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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;1, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 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>U.S. 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>BMC INDUSTRIES, 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>Minnesota<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-0169210<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>One Meridian Crossings, Suite&nbsp;850<BR>
Minneapolis, MN<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>55423<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>BMC INDUSTRIES, INC. SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Jon A. Dobson<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
BMC Industries,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
One Meridian Crossings, Suite&nbsp;850<BR>
Minneapolis, MN 55423<BR>
(952) 851-6000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:<BR>
Immediately upon the filing 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="36%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities to be<BR>
registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum offering price per unit(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum aggregate offering price</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="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, no par value per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>298,970</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2.60</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$777,322.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$185.78</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Interests in the Plan(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of
the registration fee, based on the average between the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on January&nbsp;28, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant
to the employee benefit plan described herein. In accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(2), no separate fee calculations are made for plan interests. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Introduction    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by BMC Industries, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company" or "Registrant"), relating to the BMC
Industries,&nbsp;Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"). </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Part I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED<BR>  IN THE SECTION 10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_de1322_3"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Information.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with the Commission. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note:
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by the Company with the Commission and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement as of their respective
dates: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (File No. 1587692); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001 (File No. 1786828); </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since December 31,
2000; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all reports and other documents filed by the Company and the Plan with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;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 pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 contained herein or incorporated herein by reference or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report (Form&nbsp;10-K) for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, and the
related financial statement schedule included therein have been audited by Ernst &amp; Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their reports thereon incorporated by reference and included therein
and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the
reports of Ernst &amp; Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as
experts in accounting and auditing. </FONT></P>

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


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

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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;X of the Company's Second Restated Articles of Incorporation provides that directors, officers, employees and agents, past or present, of the
Company, and persons serving as such of another corporation or entity at the request of the Company, shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable state law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minnesota
Statutes, Section 302A.521 provides that a Minnesota business corporation shall indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation made or threatened to be
made a party to a proceeding, by reason of the former or present official capacity (as defined) of the person, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses incurred by the
person in connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards are met. "Proceeding" means a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative
proceeding, including one by or
in the right of the corporation. Section 302A.521 contains detailed terms regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for a complete statement of such indemnification rights. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company also maintains a directors and officers liability insurance policy, including a reimbursement policy in favor of the Company. </FONT></P>

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


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. No securities are to be reoffered or resold pursuant to this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff&nbsp;&amp; Donnelly LLP (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff&nbsp;&amp; Donnelly LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or have submitted in a timely manner the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service for purposes of obtaining a
determination letter that the Plan is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and has made or will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><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:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><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 this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this 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&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under 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;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><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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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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)&nbsp;or Section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d)&nbsp;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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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. </FONT></DD></DL>
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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, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements of 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 February&nbsp;1, 2002. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL B. BURKE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul B. Burke<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CURTIS E. PETERSEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Curtis E. Petersen<BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul B. Burke and Curtis E. Petersen, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on February&nbsp;1, 2002 by the following persons in the capacities indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL B. BURKE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul B. Burke</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CURTIS E. PETERSEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Curtis E. Petersen</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer<BR>
and principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN W. CASTRO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John W. Castro</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>H. TED DAVIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> H. Ted Davis</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOE E. DAVIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joe E. Davis</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HARRY A. HAMMERLY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Harry A. Hammerly</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="57%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff&nbsp;&amp; Donnelly LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_1">Introduction</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_2">Part I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_3">Item 1. Plan Information.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_4">Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_5">Part II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_6">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_7">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_8">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_9">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_10">Item 7. Exemptions from Registration Claimed.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_11">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1322_12">Item 9. Undertakings.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2002
Registration No. 333-
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BMC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
41-0169210
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Meridian Crossings, Suite 850
Minneapolis, MN
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
55423
(Zip Code)
BMC INDUSTRIES, INC. SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Jon A. Dobson
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
BMC Industries, Inc.
One Meridian Crossings, Suite 850
Minneapolis, MN 55423
(952) 851-6000
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
Immediately upon the filing of this Registration Statement
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be
registered
Amount to be registered
Proposed maximum offering price per unit(1)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, no par value per share
298,970
$2.60
$777,322.00
$185.78
Interests in the Plan(2)
—
—
—
—
(1)
Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of
the registration fee, based on the average between the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on January 28, 2002.
(2)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant
to the employee benefit plan described herein. In accordance with Rule 457(h)(2), no separate fee calculations are made for plan interests.
Introduction
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by BMC Industries, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company" or "Registrant"), relating to the BMC
Industries, Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan").
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.    Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
Item 2.    Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not required to be filed with the Commission.
Note:
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken
together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by the Company with the Commission and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement as of their respective
dates:
(1)  The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1587692);
(2)  The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001 (File No. 1786828);
(3)  All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since December 31,
2000; and
(4)  The
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
In
addition, all reports and other documents filed by the Company and the Plan with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 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 pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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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 contained herein or incorporated herein by reference or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, and the
related financial statement schedule included therein have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their reports thereon incorporated by reference and included therein
and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the
reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.
Item 4.    Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article X of the Company's Second Restated Articles of Incorporation provides that directors, officers, employees and agents, past or present, of the
Company, and persons serving as such of another corporation or entity at the request of the Company, shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable state law.
Minnesota
Statutes, Section 302A.521 provides that a Minnesota business corporation shall indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation made or threatened to be
made a party to a proceeding, by reason of the former or present official capacity (as defined) of the person, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses incurred by the
person in connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards are met. "Proceeding" means a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative
proceeding, including one by or
in the right of the corporation. Section 302A.521 contains detailed terms regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for a complete statement of such indemnification rights.
The
Company also maintains a directors and officers liability insurance policy, including a reimbursement policy in favor of the Company.
Item 7.    Exemptions from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable. No securities are to be reoffered or resold pursuant to this Registration Statement.
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Item 8.    Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
5.1
Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
The
Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or have submitted in a timely manner the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service for purposes of obtaining a
determination letter that the Plan is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and has made or will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan.
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 hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this 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) under 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;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement.
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 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.
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(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 (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to 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 of 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 February 1, 2002.
BMC INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/
PAUL B. BURKE
Paul B. Burke
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
By:
/s/
CURTIS E. PETERSEN
Curtis E. Petersen
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul B. Burke and Curtis E. Petersen, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on February 1, 2002 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/
PAUL B. BURKE
Paul B. Burke
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
/s/
CURTIS E. PETERSEN
Curtis E. Petersen
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer)
/s/
JOHN W. CASTRO
John W. Castro
Director
/s/
H. TED DAVIS
H. Ted Davis
Director
/s/
JOE E. DAVIS
Joe E. Davis
Director
/s/
HARRY A. HAMMERLY
Harry A. Hammerly
Director
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the persons who administer the BMC Industries, Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan have duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on February 1, 2002.
BMC INDUSTRIES, INC. SAVINGS AND
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
By:
/s/
PAUL B. BURKE
Paul B. Burke
Chief Executive Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
No.
Item
Method of Filing
5.1
Opinion of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Filed herewith.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Filed herewith.
23.2
Consent of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Included in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney
Included on signature page of this Registration Statement.
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Introduction
Part I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemptions from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS