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    <TD valign="top" align="right" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;4, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>95-4180883</B><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>21211 Nordhoff Street<BR>
Chatsworth, California 91311<BR>
(818)&nbsp;734-5300</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT WITH JOHN TUCKER<BR>
RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH JOHN TUCKER</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plans)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Susan N. Cayley<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Capstone Turbine Corporation<BR>
21211 Nordhoff Street<BR>
Chatsworth, California 91311<BR>
(818)&nbsp;734-5300</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Neil Wolff, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94304<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Stock Option Agreement with John
Tucker Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,000,000<BR>shares&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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with John Tucker, Common Stock,
$0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">500,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.001</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">500.00</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;Aggregate Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">190.96</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The shares registered hereunder comprise of 2,000,000 shares of
Capstone&#146;s common stock issuable at an exercise price of $1.18 per share
pursuant to options outstanding under the Stock Option Agreement with John
Tucker and 500,000 shares of Capstone&#146;s common stock issued at a purchase
price of $0.001 per share pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement with John Tucker. In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional
shares of Capstone&#146;s common stock that may be issued in accordance with
the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Tucker and the
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Tucker by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without Capstone&#146;s receipt of consideration, which results in an
increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Capstone&#146;s common
stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is based upon the exercise
price per share ($1.18) of outstanding options for 2,000,000 shares under
the Stock Option Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Tucker.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003"> Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004"> Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a92053exv4w1.txt">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone Turbine Corporation hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Commission:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Capstone&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;31,
2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Capstone&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15,
2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Capstone&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2003 and July&nbsp;17, 2003; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of Capstone&#146;s common stock contained in
Capstone&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;22, 2000, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;),
including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose
of amending such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the 1934 Act,
and, therefore, the description of securities is incorporated by reference
pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 herein.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) generally
allows for a corporation to indemnify directors and officers for all expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts in settlement actually paid and reasonably
incurred in connection with any proceedings so long as such party acted in good
faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation&#146;s best interests and, with respect to any criminal proceedings, if
such party had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct to be
unlawful. Indemnification may only be made by Capstone if the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section&nbsp;145 has been met by the indemnified
party upon a determination made (i)&nbsp;by the Board of Directors by a majority
vote of the directors who are not parties to such proceedings, even though less
than a quorum, or (ii)&nbsp;by a committee of such directors designated by majority
vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii)&nbsp;if there are
no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion, or (iv)&nbsp;by the stockholders.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone has adopted provisions in its Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Certificate&#148;), which require Capstone, to
the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to indemnify all directors and
officers of Capstone, and such other persons as may be required by statute or
by Capstone&#146;s bylaws (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;), against any liability and to advance
indemnification expenses on behalf of all directors and officers of Capstone.
The Certificate further requires Capstone to eliminate, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL, the liability for monetary damages of directors of
Capstone for actions or inactions taken by them as directors. If the DGCL is
later amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the
personal liability of directors, then the Certificate provides that the
liability of a director to Capstone shall be limited or eliminated to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Certificate also empowers Capstone, to the fullest extent permitted by
the DGCL, to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director or
officer, or such other person as may be permitted by statute or the Bylaws,
against any liability which may be asserted against any director, officer or
such other person.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Bylaws require that Capstone indemnify, in the manner and
to the full extent permitted by law, any person (or the estate of any person)
who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by
or in the right of Capstone, and whether civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is a
director or officer of Capstone, and at the discretion of the board of
directors may indemnify any person (or the estate of any person) who is such a
party or threatened to be made such a party by reason of the fact that such
person is or was an employee or agent of Capstone or is or was serving at
Capstone&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Capstone
may, to the full extent permitted by law, purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any such person against any liability which may be asserted against
him and may enter into contracts providing for the indemnification of such
person to the full extent permitted by law. To the full extent permitted by
law, the indemnification provided under the Bylaws shall include expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement,
and, in the manner provided by law, any such expenses may be paid by Capstone
in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding. The
indemnification provided under the Bylaws shall not be deemed to limit
Capstone&#146;s right to indemnify any other person for any such expenses to the
full extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which any person seeking indemnification from Capstone may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors
or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding such office.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capstone has entered into indemnity agreements (the &#147;Indemnity
Agreements&#148;) with each Capstone director, including directors who are also
officers and employees of Capstone, and certain senior officers of Capstone.
