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  <p class="MsoSubtitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on May 2, 2005</font></b></p>
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  <font face="Arial" size="2">Registration
  No. 333-_________</font></b></p>
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  <font face="Arial" size="4"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
  </b></font><b><font face="Arial">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
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  <b><font face="Arial" size="4">FORM S-8<br>
  </font><font face="Arial">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="5">ALCAN INC.<br>
  </font><font face="Arial" size="2">
  <i>(Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)</i></font></b></p>
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        <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial">CANADA<br>
        </font><font face="Arial" size="2">
        <i>
        (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</i></font></b></td>
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        <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial">NOT APPLICABLE<br>
        </font><font face="Arial" size="2">
        <i>
        (I.R.S.
        Employer Identification No.)</i></font></b></td>
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  <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0" align="center"><b>
  <font face="Arial" size="2">1188
  Sherbrooke Street West<br>
  Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2<br>
  514-848-8000<br>
  </font><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">
  <i>(Address of principal
  executive offices, including zip code)</i></font></b></p>
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    &nbsp;</div>

  <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0" align="center">&nbsp;</p>
  <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0" align="center"><b>
  <font face="Arial" size="4">Alcan
  Executive Share Option Plan</font></b></p>
  <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0" align="center"><b>
  <font face="Arial" size="4">(Full
  title of the plan)</font></b></p>
  <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0" align="center"><b>
  <font face="Arial" size="2"><br>
  Roy Millington, Secretary<br>
  Alcan Inc.<br>
  1188 Sherbrooke Street West<br>
  Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2<br>
  514-848-8000</font></b></p>
  <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0" align="center"><b>
  <font face="Arial" size="2"><i>
  (Name, address and telephone
  number, including area code, of agent for service)</i></font></b></p>
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    &nbsp;</div>
  <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><i>Copies to:</i></font></b></p>
  <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Donald R.
  Crawshaw, Esq.<br>
  Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP<br>
  125 Broad Street<br>
  New York, NY&nbsp; 10004<br>
  212-558-4000</font></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Title of Securities to be
        registered (1)</font></b></td>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Amount<br>
        &nbsp;to be<br>
        registered(2)(3)</font></b></td>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Proposed Maximum offering
        price per share (4)</font></b></td>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Proposed Maximum Aggregate
        Offering Price (4)</font></b></td>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Amount of registration fee</font></b></td>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Common
        Shares</font></b></td>
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        <b><font face="Arial" size="2">12,000,000</font></b></td>
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        <b><font size="2" face="Arial">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        32.18</font></b></td>
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        <b><font size="2" face="Arial">$&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        386,160,000</font></b></td>
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        <b><font size="2" face="Arial">$&nbsp;&nbsp;
        45,451.03</font></b></td>
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    <font face="Arial" size="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;

    One
    common
    share
    purchase right will also be issued with respect to each
    common
    share
    pursuant to the terms of the Shareholder Rights Plan included in the
    Shareholder Rights Agreement made as of December 14, 1989


