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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;16, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Minnesota</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>41-1731219</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>3900 Lakebreeze Avenue North<BR>
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429</B><BR>
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DAN E. LEE</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>General Counsel <BR>
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. <BR>
3900 Lakebreeze Avenue North <BR>
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429<BR>
(763)&nbsp;592-2200</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, <BR>
and telephone number, including <BR>
area code, of Agent for Service)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>BRIAN D. WENGER, ESQ.<BR>
BRETT D. ANDERSON, ESQ.<BR>
JEN RANDOLPH REISE, ESQ.<BR>
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.<BR>
2200 IDS Center<BR>
80 South Eighth Street<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;977-8400 (phone)<BR>
(612)&nbsp;977-8650 (fax)</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B><I>Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005
Equity Incentive Plan</I></B><br>
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share)
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>1,000,000</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">9,861,250</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,144.89</TD>
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    <TD>This registration statement also covers any additional shares of common stock which
become issuable under the Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Equity
Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of outstanding shares of common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(h) of the
Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low sale prices for such stock on
May&nbsp;10, 2011, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This Registration Statement is being filed by Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
pursuant to General Instruction E to the Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 1,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), which will be issued pursuant to the Company&#146;s Amended
and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Equity Incentive Plan&#148;). A total of 2,887,056 shares
of Common Stock issuable under the 1994 Stock Awards Plan, 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and 2005
Equity Incentive Plan has been previously registered pursuant to the Company&#146;s Form S-8
Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on January&nbsp;24,
2006 (File No.&nbsp;333-131259).
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C64663001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C64663002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#C64663003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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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: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the information we file with them, which means
that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents we file with the
SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this registration
statement. Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede
this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we
will make with the SEC under Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until all of
the shares covered by this registration statement have been sold or deregistered:
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;2, 2011, including
those sections incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14A filed on March&nbsp;29, 2011;</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended April&nbsp;3, 2011;</TD>
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    <TD>Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;25, 2011 and March&nbsp;22, 2011;</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;000-51535) filed on September&nbsp;21, 2005, as the same may be amended
from time to time.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation provide that each of our directors shall not be personally
liable to our company or our shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for (i)&nbsp;liability based on a breach of the duty of loyalty to our company or our
shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;liability for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;liability based on the payment of an improper
dividend or an improper repurchase of our stock under Minnesota Business Corporation Act Section
302A.559, or a sale of unregistered securities or securities fraud under Minnesota Statutes Section
80A.23; (iv)&nbsp;liability for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit; or (v)&nbsp;liability for any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of the
articles of incorporation.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our articles of incorporation also provide that if the Minnesota Business Corporation Act is
amended to authorize any further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the
liability of a director of our company, in addition to the limitation on personal liability, shall
be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended act.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act requires our company to indemnify a
person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present
official capacity of the person with respect to our company (including service with respect to
another organization or employee benefit plan at the request of our company) against judgments,
penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with
respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146;
fees and disbursements, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in
the proceeding, such person (i)&nbsp;has not been indemnified by another organization or employee
benefit plan for the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">same judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against
the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses,
including attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with the
proceeding with respect to the same acts or omissions; (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith; (iii)&nbsp;received no
improper personal benefit and the applicable statutory provisions have been satisfied in the case
of any conflict of interest affecting a director; (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (v)&nbsp;in the case of acts or omissions
occurring in the person&#146;s performance in the official capacity of director or, for a person not a
director, in the official capacity of officer, committee member or employee, reasonably believed
that the conduct was in the best interests of our company, or in the case of service with another
organization at the request of our company, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to
the best interests of our company. In addition, Section&nbsp;302A.521, subdivision 3 requires payment
by our company, upon written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition in
certain instances. A decision as to required indemnification and payment of expenses by our
company is made by a majority of the disinterested directors present at a board meeting at which a
disinterested quorum is present, or by a majority of a designated committee of disinterested
directors, by special legal counsel selected by means specified in the statute, by the
disinterested shareholders, by a court or, in certain circumstances, by an annually appointed
committee of the board.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Further, our bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors and officers for such
expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as required
or permitted by Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act or other provisions of
law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have also entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and certain
officers. The indemnification agreements may require us, among other things, to indemnify our
directors and officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or
service as directors or officers (with certain exceptions, including liabilities arising from
knowingly fraudulent or willful misconduct by the director or officer seeking indemnification), to
advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could
be indemnified, and to obtain directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance if available on reasonable terms.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We carry directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance covering our directors and officers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted
for directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we
have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See &#147;Exhibit&nbsp;Index.&#148;
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

