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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;8, 2005
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><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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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size:24pt"><B>TOTAL S.A.</B></FONT><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">98-0227345</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">2, place de la Coupole<BR>
La D&#233;fense 6<BR>
92400 Courbevoie<BR>
France<BR>
Phone: (011-33-1) 47.44.45.46<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>TOTAL S.A. 2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<B>TOTAL
S.A. 2003 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<B>TOTAL
S.A. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plans)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">C T Corporation System<BR>
111 Eighth Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10011<BR>
(212)&nbsp;894-8940<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title of securities<BR>to be registered</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Amount to be<BR>registered<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed maximum<BR>offering price per<BR>share<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed maximum<BR>aggregate offering<BR>price<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration fee<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Shares, nominal
value 10 euros per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">197,695</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">189.69</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">37,499,973.77</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">199,135</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">158.51</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">31,564,490.58</TD>
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    <TD align="right">14,110</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">188.38</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,657,999.47</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><B>410,940</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><B>71,722,463.82</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>3,424.32</B></TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The maximum number of Shares which may be granted to U.S. persons under the following plans
sponsored by TOTAL S.A. in the following order: 2004 Stock Option Plan, 2003 Stock Option
Plan and 2002 Stock Option Plan. Previously, 154,940 Shares under the 2002 Stock Option
Plan were registered with the Commission under the Form S-8 filed on March&nbsp;14, 2003
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-103815).</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the maximum offering
price is based on the exercise price of the options granted under each plan as follows: 2004
Stock Option Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>159.40 (U.S. $189.69); 2003 Stock Option Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>133.20 (U.S. $158.51);
2002 Stock Option Plan, <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>158.30 (U.S. $188.38). The proposed maximum offering price per share
and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been converted into U.S. dollars based
on an exchange rate of US $1.19 per <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City for cable
transfers in euros as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
on July&nbsp;6, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>As a result of an overpayment by TOTAL S.A. of the registration fee with respect to the Form
S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-113747) with respect to the Total Holdings USA, Inc. 2004 Employee
Shareholder Plan, TOTAL S.A. has a credit of $5,017.41 which has been applied to reduce the
$8,441.73 registration fee for this registration statement to $3,424.32.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item 9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y01126exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1: OPINION OF PETER HERBEL, GENERAL COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y01126exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1: CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT CONCERNING FINANCIAL STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y01126exv23w2.htm">EX-23.2: CONSENT OF KPMG S.A. CONCERNING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


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 <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;3</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
by TOTAL S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of France (the &#147;Corporation&#148;
or the &#147;Registrant&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004,
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;20, 2005


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation&#146;s Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2005; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Corporation&#146;s common shares contained in the Corporation&#146;s Amended
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;19, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after the date of this
registration statement but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all remaining securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be
part hereof from the date of filing such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;4</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Description of Securities</B></U><B>.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;5</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Interest of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;6</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation maintains liability insurance for directors and officers including insurance
against liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;7</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></U><B>.</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;8</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Exhibits</B></U><B>.</B>

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    <TD valign="top" align="right">4.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>Statuts </I>(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;1 filed in the Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2004).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">*5.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">*23.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young Audit concerning financial statements of Total S.A.
as of and for the three years ended December&nbsp;31, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">*23.2</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG S.A. concerning financial statements of Total S.A. as of and
for the three years ended December&nbsp;31, 2004</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">*23.3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation (included in the
opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">*24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Item&nbsp;9</B></U><B>.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Undertakings</B></U><B>.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


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


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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in this registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">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.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the 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 Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Paris, France on July&nbsp;8, 2005.


