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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;5, 2002.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration Number 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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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>MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>84-1342898</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>60 Commerce Way, Unit D<BR>
Totowa, New Jersey 07512<BR>
(973)&nbsp;237-9499<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code,<BR>
of Registrant's principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Sheldon Nelson, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
60 Commerce Way, Unit D<BR>
Totowa, New Jersey 07512<BR>
(973)&nbsp;237-9499<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number,<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
be registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per unit(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate<BR>
offering price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $.01 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.26</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$520,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$130.00</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Being
registered hereby are 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Registrant"), issuable
pursuant to the Registrant's 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under such Plan by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
<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 determining the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) and (c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed
maximum offering price per share was determined based upon the average of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on Oct.&nbsp;23, 2001, as reported on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_de1586_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities
Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof, taken together, constitute the prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement incorporates documents by reference that are not presented herein or delivered herewith. MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc.
(the "Registrant") will provide without charge to each person to whom this Registration Statement is delivered a copy of any or all of such documents which are incorporated herein by reference (other
than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the documents that this Registration
Statement incorporates). Oral or written requests for Registrant's documents should be directed to MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc., 60 Commerce Way, Unit D, Totowa, New Jersey 07512,
Attention: Bradley D. Holmstrom, Corporate Secretary, telephone number (973)&nbsp;237-9499. </FONT></P>

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

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>a.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's latest Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>b.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10-SB filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;12, 1999, and all amendments thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>c.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement (No.&nbsp;333-35820) filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;28, 2000, and Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;30, 2000, as to the description of the Registrant's securities.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>d.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered by
the annual report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
the Registration Statement which indicates that all of the shares of common stock offered have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. This Registration Statement is qualified in its entirety by the information and financial
statements (including notes </FONT></P>

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thereto) appearing in the documents incorporated by reference, except to the extent set forth in the immediately preceding statement. </FONT></P>

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

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

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

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


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Section&nbsp;145") permits indemnification by a company of any of its directors, officers, or
employees, (i)&nbsp;in any action other than an action by or on behalf of such company, for any reasonable expenses, judgment, fine or settlement payment incurred by the person as a director,
officer or employee of such company, and (ii)&nbsp;in an action by or on behalf of a company, for reasonable expenses and settlement payment incurred by the person as a director, officer or employee
of such company, both on condition of a determination by shareholders or a majority of the disinterested board members of such company (or an independent counsel in a written opinion if there are not
enough disinterested directors to constitute a quorum) that the person at issue acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of such company, or that with respect to a criminal proceeding, the person reasonably believed that such person's conduct was lawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145
mandates indemnification by a company of directors, officers, and employees for reasonable expenses if in the case of either (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;above, a
director, officer or employee is successful in his or her defense whether on the merits or otherwise, but prohibits indemnification in (ii)&nbsp;above if a director, officer or employee is found to
be liable or owes settlement payment to a company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Bylaws require mandatory indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, and permit indemnification to its employees to
the same extent. The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation restricts the personal liability of its directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has purchased an officers and directors liability insurance policy, which provides for insurance of directors and officers of the Registrant against certain liabilities
they may incur in their capacities as such. </FONT></P>

