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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;25, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>35-1144230</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>12365 Crosthwaite Circle<BR>
Poway, California 92064<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Anacomp,&nbsp;Inc. 2002 Outside Director Restricted Stock Plan  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Anacomp,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Edward P. Smoot<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Chairman of the Board of Directors<BR>
Anacomp,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
12365 Crosthwaite Circle<BR>
Poway, California 92064<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(858)&nbsp;679-9797<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>This
registration statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule&nbsp;462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>

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

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to be registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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per share(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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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 COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1><I>2002 Outside Director Restricted Stock Plan</I></FONT></TD>
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Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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5,000</FONT></TD>
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$26.00</FONT></TD>
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$130,000.00</FONT></TD>
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$11.96</FONT></TD>
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Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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403,400</FONT></TD>
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$26.00</FONT></TD>
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$10,488,400.00</FONT></TD>
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$964.93</FONT></TD>
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Total</FONT></TD>
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$10,618,400.00</FONT></TD>
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$976.89</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
securities to be registered include options, restricted stock awards and rights to acquire Class A Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule 416(a), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The price is based upon the average of the bid and ask prices of Class A Common Stock on
July&nbsp;10, 2002, as reported on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board. </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>

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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K containing audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001,
as filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;5, 2001. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;19, 2002. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2002. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the end of
the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Company's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 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>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chapter 37 of the Indiana Business Corporations Law permits indemnification of officers, directors, and other corporate agents under certain circumstances and
subject to certain limitations. The Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify the Company's directors, officers, employees and agents to the full extent
permitted by the Indiana Business Corporations Law, including circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary under Indiana law. In addition, the Company has entered into separate
indemnification agreements with the Company's directors and executive officers which require the Company, among other things, to indemnify such directors and executive officers against certain
liabilities which may arise by reason of such individuals status or service (other than liabilities arising from acts or omissions not in good faith or willful misconduct). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These
indemnification provisions may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Company's executive officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of
expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inapplicable. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit Index. </FONT></P>

