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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;31, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 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=3><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>NEORX CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State of other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>91-1261311<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>410 West Harrison Street<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98119-4007<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>NEORX CORPORATION RESTATED 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
NEORX CORPORATION 1991 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plans) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>RICHARD L. ANDERSON<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President<BR>
NeoRx Corporation<BR>
410 West Harrison Street<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98119-4007<BR>
(206)&nbsp;281-7001<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copy to:<BR>
JAMES R. LISBAKKEN<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099<BR>
(206)&nbsp;583-8888  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to Be<BR>
Registered(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price Per<BR>
Share(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
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=3><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share, under the:</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>3,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2.51</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$7,530,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$692.76</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1991 Restricted Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>150,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$2.51</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$376,500</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$34.64</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="31%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>TOTAL</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>3,150,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$7,906,500</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$727.40</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Includes
associated rights to purchase shares of Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock of the Registrant, which rights are neither currently separable from the shares of common stock nor
currently exercisable.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Together
with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to such employee benefit plans as the
result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the Registrant's outstanding common stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The calculation of the registration
fee is based upon a per share price of $2.51, which was the average of the high ($2.55) and low ($2.46) sales prices of the Registrant's common stock on May&nbsp;23, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq
National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ja1257_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed on March&nbsp;29, 2002, which contains audited
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002 filed on May&nbsp;15, 2002; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;3, 2002, February&nbsp;28, 2002 and May&nbsp;21, 2002; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed on March&nbsp;21, 1988, under
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan contained in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on April&nbsp;16, 1996 under
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 of the Washington Business Corporation Act authorize a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant,
indemnification to directors and officers on terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Article&nbsp;XIII of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation and Section&nbsp;12 of the Registrant's Restated Bylaws provide, respectively, for indemnification of
the Registrant's directors and for indemnification of the Registrant's directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted by Washington law. Section&nbsp;12 of the
Registrant's Restated Bylaws also provides that the Registrant may maintain a liability insurance policy to indemnify its officers and directors against liability they may incur for serving in those
capacities. The Registrant currently maintains such a policy. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;23B.08.320
of the Washington Business Corporation Act authorizes a corporation to limit a director's liability to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages
for acts or omissions as </FONT></P>

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a director, except in certain circumstances involving intentional misconduct, knowing violations of law or illegal corporate loans or distributions, or any transactions from which the director
personally receives a benefit in money, property or services to which the director is not legally entitled. Article&nbsp;XII of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation contains
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extent permitted by Washington law, such limitations on a director's liability to the Registrant and its shareholders. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>


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Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the common stock being registered</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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NeoRx Corporation Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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NeoRx Corporation 1991 Restricted Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>A.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DD></DL>

<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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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><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 this 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 this Registration Statement; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><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 this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<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>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>B.&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 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
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>C.&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 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>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 Seattle,
State of Washington, on the 31st day of May, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DOUGLASS B. GIVEN, M.D., PH.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Douglass B. Given, M.D., Ph.D.<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Douglass&nbsp;B. Given, M.D., Ph.D., and Richard L. Anderson, or either of them, as
attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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May&nbsp;2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DOUGLASS B. GIVEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Douglass B. Given, M.D., Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD L. ANDERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard L. Anderson</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FREDERICK B. CRAVES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frederick B. Craves, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JACK L. BOWMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jack L. Bowman</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>E. ROLLAND DICKSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> E. Rolland Dickson, M.D.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CARL S. GOLDFISCHER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Carl S. Goldfischer, M.D.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the common stock being registered</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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NeoRx Corporation Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1257_2">Item 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1257_3">Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1257_4">Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1257_5">Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1257_8">Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NEORX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
91-1261311
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
410 West Harrison Street
Seattle, Washington 98119-4007
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
NEORX CORPORATION RESTATED 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
NEORX CORPORATION 1991 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
RICHARD L. ANDERSON
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
NeoRx Corporation
410 West Harrison Street
Seattle, Washington 98119-4007
(206) 281-7001
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
JAMES R. LISBAKKEN
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
(206) 583-8888
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(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share, under the:
Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan
3,000,000
$2.51
$7,530,000
$692.76
1991 Restricted Stock Plan
150,000
$2.51
$376,500
$34.64
TOTAL
3,150,000
$7,906,500
$727.40
(1)
Includes
associated rights to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Registrant, which rights are neither currently separable from the shares of common stock nor
currently exercisable.
(2)
Together
with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to such employee benefit plans as the
result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the Registrant's outstanding common stock.
(3)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The calculation of the registration
fee is based upon a per share price of $2.51, which was the average of the high ($2.55) and low ($2.46) sales prices of the Registrant's common stock on May 23, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq
National Market.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(a)  The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed on March 29, 2002, which contains audited
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(b)  The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002 filed on May 15, 2002;
(c)  The
Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2002, February 28, 2002 and May 21, 2002;
(d)  The
description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on March 21, 1988, under
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(e)  The
description of the Registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on April 16, 1996 under
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 4.    DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
Item 5.    INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not applicable.
Item 6.    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Sections 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 of the Washington Business Corporation Act authorize a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant,
indemnification to directors and officers on terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Article XIII of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation and Section 12 of the Registrant's Restated Bylaws provide, respectively, for indemnification of
the Registrant's directors and for indemnification of the Registrant's directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted by Washington law. Section 12 of the
Registrant's Restated Bylaws also provides that the Registrant may maintain a liability insurance policy to indemnify its officers and directors against liability they may incur for serving in those
capacities. The Registrant currently maintains such a policy.
Section 23B.08.320
of the Washington Business Corporation Act authorizes a corporation to limit a director's liability to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages
for acts or omissions as
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a director, except in certain circumstances involving intentional misconduct, knowing violations of law or illegal corporate loans or distributions, or any transactions from which the director
personally receives a benefit in money, property or services to which the director is not legally entitled. Article XII of the Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation contains
provisions implementing, to the fullest
extent permitted by Washington law, such limitations on a director's liability to the Registrant and its shareholders.
Item 7.    EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
Item 8.    EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the common stock being registered
23.1
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
NeoRx Corporation Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan
99.2
NeoRx Corporation 1991 Restricted Stock Plan
Item 9.    UNDERTAKINGS
A.
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;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(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.
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B.    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 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
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 Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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.
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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 Seattle,
State of Washington, on the 31st day of May, 2002.
NEORX CORPORATION
By:
/s/
DOUGLASS B. GIVEN, M.D., PH.D.
Douglass B. Given, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Douglass B. Given, M.D., Ph.D., and Richard L. Anderson, or either of them, as
attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and
all post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on the 31st day of
May 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
DOUGLASS B. GIVEN
Douglass B. Given, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
RICHARD L. ANDERSON
Richard L. Anderson
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
FREDERICK B. CRAVES
Frederick B. Craves, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/
JACK L. BOWMAN
Jack L. Bowman
Director
/s/
E. ROLLAND DICKSON
E. Rolland Dickson, M.D.
Director
/s/
CARL S. GOLDFISCHER
Carl S. Goldfischer, M.D.
Director
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/s/
ALAN A. STEIGROD
Alan A. Steigrod
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the common stock being registered
23.1
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.2
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
99.1
NeoRx Corporation Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan
99.2
NeoRx Corporation 1991 Restricted Stock Plan
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Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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