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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;18, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&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<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>GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DELAWARE</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>58-1563799</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<BR>
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400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30346<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ABERDEEN HOURLY<BR>
SAVINGS&nbsp;&amp; INVESTMENT PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>JOEL
I. BEERMAN, ESQ.<BR>
400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30346<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=1>(Name and address of agent for service)<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>(770)&nbsp;395-4500<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=1>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>With a copy to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Lisa A. Stater, Esq.<BR>
Jones, Day, Reavis&nbsp;&amp; Pogue<BR>
3500 SunTrust Plaza,<BR>
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3242<BR>
(404)&nbsp;521-3939 </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum offering price per share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of registration fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=1>Common Stock, $.01 par value, and Preferred Share Purchase Rights</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>500,000 shares (3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$15.88</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$7,940,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,985</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee. This amount was determined in
accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457 (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, based on $15.88, the average of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;12, 2001,
a date within five business days of the date of this registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(3) In addition to the shares set forth in the table, the amount to be registered includes an
indeterminate number of shares issuable upon adjustment due to stock splits, stock dividends and anti-dilution provisions, and other adjustment provisions as provided in the Aberdeen
Hourly Savings&nbsp;&amp; Investment Plan (the "Plan"), as well as the Preferred Share Purchase Rights, which are attached to the shares of Common Stock being registered, and will be issued for no
additional consideration so that no additional registration fee is required. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8, the information specified by Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 has been
omitted from this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 for offers of shares of the Common Stock of Georgia Gulf Corporation (the "Company") under the Plan. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION<BR>  <BR>    REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8<BR>  <BR>    PART II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company (file no.&nbsp;1-9753) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, dated and filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;2, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since
December&nbsp;31, 2000.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A declared effective by the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 1990, as
amended, and the description of the related Preferred Share Purchase Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on
December&nbsp;13, 2000. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. </FONT></P>

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

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


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VIII of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"GCL"), a Director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability
(i)&nbsp;for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the GCL, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the Director derived any improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's Bylaws (Article&nbsp;XIII) provide that the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in </FONT></P>

