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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;12, 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>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>COPART, 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>94-2867490</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>5500 E. Second Street<BR>
Benicia, California 94510<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>2001 STOCK OPTION 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>Willis J. Johnson<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Copart, Inc.<BR>
5500 E. Second Street<BR>
Benicia, California 94510<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(707) 748-5000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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to:<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Douglas H. Collom<BR>
John T. McFarland<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304<BR>
(650) 493-9300  </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%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered</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(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate<BR>
offering 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%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock to be issued under the<BR>
2001 Stock Option Plan(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4,500,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$16.14</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$72,630,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6681.96</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, using the
average of the high and low price reported by the Nasdaq National Market System for the registrant's common stock on June&nbsp;13, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the registrant's common stock that
become issuable under the registrant's 2001 Stock Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the registrant's receipt of
consideration that results in an increase in the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Copart,&nbsp;Inc. hereby incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Copart's
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended July&nbsp;31, 2001, as filed with the SEC on<BR>
October&nbsp;3, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Copart's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended October&nbsp;31, 2001, as filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;13, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Copart's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 2002, as filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;18, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Copart's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended April&nbsp;30, 2002, as filed with the SEC on<BR>
June&nbsp;10, 2002; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of Copart's common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;19,
1994 and amended on March&nbsp;2, 1994, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by Copart,&nbsp;Inc. pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. </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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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel    <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;Section&nbsp;317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The registrant's bylaws provide that the registrant will indemnify the registrant's directors and officers and may indemnify the registrant's employees and agents (other than officers and
directors) against liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by California law. The registrant is also empowered under the registrant's bylaws to enter into indemnification agreements with the
registrant's directors and officers and to purchase insurance on behalf of any person whom the registrant is required or permitted to indemnify. The registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with each of the registrant's current directors and executive officers which provide for indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such persons to the greatest extent permitted by
California law, including by reason of action or inaction occurring in the </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 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the 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) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided,
however, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by these clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the 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. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes, that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item 6 above, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&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
Benicia, State of California, on June&nbsp;11, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIS J. JOHNSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Willis J. Johnson,<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Willis J. Johnson and Paul A. Styer, jointly and
severally, his attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIS J. JOHNSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Willis J. Johnson</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WAYNE R. HILTY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Wayne R. Hilty</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A. JAYSON ADAIR</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. Jayson Adair</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HAROLD BLUMENSTEIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Harold Blumenstein</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES GROSFELD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James Grosfeld</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES E. MEEKS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James E. Meeks</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARVIN L. SCHMIDT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Marvin L. Schmidt</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JONATHAN VANNINI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jonathan Vannini</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="29%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
June 11, 2002</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1845_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1845_3">Item 4. Description of Securities</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1845_4">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 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
COPART, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
94-2867490
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
5500 E. Second Street
Benicia, California 94510
(Address of principal executive offices)
2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Willis J. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Copart, Inc.
5500 E. Second Street
Benicia, California 94510
(Name and address of agent for service)
(707) 748-5000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy
to:
Douglas H. Collom
John T. McFarland
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share(1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock to be issued under the
2001 Stock Option Plan(2)
4,500,000
$16.14
$72,630,000
$6681.96
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, using the
average of the high and low price reported by the Nasdaq National Market System for the registrant's common stock on June 13, 2002.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the registrant's common stock that
become issuable under the registrant's 2001 Stock Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the registrant's receipt of
consideration that results in an increase in the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Copart, Inc. hereby incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents:
•
Copart's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2001, as filed with the SEC on
October 3, 2001;
•
Copart's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, as filed with the SEC on December 13, 2001;
•
Copart's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2002;
•
Copart's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
June 10, 2002; and
•
The
description of Copart's common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on January 19,
1994 and amended on March 2, 1994, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by Copart, Inc. pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Item 4.    Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The registrant's bylaws provide that the registrant will indemnify the registrant's directors and officers and may indemnify the registrant's employees and agents (other than officers and
directors) against liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by California law. The registrant is also empowered under the registrant's bylaws to enter into indemnification agreements with the
registrant's directors and officers and to purchase insurance on behalf of any person whom the registrant is required or permitted to indemnify. The registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with each of the registrant's current directors and executive officers which provide for indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such persons to the greatest extent permitted by
California law, including by reason of action or inaction occurring in the
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past and circumstances in which indemnification and advancement of expenses are discretionary under California law.
Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
2001 Stock Option Plan, including form of Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)
Item 9.    Undertakings
1.    The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)  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, as amended (the "Act");
(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 amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the 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) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)  To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided,
however, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by these clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(b)  That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the 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.
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(c)  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.
2.    The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes, that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in 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.
3.    Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item 6 above, 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, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Benicia, State of California, on June 11, 2002.
COPART, INC.
By:
/s/
WILLIS J. JOHNSON
Willis J. Johnson,
Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Willis J. Johnson and Paul A. Styer, jointly and
severally, his attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration statement on
Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may 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/
WILLIS J. JOHNSON
Willis J. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
June 11, 2002
/s/
WAYNE R. HILTY
Wayne R. Hilty
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 11, 2002
/s/
A. JAYSON ADAIR
A. Jayson Adair
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/
HAROLD BLUMENSTEIN
Harold Blumenstein
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/
JAMES GROSFELD
James Grosfeld
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/
JAMES E. MEEKS
James E. Meeks
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/
MARVIN L. SCHMIDT
Marvin L. Schmidt
Director
June 11, 2002
/s/
JONATHAN VANNINI
Jonathan Vannini
Director
June 11, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
2001 Stock Option Plan, including form of Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (See page II-5 of this registration statement)
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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. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS