As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 1995 Registration No. 33-______ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 COMMNET CELLULAR INC. --------------------- (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) Colorado 84-0924904 -------------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 5990 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Englewood, Colorado 80111 - ----------------------------------------------- ----------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN -------------------------------- (Full Title of Plan) Amy M. Shapiro, Esq. Senior Vice President and General Counsel CommNet Cellular Inc. 5990 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80111 ------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) (303) 694-3234 -------------- (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------------------ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Title of each class of Proposed maximum maximum aggregate Amount of securities to be Amount to be offering price per offering registration registered registered share price fee ==================================================================================================================================== Common Stock, $.001 par value per share 1,090,745 $26.8125* $29,245,600* $10,085 ==================================================================================================================================== _____________________________ * Estimated, pursuant to Rule 457(c), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq National Market on November 30, 1995. This Registration Statement is filed in accordance with the provisions of General Instruction E to Form S-8. Pursuant thereto, the contents of the Registrant's earlier Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33- 47755) are hereby incorporated by reference. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. *5.1 Opinion of Amy M. Shapiro, regarding the legality of the Common Stock being registered. *23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors. *23.2 Consent of Amy M. Shapiro (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). ____________________ * Filed herewith. II-1 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 Englewood, State of Colorado, on December 4, 1995. COMMNET CELLULAR INC. By: /s/ ARNOLD C. POHS ------------------ Arnold C. Pohs, President 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 - ------------------------ --------------------------------------- ---------------- /s/ ARNOLD C. POHS Chairman of the Board, President December 4, 1995 - ------------------------ and Chief Executive Officer Arnold C. Pohs (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ DANIEL P. DWYER Vice President-Finance, Treasurer, December 4, 1995 - ------------------------ Chief Financial Officer and Director Daniel P. Dwyer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ ANDREW J. GARDNER Assistant Vice President-Accounting/Tax December 4, 1995 - ------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer) Andrew J. Gardner /s/ JOHN E. HAYES, JR. Director December 4, 1995 - ------------------------ John E. Hayes, Jr. /s/ ROBERT J. PADEN Director December 4, 1995 - ------------------------ Robert J. Paden /s/ DAVID E. SIMMONS Director December 4, 1995 - ------------------------ David E. Simmons II-2