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or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With
respect to indemnification of officers and directors, Section&nbsp;145 of the GCL provides that a corporation shall have power to 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 (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to be the best interests of the corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe this conduct was unlawful. Under this provision of the GCL, the termination of any action, suit or proceeding
by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner
which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Furthermore,
the GCL provides that a corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect or any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such court shall deem proper. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g)
of the GCL provides that a corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liability under the provisions of Section&nbsp;145. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company maintains several directors and officers liability policies which, subject to the terms and exclusions of the policies, cover any claim or claims made during the period
the policies are in force, against all persons who were, now are or shall be duly elected directors or officers of the Company for any actual or alleged error or misstatement or misleading statement
or act or omission or neglect or breach of duty by such persons insured while acting in their individual or collective capacities, on any matter, not excluded by the terms and conditions of the
policies, claimed against them solely by reason of their being directors or officers of the Company. The limit of liability under the policies is $50&nbsp;million per policy year. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant hereby undertakes that it has submitted or will submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or
will make all changes required by the IRS in order to perfect the tax qualified status of the Plan. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>filed
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company hereby undertakes:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of 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; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>provided,
however, paragraphs 1(i)&nbsp;and 1(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 the periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission 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>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>that,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company'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 </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>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
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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 Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD A. SCHMITT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward A. Schmitt<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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 indicated below on the 17th
day of July, 2001. Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard B. Marchese and Joel I. Beerman, jointly and severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact each, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD A. SCHMITT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward A. Schmitt</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD B. MARCHESE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard B. Marchese</FONT></TD>
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Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN E. AKITT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John E. Akitt</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN D. BRYAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John D. Bryan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DENNIS M. CHORBA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dennis M. Chorba</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PATRICK J. FLEMING</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Patrick J. Fleming</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
58-1563799
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
ABERDEEN HOURLY
SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
JOEL
I. BEERMAN, ESQ.
400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Name and address of agent for service)
(770) 395-4500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Lisa A. Stater, Esq.
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
3500 SunTrust Plaza,
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3242
(404) 521-3939
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered (1)
Amount to be registered
Proposed maximum offering price per share(2)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(2)
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value, and Preferred Share Purchase Rights
500,000 shares (3)
$15.88
$7,940,000
$1,985
(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee. This amount was determined in
accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457 (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on $15.88, the average of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on July 12, 2001,
a date within five business days of the date of this registration statement.
(3) In addition to the shares set forth in the table, the amount to be registered includes an
indeterminate number of shares issuable upon adjustment due to stock splits, stock dividends and anti-dilution provisions, and other adjustment provisions as provided in the Aberdeen
Hourly Savings & Investment Plan (the "Plan"), as well as the Preferred Share Purchase Rights, which are attached to the shares of Common Stock being registered, and will be issued for no
additional consideration so that no additional registration fee is required.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In accordance with the Note to Part I of Form S-8, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been
omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for offers of shares of the Common Stock of Georgia Gulf Corporation (the "Company") under the Plan.
GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company (file no. 1-9753) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof:
(a)
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, dated and filed with the Commission on April 2, 2001.
(b)
All
other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since
December 31, 2000.
(c)
The
description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A declared effective by the Commission on May 15, 1990, as
amended, and the description of the related Preferred Share Purchase Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
December 13, 2000.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Inapplicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article VIII of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"GCL"), a Director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability
(i) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived any improper personal benefit.
The
Company's Bylaws (Article XIII) provide that the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in
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or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
With
respect to indemnification of officers and directors, Section 145 of the GCL provides that a corporation shall have power to 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 (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to be the best interests of the corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe this conduct was unlawful. Under this provision of the GCL, the termination of any action, suit or proceeding
by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner
which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful.
Furthermore,
the GCL provides that a corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect or any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such court shall deem proper.
Section 145(g)
of the GCL provides that a corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liability under the provisions of Section 145.
The
Company maintains several directors and officers liability policies which, subject to the terms and exclusions of the policies, cover any claim or claims made during the period
the policies are in force, against all persons who were, now are or shall be duly elected directors or officers of the Company for any actual or alleged error or misstatement or misleading statement
or act or omission or neglect or breach of duty by such persons insured while acting in their individual or collective capacities, on any matter, not excluded by the terms and conditions of the
policies, claimed against them solely by reason of their being directors or officers of the Company. The limit of liability under the policies is $50 million per policy year.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
*4.1
Aberdeen Hourly Savings & Investment Plan.
*4.2
First Amendment to the Aberdeen Hourly Savings & Investment Plan.
*4.3
Second Amendment to the Aberdeen Hourly Savings & Investment Plan.
*23
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24
Power of Attorney (included as part of signature page).
The
registrant hereby undertakes that it has submitted or will submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or
will make all changes required by the IRS in order to perfect the tax qualified status of the Plan.
*
filed
herewith
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The
Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
to
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of 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; and
(iii)
to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided,
however, paragraphs 1(i) and 1(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 the periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in 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; and
(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.
(b)
The
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company'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
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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.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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 Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 17th day of July, 2001.
GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
By:
/s/
EDWARD A. SCHMITT
Edward A. Schmitt
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on the 17th
day of July, 2001. Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard B. Marchese and Joel I. Beerman, jointly and severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact each, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature
Title
/s/
EDWARD A. SCHMITT
Edward A. Schmitt
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
RICHARD B. MARCHESE
Richard B. Marchese
Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
JOHN E. AKITT
John E. Akitt
Director
/s/
JOHN D. BRYAN
John D. Bryan
Director
/s/
DENNIS M. CHORBA
Dennis M. Chorba
Director
/s/
PATRICK J. FLEMING
Patrick J. Fleming
Director
/s/
CHARLES T. HARRIS, III
Charles T. Harris, III
Director
/s/
JERRY R. SATRUM
Jerry R. Satrum
Director
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The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the
employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 17th day
of July, 2001.
ABERDEEN HOURLY SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN
By:
/s/
JAMES WORRELL
Name: James Worrell
Title: Plan Administrator
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Exhibit No.
Description
*4.1
Aberdeen Hourly Savings & Investment Plan.
*4.2
First Amendment to the Aberdeen Hourly Savings & Investment Plan.
*4.3
Second Amendment to the Aberdeen Hourly Savings & Investment Plan.
*23
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24
Power of Attorney (included as part of signature page).
*
filed
herewith
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