content: <!doctype html public "c91899">
  
  
  <html>
  <head>
     <title>Prepared by Imprima De Bussy</title>
      <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true">
  </head>
  
  <body bgcolor="#ffffff">
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_1"></a>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">As filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2005 </font></p>
  <p align="right"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Registration
    No. 333-_____</font></p>
  <hr noshade size=1>
  <p align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font></b> <br>
    <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Washington, D.C.
    20549</font></b></p>
  <hr noshade size=1 width="120">
  <div align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><br>
    FORM S-8 <br>
    REGISTRATION STATEMENT </font></b> <br>
    <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Under </font></b>
    <br>
    <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">THE SECURITIES
    ACT OF 1933 <br>
    </font></b>
    <hr noshade size=1 width="120">
    <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><br>
    </font></b> </div>
  <p align="center"> <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size="5">AKZO
    NOBEL N.V. </font></b> <br>
    <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Exact name of registrant
    as specified in its charter) </font></p>
  <table width="100%" align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The
        Netherlands</font></b></td>
      <td align="center" width="50%"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">None</font></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(State
          or other jurisdiction of incorporation</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(I.R.S.
          Employer Identification No.)</font></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <div align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">or
          organization)</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p align="center"> <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">76
    Velperweg, 6824 BM ARNHEM </font></b></p>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Address
    of principal executive offices) </font></p>
  <p align="center"> <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Akzo
    Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan</font></b></p>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Full
    title of plan)</font><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">
    </font></b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><br>
    </font></p>
  <hr noshade size=1 width="120">
  <table width="100%" align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">M.
        Kennith Frank, III</font></b></td>
      <td align="center" width="50%"><b><i><font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif">With
        a copy to:</font></i></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Senior
        Vice President and General Counsel</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Richard
        C. Morrisey</font></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Akzo
        Nobel Inc.</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Sullivan
        &amp; Cromwell LLP</font></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">7
        Livingston Avenue</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">1
        New Fetter Lane</font></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Dobbs
        Ferry, NY 10522-3408</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">London
        EC4A 1AN, England</font></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(914)
        674-5000</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">44
        (0) 207 959 8900</font></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Name,
          address, including zip code, and telephone</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">number,
          including area code, of agent for service)</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">CALCULATION
    OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></p>
  <table align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%">
    <tr>
      <td colspan="9">
        <hr noshade size=1>
        <div align="center"></div>
        <div align="center"></div>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="18%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center" width="18%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Proposed</font></td>
      <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="18%">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Proposed</font></div>
      </td>
      <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="18%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Amount
          of Shares</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Maximum</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Maximum</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Amount
          of</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Title of Securities</font></td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">to
          be</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Offering
          Price</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Aggregate</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Registration</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">To be Registered</font></td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Registered
          (1)</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Per
          Share (2)</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Offering
          Price (2)</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Fee
          (2)</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="9">
        <hr noshade size=1>
        <div align="center"></div>
        <div align="center"></div>
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Ordinary
        Shares to be issued under the Akzo Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan</font></td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">260,000</font></div>
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">$
          41.52</font></div>
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">$
          10,795,200</font></div>
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"></div>
      </td>
      <td valign="top">
        <div align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">$
          1,270.60</font></div>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <br>
  <table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" width="3%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size="1">(1)</font></td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size="1">Pursuant
        to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
        Statement also registers such indeterminate number of additional shares
        as may be issuable under the plan in connection with variations in share
        capital, demergers, special dividends or similar transactions.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" width="3%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size="1">(2)</font></td>
      <td valign="top"><font size=1 face="CGTimes,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Estimated
        solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate
        has been computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) based on the exercise price
        for the options which is the opening price of the Ordinary Shares of Akzo
        Nobel N.V. as reported on Euronext Amsterdam on April 25, 2005 and the buying
        rate for euro of &euro;1.00 = $1.2984, as announced by the Federal Reserve
        on that date. </font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_2"></a>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">PART
    II </font></p>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">INFORMATION
    REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Incorporation
    of Certain Documents By Reference</font></u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">.
