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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 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, 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>1-800 CONTACTS,&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="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>87-0571643</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>66 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, 3rd Floor<BR>
Draper, Utah</B></FONT></TD>
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84020</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1-800 CONTACTS,&nbsp;INC. 1998 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Jonathan C. Coon<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
1-800 CONTACTS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
66 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, 3rd Floor<BR>
Draper, Utah 84020<BR>
(801)&nbsp;924-9800<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Copy to:  </I></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Dennis M. Myers, Esq.<BR>
Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis<BR>
200 E. Randolph Drive<BR>
Chicago, IL 60601<BR>
(312)&nbsp;861-2000  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
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Offering Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>620,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$13.08</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$8,109,600</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$746.08</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount
of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and 457(h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act, on the basis of the
average high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on July&nbsp;15, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;429 of the Securities Act, a combined prospectus, relating to the 620,000 shares registered hereby and the 521,140 (such number has subsequently been increased
to 1,042,280 as a result of a subsequent 2-for-1 stock split) shares registered pursuant to the registration statement filed on August&nbsp;11, 1998 (Registration
No.&nbsp;333-61205), will be delivered to plan participants in accordance with Form&nbsp;S-8 and Rule&nbsp;428 of the Securities Act. The previously-paid
filing fee associated with the 521,140 shares registered under the registration statement dated on August&nbsp;11, 1998 totaled $1,730. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement incorporates by reference the Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement filed by us on
August&nbsp;11, 1998 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-61205) (the "Original Filing"). Any items in the Original Filing not expressly changed hereby shall be as set forth in the Original
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to participants in the plan covered by this registration statement, in
accordance with Form&nbsp;S-8 and Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form&nbsp;S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this registration statement (which documents are
incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)&nbsp;or additional information
about the 1-800 CONTACTS,&nbsp;INC. 1998 Incentive Stock Option Plan are available without charge by contacting: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Robert
G. Hunter<BR>
Vice President, Finance<BR>
1-800 CONTACTS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
66 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, 3rd Floor<BR>
Draper, Utah 84020<BR>
(801)&nbsp;924-9800 </FONT></P>

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

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NAME="de2013_item_3._incorporation_of_documents_by_reference."> </A>
<A NAME="toc_de2013_6"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Commission allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this registration statement. The following documents which we have filed with the Commission are incorporated
in this registration statement by reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>our
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;0-23633);
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>our
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;30, 2002 (File No.&nbsp;0-23633); and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
description of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share contained in Item 1 in our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on
January&nbsp;20, 1998 (File No.&nbsp;0-23633), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;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 hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. </FONT></P>

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statement contained 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
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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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. 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="de2013_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The financial statements and schedules of 1-800 CONTACTS,&nbsp;INC. as of December&nbsp;29, 2001 and for each of the three&nbsp;years in the
period ended December&nbsp;29, 2001 which appears in the December&nbsp;29, 2001 Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of 1-800 CONTACTS,&nbsp;INC. which is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect thereto. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP to its being named in this Form&nbsp;S-8 as having certified the
financial statements of the Company as of December&nbsp;29, 2001 and for each of the three&nbsp;years in the period ended December&nbsp;29, 2001, as required by Section&nbsp;7 of the
Securities Act. Accordingly, you will not be able to sue Arthur Andersen pursuant to Section&nbsp;11(a)(4)&nbsp;of the Securities Act and therefore your right of recovery under that
section&nbsp;may be limited as a result of the lack of consent. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de2013_item_6._indemnification_of_directors_and_officers."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in the Original Filing is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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NAME="de2013_item_7._exemption_from_registration_claimed."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. 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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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See the Exhibit&nbsp;Index located at page&nbsp;6. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in the Original Filing is incorporated herein by reference. </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 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 Draper,
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JONATHAN C. COON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jonathan C. Coon<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY  </B></FONT></P>

