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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;33-&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=3><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>IMATION CORP.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-1838504</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B> 1 Imation Place<BR>
Oakdale, Minnesota<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>55128<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(ZipCode)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>IMATION CORP. 2000<BR>
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(As Amended)<BR>
(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>John L. Sullivan, Esq.<BR>
Imation Corp.<BR>
1 Imation Place<BR>
Oakdale, Minnesota 55128<BR>
(651)&nbsp;704-3831<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

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<TH WIDTH="29%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>
share<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
price<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
registration fee</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="29%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $.01 par value per share<SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$25.10</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$100,400,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$25,100</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>1</SUP></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1), the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high
and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;25, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>2</SUP></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
share of Common Stock includes a Preferred Stock Purchase Right pusuant to the registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<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 that have been filed by Imation Corp. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, as of their respective dates: </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 year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 and any other registration statement filed by the Company under the
Exchange Act, including any amendment filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and 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 respective dates of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 incorporated herein by reference or in any other subsequently filed document that 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>


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </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;John L. Sullivan, who has given an opinion of counsel with respect to the securities to which the Registration Statement relates, is an employee and officer
(Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Sullivan is eligible to participate in the Imation Corp. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. </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;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law contains detailed provisions for indemnification of directors and officers of Delaware corporations
against expenses, judgments, fines and settlements in connection with threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
Fourteenth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the liability of a director to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for a
breach of fiduciary duty as a director shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bylaws of the Company provide that the officers and directors of the Company shall be indemnified to the full extent authorized or permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, as amended from time to time. Expenses incurred by officers and directors in defending actions, suits, or proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of any final disposition if such
officer or director </FONT></P>

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agrees to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified under Delaware law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has entered into individual Indemnity Agreements with each of its directors pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify each of its directors for expenses and
damages in
connection with claims against each director in connection with the director's service to the Company to the full extent authorized or permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company maintains a standard policy of officers' and directors' liability insurance. </FONT></P>

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

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

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

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4.1</FONT></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A, dated June&nbsp;12, 1996, File No.&nbsp;1-14310).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;18, 1996 between the Registrant and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A,
 dated June&nbsp;12, 1996, File No.&nbsp;1-14310).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Rights Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;12, 1999 between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company's Form&nbsp;8-K Current Report dated
February&nbsp;8, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10/A, dated June&nbsp;12, 1996, File No.&nbsp;1-14310).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Counsel.</FONT></TD>
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15.1</FONT></TD>
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Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (regarding interim financial information).</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B> A. Post-Effective Amendments.  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&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><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</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;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</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
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>provided,
however, that subparagraphs (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;above will not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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;(3)&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> B. Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B> C. Claims for Indemnification.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 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 other 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 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;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 Oakdale,
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/ William T. Monahan</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William T. Monahan<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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated: </FONT></P>

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/s/ William T. Monahan</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William T. Monahan</FONT></TD>
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Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Robert L. Edwards</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert L. Edwards</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer (principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Paul R. Zeller</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul R. Zeller</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard E. Belluzzo</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lawrence E. Eaton</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael S. Fields</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Linda W. Hart</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William W. George</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ronald T. LeMay</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="47%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Marvin L. Mann</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Directory</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Daryl J. White</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="47%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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*By /s/ John L. Sullivan</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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John L. Sullivan<BR>
Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD>
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signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oakdale, State of Minnesota, on July 27, 2001. </FONT></P>

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4.1</FONT></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated June&nbsp;12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1996 between the Registrant and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated June&nbsp;12,
 1996, File No. 1-14310).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="80%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement dated as of January 12, 1999 between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K Current Report dated February&nbsp;8,
1999).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="80%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated
June 12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="80%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Opinion of Counsel.</FONT></TD>
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15.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="80%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (regarding interim financial information).</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2001
Registration No. 33-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
IMATION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
41-1838504
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1 Imation Place
Oakdale, Minnesota
Address of Principal Executive Offices)
55128
(ZipCode)
IMATION CORP. 2000
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended)
(Full title of the plan)
John L. Sullivan, Esq.
Imation Corp.
1 Imation Place
Oakdale, Minnesota 55128
(651) 704-3831
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
1
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
1
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
2
4,000,000
$25.10
$100,400,000
$25,100
1
Pursuant
to Rule 457(h)(1), the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high
and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 25, 2001.
2
Each
share of Common Stock includes a Preferred Stock Purchase Right pusuant to the registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents that have been filed by Imation Corp. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, as of their respective dates:
(a)
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(b)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001;
(c)
The
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 and any other registration statement filed by the Company under the
Exchange Act, including any amendment filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and 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 respective dates of filing of such 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 incorporated herein by reference or in any other subsequently filed document that 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.
John L. Sullivan, who has given an opinion of counsel with respect to the securities to which the Registration Statement relates, is an employee and officer
(Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) of the Company. Mr. Sullivan is eligible to participate in the Imation Corp. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law contains detailed provisions for indemnification of directors and officers of Delaware corporations
against expenses, judgments, fines and settlements in connection with threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
Article
Fourteenth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the liability of a director to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for a
breach of fiduciary duty as a director shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time.
The
Bylaws of the Company provide that the officers and directors of the Company shall be indemnified to the full extent authorized or permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, as amended from time to time. Expenses incurred by officers and directors in defending actions, suits, or proceedings may be paid by the Company in advance of any final disposition if such
officer or director
agrees to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified under Delaware law.
The
Company has entered into individual Indemnity Agreements with each of its directors pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify each of its directors for expenses and
damages in
connection with claims against each director in connection with the director's service to the Company to the full extent authorized or permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended
from time to time.
The
Company maintains a standard policy of officers' and directors' liability insurance.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated June 12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1996 between the Registrant and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A,
 dated June 12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).
4.4
Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement dated as of January 12, 1999 between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K Current Report dated
February 8, 1999).
4.5
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 10/A, dated June 12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel.
15.1
Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (regarding interim financial information).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
Item 9. Undertakings.
A. Post-Effective Amendments.
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:
(a)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(b)
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;
(c)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided,
however, that subparagraphs (a) and (b) above will not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
B. Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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. Claims for Indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 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 other 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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 Oakdale,
State of Minnesota, July 27, 2001.
IMATION CORP.
By:
/s/ William T. Monahan
William T. Monahan
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
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 date indicated:
Name
Title
Date
/s/ William T. Monahan
William T. Monahan
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
July 27, 2001
/s/ Robert L. Edwards
Robert L. Edwards
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer (principal financial officer)
July 27, 2001
/s/ Paul R. Zeller
Paul R. Zeller
Vice President, Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)
July 27, 2001
*
Richard E. Belluzzo
Director
July 27, 2001
*
Lawrence E. Eaton
Director
July 27, 2001
*
Michael S. Fields
Director
July 27, 2001
*
Linda W. Hart
Director
July 27, 2001
*
William W. George
Director
July 27, 2001
*
Ronald T. LeMay
Director
July 27, 2001
*
Marvin L. Mann
Directory
July 27, 2001
*
Daryl J. White
Director
July 27, 2001
*By /s/ John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Attorney-in-fact
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 Oakdale, State of Minnesota, on July 27, 2001.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
Page
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated June 12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1996 between the Registrant and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated June 12,
 1996, File No. 1-14310).
4.4
Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement dated as of January 12, 1999 between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K Current Report dated February 8,
1999).
4.5
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10/A, dated
June 12, 1996, File No. 1-14310).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel.
15.1
Awareness Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (regarding interim financial information).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
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