    between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as amended.</font></p>
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    <font face="Arial" size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional common shares available for issuance under the Alcan
    Executive Share Option Plan.&nbsp; This Form S-8 supplements the Form S-8 filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering 15,209,748 shares
    under the Alcan Executive Share Option Plan on December 24, 1996 (File No.
    333-06210).</font></p>
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    <font face="Arial" size="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration
    Statement also covers such additional common shares as may become issuable
    pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the plan.</font></p>
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    <font face="Arial" size="2">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp; Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of
    calculating the registration fee.&nbsp; The proposed maximum offering price is
    based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common shares on
    the New York Stock Exchange on April 28, 2005.</font></div>
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  <p class="MsoTitle" align="center"><b><font face="Arial">Registration of Additional Securities</font></b></p>
  <p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2">This Registration Statement is being
  filed by Alcan Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) pursuant to General Instruction E to the
  Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  to register an additional 12,000,000 of the Company's Common Shares, without
  nominal or par value, which will be made available for delivery pursuant to
  the Alcan Executive Share Option Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;).&nbsp; A total of 15,209,748
  Common Shares available for delivery under the Plan were previously registered
  pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the
  Securities Exchange Commission on December 24, 1996 (File No. 333-06210), and
  the information contained therein is hereby incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
  <h1 style="text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in"><font face="Arial" size="2">Item 3.&nbsp;
  Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</font></h1>
  <p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2">The following documents of the
  Company, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  &quot;Commission&quot;), are incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>
  <blockquote>
    <p class="MsoListNumber3"><font face="Arial" size="2">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
  December&nbsp;31, 2004;</font></p>
    <p class="MsoListNumber3"><font face="Arial" size="2">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated (i) January 7, 2005; (ii) April
  19, 2005, (iii) April 29, 2005; and another (iv) April 29, 2005.</font></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p class="MsoBodyText2"><font face="Arial" size="2">other than the portions of such
  documents, which by statute, by designation in such document or otherwise, are
  not deemed to be filed with the Commission or are not required to be
  incorporated herein by reference.&nbsp; Information furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 or
  Item&nbsp;7.01 of the Company's Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K is not incorporated by
  reference in this Registration Statement.</font></p>
  <p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2">All documents filed by the Company
  pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of
  a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
  been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
  be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents other than the
  portions of such documents, which by statute, by designation in such document
  or otherwise, are not deemed to be filed with the Commission or are not
  required to be incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  <p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2">Any statement contained in a
  document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
  purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
  contained in this Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed
  document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement 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.
  </font>
  </p>
  <p class="MsoBodyText"><font face="Arial" size="2">The Common
  Shares are subject to the rights of the holders of the Company's preferred securities, and
  of any other preferred securities issued in the future. The holders of Common
  Shares are entitled to one vote per share at all meetings of shareholders of
  the Company, to participate ratably in any dividends which may be declared on Common
  Shares by the Board of Directors of the Company and, in the event of liquidation, dissolution
  or winding-up or other distribution of assets or property of the Company, to a
  pro rata share of the assets of the Company after payment of all liabilities
  and obligations. The Common Shares have no pre-emptive, redemption or
  conversion rights. <br>
  <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act
  require that the amendment of certain rights of holders of any class of
  shares, including the Common Shares, must be approved by not less than
  two-thirds of the votes cast by the holders of such shares. A quorum for any
  meeting of the holders of Common Shares is 40% of the Common Shares then
  outstanding. Therefore, it is possible for the rights of the holders of Common
  Shares to be changed other than by the affirmative vote of the holders of the
  majority of the outstanding Common Shares. In circumstances where certain
  rights of holders of Common Shares may be amended, however, holders of Common
  Shares will have the right, under the Canada Business Corporations Act, to
  dissent from such amendment and require the Company to pay them the then fair
  value of their Common Shares. Shareholders of the Company are also entitled to
  rights and privileges under the Shareholder Rights Plan, pursuant to a
  Shareholders Rights Agreement, dated as of December 14, 1989, as amended,
  between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as rights agent.</font></p>
  <h1 style="text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in"><font face="Arial" size="2">Item 8.&nbsp;
  Exhibits</font></h1>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
  Exhibit No.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
   <u>Description</u></font></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
  <font face="Arial" size="2">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion of Roy Millington as to the legality of
  securities.</font></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
  <font face="Arial" size="2">23.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
  <font face="Arial" size="2">23.2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent of Roy Millington (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
  <font face="Arial" size="2">24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Powers of Attorney.</font></p>
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&nbsp;</b></font><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt" align="center">
  <b><font face="Arial">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>
  <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: 0in">
  <font face="Arial" size="2">Pursuant to
  the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
  it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
  filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
  signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
  City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada on this 2<sup>nd</sup>
  day of May, 2005.</font></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>ALCAN INC.</b></font></td>
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      <font face="Arial" size="2">By:</font></td>
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      <font face="Arial" size="2">/s/ Travis Engen</font></td>
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      &nbsp;</td>
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      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -5.4pt; margin-right: -5.4pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Name:</font></td>
      <td valign="top" style="width: 289px; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Travis Engen</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="36" valign="top" style="width: 27.0pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -5.4pt">
      &nbsp;</td>
      <td valign="top" style="width: 38px; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -5.4pt; margin-right: -5.4pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Title:</font></td>
      <td valign="top" style="width: 289px; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="TableText"><font face="Arial" size="2">President and Chief Executive
      Officer</font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <hr>
  <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt">
  <font face="Arial" size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
  this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
  the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>
  <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 12.6pt" id="table4" width="100%">

