the date
hereof under the 2007 Plan.
(3)
Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act based upon the weighted
average exercise price per share for stock options that have been granted prior to, or will be
granted on, the date hereof under the 2007 Plan.
(4)
Represents the number of shares of the Company's common stock that will be granted
pursuant to restricted stock awards that will be granted on the date hereof under the 2007
Plan.
(5)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of
calculating the registration fee based on the mid-point of the range of the estimated initial
public offering prices set forth on the cover page of the preliminary prospectus contained in
the Company's registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-142372), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(6)
Represents the aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued in
connection with stock-based awards that may hereafter be granted under the 2007 Plan.
(7)
Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the ESP Plan.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5: OPINION OF KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLLP
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF JUDELSON, GIORDANO & SIEGEL, P.C.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is omitted from this filing in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the
introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in
Part I will be delivered to the participants in Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation
Plan (the "2007 Plan") and the Dolan Media Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee
Stock Purchase Plan," and collectively with the 2007 Plan, the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1)
of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by Dolan Media Company (the "Company") with the SEC
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement:
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1.
the Company's prospectus expected to be filed on
August 2, 2007 pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act relating to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-142372), containing audited financial
statements for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 ; and
2.
The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on July 17, 2007 pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Exchange Act, and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment indicating that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been
sold or deregistering all such securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that
a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in
effect prior to consummation of our initial public offering contains provisions that eliminate the personal liability of
our directors to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as
a director to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, which does not allow us to eliminate liability:
•
for any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
•
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions; and
•
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
These provisions do not affect a director's responsibilities under any other laws, including
the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation also contains
provisions that require us to indemnify all directors (and allow us to
so indemnify officers, employees and agents), if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to our best interests and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful, to the
fullest extent permitted by the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as now or
hereafter in effect. However, we are not obligated to indemnify any such person:
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in general, with respect to proceedings, claims or actions initiated or brought
voluntarily by any such person and not by way of defense; or
•
for any amounts paid in settlement, without our prior written consent, of an
action in respect of which we would otherwise indemnify such person.
We
have entered into, or will enter into, indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive
officers providing for the indemnification described above. We believe that these limitations on
liability are essential to attracting and retaining qualified persons as directors and executive
officers. We have directors' and officers' liability insurance.
The Underwriting Agreement dated August 1, 2007, by and among the Company, the selling
stockholders named therein, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters, and
relating to the Company's initial public offering provides for indemnification by the underwriters
of the Company, its directors and officers and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated September 1, 2004, by and among
the Company and the stockholders listed on the signature pages thereto provides for
cross-indemnification by the Company and the stockholders in connection with registration of the
Company's common stock on behalf of such stockholders.
Item 7
.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Specimen stock certificate representing the Company's common stock. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Registration
Statement on Form S-1 as filed on July 16, 2007 (Registration No. 33-142372).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed on July 11, 2007 (Registration No.
33-142372).
4.3
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form
S-1 as filed on July 11, 2007 (Registration No. 33-33-142372).
4.4
Dolan Media Company, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration
Statement on Form S-1 as filed on July 11, 2007 (Registration No. 33-33-142372).
4.5
Dolan Media Company 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on
Form S-1 as filed on July 11, 2007 (Registration No. 33-142372).
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4.6
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Dolan Media Company 2007
Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the
Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed on July
11, 2007 (Registration No. 33-142372).
4.10
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the Dolan Media Company 2007
Incentive Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed on July
11, 2007 (Registration No. 33-142372).
4.14
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive
Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed on July 11, 2007
(Registration No. 33-142372).
5*
Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (including consent).
23.1*
Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2*
Consent of Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, P.C.
23.3*
Consent of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit
5 hereto).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)
*
Included in this filing
Item 9. Undertakings
1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
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provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 SEC by the undersigned registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
2. 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
3. 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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 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 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 Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on August 1, 2007.
DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY
By:
/s/ James P. Dolan
Name:
James P. Dolan
Title:
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints James P. Dolan,
Scott J. Pollei and Vicki Duncomb, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, to sign on his behalf, individually and in
each capacity stated below, all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, granting unto such 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 and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below and on August 1, 2007.
Signature
Title
/s/ James P. Dolan
James P. Dolan
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal financial officer)
/s/ Scott J. Pollei
Scott J. Pollei
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Vicki Duncomb
Vicki Duncomb
Vice President, Finance and Secretary (principal accounting officer)
/s/ John C. Bergstrom
John C. Bergstrom
Director
/s/ Cornelius J. Brakel
Cornelius J. Brakel
Director
/s/ Edward Carroll
Edward Carroll
Director
/s/ Anton J. Christianson
Anton J. Christianson
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ Peni Garber
Peni
Garber
Director
/s/ Jacques Massicotte
Jacques
Massicotte
Director
/s/ George Rossi
George
Rossi
Director
/s/ David Michael Winton
David
Michael Winton
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibits
Description
5
Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (including consent).
23.1
Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, P.C.
23.3
Consent of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5 hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)