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<p ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No. 333-</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><font FACE="Arial"><br>
</font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">Washington, DC 20549</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</font></b><font FACE="Arial"><br>
</font><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">Registration Statement<br>
under<br>
The Securities Act of 1933</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.<br>
</font></b><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)</p>
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        <p ALIGN="CENTER">New York<br>
        </font></b><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">(State of jurisdiction of<br>
        incorporation of organization)</font></td>
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        <p ALIGN="CENTER">36-1750680</font></b><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><br>
        (I.R.S. employer<br>
        identification no.)</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">3333 Beverly Road<br>
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179<br>
</b>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)<br>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.<br>
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.<br>
2002 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN</b><br>
(Full title of the plan)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">Anastasia D. Kelly<br>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<br>
Sears, Roebuck and Co.<br>
3333 Beverly Road<br>
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179<br>
</b>(Name and address of agent for service)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">(847) 286-2500</b><br>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE<br>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Title Of Each Class Of<br>
      Securities To Be Registered</font></b></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Amount To<br>
      Be Registered(1)</font></b></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit</font></b></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</font></b></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Amount Of Registration Fee(2)</font></b></td>
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      <p>Common Shares, par value $0.75 per share</font></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">550,000</font></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">(2)</font></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">(2)</font></td>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">$2,608.87</font></td>
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<p>(1) The number of shares being registered represents (i) the underlying
shares for the stock options, deferred shares and common share equivalents to be
granted under the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, and
(ii) the underlying shares for the stock options, deferred shares and common
share equivalents to be granted under the Sears, Roebuck and Co. 2002
Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.</p>
<p>(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) and estimated solely for the purpose
of determining the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per
share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been calculated as
follows: 489,688 shares at $53.11 per share, the average of the high and low
reported sale prices on May 8, 2002 of the Company's Common Shares, as reported
in a summary of composite transactions for securities listed on the New York
Stock Exchange; and 1,810 shares at $50.44 per share, 2,128 shares at $40.16 per
share, 24,964 shares at $39.32 per share, 28,620 shares at $37.73 per share, and
2,790 shares at $40.08 per share, the actual prices at which outstanding grants
were made.</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">PART II</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b><font FACE="Arial"><br>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Item 3.</font></td>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</p>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">The following documents filed by Sears,
      Roebuck and Co. (&quot;Sears&quot;) with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</p>
      <ul>
        <li>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Sears Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
          fiscal year ended December 29, 2001;</li>
        <li>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Sears Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
          the quarter ended March 30, 2002;</li>
        <li>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Sears Current Reports on Form 8-K dated
          January 10 and 17 and April 10 and 19, 2002;</li>
        <li>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 12">The description of Sears common shares
          contained in Item 5 on page 10 of Sears Annual Report on Form 10-K for
          the year ended December 29, 2001; and</li>
        <li>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 12">All documents subsequently filed by Sears
          pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act at
          any time 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.</li>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Item 5.</font></td>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.<br>
      <br>
      The legality of the common shares is being passed upon for Sears by
      Anastasia D. Kelly, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Sears. At
      May 1, 2002, Ms. Kelly owned 34,242 Sears common shares, including shares
      held in the Sears 401(k) savings plans, and held options granted under
      Sears employee stock plans relating to 265,603 Sears common shares.<br>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Item 6.</font></td>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Indemnification of Directors and Officers.<br>
      <br>
      Article V of the By-Laws of Sears, relating to indemnification of
      directors and officers, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to
      the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
      29, 2001. Article 7 of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sears,
      relating to limitation of personal liability of a director, is
      incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Registrant's Annual
      Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29,2001.<br>
      <br>
      Sections 721 to 726 of the New York Business Corporation Law authorize
      indemnification of directors and officers of Sears for certain liabilities
      and expenses. Section 726 of said Law authorizes the purchase of
      indemnification insurance (which Sears maintains). Section 402(b) of said
      Law authorizes the limitation, in certain circumstances, of personal
      liability of directors to the corporation or its shareholders for damages
      for breach of duty in such capacity.<br>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Item 8.</font></td>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Exhibits.<br>
      <br>
      The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit
      Index (below) to this Registration Statement, which Index is incorporated
      herein by reference.<br>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Item 9.</font></td>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Undertakings.<br>
      <br>
      A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:<br>
      <br>
      (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
      post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</p>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">(i) To include any prospectus required by
        Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</p>
        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">(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; and</p>