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        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12.0pt">
        <font face="Arial" size="2">
        <b>Signature</b></font></td>
        <td width="207" valign="top" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-left: 9.0pt; margin-right: 27.0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12.0pt">
        <font face="Arial" size="2">
        <b>Title</b></font></td>
        <td width="180" valign="top" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
        <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12.0pt">
        <font face="Arial" size="2">
        <b>Date</b></font></td>
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      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      /s/ Travis Engen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Travis Engen</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Roland Berger</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      L. Denis Desautels</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      L. Yves Fortier</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Chairman of the Board</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Jean-Paul Jacamon</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      W.R. Loomis, Jr.</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Yves Mansion</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
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      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Christine Morin-Postel</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; H.
      Onno Ruding</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
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      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Guy Saint-Pierre</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
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      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Gerhard Schulmeyer</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
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      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

      Paul M. Tellier</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
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      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Milton
      K. Wong</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Director</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
      Geoffery E. Merszei&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

      Geoffery E. Merszei</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
      Thomas J. Harrington&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      Thomas J. Harrington</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting
      Officer)</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
      <td width="244" valign="bottom" style="width: 183.15pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -8.1pt; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      /s/ Donald P. Seberger&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      </u>
      </font>
      </p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -9.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Donald
      P. Seberger</font></td>
      <td width="207" valign="bottom" style="width: 155.25pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">Authorized Representative in the United States of
      America</font></td>
      <td width="180" valign="bottom" style="width: 135.0pt; padding-left: .25in; padding-right: .25in; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">
      &nbsp;<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-indent: 0in">
      <font face="Arial" size="2">May 2, 2005</font></td>
    </tr>
    </table>

  <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></p>

  <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" id="table5">
    <tr>
      <td width="47" valign="top" style="width: 35.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2">*By</font></td>
      <td width="259" valign="top" style="width: 194.1pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2">/s/ Roy
      Millington&nbsp;</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="306" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 229.5pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Roy Millington</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="306" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 229.5pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As Attorney-in-Fact</font></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

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<br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always">
&nbsp;</font><p class="MsoSubtitle"><font face="Arial" size="2">Exhibit Index</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><u>
Exhibit
No.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 <u>Description</u></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
<font face="Arial" size="2">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion of Roy Millington as to the legality of
securities.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
<font face="Arial" size="2">23.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
<font face="Arial" size="2">23.2
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent of Roy Millington (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:0">
<font face="Arial" size="2">24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Powers of Attorney.</font></p>


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As filed with the Securities and
As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on May 2, 2005
Registration
  No. 333-_________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALCAN INC.
(Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
CANADA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
NOT APPLICABLE
(I.R.S.
        Employer Identification No.)
1188
  Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2
514-848-8000
(Address of principal
  executive offices, including zip code)
Alcan
  Executive Share Option Plan
(Full
  title of the plan)
Roy Millington, Secretary
Alcan Inc.
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2
514-848-8000
(Name, address and telephone
  number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Donald R.
  Crawshaw, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
212-558-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be
        registered (1)
Amount
to be
registered(2)(3)
Proposed Maximum offering
        price per share (4)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
        Offering Price (4)
Amount of registration fee
Common
        Shares
12,000,000
$          
        32.18
$             
        386,160,000
$  
        45,451.03
(1)  

    One
    common
    share
    purchase right will also be issued with respect to each
    common
    share
    pursuant to the terms of the Shareholder Rights Plan included in the
    Shareholder Rights Agreement made as of December 14, 1989