The Indemnity Agreements provide that Capstone will pay any expenses which an
indemnitee is or becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with any
proceeding, including any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit
or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of Capstone or otherwise and
whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which
the indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by
reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a
director or officer of Capstone, by reason of any actual or alleged error or
misstatement or misleading statement made or suffered by the indemnitee, by
reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting
as such director or officer, or by reason of the fact that he was serving at
the request of Capstone as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of
Capstone or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise; provided, that in each such case the indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of Capstone, and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, in
addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The payments to be made under the Indemnity Agreements include, but are
not limited to, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and costs,
attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements and costs of attachment or similar bonds,
investigations, and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification
under the Indemnity Agreement, except Capstone is not liable to make any
payment under the Indemnity Agreements in connection with
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">any claim made against an indemnitee (a)&nbsp;to the extent that payment is
actually made to the indemnitee under a valid, enforceable and collectible
insurance policy, (b)&nbsp;to the extent that the indemnitee is indemnified and
actually paid otherwise than pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement, (c)&nbsp;in
connection with a judicial action by or in the right of Capstone, in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which the indemnitee shall have been adjudged
to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to
Capstone unless and only to the extent that any court in which such action was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the indemnitee is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court
shall deem proper, (d)&nbsp;if it is proved by final judgment in a court of law or
other final adjudication to have been based upon or attributable to the
indemnitee&#146;s in fact having gained any personal profit or advantage to which he
was not legally entitled, (e)&nbsp;for a disgorgement of profits made from the
purchase and sale by the indemnitee of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;16(b) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and amendments
thereto or similar provisions of any state statutory law or common law, (f)
brought about or contributed to by the dishonesty of the indemnitee seeking
payment pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement; however, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the indemnitee shall be protected under the Indemnity Agreement as
to any claims upon which suit may be brought against him by reason of any
alleged dishonesty on his part, unless a judgment or other final adjudication
thereof adverse to the indemnitee shall establish that he committed (i)&nbsp;acts of
active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii)&nbsp;with actual dishonest purpose and
intent, (iii)&nbsp;which acts were material to the cause of action so adjudicated,
or (g)&nbsp;for any judgment, fine or penalty which Capstone is prohibited by
applicable law from paying as indemnity or for any other reason.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#043;4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Stock Option Agreement with John Tucker</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#043;4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement with John Tucker</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#043;5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#043;23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#043;23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#043;24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (reference is made to page S-1 of this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed herewith.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act,
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this 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 this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however</I>, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities 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
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Chatsworth, State of California, on this 1st
day of August, 2003.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ KAREN CLARK</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" width="85%" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Karen Clark, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That the undersigned officers and directors of Capstone Turbine
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Karen
Clark and John Tucker and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute
any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them,
determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or
regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as
part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of the date indicated.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOHN TUCKER<BR>
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John Tucker</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">August 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ KAREN CLARK<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Karen Clark</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">August 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
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Carmine Bosco</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ RICHARD DONNELLY<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard Donnelly</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOHN JAGGERS<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John Jaggers</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">/s/ JEAN-RENE MARCOUX<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Jean-Rene Marcoux</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">August 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
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John G. McDonald</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ELIOT G. PROTSCH<BR>
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Eliot G. Protsch</FONT></TD>
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Eric Young</FONT></TD>
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Capstone Turbine Corporation
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2003
Registration
No. 333-__________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
95-4180883
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
21211 Nordhoff Street
Chatsworth, California 91311
(818) 734-5300
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT WITH JOHN TUCKER
RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH JOHN TUCKER
(Full title of the Plans)
Susan N. Cayley
Vice President and General Counsel
Capstone Turbine Corporation
21211 Nordhoff Street
Chatsworth, California 91311
(818) 734-5300
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies to:
Neil Wolff, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
per Share
Offering Price
Fee
Stock Option Agreement with John
Tucker Common Stock, $0.001 par value
2,000,000
shares
$
1.18
(2)
$
2,360,000
$
190.92
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
with John Tucker, Common Stock,
$0.001 par value
500,000
$
0.001
$
500.00
$
0.04
Aggregate Registration Fee
$
190.96
(1)
The shares registered hereunder comprise of 2,000,000 shares of
Capstone's common stock issuable at an exercise price of $1.18 per share
pursuant to options outstanding under the Stock Option Agreement with John
Tucker and 500,000 shares of Capstone's common stock issued at a purchase
price of $0.001 per share pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement with John Tucker. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional
shares of Capstone's common stock that may be issued in accordance with
the provisions of the Stock Option Agreement with Mr. Tucker and the
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement with Mr. Tucker by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without Capstone's receipt of consideration, which results in an
increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Capstone's common
stock.
