As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2004
| Registration No. 333- |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
| Delaware | 62-1691861 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification Number) | |
| One Thousand Beverly Way | 72919 | |
| Fort Smith, Arkansas | (Zip Code) | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Douglas J. Babb
One Thousand Beverly Way
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72919
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(479) 201-2000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Proposed Maximum | Proposed Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title of Securities | Amount to be | Offering Price | Aggregate | Amount of | ||||||||||||||||||
| to be Registered | Registered(1) | Per Share | Offering Price(2) | Registration Fee(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share |
450,000 | N/A | $ | 3,775,500 | $ | 478.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement also covers additional securities that may be offered under the Beverly Enterprises, Inc. Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. | |||
| (2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. | |||
| (3) | Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2004, which was $8.39. | |||
| PART II | ||||||||
| Item 8. Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Opinion/Consent of John G. Arena, Esq. | ||||||||
| Consent of Ernst & Young LLP | ||||||||
NOTE
The purpose of this Form S-8 is to increase by 450,000 the number of shares of Beverly Enterprise, Inc. common stock, par value $0.10 per share, which may be issued pursuant to awards under the Beverly Enterprises, Inc. Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). In accordance with General Instruction E to the Form S-8, Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates herein by reference the Form S-8s previously filed by the Registrant with respect to the Plan on December 12, 1997 (SEC File No. 333-42131) and July 27, 2001 (SEC File No. 333-66018).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
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4.1
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Certificate of Incorporation of New Beverly Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997) | |
4.2
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of New Beverly Holdings Inc., changing its name to Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997) | |
4.3
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By-Laws of Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on June 4, 1997 (File No. 333-28521)) | |
5.1
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Opinion of John G. Arena, Esq. | |
23.1
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Consent of John G. Arena, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
23.2
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP | |
24.1
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Power of Attorney (included as part of signature page) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there-unto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on this 2nd day of July, 2004.
| BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Pamela H. Daniels | |||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||
| Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Douglas J. Babb and John G. Arena, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, severally, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and 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, and each of them, 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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 |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ William R. Floyd
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Chairman of the Board, | July 2, 2004 | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and | ||||
William R. Floyd
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Director | |||
/s/ Donald L. Seeley
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Director | July 2, 2004 | ||
Donald L. Seeley |
| Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ John D. Fowler, Jr.
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Director | July 2, 2004 | ||
John D. Fowler, Jr. |
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/s/ John P. Howe, III
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Director | July 2, 2004 | ||
John P. Howe, III |
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/s/ James W. McLane
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Director | July 2, 2004 | ||
James W. McLane |
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/s/ Marilyn R. Seymann
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Director | July 2, 2004 | ||
Marilyn R. Seymann |
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/s/ Ivan R. Sabel
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Director | July 2, 2004 | ||
Ivan R. Sabel |