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 <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;25, 2006.</font></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="right" style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;padding:0pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</font></p> </div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INCYTE
CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.05pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">94-3136539</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="300" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:225.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.05pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="300" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:225.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">incorporation or organization)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.05pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Identification
  No.)</font></p>
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  <td width="300" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:225.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.05pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Experimental Station, Route 141&nbsp;&amp;<br>
  Henry Clay Road,<br>
  Building E336<br>
  Wilmington, Delaware</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.05pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  <br>
  <br>
  19880</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="300" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:225.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.05pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Zip Code)</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:1.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN OF INCYTE
CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;">PAUL A. FRIEDMAN</p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copy to:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="350" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:262.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and
  Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STANTON D. WONG</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="350" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:262.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incyte Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pillsbury
  Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="350" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:262.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Experimental
  Station, Route 141&nbsp;&amp;<br>
  Henry Clay Road,<br>
  Building E336<br>
  Wilmington, Delaware</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">P.O.&nbsp;Box
  7880<br>
  San Francisco, CA 94120<br>
  (415) 983-1000</font></p>
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  <td width="350" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:262.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="350" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:262.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(302) 498-6700</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="350" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:262.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, address
  and telephone number, <br>
  including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="307" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:230.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
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  <td width="32%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.06%;">
  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;">Title&nbsp;of<br>
  Securities&nbsp;To<br>
  Be&nbsp;Registered</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount<br>
  To&nbsp;Be<br>
  Registered(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price<br>
  per&nbsp;Share(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum&nbsp;Aggregate<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock,
  $.001 par value(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">750,000 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$3.93</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$2,947,500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$316</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Calculated
pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;E to Form&nbsp;S-8.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1),
based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on May&nbsp;23, 2006.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Associated with the
Common Stock are Series&nbsp;A Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
that will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from the Common Stock
prior to the occurrence of certain events.</p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT<br>
TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></u></p>

<h4 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">General
Instruction&nbsp;E Information</font></b></h4>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement is being filed for the
purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other
securities for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form&nbsp;S-8
relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration
Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;15,
2003 (File No.&nbsp;333-108013), June&nbsp;28, 2002 (File No.&nbsp;333-91540),
August&nbsp;15, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;333-67596), October&nbsp;3, 2000
(File No.&nbsp;333-47180) and July&nbsp;16, 1997 (File No.&nbsp;333-31409)
are hereby incorporated by reference.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Part&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Information Required in the Registration Statement</font></b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 47.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-47.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 3.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.<a name="Item3_IncorporationOfDocumentsByR_195714"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents
previously filed by Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Registrant&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2005;</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Registrant&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2006;</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Registrant&#146;s
Amended Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K/A filed on February&nbsp;6, 2006
and Current Reports filed on February&nbsp;16, 2006 (excluding the portion
thereof furnished under Item 2.02 of Form&nbsp;8-K), March&nbsp;16, 2006
and April&nbsp;3, 2006;</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of the Common Stock contained in Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed January&nbsp;5, 1996; and</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of the Series&nbsp;A Participatory Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
contained in Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed September&nbsp;30,
1998.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (excluding any portions thereof furnished under
Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K) prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 47.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-47.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 8.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits<a name="Item8_Exhibits_195814"></a></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 Wilmington, State of
Delaware, on May&nbsp;25, 2006.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ PAUL A. FRIEDMAN</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="279" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:209.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Paul&nbsp;A. Friedman</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="279" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:209.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="279" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:209.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="339" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:254.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul A. Friedman, David C.
Hastings, and Patricia A. Schreck, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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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  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"></p>
  </td>
  <td width="47" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.95pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="114" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:85.2pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Title</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp;PAUL
  A. FRIEDMAN</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief
  Executive Officer (Principal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Paul A. Friedman</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Officer) and
  Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  DAVID C. HASTINGS</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">David C. Hastings</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Financial
  Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  LAURENT CHARDONNET</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President, Finance
  and Treasurer (Principal </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="274" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Laurent
  Chardonnet</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="80" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:59.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;">/s/&nbsp;RICHARD U. DE
  SCHUTTER</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Richard
  U. De Schutter</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="273" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ BARRY M.