(2)
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is based upon the exercise
price per share ($1.18) of outstanding options for 2,000,000 shares under
the Stock Option Agreement with Mr. Tucker.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 4.2
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Capstone Turbine Corporation hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Commission:
(a)
Capstone's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March 31,
2003;
(b)
Capstone's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May 15,
2003;
(c)
Capstone's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the
Commission on April 30, 2003 and July 17, 2003; and
(d)
The description of Capstone's common stock contained in
Capstone's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
Commission on June 22, 2000, pursuant to Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"),
including any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose
of amending such description.
All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act,
and, therefore, the description of securities is incorporated by reference
pursuant to Item 3 herein.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") generally
allows for a corporation to indemnify directors and officers for all expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts in settlement actually paid and reasonably
incurred in connection with any proceedings so long as such party acted in good
faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation's best interests and, with respect to any criminal proceedings, if
such party had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct to be
unlawful. Indemnification may only be made by Capstone if the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section 145 has been met by the indemnified
party upon a determination made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority
vote of the directors who are not parties to such proceedings, even though less
than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority
vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are
no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion, or (iv) by the stockholders.
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Capstone has adopted provisions in its Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate"), which require Capstone, to
the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, to indemnify all directors and
officers of Capstone, and such other persons as may be required by statute or
by Capstone's bylaws (the "Bylaws"), against any liability and to advance
indemnification expenses on behalf of all directors and officers of Capstone.
The Certificate further requires Capstone to eliminate, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL, the liability for monetary damages of directors of
Capstone for actions or inactions taken by them as directors. If the DGCL is
later amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the
personal liability of directors, then the Certificate provides that the
liability of a director to Capstone shall be limited or eliminated to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.
The Certificate also empowers Capstone, to the fullest extent permitted by
the DGCL, to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director or
officer, or such other person as may be permitted by statute or the Bylaws,
against any liability which may be asserted against any director, officer or
such other person.
In addition, the Bylaws require that Capstone indemnify, in the manner and
to the full extent permitted by law, any person (or the estate of any person)
who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by
or in the right of Capstone, and whether civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is a
director or officer of Capstone, and at the discretion of the board of
directors may indemnify any person (or the estate of any person) who is such a
party or threatened to be made such a party by reason of the fact that such
person is or was an employee or agent of Capstone or is or was serving at
Capstone's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Capstone
may, to the full extent permitted by law, purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any such person against any liability which may be asserted against
him and may enter into contracts providing for the indemnification of such
person to the full extent permitted by law. To the full extent permitted by
law, the indemnification provided under the Bylaws shall include expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement,
and, in the manner provided by law, any such expenses may be paid by Capstone
in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding. The
indemnification provided under the Bylaws shall not be deemed to limit
Capstone's right to indemnify any other person for any such expenses to the
full extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which any person seeking indemnification from Capstone may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors
or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding such office.