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


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(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; margin-left: 2%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or 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
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 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; margin-left: 2%">(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;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, That:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8 (&#167; 239.16b of this chapter), and the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)&nbsp;Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3 (&#167;239.13 of this chapter) or Form F-3 (&#167; 239.33 of this
chapter) and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the 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, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (&#167; 230.424(b) of this chapter) that is part of the registration
statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C)&nbsp;<I>Provided further, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is for an offering of asset-backed securities on Form S-1 (&#167; 239.13 of this
chapter), and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment is provided
pursuant to Item 1100(c) of Regulation&nbsp;AB (&#167; 229.1100(c)).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&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 bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&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;(4)&nbsp;If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item&nbsp;8.A. of Form 20-F at
the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and
information otherwise required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that
the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial
statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure
that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial
statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a
post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required
by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule&nbsp;3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and
information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(i)&nbsp;If the registrant is relying on Rule&nbsp;430B (&#167; 230.430B of this chapter):
</DIV>

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<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">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule
424(b)(3) (&#167; 230.424(b)(3) of this chapter) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of
and included in the registration statement; and</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)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) (&#167; 230.424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) of this
chapter) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating
to an offering made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) (&#167;
230.415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;of this chapter) for the purpose of providing
the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall
be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for liability purposes
of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; or</TD>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(ii)&nbsp;If the registrant is subject to Rule&nbsp;430C (&#167; 230.430C of this chapter), each prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than registration statements relying on Rule&nbsp;430B or other than prospectuses filed in
reliance on Rule&nbsp;430A (&#167; 230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use,
supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior
to such date of first use.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a
seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(i)&nbsp;Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 (&#167; 230.424 of this chapter);
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(ii)&nbsp;Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(iii)&nbsp;The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(iv)&nbsp;Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
</DIV>

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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes 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;(h)&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 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.
</DIV>

