As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 1998 Registration No. 333-_____ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ___________________ Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ___________________ California 95-3759463 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 5200 East La Palma Avenue Anaheim, California 92807 (714) 693-8066 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices) ___________________ Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Award Plan (Full title of the plan) ___________________ Greg H. Weaver, Chief Executive Officer Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. 5200 East La Palma Avenue Anaheim, California 92807 (Name and address of agent for service) ___________________ Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (714) 693-8066 ___________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Proposed Title of maximum maximum securities Amount offering aggregate Amount of to be to be price offering registration registered registered per unit price fee Common Stock 600,000(1) $22.22(2) $13,332,000(2) $3,933(2) $.01 par shares value (1) This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock stated above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by the Prospectus and, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an indeterminate number of shares which by reason of certain events specified in the Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") may become subject to the Plan. (2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on October 9, 1998, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System and published in the Western Edition of The Wall Street Journal. The Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 6. PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item 2 of Form S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference The following documents of Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (the "Company") filed with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference: (a) The Company's Registration Statements on Forms S-8 relating to the Plan (File Nos. 33-65412, 33-88114, 33-97512, and 333-34677) filed with the Commission on July 2, 1993, December 30, 1994, September 28, 1995, and August 29, 1996, respectively. Item 8. Exhibits See the attached Exhibit Index on page 6. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Anaheim, State of California, on October 12, 1998. By: /s/ Greg H. Weaver Greg H. Weaver, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Greg H. Weaver and Carl W. Womack, or either of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her 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 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them individually, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Greg H. Weaver Chairman of the Board October 12, 1998 Greg H. Weaver and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Carl W. Womack Senior Vice President October 12, 1998 Car. W. Womack Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Director Pearson Cummin III /s/ Peter L. Harris Director October 12, 1998 Peter L. Harris /s/ Julius Jensen III Director October 12, 1998 Julius Jensen III /s/ Richard Lyons Director October 12, 1998 Richard Lyons Director Sally Frame Kasaks EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 4. Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Award Plan (Composite Plan Document Reflecting May 1998 Amendment to the Plan and June 8, 1998 Stock Split). 5. Opinion of O'Melveny & Myers LLP (opinion re legality). 23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (consent of independent auditors). 23.2 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5). 24. Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under "Signatures").