    </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
    reports listed below have been filed with or furnished to the Securities and
    Exchange Commission (&#147;Commission&#148;) by Akzo Nobel N.V. (&#147;Akzo
    Nobel&#148;or the &#147;Company&#148;) and are incorporated herein by reference
    to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished:
    </font></p>
  <table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top" width="2%"><font face="Symbol,Symbol">&middot;</font></td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Akzo
        Nobel's Annual Report on Form 20-F (SEC file number 001-17444) for the year
        ended December 31, 2003, which contains a description of the ordinary shares
        of Akzo Nobel.</font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">In addition, all Forms
    20-F filed by Akzo Nobel pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
    amended, and certain Reports on Form 6-K furnished by Akzo Nobel (which indicate
    on their cover pages that they are incorporated herein by reference), in each
    case, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
    of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicate
    that all securities 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 or furnishing of such
    documents or reports, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently
    filed or made. </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Description
    of Securities</font></u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">.
    </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Not applicable. </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Interest of
    Named Experts and Counsel</font></u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">.
    </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">None. </font></p>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">II-1
    </font></p>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_3"></a>
  <table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item
        6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers.<br>
        <br>
        </font></u></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">As
        of July 1, 2005, the Company&#146;s Articles of Association shall provide
        for the following:<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">&#147;INDEMNIFICATION
        OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT AND THE SUPERVISORY BOARD<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Article
        38<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Unless
        Dutch law provides otherwise, the following shall be reimbursed to current
        and former members of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board:<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" width="3%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(i)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">the
        reasonable costs of conducting a defence against claims based on acts or
        failures to act in the exercise of their duties or any other duties currently
        or previously performed by them at the Company&#146;s request;<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" width="3%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(ii)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">any
        damages or fines payable by them as a result of an act or failure to act
        as referred to under (i);<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" width="3%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(iii)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">the
        reasonable costs of appearing in other legal proceedings in which they are
        involved as current or former members of the Board of Management or Supervisory
        Board, with the exception of proceedings primarily aimed at pursuing a claim
        on their own behalf.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">There
        shall be no entitlement to reimbursement as referred to above if and to
        the extent that (i) a Dutch court has established in a final and conclusive
        decision that the act or failure to act of the person concerned may be characterized
        as willful (&#147;opzettelijk&#148;), intentionally reckless (&#147;bewust
        roekeloos&#148;) or seriously culpable (&#147;ernstig verwijtbaar&#148;)
        conduct, unless Dutch law provides otherwise or this would, in view of the
        circumstances of the case, be unacceptable according to the standards of
        reasonableness and fairness, or (ii) the costs or financial loss of the
        person concerned are covered by an insurance and the insurer has paid out
        the costs or financial loss. The company may take out liability insurance
        for the benefit of the persons concerned. The Supervisory Board may give
        further implementation to the above with respect to members of the Board
        of Management. The Board of Management may give further implementation to
        the above with respect to members of the Supervisory Board.&#148;</font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Exhibits</font></u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">.
    </font></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The following Exhibits
    are filed herewith unless otherwise indicated: </font></p>
  <table width="100%" align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td align="center" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center" width="15%">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Exhibit
          No.</u></font></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center" width="86%">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Description</u></font></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href="ex4-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">4.1</font></a></td>
      <td><a href="ex4-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Akzo
        Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan</font></a></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href="ex5-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">5.1</font></a></td>
      <td><a href="ex5-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Opinion
        of Ben Schoordijk, Senior Corporate Counsel of the Company regarding the
        validity of the securities being registered</font></a></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><a href="ex23-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">23.1</font></a></td>
      <td><a href="ex23-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Consent
        of KPMG Accountants N.V. independent registered public accounting firm,
        Arnhem, The Netherlands</font></a></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p align="center"> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">II-2
    </font></p>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_4"></a>
  <table width="100%" align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td align="center" width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center" width="15%">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">23.2</font></div>
      </td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Consent of Ben
        Schoordijk (included in exhibit 5.1)</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">24.1</font></div>
      </td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Powers of Attorney
        (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement)</font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%">
    <tr>
      <td valign="top" colspan="4"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Item
        9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Undertakings</font></u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New
  Roman,Times,serif">.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(a)</font></td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The
        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(1)</font></td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">To
        file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
        amendment to this registration statement:<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top" width="3%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(i)</font></td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">To
        include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act
        of 1933;<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(ii)</font></td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(iii)</font></td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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;<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="3"><i><font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif">provided,
        however</font></i><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">,
        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 by the registrant pursuant to section
        13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
        by reference in the registration statement.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(2)</font></td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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 </font><i><font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif">bona
        fide </font></i><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">offering
        thereof.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(3)</font></td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(b)</font></td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2">&nbsp;<font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The
        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
        annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
        statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
        the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
        time shall be deemed to be the initial </font><i><font face="TimesNewRoman,Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif">bona
        fide </font></i><font
  face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">offering thereof.<br>
        <br>
        </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(c)</font></td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top" colspan="0">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p align="center"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">II-3</font></p>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_6"></a>
  <p align="center"> <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">SIGNATURES
    </font></b></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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 Netherlands,
    on May 5, 2005. </font></p>
  <table align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%">
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Akzo
        Nobel N.V.</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td colspan="2"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Registrant)</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="6%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">By:</font></td>
      <td width="40%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> /s/</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td colspan=1>
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Name)</font></td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> G.J. Wijers</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Title)</font></td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> Chairman of the
        Board of</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Management /CEO</font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p align="center"> <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">POWER
    OF ATTORNEY </font></b></p>
  <p> <font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
    director and officer of the Registrant whose signature appears below hereby
    constitutes and appoints M. Kennith Frank, III, the agent for service named
    in the registration statement, and appoints each of Charles Scudder, M. Kennith
    Frank, III, A. Jan A.J. Eijsbouts, Steven J. Miller and Ben J. Schoordijk, his/her
    true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
    and resubstitution, for him, and on his behalf and in his name, place and stead,
    in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file any amendments to this
    registration statement on Form S-8 necessary or advisable to enable the registrant
    to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations
    and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
    which amendments may make such other changes in this registration statement
    as such attorney-in-fact deems appropriate, and any subsequent registration
    statement for the same offering that may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </font></p>
  <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">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 dates
    indicated. </font></p>
  <p> <b><u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Supervisory
    Board</font></u><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">
    </font></b></p>
  <div align="left"></div>
  <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="50%">
    <tr>
      <td align="center" width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="left"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Signature</u></font></b></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center" width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center" width="25%">
        <div align="left"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Titles</u></font></b></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp; </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp; </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Chairman</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Aarnout A. Loudon</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Virgina Bottomley</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_7"></a>
  <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="50%">
    <tr>
      <td align="center" width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center" width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center" width="25%">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Dolf van den Brink</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Uwe-Ernst Bufe</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Abraham E. Cohen</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Cees Van Lede</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Alain M&eacute;rieux</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Lars H. Thunnel</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Karel Vuursteen</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="50%">
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Board
        of Management</u></font></b></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="left"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Signature</u></font></b></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">
        <div align="left"><b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Titles</u></font></b></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
      <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td width="25%" nowrap><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Chief
        Executive Officer</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">(Chairman)</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">G.J. Wijers</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;<font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Chief Financial
        Officer</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">R. Frohn</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">A.T.M. Wilderbeek</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">/s/</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Member</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <hr noshade size=1>
      </td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">L. Darner</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  <div style="page-break-before: always"></div>
  <page>
  <p><a href="#contents"></a></p>
  <a name="page_8"></a>
  <p align="center"> <b><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif">EXHIBIT
    INDEX </font></b></p>
  <table width="100%" align="center" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
    <tr>
      <td align="center" width="15%">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Exhibit
          No.</u></font></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center" width="75%">
        <div align="left"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Description</u></font></div>
      </td>
      <td align="center" width="10%"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><u>Page</u></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><a href="ex4-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">4.1</font></a></td>
      <td><a href="ex4-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Akzo
        Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan</font></a></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><a href="ex5-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">5.1</font></a></td>
      <td><a href="ex5-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Opinion
        of Ben Schoordijk, Senior Corporate Counsel of the Company regarding the
        validity of the securities being registered</font></a></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><a href="ex23-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">23.1</font></a></td>
      <td><a href="ex23-1.htm"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Consent
        of KPMG Accountants N.V. independent registered public accounting firm,
        Arnhem, The Netherlands</font></a></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">23.2</font></td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Consent of Ben
        Schoordijk (included in exhibit 5.1)</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">24.1</font></td>
      <td><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Powers of Attorney
        (included in the signatures page of this </font><font face="TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Registration
        Statement)</font></td>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <hr noshade align="center" width="100%" size=2>
  </body>
  
  </html>
metadata_documents: [{"type": "S-8", "sequence": "1", "filename": "c91899.htm", "secsgml_size_bytes": 44868}]
metadata_filer: {"company-data": {"conformed-name": "AKZO NOBEL NV", "cik": "0000003124", "assigned-sic": "2800", "irs-number": "000000000", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "S-8", "act": "33", "file-number": "333-124656", "film-number": "05803257"}, "business-address": {"street1": "76 VELPERWEG 6824 BM", "city": "ARNHEM NETHERLANDS", "state": "P8", "zip": "00000"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "76 VELPERWEG 6824 BM", "city": "NETHERLANDS", "state": "P8", "zip": "00000"}, "former-company": [{"former-conformed-name": "AKZO N V", "date-changed": "19940809"}, {"former-conformed-name": "AKO N V", "date-changed": "19691127"}, {"former-conformed-name": "ALGEMENE KUNSTZIJDE UNIE N V", "date-changed": "19691106"}]}
text: Prepared by Imprima De Bussy
  As filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2005
  Registration
    No. 333-_____
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C.
    20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Under
  THE SECURITIES
    ACT OF 1933
  AKZO
    NOBEL N.V.
  (Exact name of registrant
    as specified in its charter)
  The
        Netherlands
  None
  (State
          or other jurisdiction of incorporation
  (I.R.S.
          Employer Identification No.)
  or
          organization)
  76
    Velperweg, 6824 BM ARNHEM
  (Address
    of principal executive offices)
  Akzo
    Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan
  (Full
    title of plan)
  M.
        Kennith Frank, III
  With
        a copy to:
  Senior
        Vice President and General Counsel
  Richard
        C. Morrisey
  Akzo
        Nobel Inc.
  Sullivan
        & Cromwell LLP
  7
        Livingston Avenue
  1
        New Fetter Lane
  Dobbs
        Ferry, NY 10522-3408
  London
        EC4A 1AN, England
  (914)
        674-5000
  44
        (0) 207 959 8900
  (Name,
          address, including zip code, and telephone
  number,
          including area code, of agent for service)
  CALCULATION
    OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed
  Proposed
  Amount
          of Shares
  Maximum
  Maximum
  Amount
          of
  Title of Securities
  to
          be
  Offering
          Price
  Aggregate
  Registration
  To be Registered
  Registered
          (1)
  Per
          Share (2)
  Offering
          Price (2)
  Fee
          (2)
  Ordinary
        Shares to be issued under the Akzo Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan
  260,000
  $
          41.52
  $
          10,795,200
  $
          1,270.60
  (1)
  Pursuant
        to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
        Statement also registers such indeterminate number of additional shares
        as may be issuable under the plan in connection with variations in share
        capital, demergers, special dividends or similar transactions.
  (2)
  Estimated
        solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate
        has been computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) based on the exercise price
        for the options which is the opening price of the Ordinary Shares of Akzo
        Nobel N.V. as reported on Euronext Amsterdam on April 25, 2005 and the buying
        rate for euro of €1.00 = $1.2984, as announced by the Federal Reserve
        on that date.
  PART
    II
  INFORMATION
    REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation
    of Certain Documents By Reference
  .
  The
    reports listed below have been filed with or furnished to the Securities and
    Exchange Commission ("Commission") by Akzo Nobel N.V. ("Akzo
    Nobel"or the "Company") and are incorporated herein by reference
    to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished:
  ·
  Akzo
        Nobel's Annual Report on Form 20-F (SEC file number 001-17444) for the year
        ended December 31, 2003, which contains a description of the ordinary shares
        of Akzo Nobel.
  In addition, all Forms
    20-F filed by Akzo Nobel pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
    amended, and certain Reports on Form 6-K furnished by Akzo Nobel (which indicate
    on their cover pages that they are incorporated herein by reference), in each
    case, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
    of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicate
    that all securities 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 or furnishing of such
    documents or reports, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently
    filed or made.
  Item 4.
  Description
    of Securities
  .
  Not applicable.
  Item 5.
  Interest of
    Named Experts and Counsel
  .
  None.
  II-1
  Item
        6.
  Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers.