<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 Jonathan C. Coon and Scott S. Tanner, and each or
either of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file
such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JONATHAN C. COON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jonathan C. Coon</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SCOTT S. TANNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Scott S. Tanner</FONT></TD>
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Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;19, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT G. HUNTER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert G. Hunter</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Finance (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;19, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN F. NICHOLS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John F. Nichols</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;19, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis with respect to the legality of the shares of common stock being registered hereby.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de2013_2">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de2013_3">Item 1. Plan Information</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2002
Registration No. 333-[            ]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
87-0571643
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
66 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, 3rd Floor
Draper, Utah
84020
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. 1998 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Jonathan C. Coon
President and Chief Executive Officer
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.
66 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, 3rd Floor
Draper, Utah 84020
(801) 924-9800
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Dennis M. Myers, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis
200 E. Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 861-2000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
620,000 shares
$13.08
$8,109,600
$746.08
(1)
In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also 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 calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, on the basis of the
average high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on July 15, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
(3)
Pursuant
to Rule 429 of the Securities Act, a combined prospectus, relating to the 620,000 shares registered hereby and the 521,140 (such number has subsequently been increased
to 1,042,280 as a result of a subsequent 2-for-1 stock split) shares registered pursuant to the registration statement filed on August 11, 1998 (Registration
No. 333-61205), will be delivered to plan participants in accordance with Form S-8 and Rule 428 of the Securities Act. The previously-paid
filing fee associated with the 521,140 shares registered under the registration statement dated on August 11, 1998 totaled $1,730.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Form S-8 Registration Statement incorporates by reference the Form S-8 Registration Statement filed by us on
August 11, 1998 (Registration No. 333-61205) (the "Original Filing"). Any items in the Original Filing not expressly changed hereby shall be as set forth in the Original
Filing.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to participants in the plan covered by this registration statement, in
accordance with Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the
documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement (which documents are
incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) or additional information
about the 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. 1998 Incentive Stock Option Plan are available without charge by contacting:
Robert
G. Hunter
Vice President, Finance
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.
66 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, 3rd Floor
Draper, Utah 84020
(801) 924-9800
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Commission allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this registration statement. The following documents which we have filed with the Commission are incorporated
in this registration statement by reference:
(a)
our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001 (File No. 0-23633);
(b)
our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2002 (File No. 0-23633); and
(c)
the
description of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share contained in Item 1 in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
January 20, 1998 (File No. 0-23633), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(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 hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
Any
statement contained 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
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.
The financial statements and schedules of 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. as of December 29, 2001 and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 29, 2001 which appears in the December 29, 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K of 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. which is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect thereto.
We
have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP to its being named in this Form S-8 as having certified the
financial statements of the Company as of December 29, 2001 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2001, as required by Section 7 of the
Securities Act. Accordingly, you will not be able to sue Arthur Andersen pursuant to Section 11(a)(4) of the Securities Act and therefore your right of recovery under that
section may be limited as a result of the lack of consent.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The information contained in the Original Filing is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index located at page 6.
Item 9. Undertakings.
The information contained in the Original Filing is incorporated herein by reference.
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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 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 Draper,
State of Utah, on this 19th day of July, 2002.
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.
By:
/s/
JONATHAN C. COON
Jonathan C. Coon
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jonathan C. Coon and Scott S. Tanner, and each or
either of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file
such amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
JONATHAN C. COON
Jonathan C. Coon
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
July 19, 2002
/s/
SCOTT S. TANNER
Scott S. Tanner
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
July 19, 2002
/s/
ROBERT G. HUNTER
Robert G. Hunter
Vice President, Finance (Principal Accounting Officer)
July 19, 2002
/s/
JOHN F. NICHOLS
John F. Nichols
Director
July 19, 2002
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/s/
E. DEAN BUTLER
E. Dean Butler
Director
July 19, 2002
/s/
BRADLEY T. KNIGHT
Bradley T. Knight
Director
July 19, 2002
/s/
JASON S. SUBOTKY
Jason S. Subotky
Director
July 19, 2002
/s/
STEPHEN A. YACKTMAN
Stephen A. Yacktman
Director
July 19, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Registration
5.1
Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis with respect to the legality of the shares of common stock being registered hereby.
23.1
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page to the registration statement).
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE 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
INDEX TO EXHIBITS