1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 1996 Registration No. 333-______ ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 PAREXEL International Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-2776269 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 195 West Street, Waltham, MA 02154 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) -------------------- PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1995 STOCK PLAN (Full title of the plan) Josef H. von Rickenbach President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman PAREXEL International Corporation 195 West Street Waltham, Massachusetts 02154 (Name and address of agent for service) (617) 487-9900 (Telephone number, including area code of agent for service) -------------------- Copies to: William J. Schnoor, Jr. Heather M. Stone Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP High Street Tower 125 High Street Boston, MA 02110 (617) 248-7000 -------------------- Calculation Of Registration Fee =================================================================================================================== Title of Securities Amount to be Proposed maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of to be registered registered offering price per share aggregate offering price registration fee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value 500,000 shares $54.88 $27,440,000 $8,315.15 =================================================================================================================== <FN> (1) The price of $54.88 per share, which is the average of the bid and ask price of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on November 8, 1996, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. =================================================================================================================== 2 This Registration Statement registers additional securities of the same class as other securities for which the Registration Statement No. 33-80301 on Form S-8 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 1995, relating to the PAREXEL International Corporation 1986 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1987 Stock Plan, 1989 Stock Plan, 1995 Stock Plan, 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan is effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E, the contents of the above-listed Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. Exhibits -------- Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit ----------- ---------------------- Exhibit 5.1 Opinion of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. Exhibit 23.2 Consent of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement). 2 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, PAREXEL International Corporation 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 Waltham, State of Massachusetts, on this 15th day of November, 1996. PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Josef H. von Rickenbach ------------------------------------------ Josef H. von Rickenbach President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each such person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Josef H. von Rickenbach, William T. Sobo, Jr. and William J. Schnoor, Jr., his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Josef H. von Rickenbach President, Chief Executive November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- Officer and Chairman (principal Josef H. von Rickenbach executive officer) /s/ William T. Sobo, Jr. Vice President and Treasurer November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- (principal financial and William T. Sobo, Jr. accounting officer) /s/ A. Dana Callow Director November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- A. Dana Callow /s/ Patrick J. Fortune Director November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- Patrick J. Fortune /s/ Werner M. Herrmann Director November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- Werner M. Herrmann /s/ Peter Barton Hutt Director November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- Peter Barton Hutt /s/ James Saalfield Director November 15, 1996 ----------------------------------- James Saalfield 3 4 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE - ----------- ----------- ---- Exhibit 5.1 Opinion of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP. Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. Exhibit 23.2 Consent of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement). 4