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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;8, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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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: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>UNDER</I></B><BR>
<B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</I></B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76-0127701<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West <BR>
Houston, Texas 77064<BR>
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77064<BR>
(Zip Code)</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="FONT-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan</B><BR>
<B>(as Amended and Restated effective December&nbsp;1, 2009)<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Todd R. Moore</B><BR>
<B>Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West<BR>
Houston, Texas 77064<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(281)&nbsp;897-7788</B><BR>
<B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

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

<B>John M. Allen, Jr.<BR>
Debevoise &#038; Plimpton LLP<BR>
919 Third Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10022<BR>
(212)&nbsp;909-6611</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred Compensation Obligations (1)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$5,000,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">N/A</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$5,000,000</TD>
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    <TD>Represents $5,000,000 of deferred compensation obligations offered under NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as
Amended and Restated effective December&nbsp;1, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217101">PART I</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217102">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217103">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217104">PART II</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217105">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-1</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217106">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-1</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217107">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-2</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217108">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-2</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217109">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217110">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217111">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-3</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217112">SIGNATURES</A></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center">II-5</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><A href="#H81217113">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">EX-4.1 NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated effective
December&nbsp;1, 2009) (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to Form S-8 dated April&nbsp;23, 2010, and incorporated by
reference herein)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">* EX-5.1 Opinion of Todd Moore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NCI Building
Systems, Inc.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">* EX-23.1 Consent of Todd R. Moore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NCI Building
Systems, Inc. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">* EX-23.2 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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* EX-24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
Registration Statement)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">* Filed herewith.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.*</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;) is being filed
by NCI Building Systems, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148; or &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;) with respect to its
Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;<U>DCP</U>&#148;) referred to on the cover of this Registration
Statement. Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus for the
DCP is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;) and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The
document(s) containing the information required in Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will be
sent or given to each of the Company&#146;s employees who is eligible to participate in the DCP, as
specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such document(s) are not being filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;), but constitute (together with
the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part
II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement registers additional securities of the same class as other
securities for which a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plan is effective.
Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by
reference herein the contents of such registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-139983 and Registration No.&nbsp;333-166279), including any amendments thereto or filings
incorporated therein, and hereby deems such contents to be a part hereof, except as otherwise
updated or modified by this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is incorporating by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;) (excluding any portions of such documents that have been &#147;furnished&#148;
but not &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Exchange Act):
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (including information specifically
incorporated by reference into the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K from the definitive proxy
statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A prepared in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on February&nbsp;18, 2011) for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since October&nbsp;31, 2010; 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="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Form
8-A, filed on July&nbsp;20, 1998, and any subsequent amendment thereto filed for the purpose
of updating such description.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except to the extent that information is deemed &#147;furnished&#148; and not &#147;filed&#148; pursuant to
securities laws and regulations, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or that deregisters all securities that remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in this Registration Statement or a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration
Statement or in any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes the 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.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217106"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><B><I>Description of Securities</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement covers deferred compensation obligations (&#147;DCOs&#148;) that may be
offered under the Plan to our directors, officers and key employees. The following summary of the
DCOs is qualified in its entirety by reference to the plan document, a copy of which has been
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The DCOs issuable under the Plan represent our obligations to pay to participants certain
compensation amounts that the participants have elected to defer. The Plan is intended to provide
participants with the ability to defer income that would otherwise be payable to them for tax
planning purposes. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, certain officers and
key employees may defer up to 80% of their annual salary and up to 90% of
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">their bonus and our directors may defer up to 100% of their annual fees and meeting attendance
fees, until certain dates in the future, including at or after retirement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Plan also permits us to make discretionary contributions on behalf of certain employees who are
participating in, and impacted by, the federal tax compensation limits under our 401(k) plan. Such
contributions are known as restoration matching amounts. Additionally,
the Plan permits us to make discretionary company contribution amounts on behalf of employees participating in
the Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, each participant&#146;s annual deferrals
and any restoration matching amounts and company contribution amounts contributed to the Plan on
behalf of the participant will be credited to an individual account. Amounts deferred or
contributed to the Plan will be allocated into certain phantom investment fund(s) designated by the
participant. In addition, certain eligible participants may allocate deferred amounts into a
Company common stock fund, consisting of notional shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, $0.01 par
value per share. Amounts in a participant&#146;s individual account will be adjusted to reflect the
investment performance of the phantom investment fund(s) in which the participant&#146;s account balance
has been hypothetically allocated. The phantom investment funds are for measurement purposes only
and there shall be no actual investment of account balances in the phantom investment funds. A
participant&#146;s annual deferrals will be 100% vested at all times. Separate vesting schedules apply
to our restoration amounts and our contribution amounts.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The obligation to pay the vested balance of each Plan participant&#146;s accounts shall at all
times be an unfunded and unsecured obligation by us. Benefits are payable solely from our general
funds and are subject to the risk of corporate insolvency. We may establish a grantor trust for the
purpose of informally funding the Plan. Participants will not have any interest in any of our
assets by reason of any obligation created under the Plan. A participant&#146;s right to the DCOs cannot
be transferred assigned, pledged or encumbered.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217107"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><B><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217108"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><B><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Delaware General Corporation Law</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;<U>DGCL</U>&#148;) empowers a Delaware
corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise.
The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with such action, suit,
or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
A Delaware corporation may indemnify directors, officers, employees, and others against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the person to
be indemnified has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a director or an officer
is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, or in
defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify that director or
officer against the expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) that he or she actually and reasonably
incurred in connection therewith.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (2)&nbsp;for acts or
</DIV>

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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law; (3)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL; or (4)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director will not be
liable to us or our stockholders for acts or omissions as a director, except to the extent such
exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware statutory or
decisional law. The Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated By-Laws (the &#147;<U>By-Laws</U>&#148;)
provide that each current or former director, officer, or employee of ours, or each such person who
is or was serving or who had agreed to serve another corporation, trust, or other enterprise in any
capacity at our request, will be indemnified by us to the full extent permitted by law for
liability arising from such service. Our By-Laws require us to advance expenses incurred in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding, so long as the person undertakes in
writing to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to
indemnification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into written indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our
officers. These indemnification agreements are intended to permit indemnification to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted under the DGCL. It is possible that the applicable law could
change the degree to which indemnification is expressly permitted.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification agreements cover expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines,
and amounts paid in settlement incurred as a result of the fact that such person, in his or her
capacity as a director or officer, is made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or
proceeding. The indemnification agreements generally cover claims relating to the fact that the
indemnified party is or was an officer, director, employee, or agent of us or any of our
affiliates, or is or was serving at our request in such a position for another entity. The
indemnification agreements also obligate us to promptly advance all reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with any claim. The indemnitee is, in turn, obligated to reimburse us for all amounts so
advanced if it is later determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. The
indemnification provided under the indemnification agreements is not exclusive of any other
indemnity rights; however, double payment to the indemnitee is prohibited.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of each of the
indemnitees. These policies include coverage for losses for wrongful acts and omissions and to
ensure our performance under the indemnification agreements. Each of the indemnitees are insured
under such policies and provided with the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most
favorably insured of our directors and officers.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217109"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B><B><I>Exemption from Registration Claimed</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217110"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. </B><B><I>Exhibits</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217111"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><B><I>Undertakings</I></B>
</DIV>


<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; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 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: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
above do not apply because this Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and 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 Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 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; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</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, 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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;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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<DIV align="left">
<A name="H81217112"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the 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 Houston, the State of
Texas, on April&nbsp;8, 2011.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<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">NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, 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/ Norman C. Chambers
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Norman C. Chambers&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman of the Board, President and Chief<BR>
 Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Norman C. Chambers, Mark E. Johnson, and Todd R. Moore as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and anything appropriate or necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April&nbsp;8, 2011.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="74%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Name</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Norman C. Chambers
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Norman C. Chambers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark E. Johnson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark E. Johnson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal&nbsp;Financial
Officer)</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kathleen J. Affeldt
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kathleen J. Affeldt
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James G. Berges
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James G. Berges
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary L. Forbes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary L. Forbes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John J. Holland
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John J. Holland
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lawrence J. Kremer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lawrence J. Kremer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ George Martinez
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated
effective December&nbsp;1, 2009) (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to Form&nbsp;S-8 dated April&nbsp;23,
2010, and incorporated by reference herein).</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 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
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
76-0127701
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
77064
(Zip Code)
NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
(as Amended and Restated effective December 1, 2009)
(Full title of the plan)
Todd R. Moore
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
10943 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, Texas 77064
(Name and address of agent for service)
(281) 897-7788
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
copy to:
John M. Allen, Jr.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 909-6611
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
registered(1)
share(2)
price(2)
registration fee
Deferred Compensation Obligations (1)
$5,000,000
N/A
$5,000,000
$581
(1)
Represents $5,000,000 of deferred compensation obligations offered under NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as
Amended and Restated effective December 1, 2009).
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
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Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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Item 4. Description of Securities
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
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Item 8. Exhibits
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Item 9. Undertakings
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SIGNATURES
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EX-5.1
EX-23.2
EX-4.1 NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated effective
December 1, 2009) (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-8 dated April 23, 2010, and incorporated by
reference herein)
* EX-5.1 Opinion of Todd Moore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NCI Building
Systems, Inc.
* EX-23.1 Consent of Todd R. Moore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NCI Building
Systems, Inc. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
* EX-23.2 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
* EX-24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
Registration Statement)
* Filed herewith.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "
Registration Statement
") is being filed
by NCI Building Systems, Inc. (the "
Company
" or "
Registrant
") with respect to its
Deferred Compensation Plan (the "
DCP
") referred to on the cover of this Registration
Statement. Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus for the
DCP is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
") and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. The
document(s) containing the information required in Part I of this Registration Statement will be
sent or given to each of the Company's employees who is eligible to participate in the DCP, as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such document(s) are not being filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
"), but constitute (together with
the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part
II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement registers additional securities of the same class as other
securities for which a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plan is effective.
Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by
reference herein the contents of such registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-139983 and Registration No. 333-166279), including any amendments thereto or filings
incorporated therein, and hereby deems such contents to be a part hereof, except as otherwise
updated or modified by this registration statement.
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The Registrant is incorporating by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "
Exchange Act
") (excluding any portions of such documents that have been "furnished"
but not "filed" for purposes of the Exchange Act):
•
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (including information specifically
incorporated by reference into the Registrant's Form 10-K from the definitive proxy
statement on Schedule 14A prepared in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on February 18, 2011) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010;
•
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since October 31, 2010; and
•
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Form
8-A, filed on July 20, 1998, and any subsequent amendment thereto filed for the purpose
of updating such description.
Except to the extent that information is deemed "furnished" and not "filed" pursuant to
securities laws and regulations, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or that deregisters all securities that remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in this Registration Statement or a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration
Statement or in any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes the 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
This Registration Statement covers deferred compensation obligations ("DCOs") that may be
offered under the Plan to our directors, officers and key employees. The following summary of the
DCOs is qualified in its entirety by reference to the plan document, a copy of which has been
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
The DCOs issuable under the Plan represent our obligations to pay to participants certain
compensation amounts that the participants have elected to defer. The Plan is intended to provide
participants with the ability to defer income that would otherwise be payable to them for tax
planning purposes. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, certain officers and
key employees may defer up to 80% of their annual salary and up to 90% of
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their bonus and our directors may defer up to 100% of their annual fees and meeting attendance
fees, until certain dates in the future, including at or after retirement.
The
Plan also permits us to make discretionary contributions on behalf of certain employees who are
participating in, and impacted by, the federal tax compensation limits under our 401(k) plan. Such
contributions are known as restoration matching amounts. Additionally,
the Plan permits us to make discretionary company contribution amounts on behalf of employees participating in
the Plan.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, each participant's annual deferrals
and any restoration matching amounts and company contribution amounts contributed to the Plan on
behalf of the participant will be credited to an individual account. Amounts deferred or
contributed to the Plan will be allocated into certain phantom investment fund(s) designated by the
participant. In addition, certain eligible participants may allocate deferred amounts into a
Company common stock fund, consisting of notional shares of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par
value per share. Amounts in a participant's individual account will be adjusted to reflect the
investment performance of the phantom investment fund(s) in which the participant's account balance
has been hypothetically allocated. The phantom investment funds are for measurement purposes only
and there shall be no actual investment of account balances in the phantom investment funds. A
participant's annual deferrals will be 100% vested at all times. Separate vesting schedules apply
to our restoration amounts and our contribution amounts.
The obligation to pay the vested balance of each Plan participant's accounts shall at all
times be an unfunded and unsecured obligation by us. Benefits are payable solely from our general
funds and are subject to the risk of corporate insolvency. We may establish a grantor trust for the
purpose of informally funding the Plan. Participants will not have any interest in any of our
assets by reason of any obligation created under the Plan. A participant's right to the DCOs cannot
be transferred assigned, pledged or encumbered.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "
DGCL
") empowers a Delaware
corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise.
The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with such action, suit,
or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
A Delaware corporation may indemnify directors, officers, employees, and others against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the person to
be indemnified has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a director or an officer
is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, or in
defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify that director or
officer against the expenses (including attorneys' fees) that he or she actually and reasonably
incurred in connection therewith.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (1) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (2) for acts or
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omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law; (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit.
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director will not be
liable to us or our stockholders for acts or omissions as a director, except to the extent such
exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware statutory or
decisional law. The Registrant's Second Amended and Restated By-Laws (the "
By-Laws
")
provide that each current or former director, officer, or employee of ours, or each such person who
is or was serving or who had agreed to serve another corporation, trust, or other enterprise in any
capacity at our request, will be indemnified by us to the full extent permitted by law for
liability arising from such service. Our By-Laws require us to advance expenses incurred in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding, so long as the person undertakes in
writing to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to
indemnification.
We have entered into written indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our
officers. These indemnification agreements are intended to permit indemnification to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted under the DGCL. It is possible that the applicable law could
change the degree to which indemnification is expressly permitted.
The indemnification agreements cover expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines,
and amounts paid in settlement incurred as a result of the fact that such person, in his or her
capacity as a director or officer, is made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or
proceeding. The indemnification agreements generally cover claims relating to the fact that the
indemnified party is or was an officer, director, employee, or agent of us or any of our
affiliates, or is or was serving at our request in such a position for another entity. The
indemnification agreements also obligate us to promptly advance all reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with any claim. The indemnitee is, in turn, obligated to reimburse us for all amounts so
advanced if it is later determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. The
indemnification provided under the indemnification agreements is not exclusive of any other
indemnity rights; however, double payment to the indemnitee is prohibited.
We have obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of each of the
indemnitees. These policies include coverage for losses for wrongful acts and omissions and to
ensure our performance under the indemnification agreements. Each of the indemnitees are insured
under such policies and provided with the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most
favorably insured of our directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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 the
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Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
above do not apply because this Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and 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 Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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.
(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 therein, 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, 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 Houston, the State of
Texas, on April 8, 2011.
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Norman C. Chambers
Norman C. Chambers
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Norman C. Chambers, Mark E. Johnson, and Todd R. Moore as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and anything appropriate or necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 8, 2011.
Name
Title
/s/ Norman C. Chambers
Norman C. Chambers
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Mark E. Johnson
Mark E. Johnson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial
Officer)
/s/ Kathleen J. Affeldt
Kathleen J. Affeldt
Director
/s/ James G. Berges
James G. Berges
Director
/s/ Gary L. Forbes
Gary L. Forbes
Director
/s/ John J. Holland
John J. Holland
Director
/s/ Lawrence J. Kremer
Lawrence J. Kremer
Director
/s/ George Martinez
George Martinez
Director
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Name
Title
/s/ Nathan K. Sleeper
Nathan K. Sleeper
Director
/s/ Jonathan L. Zrebiec
Jonathan L. Zrebiec
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
NCI Building Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated
effective December 1, 2009) (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-8 dated April 23,
2010, and incorporated by reference herein).
5.1*
Opinion of Todd R. Moore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NCI
Building Systems, Inc.
23.1*
Consent of Todd R. Moore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of NCI
Building Systems, Inc. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
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Filed herewith.
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