1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 1997 Registration Statement No. 33- ------------ =============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ---------------------------------- D.I.Y. HOME WAREHOUSE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) OHIO 38-2560752 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 5811 CANAL ROAD SUITE 180 VALLEY VIEW, OHIO 44125 (216) 328-5100 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ---------------------------------- D.I.Y. HOME WAREHOUSE, INC. 1993 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Full title of the plan) ---------------------------------- STEPHEN G. SCHAFER, ESQUIRE Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss Professional Corporation One Woodward Avenue, Suite 2400 Detroit, Michigan 48226 (313) 961-8380 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================================================================ Title of Securities Amount to be Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of to be Registered Registered Offering Price Per Share(1] Aggregate Offering Price Registration Fee Common Stock, no par 500,000 108,000 @ $3.56 $1,707,480 $517 value 392,000 @ $3.375 ================================================================================================================================ (1) The offering price and the registration fee have been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the average of the high and low trading prices as reported on the Nasdaq NMS on September 4, 1997 for options yet to be granted, and on the actual option prices for options already granted. There are also registered hereunder any additional indeterminate number of shares as may be issued as a result of the antidilution provisions of the 1993 Plan. 2 This registration statement is being filed for the purpose of registering additional securities to be offered under the D.I.Y. Home Warehouse, Inc. 1993 Long Term Incentive Plan. In accordance with Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement No. 33-68608, filed with the Commission on September 10, 1993, are incorporated by reference into this registration statement. 3 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 Valley View, State of Ohio, on the 20th day of August, 1997. D.I.Y. HOME WAREHOUSE, INC. By:/s/Fred A. Erb ---------------------------------- Fred A. Erb, Chairman of the Board of Directors Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registrant Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/Fred A. Erb --------------------------------------- Fred A. Erb, Chairman of the Board of Directors Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/Clifford L. Reynolds --------------------------------------- Clifford L. Reynolds, Director and President (principal executive officer) Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/R. Scott Eynon --------------------------------------- R. Scott Eynon, Vice President- Operations and Director Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/Dennis C. Hoff --------------------------------------- Dennis C. Hoff, Vice President-General Merchandising Manager and Director Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/John M. Erb --------------------------------------- John M. Erb, Secretary and Director Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/Marilyn A. Eisele --------------------------------------- Marilyn A. Eisele, Vice President- Administration & Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer) Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/Gregory K. Jones --------------------------------------- Gregory K. Jones Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/John Augustus Shields --------------------------------------- John Augustus Shields Dated: August 20, 1997 /s/ Mark A. Timmerman --------------------------------------- Mark A. Timmerman 4 D.I.Y. HOME WAREHOUSE, INC. EXHIBIT INDEX =========================================================================== Exhibit Filed Page Number No. Description Herewith Herein =========================================================================== 5.0 Opinion of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer X & Weiss, Professional Corporation, regarding legality of the Common Stock 23.1 Consent of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer X See Exhibit 5.0 & Weiss, Professional Corporation 23.2 Consent of Coopers & X See Exhibit 23.1 Lybrand L.L.P. ===========================================================================