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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;9, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>87-0563574<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>2002 South 5070 West<BR>
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4726</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>1997 EQUITY PARTICIPATION PLAN<BR>
OF WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of Plan) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Joseph W. Baty<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
2002 South 5070 West<BR>
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4726<BR>
(801) 975-5000</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copy to:<BR>
Regina M. Schlatter, Esq.<BR>
Charles K. Ruck, Esq.<BR>
LATHAM &amp; WATKINS<BR>
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 2000<BR>
Costa Mesa, California 92626<BR>
(714) 540-1235</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Each Class<BR>
of Securities to<BR>
be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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Registered(1)(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Class A Common Stock</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,854,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$2.289</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$4,243,740</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$391</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
1997 Equity Participation Plan of Weider Nutrition International,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Plan") authorizes the issuance of 3,500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of Weider Nutrition International,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") (the "Class&nbsp;A Common Stock"), of which 1,854,000 shares are being registered hereunder and 1,646,000 of which
have been previously registered.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and represents (a)&nbsp;the per
share weighted average exercise price ($2.7233) of previously granted options exercisable for 977,099 shares; and (b)&nbsp;the average ($1.805) of the high and low sales price of the Registrant's
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;3, 2002 as to the 876,901 remaining shares available for future grants under the Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the Company's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically
be increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act. </FONT></DD></DL>
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SIZE=2><B>Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of the Registration<BR>
Statement as outstanding options are exercised.</B></FONT></P>

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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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for in Part&nbsp;I of the Form&nbsp;S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form&nbsp;S-8 (by
incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Registration of Additional Securities</I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Plan authorizes the issuance of 3,500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock. By a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;29, 1997, Registration No.&nbsp;333-27973, the Company initially registered 1,646,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock of the Company issuable under the Plan. Under this
Registration Statement, the Company is registering an additional 1,854,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock issuable under the Plan. The contents of the prior Registration Statement are
incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded thereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein. </FONT></P>

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

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of our Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, contained in our registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A12B filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;9, 1997 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-12929);
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended May&nbsp;31, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended February&nbsp;28, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2001; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended August&nbsp;31, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
consolidated financial statements of Weider Nutrition International,&nbsp;Inc. and its subsidiaries incorporated in this registration statement by reference from the Company's
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended May&nbsp;31, 2001 have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is
incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which reregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part of it from the respective dates of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement </FONT></P>

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Index to Exhibits on page 6. </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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company 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 Salt
Lake City, State of Utah, on May&nbsp;8, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BRUCE J. WOOD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bruce J. Wood<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSEPH W. BATY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joseph W. Baty<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Bruce J. Wood and Joseph W. Baty as attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each acting alone, with full powers of substitution to sign on his behalf, individually and in the capacities stated below, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this registration statement and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of May&nbsp;8, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ERIC WEIDER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Eric Weider</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BRUCE J. WOOD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bruce J. Wood</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSEPH W. BATY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joseph W. Baty</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RONALD L. COREY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ronald L. Corey</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID J. GUSTIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David J. Gustin</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROGER H. KIMMEL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Roger H. Kimmel</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GEORGE F. LENGVARI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> George F. Lengvari</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BRIAN P. MCDERMOTT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Brian P. McDermott</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="74%"><FONT SIZE=2>Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 among Weider Nutrition International, Inc., Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="74%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Latham &amp; Watkins.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="74%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
87-0563574
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2002 South 5070 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4726
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
1997 EQUITY PARTICIPATION PLAN
OF WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Full Title of Plan)
Joseph W. Baty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2002 South 5070 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4726
(801) 975-5000
Copy to:
Regina M. Schlatter, Esq.
Charles K. Ruck, Esq.
LATHAM & WATKINS
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 2000
Costa Mesa, California 92626
(714) 540-1235
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
of Securities to
be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(1)(3)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Class A Common Stock
1,854,000
$2.289
$4,243,740
$391
(1)
The
1997 Equity Participation Plan of Weider Nutrition International, Inc. (the "Plan") authorizes the issuance of 3,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of Weider Nutrition International, Inc. (the "Company") (the "Class A Common Stock"), of which 1,854,000 shares are being registered hereunder and 1,646,000 of which
have been previously registered.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and represents (a) the per
share weighted average exercise price ($2.7233) of previously granted options exercisable for 977,099 shares; and (b) the average ($1.805) of the high and low sales price of the Registrant's
Class A Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 3, 2002 as to the 876,901 remaining shares available for future grants under the Plan.
(3)
In
the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the Company's Class A Common Stock, the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically
be increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act.
Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of the Registration
Statement as outstanding options are exercised.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of the Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by
incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Registration of Additional Securities
The
Plan authorizes the issuance of 3,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. By a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on
May 29, 1997, Registration No. 333-27973, the Company initially registered 1,646,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company issuable under the Plan. Under this
Registration Statement, the Company is registering an additional 1,854,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the Plan. The contents of the prior Registration Statement are
incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded thereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein.
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The
following documents filed by us with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The
description of our Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A12B filed with the Commission on
April 9, 1997 (Registration No. 333-12929);
(b)
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001;
(c)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2002;
(d)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2001; and
(e)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2001.
Item 5.
Experts
The
consolidated financial statements of Weider Nutrition International, Inc. and its subsidiaries incorporated in this registration statement by reference from the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is
incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which reregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part of it from the respective dates of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
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contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 8.
Exhibits
See
Index to Exhibits on page 6.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company 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 Salt
Lake City, State of Utah, on May 8, 2002.
WEIDER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/
BRUCE J. WOOD
Bruce J. Wood
President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/
JOSEPH W. BATY
Joseph W. Baty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Bruce J. Wood and Joseph W. Baty as attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each acting alone, with full powers of substitution to sign on his behalf, individually and in the capacities stated below, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this registration statement and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of May 8, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
ERIC WEIDER
Eric Weider
Chairman of the Board and Director
/s/
BRUCE J. WOOD
Bruce J. Wood
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
JOSEPH W. BATY
Joseph W. Baty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
RONALD L. COREY
Ronald L. Corey
Director
/s/
DAVID J. GUSTIN
David J. Gustin
Director
/s/
ROGER H. KIMMEL
Roger H. Kimmel
Director
/s/
GEORGE F. LENGVARI
George F. Lengvari
Director
/s/
BRIAN P. MCDERMOTT
Brian P. McDermott
Director
/s/
H. F. POWELL
H. F. Powell
Director
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EXHIBIT
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4.2
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 among Weider Nutrition International, Inc., Wynnchurch Capital Partners, L.P. and Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P.
Note (1
)
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
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23.1
Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
8
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Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).
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(1)
Incorporated
by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of June 30, 2000.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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