  ARIKO</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Barry
  M. Ariko</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ JULIAN C.
  BAKER</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Julian
  C. Baker</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ PAUL A.
  BROOKE</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Paul A.
  Brooke</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="273" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ MATTHEW W.
  EMMENS</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Matthew
  W. Emmens</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="273" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ JOHN F.
  NIBLACK</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="273" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:205.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">John F.
  Niblack</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="83" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="287" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ ROY A.
  WHITFIELD</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;25, 2006</font></p>
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  Whitfield</font></b></p>
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  Number</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, Independent
  Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2006.
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INCYTE
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3136539
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification
  No.)
Experimental Station, Route 141 &
Henry Clay Road,
Building E336
Wilmington, Delaware
19880
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN OF INCYTE
CORPORATION
(Full title of the plan)
PAUL A. FRIEDMAN
Copy to:
President and
  Chief Executive Officer
STANTON D. WONG
Incyte Corporation
Pillsbury
  Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Experimental
  Station, Route 141 &
Henry Clay Road,
Building E336
Wilmington, Delaware
P.O. Box
  7880
San Francisco, CA 94120
(415) 983-1000
(302) 498-6700
(Name, address
  and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities To
Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock,
  $.001 par value(3)
750,000 shares
$3.93
$2,947,500
$316
(1)
Calculated
pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1),
based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on May 23, 2006.
(3)
Associated with the
Common Stock are Series A Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
that will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from the Common Stock
prior to the occurrence of certain events.
INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
General
Instruction E Information
This Registration Statement is being filed for the
purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other
securities for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8
relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective.
The Registrant's Form S-8 Registration
Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15,
2003 (File No. 333-108013), June 28, 2002 (File No. 333-91540),
August 15, 2001 (File No. 333-67596), October 3, 2000
(File No. 333-47180) and July 16, 1997 (File No. 333-31409)
are hereby incorporated by reference.
Part II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3.
Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.
The following documents
previously filed by Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
(1)
Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005;
(2)
Registrant's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006;
(3)
Registrant's
Amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 6, 2006
and Current Reports filed on February 16, 2006 (excluding the portion
thereof furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K), March 16, 2006
and April 3, 2006;
(4)
The
description of the Common Stock contained in Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed January 5, 1996; and
(5)
The
description of the Series A Participatory Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
contained in Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed September 30,
1998.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by
Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (excluding any portions thereof furnished under
Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K) prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury
  Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1
Consent of
  Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  (included in Exhibit 5.1).
1
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 Wilmington, State of
Delaware, on May 25, 2006.
INCYTE CORPORATION.
By
/s/ PAUL A. FRIEDMAN
Paul A. Friedman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul A. Friedman, David C.
Hastings, and Patricia A. Schreck, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ PAUL
  A. FRIEDMAN
President, Chief
  Executive Officer (Principal
May 25, 2006
Paul A. Friedman
Executive Officer) and
  Director
/s/
  DAVID C. HASTINGS
Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer
May 25, 2006
David C. Hastings
(Principal Financial
  Officer)
/s/
  LAURENT CHARDONNET
Vice President, Finance
  and Treasurer (Principal
May 25, 2006
Laurent
  Chardonnet
Accounting Officer)
2
/s/ RICHARD U. DE
  SCHUTTER
Chairman
May 25, 2006
Richard
  U. De Schutter
/s/ BARRY M.
  ARIKO
Director
May 25, 2006
Barry
  M. Ariko
/s/ JULIAN C.
  BAKER
Director
May 25, 2006
Julian
  C. Baker
/s/ PAUL A.
  BROOKE
Director
May 25, 2006
Paul A.
  Brooke
/s/ MATTHEW W.
  EMMENS
Director
May 25, 2006
Matthew
  W. Emmens
/s/ JOHN F.
  NIBLACK
Director
May 25, 2006
John F.
  Niblack
/s/ ROY A.
  WHITFIELD
Director
May 25, 2006
Roy A.
  Whitfield
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent
  Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  (included in Exhibit 5.1).
4