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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;17, 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, DC 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>AFTERMARKET TECHNOLOGY CORP.<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></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>95-4486486</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>One Oak Hill Center&#151;Suite 400<BR>
Westmont, IL</B></FONT></TD>
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60559</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Aftermarket Technology Corp.<BR>
2002 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Joseph Salamunovich, Esq.<BR>
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Aftermarket Technology Corp.<BR>
One Oak Hill Center&#151;Suite 400<BR>
Westmont, IL 60559<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>(630)&nbsp;455-6000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Copies
of all communications, including all communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Ronald
O. Mueller<BR>
Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP<BR>
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.<BR>
Washington, DC 20036<BR>
(202)&nbsp;955-8500 </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering&nbsp;Price&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate&nbsp;Offering&nbsp;Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,000,000(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>N/A</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$23,580,000(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,169.36</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement also registers such number of additional securities that may be offered pursuant to the terms of the Aftermarket Technology
Corp. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan which provides for a change in the amount or type of securities being offered or issued to prevent dilution as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Calculated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) and Rule&nbsp;457(c) based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on
May&nbsp;15, 2002, which was $23.58. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed by Aftermarket Technology Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), relating to
1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01&nbsp;per share (the "Common Stock"), which may be offered and sold pursuant to the Aftermarket Technology Corp. 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan"). </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part&nbsp;1 of Form&nbsp;S-8. </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 filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part&nbsp;1 of Form&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></P>

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


<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<A NAME="toc_ja3082_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents of the Registrant filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed on March&nbsp;11, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, filed on April&nbsp;25, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (1)&nbsp;above.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Common Stock set forth in the Registrant's registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;27, 1996, File
No.&nbsp;000-21803, together with any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(5)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
reports and other documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which
deregisters all such 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 reports and documents. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained herein or 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 in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such earlier 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>

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NAME="ja3082_item_4._description_of_securities."> </A>
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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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NAME="ja3082_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel."> </A>
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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;Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the Common Stock registered hereby have been passed upon for the Registrant by Joseph Salamunovich, Vice
President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Salamunovich is employed by the Registrant, has received under the Plan options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock, and is
eligible to receive additional awards under the Plan from time to time in the future. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL makes provision for the indemnification of officers and directors in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify officers and directors
of the Company under certain circumstances from liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws provide, in effect, that, to the fullest extent and under the circumstances permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, the Company will </FONT></P>

