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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;17, 2001.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>VITAL IMAGES,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>42-1321776</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>3300 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 200<BR>
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>VITAL IMAGES,&nbsp;INC. 1997 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
CERTAIN NON-PLAN OPTIONS<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Gregory S. Furness<BR>
Vice President&#151;Finance<BR>
and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Vital Images,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
3300 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 200<BR>
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copy to:<BR>
Michele D. Vaillancourt<BR>
Winthrop&nbsp;&amp; Weinstine, P.A.<BR>
3000 Dain Rauscher Plaza<BR>
60 South Sixth Street<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;347-0700</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(763)&nbsp;852-4100<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale:<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $.01 par value(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,460,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6.485</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$9,468,100</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,368</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
number of shares being registered represents the 1,075,000 shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the Vital Images,&nbsp;Inc. 1997 Stock Option and Incentive
Plan, as amended, in addition to shares previously registered, as well as 385,000 shares subject to certain non-plan options issued by Vital Images,&nbsp;Inc.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;based upon the average of the high and low prices
for such Common Stock on August&nbsp;13, 2001, as reported on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
share of Common Stock includes one Preferred Stock Purchase Right. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. Such
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Information.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 filed on
May&nbsp;1, 1997, as amended (File No.&nbsp;0-22229); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;0-22229); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 and June&nbsp;30, 2001; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d.&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") after December&nbsp;31, 2000; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e.&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining to be sold
(excluding, however, any portion of such documents not deemed to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the rules of the SEC). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights offered pursuant to this registration statement are registered under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the
Exchange Act. The description of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights is incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3.d. above. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act provides that unless prohibited or limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation or
bylaws, the Company must indemnify its current and former officers, directors, employees and agents against expenses (including attorneys' fees), </FONT></P>

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judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and which were incurred in connection with actions, suits, or proceedings in which such persons are parties by reason of the fact that they
are or were an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, if they (i)&nbsp;have not been indemnified by another organization, (ii)&nbsp;acted in good faith, (iii)&nbsp;received no
improper personal benefit, (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful, and (v)&nbsp;reasonably believed that the conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation. Section&nbsp;302A.521 also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers, directors, employees and agents against any
liability which may be asserted against, or incurred by, such persons in their capacities as officers, directors, employees and agents of the corporation, whether or not the corporation would have
been required to indemnify the person against the liability under the provisions of such section. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI
of the Company's Bylaws and Article&nbsp;X of the Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company will indemnify such persons to the fullest extent
permitted by Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;1, 1997 between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No. 0-22229)).</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Vital Images,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No. 0-22229)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and Consent of Winthrop&nbsp;&amp; Weinstine, P.A. as to the legality of Common Stock of the Company.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Winthrop&nbsp;&amp; Weinstine, P.A. (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of signature page).</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.11 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;0-22229)).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;415 Offering.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendments thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and </FONT></DD></DL>
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include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously described in the registration statement or any
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however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3 or Form&nbsp;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
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Filings Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;Statement Required in Connection with Filing of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Minneapolis, State of Minnesota on August&nbsp;15, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ALBERT EMOLA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Albert Emola,<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Albert Emola and Gregory S. Furness, each of whom may act individually, as such
person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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 and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DOUGLAS M. PIHL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Douglas M. Pihl</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board and Director</FONT></TD>
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August 15, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>VINCENT ARGIRO, PH.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Vincent Argiro, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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Chief Technology Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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August 15, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES B. HICKEY, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James B. Hickey, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD W. PERKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard W. Perkins</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 15, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL W. VANNIER, M.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael W. Vannier, M.D.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 15, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SVEN A. WEHRWEIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Sven A. Wehrwein</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 15, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GREGORY S. FURNESS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gregory S. Furness</FONT></TD>
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Vice President&#151;Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (chief accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;1, 1997 between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No. 0-22229)).</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Vital Images, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No. 0-22229)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and Consent of Winthrop&nbsp;&amp; Weinstine, P.A. as to the legality of Common Stock of the Company</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Winthrop&nbsp;&amp; Weinstine, P.A. (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of signature page).</FONT></TD>
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1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.11 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;0-22229)).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2001.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VITAL IMAGES, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
42-1321776
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3300 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 200
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
VITAL IMAGES, INC. 1997 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
CERTAIN NON-PLAN OPTIONS
(Full title of the plan)
Gregory S. Furness
Vice President—Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
Vital Images, Inc.
3300 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 200
Plymouth, Minnesota 55447
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
Michele D. Vaillancourt
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
3000 Dain Rauscher Plaza
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 347-0700
(763) 852-4100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale:
From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
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
Common Stock, $.01 par value(3)
1,460,000 shares
$6.485
$9,468,100
$2,368
(1)
The
number of shares being registered represents the 1,075,000 shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the Vital Images, Inc. 1997 Stock Option and Incentive
Plan, as amended, in addition to shares previously registered, as well as 385,000 shares subject to certain non-plan options issued by Vital Images, Inc.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) based upon the average of the high and low prices
for such Common Stock on August 13, 2001, as reported on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
(3)
Each
share of Common Stock includes one Preferred Stock Purchase Right.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Such
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 1.  Plan Information.
Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:
a.  The
description of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on
May 1, 1997, as amended (File No. 0-22229);
b.  The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 0-22229);
c.  The
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001;
d.  All
other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") after December 31, 2000; and
e.  All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining to be sold
(excluding, however, any portion of such documents not deemed to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the rules of the SEC).
Item 4.  Description of Securities.
The Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights offered pursuant to this registration statement are registered under Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act. The description of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights is incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3.d. above.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act provides that unless prohibited or limited by a corporation's articles of incorporation or
bylaws, the Company must indemnify its current and former officers, directors, employees and agents against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
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judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and which were incurred in connection with actions, suits, or proceedings in which such persons are parties by reason of the fact that they
are or were an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, if they (i) have not been indemnified by another organization, (ii) acted in good faith, (iii) received no
improper personal benefit, (iv) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful, and (v) reasonably believed that the conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation. Section 302A.521 also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers, directors, employees and agents against any
liability which may be asserted against, or incurred by, such persons in their capacities as officers, directors, employees and agents of the corporation, whether or not the corporation would have
been required to indemnify the person against the liability under the provisions of such section.
Article VI
of the Company's Bylaws and Article X of the Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company will indemnify such persons to the fullest extent
permitted by Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act.
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Rights Agreement dated as of May 1, 1997 between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-22229)).
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Vital Images, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-22229)).
5.1
Opinion and Consent of Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. as to the legality of Common Stock of the Company.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included as part of signature page).
99.1
1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-22229)).
Item 9.  Undertakings.
(a)  Rule 415 Offering.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendments thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and
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(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously described in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
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)  Filings Incorporating Subsequent Exchange Act Documents by Reference.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant
to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h)  Statement Required in Connection with Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-8.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Minneapolis, State of Minnesota on August 15, 2001.
VITAL IMAGES, INC.
By:
/s/
ALBERT EMOLA
Albert Emola,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Albert Emola and Gregory S. Furness, each of whom may act individually, as such
person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or his 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 and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
ALBERT EMOLA
Albert Emola
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
August 15, 2001
/s/
DOUGLAS M. PIHL
Douglas M. Pihl
Chairman of the Board and Director
August 15, 2001
/s/
VINCENT ARGIRO, PH.D.
Vincent Argiro, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer and Director
August 15, 2001
/s/
JAMES B. HICKEY, JR.
James B. Hickey, Jr.
Director
August 15, 2001
/s/
RICHARD W. PERKINS
Richard W. Perkins
Director
August 15, 2001
/s/
MICHAEL W. VANNIER, M.D.
Michael W. Vannier, M.D.
Director
August 15, 2001
/s/
SVEN A. WEHRWEIN
Sven A. Wehrwein
Director
August 15, 2001
/s/
GREGORY S. FURNESS
Gregory S. Furness
Vice President—Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (chief accounting officer)
August 15, 2001
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Rights Agreement dated as of May 1, 1997 between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-22229)).
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Preferred Stock of Vital Images, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-22229)).
5.1
Opinion and Consent of Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. as to the legality of Common Stock of the Company
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included as part of signature page).
99.1
1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-22229)).
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