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</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 registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brooklyn Center, State of Minnesota, on May&nbsp;12, 2011.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Michael Tattersfield
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Michael Tattersfield&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Michael Tattersfield and Dan E. Lee, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael Tattersfield
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael Tattersfield
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Timothy J. Hennessy
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Timothy J. Hennessy
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Nathan G. Hjelseth
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Nathan G. Hjelseth
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2011</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary A. Graves
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary A. Graves
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of
Directors
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2011</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kip R. Caffey
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kip R. Caffey
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2011</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Sarah Palisi Chapin
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Sarah Palisi Chapin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;12, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
E. Stockton Croft IV
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Wallace B. Doolin
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Kevin J. Keough
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Charles H. Ogburn
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Philip H. Sanford
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;10-K filed on March&nbsp;25, 2011 (File No.&nbsp;000-51535)).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen common stock certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to our
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1/A filed September&nbsp;6, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;333-126691)).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to our Definitive Schedule&nbsp;14A (Proxy Statement) filed on March&nbsp;29, 2011 (File No.
000-51535)).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Minnesota
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
41-1731219
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3900 Lakebreeze Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
DAN E. LEE
Copies to:
General Counsel
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.
3900 Lakebreeze Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429
(763) 592-2200
(Name, address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including
area code, of Agent for Service)
BRIAN D. WENGER, ESQ.
BRETT D. ANDERSON, ESQ.
JEN RANDOLPH REISE, ESQ.
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
2200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 977-8400 (phone)
(612) 977-8650 (fax)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Amount To
Maximum
Maximum
of
Be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Offering Price
Fee
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005
Equity Incentive Plan
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share)
1,000,000
$
9.86125
$
9,861,250
$
1,144.89
(1)
This registration statement also covers any additional shares of common stock which
become issuable under the Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Equity
Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(h) of the
Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low sale prices for such stock on
May 10, 2011, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed by Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (the "Company")
pursuant to General Instruction E to the Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), which will be issued pursuant to the Company's Amended
and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"). A total of 2,887,056 shares
of Common Stock issuable under the 1994 Stock Awards Plan, 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and 2005
Equity Incentive Plan has been previously registered pursuant to the Company's Form S-8
Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 24,
2006 (File No. 333-131259).
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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
EXHIBIT INDEX
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with them, which means
that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents we file with the
SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this registration
statement. Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede
this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we
will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until all of
the shares covered by this registration statement have been sold or deregistered:
•
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011, including
those sections incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed on March 29, 2011;
•
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended April 3, 2011;
•
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2011 and March 22, 2011;
•
The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No. 000-51535) filed on September 21, 2005, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
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 articles of incorporation provide that each of our directors shall not be personally
liable to our company or our shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for (i) liability based on a breach of the duty of loyalty to our company or our
shareholders; (ii) liability for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) liability based on the payment of an improper
dividend or an improper repurchase of our stock under Minnesota Business Corporation Act Section
302A.559, or a sale of unregistered securities or securities fraud under Minnesota Statutes Section
80A.23; (iv) liability for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit; or (v) liability for any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of the
articles of incorporation.
Our articles of incorporation also provide that if the Minnesota Business Corporation Act is
amended to authorize any further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the
liability of a director of our company, in addition to the limitation on personal liability, shall
be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended act.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act requires our company to indemnify a
person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present
official capacity of the person with respect to our company (including service with respect to
another organization or employee benefit plan at the request of our company) against judgments,
penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with
respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees and disbursements, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in
the proceeding, such person (i) has not been indemnified by another organization or employee
benefit plan for the
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same judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against
the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses,
including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by the person in connection with the
proceeding with respect to the same acts or omissions; (ii) acted in good faith; (iii) received no
improper personal benefit and the applicable statutory provisions have been satisfied in the case
of any conflict of interest affecting a director; (iv) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (v) in the case of acts or omissions
occurring in the person's performance in the official capacity of director or, for a person not a
director, in the official capacity of officer, committee member or employee, reasonably believed
that the conduct was in the best interests of our company, or in the case of service with another
organization at the request of our company, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to
the best interests of our company. In addition, Section 302A.521, subdivision 3 requires payment
by our company, upon written request, of reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition in
certain instances. A decision as to required indemnification and payment of expenses by our
company is made by a majority of the disinterested directors present at a board meeting at which a
disinterested quorum is present, or by a majority of a designated committee of disinterested
directors, by special legal counsel selected by means specified in the statute, by the
disinterested shareholders, by a court or, in certain circumstances, by an annually appointed
committee of the board.
Further, our bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors and officers for such
expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as required
or permitted by Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act or other provisions of
law.
We have also entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and certain
officers. The indemnification agreements may require us, among other things, to indemnify our
directors and officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or
service as directors or officers (with certain exceptions, including liabilities arising from
knowingly fraudulent or willful misconduct by the director or officer seeking indemnification), to
advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could
be indemnified, and to obtain directors' and officers' insurance if available on reasonable terms.
We carry directors' and officers' liability insurance covering our directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted
for directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we
have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See "Exhibit Index."
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or 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
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the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 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;
Provided, however
, That:
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8 (§ 239.16b of this chapter), and the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement; and
(B) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3 (§239.13 of this chapter) or Form F-3 (§ 239.33 of this
chapter) and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the 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, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) of this chapter) that is part of the registration
statement.
(C)
Provided further, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is for an offering of asset-backed securities on Form S-1 (§ 239.13 of this
chapter), and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment is provided
pursuant to Item 1100(c) of Regulation AB (§ 229.1100(c)).
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at
the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and
information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that
the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial
statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure
that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial
statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a
post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and
information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B (§ 230.430B of this chapter):
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(A)
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule
424(b)(3) (§ 230.424(b)(3) of this chapter) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of
and included in the registration statement; and
(B)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) (§ 230.424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) of this
chapter) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating
to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) (§
230.415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) of this chapter) for the purpose of providing
the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall
be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes
of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; or
(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C (§ 230.430C of this chapter), each prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in
reliance on Rule 430A (§ 230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use,
supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus
that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior
to such date of first use.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a
seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§ 230.424 of this chapter);
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes 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.
(h) 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 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 registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brooklyn Center, State of Minnesota, on May 12, 2011.
CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC.
By:
/s/ Michael Tattersfield
Michael Tattersfield
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Michael Tattersfield and Dan E. Lee, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael Tattersfield
Michael Tattersfield
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
May 12, 2011
/s/ Timothy J. Hennessy
Timothy J. Hennessy
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
May 12, 2011
/s/ Nathan G. Hjelseth
Nathan G. Hjelseth
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
May 12, 2011
/s/ Gary A. Graves
Gary A. Graves
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of
Directors
May 12, 2011
/s/ Kip R. Caffey
Kip R. Caffey
Director
May 12, 2011
/s/ Sarah Palisi Chapin
Sarah Palisi Chapin
Director
May 12, 2011
/e/ E. Stockton Croft IV
E. Stockton Croft IV
Director
May 12, 2011
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Wallace B. Doolin
Wallace B. Doolin
Director
May 12, 2011
/s/ Kevin J. Keough
Kevin J. Keough
Director
May 12, 2011
/s/ Charles H. Ogbum
Charles H. Ogburn
Director
May 12, 2011
/s Philip H. Sanford
Philip H. Sanford
Director
May 12, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 25, 2011 (File No. 000-51535)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to our Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed on March 25, 2011 (File No. 000-51535)).
4.3
Specimen common stock certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to our
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed September 6, 2005 (File No. 333-126691)).
4.4
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to our Definitive Schedule 14A (Proxy Statement) filed on March 29, 2011 (File No.
000-51535)).
5
Opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association.
23.1
Consent of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association (filed as part of Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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Powers of Attorney (included on Signatures page).