        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">(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;</p>
      </blockquote>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">provided, however, that paragraphs A(1)(i)
      and A(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
      post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
      reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
      by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
      registration statement.</p>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
      liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
      amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
      the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
      that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i> offering
      thereof.</p>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">(3) To remove from registration by means of a
      post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
      remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</p>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby
      undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
      Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
      pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
      report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
      that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
      deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
      offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
      deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i> offering thereof.</p>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
      arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
      officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
      foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
      in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
      therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
      expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
      the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
      proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
      connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
      unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
      controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
      question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
      expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
      such issue.</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</p>
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<p>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 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on May 9, 2002.</p>
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      <p>SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.</font></b></td>
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      <p>By:</font></td>
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      <p>/s/ Paul J. Liska&nbsp;<br>
      Executive Vice President and<br>
      Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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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:</p>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Alan J. Lacy*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director, Chairman of the Board of
        Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
        Officer)<br>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Paul J. Liska*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Executive Vice President and Chief
        Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)<br>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Thomas E. Bergmann*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Vice President and Controller<br>
        (Principal Accounting Officer)<br>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Hall Adams, Jr.*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Brenda C. Barnes*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Warren L. Batts*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">James R. Cantalupo*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Donald J. Carty*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">W. James Farrell*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Michael A. Miles*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Hugh B. Price*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Dorothy A. Terrell*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Raul Yzaguirre*</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Director</font></td>
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 12">May 9, 2002</font></td>
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      <p>*By:</font></td>
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      <p>/s/ Paul J. Liska<br>
      Paul J. Liska<br>
      Individually and as Attorney-in-fact</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">3(i)</font></td>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
      Sears, Roebuck and Co. as amended to May 13, 1996 (Incorporated by
      reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Registration Statement No. 333-8141).<br>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">3(ii)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">By-Laws of Sears, Roebuck and Co. as amended
      (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Annual Report on Form
      10-K of Sears, Roebuck and Co. for the year ended December 30, 2000).<br>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">4(i)(a)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Text of the Sears, Roebuck and Co.
      Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B
      to the Registrant's proxy statement dated March 20, 1996)</p>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">4(i)(b)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Text of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. 2002
      Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B
      to the Registrant's proxy statement dated March 27, 2002)</p>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">5*</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Opinion of Anastasia D. Kelly, Senior Vice
      President and General Counsel.<br>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">15*</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Awareness Letter of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</p>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">23(a)*</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.<br>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">23(b)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Consent of Anastasia D. Kelly, Senior Vice
      President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).<br>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 12">24*</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
      <p style="margin-bottom: 12">Power of Attorney of officers and directors.<br>
      </font></td>
  </tr>
</table>
<font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">
<p>*Filed herewith</p>
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Registration No
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement
under
The Securities Act of 1933
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)
New York
(State of jurisdiction of
incorporation of organization)
36-1750680
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
2002 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Anastasia D. Kelly
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179
(Name and address of agent for service)
(847) 286-2500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Each Class Of
Securities To Be Registered
Amount To
Be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount Of Registration Fee(2)
Common Shares, par value $0.75 per share
550,000
(2)
(2)
$2,608.87