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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">TOTAL S.A.<BR><BR><BR></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/ Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed on July&nbsp;8, 2005, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="44%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2"><B>Signatures</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Thierry Desmarest*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Thierry Desmarest</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Robert Castaigne*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Robert Castaigne</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Chief<BR>
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Dominique Bonsergent*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Dominique Bonsergent</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Daniel Boeuf*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Daniel Boeuf</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Daniel Bouton</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Bertrand Collomb</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Paul Desmarais Jr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Jacques Friedmann*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Jacques Friedmann</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Bertrand Jacquillat*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Professor Bertrand Jacquillat</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="44%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2"><B>Signatures</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Anne Lauvergeon*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Anne Lauvergeon</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Lord Levine of Portsoken KBE</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Maurice Lippens*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Maurice Lippens</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Michel P&#233;bereau</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Thierry de Rudder*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Thierry de Rudder</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ J&#252;rgen Sarrazin*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">J&#252;rgen Sarrazin</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Serge Tchuruk*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Serge Tchuruk</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Pierre Vaillaud*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Pierre Vaillaud</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">/s/ Robert Hammond*<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Robert O. Hammond</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Authorized Representative of the United States</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR>
    <TD valign="top">*By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Charles Paris de Bollardi&#232;re<BR>Attorney-in-fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" colspan="3">Exhibit Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD style="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">4.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><I>Statuts </I>(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1 filed in the
Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">*5.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Opinion of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">*23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young Audit</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">*23.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of KPMG S.A.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">*23.3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Consent of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation
(included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="right">*24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Power of Attorney.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>filed herewith.</TD>
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2005
Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TOTAL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of France
98-0227345
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2, place de la Coupole
La Défense 6
92400 Courbevoie
France
Phone: (011-33-1) 47.44.45.46
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
TOTAL S.A. 2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN
TOTAL
S.A. 2003 STOCK OPTION PLAN
TOTAL
S.A. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
C T Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
(2)
Amount of
registration fee
(3)
Shares, nominal
value 10 euros per
share
197,695
$
189.69
$
37,499,973.77
199,135
158.51
31,564,490.58
14,110
188.38
2,657,999.47
Total
410,940
71,722,463.82
$
3,424.32
(1)
The maximum number of Shares which may be granted to U.S. persons under the following plans
sponsored by TOTAL S.A. in the following order: 2004 Stock Option Plan, 2003 Stock Option
Plan and 2002 Stock Option Plan. Previously, 154,940 Shares under the 2002 Stock Option
Plan were registered with the Commission under the Form S-8 filed on March 14, 2003
(Registration No. 333-103815).
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the maximum offering
price is based on the exercise price of the options granted under each plan as follows: 2004
Stock Option Plan,
€
159.40 (U.S. $189.69); 2003 Stock Option Plan,
€
133.20 (U.S. $158.51);
2002 Stock Option Plan,
€
158.30 (U.S. $188.38). The proposed maximum offering price per share
and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been converted into U.S. dollars based
on an exchange rate of US $1.19 per
€
1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City for cable
transfers in euros as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
on July 6, 2005.
(3)
As a result of an overpayment by TOTAL S.A. of the registration fee with respect to the Form
S-8 (Registration No. 333-113747) with respect to the Total Holdings USA, Inc. 2004 Employee
Shareholder Plan, TOTAL S.A. has a credit of $5,017.41 which has been applied to reduce the
$8,441.73 registration fee for this registration statement to $3,424.32.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interest 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
EX-5.1: OPINION OF PETER HERBEL, GENERAL COUNSEL
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT CONCERNING FINANCIAL STATEMENT
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF KPMG S.A. CONCERNING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EX-24: POWER OF ATTORNEY
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3
.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
by TOTAL S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of France (the "Corporation"
or the "Registrant"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(1)   The Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,
filed with the Commission on April 20, 2005
(2)   The Corporation's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on June 17, 2005; and
(3)   The description of the Corporation's common shares contained in the Corporation's Amended
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on March 19, 2004.
All documents filed by the Corporation pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this
registration statement but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all remaining securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be
part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this registration statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4
.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5
.
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6
.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
The Corporation maintains liability insurance for directors and officers including insurance
against liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Item 7
.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
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Item 8
.
Exhibits
.
4.1
Statuts
(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1 filed in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004).
*5.1
Opinion of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation.
*23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young Audit concerning financial statements of Total S.A.
as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2004.
*23.2
Consent of KPMG S.A. concerning financial statements of Total S.A. as of and
for the three years ended December 31, 2004
*23.3
Consent of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation (included in the
opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
*24
Power of Attorney.
*
filed herewith.
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;
(ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this registration statement;
(iii)   To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in this registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
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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.
(b)   The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the 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 Securities 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, as amended, 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 Paris, France on July 8, 2005.
TOTAL S.A.
By:
/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardière
Charles Paris de Bollardière
Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed on July 8, 2005, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signatures
Title
/s/ Thierry Desmarest*
Thierry Desmarest
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert Castaigne*
Robert Castaigne
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Dominique Bonsergent*
Dominique Bonsergent
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Daniel Boeuf*
Daniel Boeuf
Director
Daniel Bouton
Director
Bertrand Collomb
Director
Paul Desmarais Jr.
Director
/s/ Jacques Friedmann*
Jacques Friedmann
Director
/s/ Bertrand Jacquillat*
Professor Bertrand Jacquillat
Director
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Signatures
Title
/s/ Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani*
Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani
Director
/s/ Anne Lauvergeon*
Anne Lauvergeon
Director
Lord Levine of Portsoken KBE
Director
/s/ Maurice Lippens*
Maurice Lippens
Director
Michel Pébereau
Director
/s/ Thierry de Rudder*
Thierry de Rudder
Director
/s/ Jürgen Sarrazin*
Jürgen Sarrazin
Director
/s/ Serge Tchuruk*
Serge Tchuruk
Director
/s/ Pierre Vaillaud*
Pierre Vaillaud
Director
/s/ Robert Hammond*
Robert O. Hammond
Authorized Representative of the United States
*By:
/s/ Charles Paris de Bollardière
Charles Paris de Bollardière
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Statuts
(charter and bylaws) of the Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 filed in the
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2004).
*5.1
Opinion of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation.
*23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young Audit
*23.2
Consent of KPMG S.A.
*23.3
Consent of Peter Herbel, General Counsel to the Corporation
(included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
*24
Power of Attorney.
*
filed herewith.