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indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that he is a director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation or enterprise.
The Company may, in its discretion, similarly indemnify its employees and agents. The Certificate of Incorporation relieves its directors from monetary damages to the Company or its stockholders for
monetary damages for any breach of their fiduciary duty as directors except (i)&nbsp;for a breach of the duty of loyalty, (ii)&nbsp;for failure to act in good faith, (iii)&nbsp;for intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iv)&nbsp;for willful or negligent
violation of certain provisions in the DGCL imposing certain requirements with respect to stock repurchases, redemption and dividends, or (v)&nbsp;for any transactions from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Depending upon the character of the proceeding, under Delaware law, the Company may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding if the person indemnified acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. To the extent
that a director or officer of the Company has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, the Company will be obligated to indemnify him or her against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has entered into separate but identical indemnification agreements (the "Indemnification Agreements") with each director and executive officer of the Company. The
Indemnification Agreements provide for, among other things, the following: (i)&nbsp;indemnification to the fullest extent permissible by law against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees
and all other costs and obligations of any nature whatever), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in
connection therewith) of any claim, unless the Company determines that such indemnification is not permitted under applicable law; (ii)&nbsp;the prompt advancement of expenses to the director or
officer, including attorneys' fees and all other costs, fees, expenses and obligations paid or incurred in connection with investigating or defending any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding related to the fact that such director or officer, is or was a director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, and for repayment to the Company if it is found that such director or
officer is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law; (iii)&nbsp;a mechanism through which the director or officer may seek court relief in the event the Company determines that the
director or officer is not permitted to be indemnified under applicable law (and therefore is not entitled to indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement); and (iv)&nbsp;indemnification
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in seeking to collect from the Company an indemnity claim or advancement of expenses to the extent successful. The Company has purchased a policy
of directors' and officers' liability insurance. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.    <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 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is
filed herewith: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></DD></DL>
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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 "Securities&nbsp;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 and 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&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; </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><I>provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that paragraphs (1)(a)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(a)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) 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>(b)</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 </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;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&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 </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Westmont, Illinois, on this 17th
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSEPH SALAMUNOVICH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joseph Salamunovich<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I> Vice President, Secretary and<BR>
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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 Joseph Salamunovich his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her in his or her name, and in any and all capacities, to sign all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement to which this power of attorney is attached and all subsequently filed registration statements including any amendments thereto,
for the same offerings that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file all such amendments, registration statements and all exhibits
to them and other documents to be filed in connection with them, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL T. DUBOSE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael T. DuBose</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board,<BR>
President and Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>May&nbsp;17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BARRY C. KOHN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Barry C. Kohn</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and<BR>
Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT ANDERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert Anderson</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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May&nbsp;17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD R. CROWELL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard R. Crowell</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DALE F. FREY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dale F. Frey</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK C. HARDY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark C. Hardy</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD K. ROEDER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard K. Roeder</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>J. RICHARD STONESIFER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> J. Richard Stonesifer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="66%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Joseph Salamunovich, Esq.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Joseph Salamunovich, Esq. (filed as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de3082_1">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de3082_2">Item 1. Plan Information.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de3082_3">Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja3082_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja3082_3">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja3082_4">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja3082_6">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AFTERMARKET TECHNOLOGY CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
95-4486486
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
One Oak Hill Center—Suite 400
Westmont, IL
60559
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Aftermarket Technology Corp.
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Joseph Salamunovich, Esq.
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Aftermarket Technology Corp.
One Oak Hill Center—Suite 400
Westmont, IL 60559
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(630) 455-6000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies
of all communications, including all communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
Ronald
O. Mueller
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-8500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
1,000,000(1)
N/A
$23,580,000(2)
$2,169.36
(1)
Pursuant
to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement also registers such number of additional securities that may be offered pursuant to the terms of the Aftermarket Technology
Corp. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan which provides for a change in the amount or type of securities being offered or issued to prevent dilution as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
(2)
Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on
May 15, 2002, which was $23.58.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Aftermarket Technology Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), relating to
1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), which may be offered and sold pursuant to the Aftermarket Technology Corp. 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan").
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.    Plan Information.
Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part 1 of Form S-8.
Item 2.    Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part 1 of Form S-8.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents of the Registrant filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference:
(1)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed on March 11, 2002;
(2)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed on April 25, 2002;
(3)
All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (1) above.
(4)
The
description of the Common Stock set forth in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on November 27, 1996, File
No. 000-21803, together with any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description; and
(5)
All
reports and other documents filed by the Registrant subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which
deregisters all such 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 reports and documents.
Any
statement contained herein or 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 in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.    Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the Common Stock registered hereby have been passed upon for the Registrant by Joseph Salamunovich, Vice
President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr. Salamunovich is employed by the Registrant, has received under the Plan options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock, and is
eligible to receive additional awards under the Plan from time to time in the future.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the DGCL makes provision for the indemnification of officers and directors in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify officers and directors
of the Company under certain circumstances from liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws provide, in effect, that, to the fullest extent and under the circumstances permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the Company will
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indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that he is a director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation or enterprise.
The Company may, in its discretion, similarly indemnify its employees and agents. The Certificate of Incorporation relieves its directors from monetary damages to the Company or its stockholders for
monetary damages for any breach of their fiduciary duty as directors except (i) for a breach of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for failure to act in good faith, (iii) for intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iv) for willful or negligent
violation of certain provisions in the DGCL imposing certain requirements with respect to stock repurchases, redemption and dividends, or (v) for any transactions from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Depending upon the character of the proceeding, under Delaware law, the Company may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding if the person indemnified acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. To the extent
that a director or officer of the Company has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, the Company will be obligated to indemnify him or her against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
The
Company has entered into separate but identical indemnification agreements (the "Indemnification Agreements") with each director and executive officer of the Company. The
Indemnification Agreements provide for, among other things, the following: (i) indemnification to the fullest extent permissible by law against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees
and all other costs and obligations of any nature whatever), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in
connection therewith) of any claim, unless the Company determines that such indemnification is not permitted under applicable law; (ii) the prompt advancement of expenses to the director or
officer, including attorneys' fees and all other costs, fees, expenses and obligations paid or incurred in connection with investigating or defending any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding related to the fact that such director or officer, is or was a director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, and for repayment to the Company if it is found that such director or
officer is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law; (iii) a mechanism through which the director or officer may seek court relief in the event the Company determines that the
director or officer is not permitted to be indemnified under applicable law (and therefore is not entitled to indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement); and (iv) indemnification
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in seeking to collect from the Company an indemnity claim or advancement of expenses to the extent successful. The Company has purchased a policy
of directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is
filed herewith:
5
Opinion of Joseph Salamunovich, Esq.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Joseph Salamunovich, Esq. (filed as part of Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
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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 "Securities 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 and 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 percent 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 the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(b)
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.
(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 Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in 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 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Westmont, Illinois, on this 17th
day of May, 2002.
AFTERMARKET TECHNOLOGY CORP.
By:
/s/
JOSEPH SALAMUNOVICH
Joseph Salamunovich
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joseph Salamunovich his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her in his or her name, and in any and all capacities, to sign all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement to which this power of attorney is attached and all subsequently filed registration statements including any amendments thereto,
for the same offerings that are to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file all such amendments, registration statements and all exhibits
to them and other documents to be filed in connection with them, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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/
MICHAEL T. DUBOSE
Michael T. DuBose
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
May 17, 2002
/s/
BARRY C. KOHN
Barry C. Kohn
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
May 17, 2002
/s/
ROBERT ANDERSON
Robert Anderson
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
RICHARD R. CROWELL
Richard R. Crowell
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
DALE F. FREY
Dale F. Frey
Director
May 17, 2002
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/s/
MARK C. HARDY
Mark C. Hardy
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
MICHAEL J. HARTNETT
Michael J. Hartnett
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
GERALD L. PARSKY
Gerald L. Parsky
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
RICHARD K. ROEDER
Richard K. Roeder
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
J. RICHARD STONESIFER
J. Richard Stonesifer
Director
May 17, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5
Opinion of Joseph Salamunovich, Esq.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Joseph Salamunovich, Esq. (filed as part of Exhibit 5).
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN 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. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
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