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

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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits to the Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index elsewhere herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Item 9. Undertakings.  </I></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DT 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; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<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 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 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 the Registration Statement or any material
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however, that paragraph&nbsp;(a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;shall 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>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
remove registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report
to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14a-3 or Rule&nbsp;14c-3 under
the Exchange Act; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article&nbsp;3 of Regulation&nbsp;S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to
be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial
information.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provisions described in Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange 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 proceedings) 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 Exchange Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT>
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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, 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 Totowa, State of New
Jersey, on February&nbsp;5, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SHELDON B. NELSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Sheldon B. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned directors and officers of MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc. each hereby appoint Sheldon B. Nelson, as our true and lawful attorneys with full power to sign
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement in our names and in the capacities indicated below to enable MDU Communications International,&nbsp;Inc. to comply with the requirements of the
Securities Act, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by said attorneys, or any of them, on
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SHELDON B. NELSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>Sheldon B. Nelson</B></FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board, CEO</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2002.
Registration Number 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
MDU Communications International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
84-1342898
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
60 Commerce Way, Unit D
Totowa, New Jersey 07512
(973) 237-9499
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant's principal executive offices)
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Sheldon Nelson, Chief Executive Officer
MDU Communications International, Inc.
60 Commerce Way, Unit D
Totowa, New Jersey 07512
(973) 237-9499
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
be registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per unit(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value
2,000,000 shares
$0.26
$520,000
$130.00
(1)
Being
registered hereby are 2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of MDU Communications International, Inc. (the "Registrant"), issuable
pursuant to the Registrant's 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under such Plan by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed
maximum offering price per share was determined based upon the average of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on Oct. 23, 2001, as reported on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing information specified in Part I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities
Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute the prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
This Registration Statement incorporates documents by reference that are not presented herein or delivered herewith. MDU Communications International, Inc.
(the "Registrant") will provide without charge to each person to whom this Registration Statement is delivered a copy of any or all of such documents which are incorporated herein by reference (other
than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the documents that this Registration
Statement incorporates). Oral or written requests for Registrant's documents should be directed to MDU Communications International, Inc., 60 Commerce Way, Unit D, Totowa, New Jersey 07512,
Attention: Bradley D. Holmstrom, Corporate Secretary, telephone number (973) 237-9499.
The
following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
a.
The
Registrant's latest Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.
b.
The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the SEC on May 12, 1999, and all amendments thereof.
c.
The
Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement (No. 333-35820) filed with the Commission on April 28, 2000, and Amendment No. 1 to the
Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on June 30, 2000, as to the description of the Registrant's securities.
d.
All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered by
the annual report referred to in (a) above.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
the Registration Statement which indicates that all of the shares of common stock offered have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing 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 in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. This Registration Statement is qualified in its entirety by the information and financial
statements (including notes
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thereto) appearing in the documents incorporated by reference, except to the extent set forth in the immediately preceding statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Section 145") permits indemnification by a company of any of its directors, officers, or
employees, (i) in any action other than an action by or on behalf of such company, for any reasonable expenses, judgment, fine or settlement payment incurred by the person as a director,
officer or employee of such company, and (ii) in an action by or on behalf of a company, for reasonable expenses and settlement payment incurred by the person as a director, officer or employee
of such company, both on condition of a determination by shareholders or a majority of the disinterested board members of such company (or an independent counsel in a written opinion if there are not
enough disinterested directors to constitute a quorum) that the person at issue acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of such company, or that with respect to a criminal proceeding, the person reasonably believed that such person's conduct was lawful.
Section 145
mandates indemnification by a company of directors, officers, and employees for reasonable expenses if in the case of either (i) or (ii) above, a
director, officer or employee is successful in his or her defense whether on the merits or otherwise, but prohibits indemnification in (ii) above if a director, officer or employee is found to
be liable or owes settlement payment to a company.
The
Registrant's Bylaws require mandatory indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, and permit indemnification to its employees to
the same extent. The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation restricts the personal liability of its directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
The
Registrant has purchased an officers and directors liability insurance policy, which provides for insurance of directors and officers of the Registrant against certain liabilities
they may incur in their capacities as such.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits to the Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index elsewhere herein.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(1)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
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;
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(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraph (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall 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.
(b)
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.
(c)
To
remove registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(2)
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 Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report
to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under
the Exchange Act; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to
be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial
information.
(4)
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
provisions described in Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange 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 proceedings) 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 Exchange 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, 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 Totowa, State of New
Jersey, on February 5, 2002.
MDU COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/
SHELDON B. NELSON
Sheldon B. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
The
undersigned directors and officers of MDU Communications International, Inc. each hereby appoint Sheldon B. Nelson, as our true and lawful attorneys with full power to sign
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement in our names and in the capacities indicated below to enable MDU Communications International, Inc. to comply with the requirements of the
Securities Act, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by said attorneys, or any of them, on
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement.
Signature and Name
Capacity
Date
/s/
SHELDON B. NELSON
Sheldon B. Nelson
Chairman of the Board, CEO
Feb. 5, 2002
/s/
J.E. (TED) BOYLE
J.E. (Ted) Boyle
Director
Feb. 5, 2002
/s/
DOUGLAS G. HOOPER
Douglas G. Hooper
Director
Feb. 5, 2002
/s/
ROBERT DYCK
Robert Dyck
Director
Feb. 5, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4.1
The 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1
Opinion of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C. regarding the legality of the securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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