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

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


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&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;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities 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; </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 (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(l)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3
or Form&nbsp;S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&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
offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to 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;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 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></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURE    <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
Poway, State of California, on July&nbsp;25, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD P. SMOOT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward P. Smoot<BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The officers and directors of Anacomp,&nbsp;Inc. whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Edward P. Smoot and Linster W. Fox, and each of
them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorney and agent, or their or his substitutes, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. </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, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
July&nbsp;25, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD P. SMOOT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward P. Smoot</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LINSTER W. FOX</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Linster W. Fox</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID E. ORR</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David E. Orr</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RALPH B. BUNJE, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ralph B. Bunje, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LLOYD MILLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lloyd Miller</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES M. TAYLOR</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles M. Taylor</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WAYNE BARR, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Wayne Barr, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to Anacomp's Form&nbsp;8-A dated January&nbsp;9, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Prior
to May&nbsp;23, 2002, Arthur Andersen LLP acted as Anacomp's independent public accountants. Arthur Andersen audited Anacomp's financial statements for the fiscal year ended
September&nbsp;30, 2001 and reviewed Anacomp's financial statements for the quarters ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 and March&nbsp;31, 2002. However, Arthur Andersen has not consented to the
incorporation by reference of such financial statements in this Registration Statement. Therefore, Anacomp has dispensed with the requirement to file the written consent of Arthur Andersen in reliance
upon Rule&nbsp;437a of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a result, you may not be able to recover damages from Arthur Andersen under Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for any
untrue statements of material fact or any omissions to state a material fact, if any, contained in this Registration Statement by virtue of the incorporation by reference into this Registration
Statement of the aforementioned financial statements. </FONT></DD></DL>
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Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2002
Registration No.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ANACOMP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
35-1144230
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
12365 Crosthwaite Circle
Poway, California 92064
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Anacomp, Inc. 2002 Outside Director Restricted Stock Plan
Anacomp, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Edward P. Smoot
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Anacomp, Inc.
12365 Crosthwaite Circle
Poway, California 92064
(Name and address of agent for service)
(858) 679-9797
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service
This
registration statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered(1)
Amount to
be registered(2)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share(3)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
2002 Outside Director Restricted Stock Plan
Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value)
5,000
$26.00
$130,000.00
$11.96
2001 Stock Option Plan
Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value)
403,400
$26.00
$10,488,400.00
$964.93
Total
$10,618,400.00
$976.89
(1)
The
securities to be registered include options, restricted stock awards and rights to acquire Class A Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 416(a), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction.
(3)
Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The price is based upon the average of the bid and ask prices of Class A Common Stock on
July 10, 2002, as reported on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Anacomp, Inc. (the "Company") hereby incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents:
(a)  The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K containing audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year ended September 30, 2001,
as filed with the Commission on December 5, 2001.
(b)  The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Commission on February 19, 2002.
(c)  The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, as filed with the Commission on May 15, 2002.
(d)  All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the end of
the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above.
(e)  The
description of the Company's Class A Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed pursuant to
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 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.
Item 4.    Description of Securities
The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Inapplicable.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Chapter 37 of the Indiana Business Corporations Law permits indemnification of officers, directors, and other corporate agents under certain circumstances and
subject to certain limitations. The Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify the Company's directors, officers, employees and agents to the full extent
permitted by the Indiana Business Corporations Law, including circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary under Indiana law. In addition, the Company has entered into separate
indemnification agreements with the Company's directors and executive officers which require the Company, among other things, to indemnify such directors and executive officers against certain
liabilities which may arise by reason of such individuals status or service (other than liabilities arising from acts or omissions not in good faith or willful misconduct).
These
indemnification provisions may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Company's executive officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of
expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.
Item 7.    Exemption From Registration Claimed
Inapplicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
Item 9.    Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)    To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, 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;
(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 (a)(1)(i) and (a)(l)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3
or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the 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.
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 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.
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 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.
SIGNATURE
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
Poway, State of California, on July 25, 2002.
ANACOMP, INC.
By:
/s/
EDWARD P. SMOOT
Edward P. Smoot
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board or Directors
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The officers and directors of Anacomp, Inc. whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Edward P. Smoot and Linster W. Fox, and each of
them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this
registration statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorney and agent, or their or his substitutes, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
July 25, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
EDWARD P. SMOOT
Edward P. Smoot
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
LINSTER W. FOX
Linster W. Fox
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
DAVID E. ORR
David E. Orr
Director
/s/
RALPH B. BUNJE, JR.
Ralph B. Bunje, Jr.
Director
/s/
LLOYD MILLER
Lloyd Miller
Director
/s/
CHARLES M. TAYLOR
Charles M. Taylor
Director
/s/
WAYNE BARR, JR.
Wayne Barr, Jr.
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company as of December 31, 2001. (1)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company as of December 31, 2001. (1)
5.1
Legal Opinion of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP.
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Accountants. (2)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature pages to this registration statement).
(1)
Incorporated
by reference to Anacomp's Form 8-A dated January 9, 2002.
(2)
Prior
to May 23, 2002, Arthur Andersen LLP acted as Anacomp's independent public accountants. Arthur Andersen audited Anacomp's financial statements for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001 and reviewed Anacomp's financial statements for the quarters ended December 31, 2001 and March 31, 2002. However, Arthur Andersen has not consented to the
incorporation by reference of such financial statements in this Registration Statement. Therefore, Anacomp has dispensed with the requirement to file the written consent of Arthur Andersen in reliance
upon Rule 437a of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a result, you may not be able to recover damages from Arthur Andersen under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for any
untrue statements of material fact or any omissions to state a material fact, if any, contained in this Registration Statement by virtue of the incorporation by reference into this Registration
Statement of the aforementioned financial statements.
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