Capstone has entered into indemnity agreements (the "Indemnity
Agreements") with each Capstone director, including directors who are also
officers and employees of Capstone, and certain senior officers of Capstone.
The Indemnity Agreements provide that Capstone will pay any expenses which an
indemnitee is or becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with any
proceeding, including any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit
or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of Capstone or otherwise and
whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which
the indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by
reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a
director or officer of Capstone, by reason of any actual or alleged error or
misstatement or misleading statement made or suffered by the indemnitee, by
reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting
as such director or officer, or by reason of the fact that he was serving at
the request of Capstone as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of
Capstone or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise; provided, that in each such case the indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of Capstone, and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, in
addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
The payments to be made under the Indemnity Agreements include, but are
not limited to, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and costs,
attorneys' fees and disbursements and costs of attachment or similar bonds,
investigations, and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification
under the Indemnity Agreement, except Capstone is not liable to make any
payment under the Indemnity Agreements in connection with
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any claim made against an indemnitee (a) to the extent that payment is
actually made to the indemnitee under a valid, enforceable and collectible
insurance policy, (b) to the extent that the indemnitee is indemnified and
actually paid otherwise than pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement, (c) in
connection with a judicial action by or in the right of Capstone, in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which the indemnitee shall have been adjudged
to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to
Capstone unless and only to the extent that any court in which such action was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the indemnitee is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court
shall deem proper, (d) if it is proved by final judgment in a court of law or
other final adjudication to have been based upon or attributable to the
indemnitee's in fact having gained any personal profit or advantage to which he
was not legally entitled, (e) for a disgorgement of profits made from the
purchase and sale by the indemnitee of securities pursuant to Section 16(b) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and amendments
thereto or similar provisions of any state statutory law or common law, (f)
brought about or contributed to by the dishonesty of the indemnitee seeking
payment pursuant to the Indemnity Agreement; however, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the indemnitee shall be protected under the Indemnity Agreement as
to any claims upon which suit may be brought against him by reason of any
alleged dishonesty on his part, unless a judgment or other final adjudication
thereof adverse to the indemnitee shall establish that he committed (i) acts of
active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) with actual dishonest purpose and
intent, (iii) which acts were material to the cause of action so adjudicated,
or (g) for any judgment, fine or penalty which Capstone is prohibited by
applicable law from paying as indemnity or for any other reason.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Number
Exhibit
+4.1
Stock Option Agreement with John Tucker
+4.2
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement with John Tucker
+5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
+23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
+23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
+24.1
Power of Attorney (reference is made to page S-1 of this Registration Statement)
+
Filed herewith.
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,
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this 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 this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement.
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
(2) That for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and
(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, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated
by reference into this 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 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities 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
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Chatsworth, State of California, on this 1st
day of August, 2003.
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ KAREN CLARK
Karen Clark, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Capstone Turbine
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Karen
Clark and John Tucker and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute
any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them,
determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or
regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as
part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JOHN TUCKER
John Tucker
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 1, 2003
/s/ KAREN CLARK
Karen Clark
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
August 1, 2003
Carmine Bosco
Director
/s/ RICHARD DONNELLY
Richard Donnelly
Director
August 1, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JOHN JAGGERS
John Jaggers
Director
August 1, 2003
/s/ JEAN-RENE MARCOUX
Jean-Rene Marcoux
Director
August 1, 2003
John G. McDonald
Director
/s/ ELIOT G. PROTSCH
Eliot G. Protsch
Chairman of the Board
August 1, 2003
/s/ ERIC YOUNG
Eric Young
Director
August 1, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Exhibit
+4.1
Stock Option Agreement with John Tucker
+4.2
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement with John Tucker
+5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
+23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
+23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
+24.1
Power of Attorney (reference is made to page S-1 of this Registration Statement)
+
Filed herewith.