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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 101.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font size="2">Registration No. 333-_________ </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">UNITED STATES</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="4">FORM S&ndash;8</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">UNDER</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="5">GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Delaware</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">36-4335801</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30339-3314</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Stephen B. Paige,</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">Esq.</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Gentiva Health Services, Inc.</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">3 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">200S</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Melville, NY 11747-4627</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">(631)</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">501-7000</font></b></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Name and Address, Including Zip Code,</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><i><b><font size="2">Copies of all communications to:</font></b></i></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Raymond O. Gietz,</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">Esq.</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Weil, Gotshal</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">&amp; Manges LLP</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">767 Fifth Avenue</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">New York, NY 10153</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">(212)</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">310-8000</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 270pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 35.95pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule 12b- 2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 97.2%; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Large accelerated filer </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accelerated filer&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings" size="+0">x</font></font>&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-accelerated
                            filer </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font> <font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Smaller reporting company </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.8pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 188.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="1">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>
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                            <font size="1">Amount to be Registered(1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.8pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Proposed</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Maximum Offering</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Price Per Share(2)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2.8pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Proposed</font><br>
                            <font size="1">Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</font></p>
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                            <font size="1">Amount of Registration Fee</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Common Stock, par value $0.10&nbsp;per share</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">600,000</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$20.275</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$12,165,000</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$678.81</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="1">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this Registration Statement shall also cover such additional shares of common stock of the Registrant as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="1">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sale prices for shares of Gentiva common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 13, 2009.</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">We are filing this Registration Statement to register an additional 600,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;) for issuance under the Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the previous Registration Statement on Form S-8 related to the Plan prior to its amendment (SEC File No. 333-115725), filed on May 21, 2004, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) is incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this Registration Statement, except as amended
            hereby.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">PART II</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC (SEC File No. 001-15669):</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">(a)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2008;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">(b)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The Registrant&rsquo;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 29, 2009 and June 28, 2009;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">(c)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The Registrant&rsquo;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008, February 27, 2009, March 27, 2009, May 14, 2009, and May, 18, 2009; and</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">(d)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The description of the Registrant&rsquo;s common stock contained in the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A as filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;4, 2000, as amended, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed) subsequent to the filing 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 such documents.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Item 8. Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit No.</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit Description</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May&nbsp;12, 2008)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to </font><br>
                            <font size="2">Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May&nbsp;12, 2008)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Opinion of Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP*</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)*</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">24</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)*</font></p>
                        </td>
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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 4.35pt; page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">99.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2009) </font></p>
                        </td>
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                </table>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">* Filed herewith</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">2</font></p>
                        </td>
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            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this&nbsp;17th day of August,
            2009.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">By:</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="242">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Tony Strange</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="8">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="242">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Tony Strange</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="8">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="242">
                            <p style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Chief Executive Officer and President</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.28in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY </font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below (each being an officer and/or director of the Registrant) does hereby constitute and appoint Tony Strange, John R. Potapchuk and Stephen B. Paige and each of them, with full power of substitution, such person&rsquo;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person in such person&rsquo;s
            name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to
            effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in one or more counterparts. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="596" border="0">
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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 14.85pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Signature</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 14.85pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 14.85pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Capacity</font></b></p>
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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 14.85pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 14.85pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Date</font></b></p>
                        </td>
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                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 10pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 10pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 10pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 10pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 10pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 10pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Ronald A. Malone</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Chairman of the Board </font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Ronald A. Malone</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Tony Strange</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Tony Strange</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="bottom" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 0pt" valign="bottom" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ John R. Potapchuk</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">John R. Potapchuk</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Victor F. Ganzi </font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Victor F. Ganzi</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Stuart Olsten</font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
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                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Stuart Olsten</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Raymond S. Troubh</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Raymond S. Troubh</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">/s/ Rodney D. Windley</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="240" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="16" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="112" rowspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">August 17, 2009</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3.6pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3.6pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" valign="top" width="212">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Rodney D. Windley</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="312" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" nowrap width="285">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" nowrap width="27">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">3</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="center">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="590" border="0">
                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit No.</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit Description</font></b></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May&nbsp;12, 2008)</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to </font><br>
                            <font size="2">Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May&nbsp;12, 2008)</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Opinion of Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP*</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 4.35pt; page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)*</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 4.35pt; page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">24</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)*</font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 4.35pt; page-break-inside: avoid">
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="97">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">99.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; HEIGHT: 4.35pt" valign="top" width="493">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2009) </font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">* Filed herewith</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2009
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
__________
FORM S–8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
__________
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
36-4335801
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30339-3314
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Stephen B. Paige,
Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
3 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite
200S
Melville, NY 11747-4627
(631)
501-7000
(Name and Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies of all communications to:
Raymond O. Gietz,
Esq.
Weil, Gotshal
& Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
(212)
310-8000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b- 2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated
                            filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum Offering
Price Per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
600,000
$20.275
$12,165,000
$678.81
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover such additional shares of common stock of the Registrant as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sale prices for shares of Gentiva common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 13, 2009.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are filing this Registration Statement to register an additional 600,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common Stock") for issuance under the Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the previous Registration Statement on Form S-8 related to the Plan prior to its amendment (SEC File No. 333-115725), filed on May 21, 2004, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") is incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this Registration Statement, except as amended
            hereby.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC (SEC File No. 001-15669):
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2008;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 29, 2009 and June 28, 2009;
(c)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 2008, February 27, 2009, March 27, 2009, May 14, 2009, and May, 18, 2009; and
(d)
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the SEC on February 4, 2000, as amended, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed) subsequent to the filing 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 such documents.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May 12, 2008)
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May 12, 2008)
5.1
Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP*
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*
23.2
Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)*
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)*
99.1
Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2009)
* Filed herewith
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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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 17th day of August,
            2009.
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ Tony Strange
Tony Strange
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below (each being an officer and/or director of the Registrant) does hereby constitute and appoint Tony Strange, John R. Potapchuk and Stephen B. Paige and each of them, with full power of substitution, such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person in such person's
            name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to
            effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in one or more counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Ronald A. Malone
Chairman of the Board
August 17, 2009
Ronald A. Malone
/s/ Tony Strange
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
August 17, 2009
Tony Strange
/s/ John R. Potapchuk
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 17, 2009
John R. Potapchuk
/s/ Victor F. Ganzi
Director
August 17, 2009
Victor F. Ganzi
/s/ Stuart Olsten
Director
August 17, 2009
Stuart Olsten
/s/ Raymond S. Troubh
Director
August 17, 2009
Raymond S. Troubh
/s/ Rodney D. Windley
Director
August 17, 2009
Rodney D. Windley
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May 12, 2008)
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on May 12, 2008)
5.1
Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP*
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*
23.2
Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)*
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)*
99.1
Amended and Restated Gentiva Health Services, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2009)
* Filed herewith
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