As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2003
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GSI COMMERCE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1075 First Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 | 04-2958132 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Arthur H. Miller
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
GSI Commerce, Inc.
1075 First Avenue
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(610) 265-3229
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Francis E. Dehel, Esq.
BLANK ROME LLP
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 569-5500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities To Be Registered | Amount To Be Registered | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 1,000,000 shares | (1) | $ | 11.15 | (2) | $ | 11,150,000 | (2) | $ | 902.04 | (3) |
(1) | Plus such indeterminate number of additional shares as may be issued pursuant to certain anti-dilution provisions contained in the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 457(h), based upon the price at which stock options covered by the Registration Statement may be exercised and, in the case where such price is not known, upon the average of the high and low sale prices of our common stock, reported on the Nasdaq National Market on September 19, 2003. |
(3) | Pursuant to Rule 457(p), the amount of the filing fee due under this Registration Statement in the amount of $902.04 has been offset in full by a portion of the filing fee paid under our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-33876), originally filed with the SEC on April 3, 2000 and withdrawn on May 8, 2000. |
Rule 429 legend: The prospectus which will be used in connection with the sale of securities covered by this Registration Statement issued pursuant to the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan will also be used in connection with the sale of securities covered by (i) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-49363) filed with the SEC on April 3, 1998, (ii) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-53982) filed with the SEC on January 19, 2001 and (iii) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-65694) filed with the SEC on July 24, 2001.
Introductory Statement
The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register an additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan as a result of an amendment to such plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-49363 filed with the SEC on April 3, 1998, Registration Statement No. 333-53982 filed with the SEC on January 19, 2001 and Registration Statement No. 333-65694 filed with the SEC on July 24, 2001 are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement or, where so indicated, have been previously filed and are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
5.1 | Opinion of Blank Rome LLP regarding legality. | |
23.1 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP | |
23.2 | Consent of Blank Rome LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on the date indicated.
GSI COMMERCE, INC. | ||||||
Date: | September 22, 2003 | /s/ MICHAEL G. RUBIN | ||||
Michael G. Rubin Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael G. Rubin and Jordan M. Copland, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, 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 connection therewith, 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 substitutes or substitute, 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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE | CAPACITY | DATE | ||
/s/ MICHAEL G. RUBIN Michael G. Rubin | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ JORDAN M. COPLAND Jordan M. Copland | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ R. BARRY SAUDER R. Barry Sauder | Vice President of Finance and Controller (principal accounting officer) | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ KENNETH J. ADELBERG Kenneth J. Adelberg | Director | September 22, 2003 |
/s/ M. JEFFREY BRANMAN M. Jeffrey Branman | Director | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ RONALD D. FISHER Ronald D. Fisher | Director | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ HARVEY LAMM Harvey Lamm | Director | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ MARK S. MENELL Mark S. Menell | Director | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ MICHAEL S. PERLIS Michael S. Perlis | Director | September 22, 2003 | ||
/s/ JEFFREY F. RAYPORT Jeffrey F. Rayport | Director | September 22, 2003 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
5.1 | Opinion of Blank Rome LLP regarding legality. | |
23.1 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. | |
23.2 | Consent of Blank Rome LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page). |