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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;30, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B> REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B> SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO.,&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"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400, Dublin, California 94568<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Michael J. Herbert<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400<BR>
Dublin, CA 94568<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(925)&nbsp;560-9000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

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<TH WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities to be registered<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock ($.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$51.425</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$102,850,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$9,462.20</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 registration fee in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the
high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;23, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant filed a Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;033-85662) on October&nbsp;27, 1994 (the "Original&nbsp;S-8"), to
register 1,200,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under Registrant's 1994 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Registrant subsequently filed a
Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-37325) on October&nbsp;7, 1997 (the "Second&nbsp;S-8"), to register an additional 300,000 shares of
Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under the Plan. Registrant amended the Second&nbsp;S-8 on May&nbsp;25, 1999. Registrant filed a Form&nbsp;S-8
Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-40858) on July&nbsp;6, 2000 (the "Third S-8"), to register an additional 500,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are
reserved for issuance under the Plan. This Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement registers an additional 2,000,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under
the Plan. Registrant incorporates herein by reference the Original&nbsp;S-8, the Second&nbsp;S-8, as amended, and the Third&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At
a special meeting on July&nbsp;29, 2002, the stockholders of Registrant approved an amendment of the Plan to increase by 2,000,000 (from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000) the number of shares
of Registrant's Common Stock that may be issued on exercise of options granted under the Plan. A copy of the Plan, as so amended, is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 hereto. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counsel for Registrant, Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP, has rendered an opinion that the shares of Common Stock registered hereby have been duly
authorized and, when sold and delivered as contemplated in this Registration Statement and in accordance with Registrant's 1994 Stock Option Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Partners and associates of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP beneficially own a total of 8,701 shares of Registrant's Common Stock. </FONT></P>

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

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Registrant's
1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended through July&nbsp;29, 2002
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of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1) </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, State of California, on July&nbsp;29, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. HERBERT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael J. Herbert<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 Michael J. Herbert his or her
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, 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 or her substitute or substitutes, may 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, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </FONT></P>

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President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. HERBERT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael&nbsp;J. Herbert<BR>
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,<BR>
and Secretary (Principal Financial<BR>
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July 29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BARCLAY SIMPSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Barclay Simpson<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EARL F. CHEIT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Earl&nbsp;F. Cheit<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Sunne Wright McPeak<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"><FONT SIZE=2>1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended through July&nbsp;29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Shartsis, Friese&nbsp;&amp; Ginsburg LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Shartsis, Friese &amp; Ginsburg LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2002
Registration No.333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3196943
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400, Dublin, California 94568
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Michael J. Herbert
Chief Financial Officer
4120 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400
Dublin, CA 94568
(Name and address of agent for service)
(925) 560-9000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per unit (1)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate offering
price (1)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock ($.01 par value)
2,000,000
$51.425
$102,850,000
$9,462.20
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the
high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 23, 2002.
Registrant filed a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 033-85662) on October 27, 1994 (the "Original S-8"), to
register 1,200,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under Registrant's 1994 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Registrant subsequently filed a
Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-37325) on October 7, 1997 (the "Second S-8"), to register an additional 300,000 shares of
Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under the Plan. Registrant amended the Second S-8 on May 25, 1999. Registrant filed a Form S-8
Registration Statement (File No. 333-40858) on July 6, 2000 (the "Third S-8"), to register an additional 500,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are
reserved for issuance under the Plan. This Form S-8 Registration Statement registers an additional 2,000,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under
the Plan. Registrant incorporates herein by reference the Original S-8, the Second S-8, as amended, and the Third S-8.
At
a special meeting on July 29, 2002, the stockholders of Registrant approved an amendment of the Plan to increase by 2,000,000 (from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000) the number of shares
of Registrant's Common Stock that may be issued on exercise of options granted under the Plan. A copy of the Plan, as so amended, is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Counsel for Registrant, Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP, has rendered an opinion that the shares of Common Stock registered hereby have been duly
authorized and, when sold and delivered as contemplated in this Registration Statement and in accordance with Registrant's 1994 Stock Option Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Partners and associates of Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP beneficially own a total of 8,701 shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Registrant's
1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended through July 29, 2002
5.1
Opinion
of Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent
of Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, State of California, on July 29, 2002.
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
MICHAEL J. HERBERT
Michael J. Herbert
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael J. Herbert his or her
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, 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 or her 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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE
DATE
/s/
THOMAS J FITZMYERS
Thomas J Fitzmyers
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
July 29, 2002
/s/
MICHAEL J. HERBERT
Michael J. Herbert
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
and Secretary (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
July 29, 2002
/s/
BARCLAY SIMPSON
Barclay Simpson
Chairman of Board of Directors
July 29, 2002
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/s/
EARL F. CHEIT
Earl F. Cheit
Director
July 29, 2002
/s/
STEPHEN B. LAMSON
Stephen B. Lamson
Director
July 29, 2002
/s/
PETER N. LOURAS, JR.
Peter N. Louras, Jr.
Director
July 29, 2002
/s/
SUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK
Sunne Wright McPeak
Director
July 29, 2002
/s/
BARRY LAWSON WILLIAMS
Barry Lawson Williams
Director
July 29, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
Sequentially
Numbered Page
4.1
1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended through July 29, 2002
6
5.1
Opinion of Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
14
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
15
23.2
Consent of Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
14
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