  As
        of July 1, 2005, the Company's Articles of Association shall provide
        for the following:
  "INDEMNIFICATION
        OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT AND THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
  Article
        38
  Unless
        Dutch law provides otherwise, the following shall be reimbursed to current
        and former members of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board:
  (i)
  the
        reasonable costs of conducting a defence against claims based on acts or
        failures to act in the exercise of their duties or any other duties currently
        or previously performed by them at the Company's request;
  (ii)
  any
        damages or fines payable by them as a result of an act or failure to act
        as referred to under (i);
  (iii)
  the
        reasonable costs of appearing in other legal proceedings in which they are
        involved as current or former members of the Board of Management or Supervisory
        Board, with the exception of proceedings primarily aimed at pursuing a claim
        on their own behalf.
  There
        shall be no entitlement to reimbursement as referred to above if and to
        the extent that (i) a Dutch court has established in a final and conclusive
        decision that the act or failure to act of the person concerned may be characterized
        as willful ("opzettelijk"), intentionally reckless ("bewust
        roekeloos") or seriously culpable ("ernstig verwijtbaar")
        conduct, unless Dutch law provides otherwise or this would, in view of the
        circumstances of the case, be unacceptable according to the standards of
        reasonableness and fairness, or (ii) the costs or financial loss of the
        person concerned are covered by an insurance and the insurer has paid out
        the costs or financial loss. The company may take out liability insurance
        for the benefit of the persons concerned. The Supervisory Board may give
        further implementation to the above with respect to members of the Board
        of Management. The Board of Management may give further implementation to
        the above with respect to members of the Supervisory Board."
  Item 8.
  Exhibits
  .
  The following Exhibits
    are filed herewith unless otherwise indicated:
  Exhibit
          No.
  Description
  4.1
  Akzo
        Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan
  5.1
  Opinion
        of Ben Schoordijk, Senior Corporate Counsel of the Company regarding the
        validity of the securities being registered
  23.1
  Consent
        of KPMG Accountants N.V. independent registered public accounting firm,
        Arnhem, The Netherlands
  II-2
  23.2
  Consent of Ben
        Schoordijk (included in exhibit 5.1)
  24.1
  Powers of Attorney
        (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement)
  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 by the registrant pursuant to section
        13 or section 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 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.
  II-3
  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 Netherlands,
    on May 5, 2005.
  Akzo
        Nobel N.V.
  (Registrant)
  By:
  /s/
  (Name)
  G.J. Wijers
  (Title)
  Chairman of the
        Board of
  Management /CEO
  POWER
    OF ATTORNEY
  Each
    director and officer of the Registrant whose signature appears below hereby
    constitutes and appoints M. Kennith Frank, III, the agent for service named
    in the registration statement, and appoints each of Charles Scudder, M. Kennith
    Frank, III, A. Jan A.J. Eijsbouts, Steven J. Miller and Ben J. Schoordijk, his/her
    true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
    and resubstitution, for him, and on his behalf and in his name, place and stead,
    in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file any amendments to this
    registration statement on Form S-8 necessary or advisable to enable the registrant
    to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations
    and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
    which amendments may make such other changes in this registration statement
    as such attorney-in-fact deems appropriate, and any subsequent registration
    statement for the same offering that may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
  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 dates
    indicated.
  Supervisory
    Board
  Signature
  Titles
  /s/
  Chairman
  Aarnout A. Loudon
  /s/
  Member
  Virgina Bottomley
  /s/
  Member
  Dolf van den Brink
  /s/
  Member
  Uwe-Ernst Bufe
  /s/
  Member
  Abraham E. Cohen
  /s/
  Member
  Cees Van Lede
  /s/
  Member
  Alain Mérieux
  /s/
  Member
  Lars H. Thunnel
  /s/
  Member
  Karel Vuursteen
  Board
        of Management
  Signature
  Titles
  /s/
  Chief
        Executive Officer
  (Chairman)
  G.J. Wijers
  /s/
  Chief Financial
        Officer
  R. Frohn
  /s/
  Member
  A.T.M. Wilderbeek
  /s/
  Member
  L. Darner
  EXHIBIT
    INDEX
  Exhibit
          No.
  Description
  Page
  4.1
  Akzo
        Nobel Performance Stock Option Plan
  5.1
  Opinion
        of Ben Schoordijk, Senior Corporate Counsel of the Company regarding the
        validity of the securities being registered
  23.1
  Consent
        of KPMG Accountants N.V. independent registered public accounting firm,
        Arnhem, The Netherlands
  23.2
  Consent of Ben
        Schoordijk (included in exhibit 5.1)
  24.1
  Powers of Attorney
        (included in the signatures page of this
  Registration
        Statement)