    between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as amended.
(2)   Additional common shares available for issuance under the Alcan
    Executive Share Option Plan.  This Form S-8 supplements the Form S-8 filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering 15,209,748 shares
    under the Alcan Executive Share Option Plan on December 24, 1996 (File No.
    333-06210).
(3)   Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration
    Statement also covers such additional common shares as may become issuable
    pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the plan.
(4)   Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of
    calculating the registration fee.  The proposed maximum offering price is
    based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common shares on
    the New York Stock Exchange on April 28, 2005.
Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is being
  filed by Alcan Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to General Instruction E to the
  Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  to register an additional 12,000,000 of the Company's Common Shares, without
  nominal or par value, which will be made available for delivery pursuant to
  the Alcan Executive Share Option Plan (the "Plan").  A total of 15,209,748
  Common Shares available for delivery under the Plan were previously registered
  pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the
  Securities Exchange Commission on December 24, 1996 (File No. 333-06210), and
  the information contained therein is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3. 
  Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents of the
  Company, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  "Commission"), are incorporated herein by reference:
1.           The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
  December 31, 2004;
2.           Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated (i) January 7, 2005; (ii) April
  19, 2005, (iii) April 29, 2005; and another (iv) April 29, 2005.
other than the portions of such
  documents, which by statute, by designation in such document or otherwise, are
  not deemed to be filed with the Commission or are not required to be
  incorporated herein by reference.  Information furnished under Item 2.02 or
  Item 7.01 of the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K is not incorporated by
  reference in this Registration Statement.
All documents filed by the Company
  pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of
  a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
  been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
  be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents other than the
  portions of such documents, which by statute, by designation in such document
  or otherwise, are not deemed to be filed with the Commission or are not
  required to be incorporated herein by reference.
Any statement contained in a
  document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
  purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
  contained in this Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed
  document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference in this
  Registration Statement 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.
The Common
  Shares are subject to the rights of the holders of the Company's preferred securities, and
  of any other preferred securities issued in the future. The holders of Common
  Shares are entitled to one vote per share at all meetings of shareholders of
  the Company, to participate ratably in any dividends which may be declared on Common
  Shares by the Board of Directors of the Company and, in the event of liquidation, dissolution
  or winding-up or other distribution of assets or property of the Company, to a
  pro rata share of the assets of the Company after payment of all liabilities
  and obligations. The Common Shares have no pre-emptive, redemption or
  conversion rights.
The provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act
  require that the amendment of certain rights of holders of any class of
  shares, including the Common Shares, must be approved by not less than
  two-thirds of the votes cast by the holders of such shares. A quorum for any
  meeting of the holders of Common Shares is 40% of the Common Shares then
  outstanding. Therefore, it is possible for the rights of the holders of Common
  Shares to be changed other than by the affirmative vote of the holders of the
  majority of the outstanding Common Shares. In circumstances where certain
  rights of holders of Common Shares may be amended, however, holders of Common
  Shares will have the right, under the Canada Business Corporations Act, to
  dissent from such amendment and require the Company to pay them the then fair
  value of their Common Shares. Shareholders of the Company are also entitled to
  rights and privileges under the Shareholder Rights Plan, pursuant to a
  Shareholders Rights Agreement, dated as of December 14, 1989, as amended,
  between the Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company, as rights agent.
Item 8. 
  Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1                   Opinion of Roy Millington as to the legality of
  securities.
23.1    
              Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2    
              Consent of Roy Millington (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1                 Powers of Attorney.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
  the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
  it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
  filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
  signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
  City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada on this 2
nd
day of May, 2005.
ALCAN INC.
By:
/s/ Travis Engen
Name:
Travis Engen
Title:
President and Chief Executive
      Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
  this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
  the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Travis Engen
Travis Engen
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)
May 2, 2005
Roland Berger
Director
May 2, 2005
*
L. Denis Desautels
Director
May 2, 2005
*
L. Yves Fortier
Chairman of the Board
May 2, 2005
*
Jean-Paul Jacamon
Director
May 2, 2005
*
W.R. Loomis, Jr.
Director
May 2, 2005
*
Yves Mansion
Director
May 2, 2005
*
Christine Morin-Postel
Director
May 2, 2005
*
H.
      Onno Ruding
Director
May 2, 2005
*
Guy Saint-Pierre
Director
May 2, 2005
*
Gerhard Schulmeyer
Director
May 2, 2005
*
Paul M. Tellier
Director
May 2, 2005
*
Milton
      K. Wong
Director
May 2, 2005
/s/
      Geoffery E. Merszei
Geoffery E. Merszei
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)
May 2, 2005
/s/
      Thomas J. Harrington
Thomas J. Harrington
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting
      Officer)
May 2, 2005
/s/ Donald P. Seberger
Donald
      P. Seberger
Authorized Representative in the United States of
      America
May 2, 2005
*By
/s/ Roy
      Millington
Roy Millington
As Attorney-in-Fact
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No.
Description
5.1                   Opinion of Roy Millington as to the legality of
securities.
23.1    
            Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
                Consent of Roy Millington (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1                 Powers of Attorney.