(1) The number of shares being registered represents (i) the underlying
shares for the stock options, deferred shares and common share equivalents to be
granted under the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, and
(ii) the underlying shares for the stock options, deferred shares and common
share equivalents to be granted under the Sears, Roebuck and Co. 2002
Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) and estimated solely for the purpose
of determining the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per
share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been calculated as
follows: 489,688 shares at $53.11 per share, the average of the high and low
reported sale prices on May 8, 2002 of the Company's Common Shares, as reported
in a summary of composite transactions for securities listed on the New York
Stock Exchange; and 1,810 shares at $50.44 per share, 2,128 shares at $40.16 per
share, 24,964 shares at $39.32 per share, 28,620 shares at $37.73 per share, and
2,790 shares at $40.08 per share, the actual prices at which outstanding grants
were made.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Sears,
      Roebuck and Co. ("Sears") with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
Sears Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
          fiscal year ended December 29, 2001;
Sears Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
          the quarter ended March 30, 2002;
Sears Current Reports on Form 8-K dated
          January 10 and 17 and April 10 and 19, 2002;
The description of Sears common shares
          contained in Item 5 on page 10 of Sears Annual Report on Form 10-K for
          the year ended December 29, 2001; and
All documents subsequently filed by Sears
          pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act at
          any time 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.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the common shares is being passed upon for Sears by
      Anastasia D. Kelly, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Sears. At
      May 1, 2002, Ms. Kelly owned 34,242 Sears common shares, including shares
      held in the Sears 401(k) savings plans, and held options granted under
      Sears employee stock plans relating to 265,603 Sears common shares.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article V of the By-Laws of Sears, relating to indemnification of
      directors and officers, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to
      the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
      29, 2001. Article 7 of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sears,
      relating to limitation of personal liability of a director, is
      incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Registrant's Annual
      Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29,2001.
Sections 721 to 726 of the New York Business Corporation Law authorize
      indemnification of directors and officers of Sears for certain liabilities
      and expenses. Section 726 of said Law authorizes the purchase of
      indemnification insurance (which Sears maintains). Section 402(b) of said
      Law authorizes the limitation, in certain circumstances, of personal
      liability of directors to the corporation or its shareholders for damages
      for breach of duty in such capacity.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit
      Index (below) to this Registration Statement, which Index is incorporated
      herein by reference.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
      post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by
        Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(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; and
(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 paragraphs A(1)(i)
      and A(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
      post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
      reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
      by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
      registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
      liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
      amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
      the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
      that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
      thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a
      post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
      remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby
      undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
      Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
      pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
      report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
      that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
      deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
      offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
      deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
      arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
      officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
      foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
      in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
      therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
      expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
      the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
      proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
      connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
      unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
      controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
      question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
      expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
      such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on May 9, 2002.
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
By:
/s/ Paul J. Liska
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
Alan J. Lacy*
Director, Chairman of the Board of
        Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
        Officer)
May 9, 2002
Paul J. Liska*
Executive Vice President and Chief
        Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
May 9, 2002
Thomas E. Bergmann*
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 9, 2002
Hall Adams, Jr.*
Director
May 9, 2002
Brenda C. Barnes*
Director
May 9, 2002
Warren L. Batts*
Director
May 9, 2002
James R. Cantalupo*
Director
May 9, 2002
Donald J. Carty*
Director
May 9, 2002
W. James Farrell*
Director
May 9, 2002
Michael A. Miles*
Director
May 9, 2002
Hugh B. Price*
Director
May 9, 2002
Dorothy A. Terrell*
Director
May 9, 2002
Raul Yzaguirre*
Director
May 9, 2002
*By:
/s/ Paul J. Liska
Paul J. Liska
Individually and as Attorney-in-fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
3(i)
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
      Sears, Roebuck and Co. as amended to May 13, 1996 (Incorporated by
      reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Registration Statement No. 333-8141).
3(ii)
By-Laws of Sears, Roebuck and Co. as amended
      (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Annual Report on Form
      10-K of Sears, Roebuck and Co. for the year ended December 30, 2000).
4(i)(a)
Text of the Sears, Roebuck and Co.
      Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B
      to the Registrant's proxy statement dated March 20, 1996)
4(i)(b)
Text of the Sears, Roebuck and Co. 2002
      Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B
      to the Registrant's proxy statement dated March 27, 2002)
5*
Opinion of Anastasia D. Kelly, Senior Vice
      President and General Counsel.
15*
Awareness Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23(a)*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23(b)
Consent of Anastasia D. Kelly, Senior Vice
      President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
24*
Power of Attorney of officers and directors.
*Filed herewith