As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 1998
Registration No.333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
International Murex Technologies Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
N/A
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(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
2255 B. Queen Street, East, Suite 828
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4E1G3
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
International Murex Technologies Corporation Amended and Restated
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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(Full title of the plan)
Jill A. Gilmer
Secretary
2255 B. Queen Street, East, Suite 828
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4E1G3
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(Name and address of agent for service)
(519) 836-8016
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Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service
Copy to:
Bruce A. Rich, Esq.
Reid & Priest LLP
40 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Proposed Title maximum maximum
of securities offering aggregate Amount of
to be Amount to be price per offering registration
registered registered (1) share(2) price fee
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Common Stock, 500,000
no par value shares $9.34 $4,670,000.00 $1,377.65
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(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement
also covers any additional securities to be offered or issued in
connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction.
(2) Estimated for the sole purpose of calculating the
registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
INTERNATIONAL MUREX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL MUREX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is prepared pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-
69116) of International Murex Technologies Corporation
(the "Company"), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 13,
1993, to register 100,000 shares of the Common Stock,
no par value ("Common Stock"), underlying the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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5* Opinion of Reid & Priest LLP
10 International Murex Technologies Corporation
Amended and Restated Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
(incorporated by reference to
Schedule A to the Company's
Proxy Statement, dated April
3, 1997).
23(a)* Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23(b)* Consent of Reid & Priest LLP (included
in Exhibit 5).
24* Power of Attorney (included on signature page
of this Registration Statement on Form S-8).
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* 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
Toronto, British Columbia, Canada on the 16th day of January,
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1998.
INTERNATIONAL MUREX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ C. Robert Cusick
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C. Robert Cusick, President
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each director and/or officer of the Company whose signature
appears below hereby appoints C. Robert Cusick as his attorney-
in-fact to sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities
stated below and to file with the Commission, any and all
amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this
Registration Statement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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/C. Robert Cusick President, Chief January 16, 1998
----------------------------- Executive Officer
C. Robert Cusick and Director
/s/Steven C. Ramsey Chief Financial January 16, 1998
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Steven C. Ramsey
/s/ F. Michael P. Warren Chairman of the January 16, 1998
----------------------------- Board
F. Michael P. Warren
/s/J. Trevor Eyton Director January 16, 1998
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J. Trevor Eyton
/s/Thomas L. Gavan Director January 16, 1998
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Thomas L. Gavan
/s/Norbert J. Gilmore Director January 16, 1998
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Norbert J. Gilmore
/s/Jay A. Lefton Director January 16, 1998
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Jay A. Lefton
/s/Hartland M. Macdougall Director January 16, 1998
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Hartland M. Macdougall
/s/Stanley E. Read Director January 16, 1998
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Stanley E. Read
/s/Victor A. Rice Director January 16, 1998
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Victor A. Rice
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
INTERNATIONAL MUREX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Exhibit
No. Description
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5 Opinion of Reid & Priest LLP.
23(a) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23(b) Consent of Reid & Priest LLP
(included in Exhibit 5).
24 Power of Attorney (included on
signature page of this
Registration Statement on Form S-8).