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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 1999.
Registration No.____________
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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
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LADD FURNITURE, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 56-1311320
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Post Office Box 26777
Greensboro, North Carolina 27417-6777
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
LADD FURNITURE, INC.
1994 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
William S. Creekmuir
Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
LADD Furniture, Inc.
Post Office Box 26777
Greensboro, North Carolina 27417-6777
(336) 315-4001
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to
Robert E. Esleeck, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1001 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
Approximate date of proposed commencement of sales pursuant to the plan:
Promptly after the effectiveness of this Registration Statement.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Amount of
to be Registered(1) Registered Per Security Price(1) Registration Fee
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Common Stock, $0.30 Par Value 600,000 $19.1875 $11,512,500 $3,200.48
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(1) The amount set forth herein is estimated solely for the purposes of
calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(i) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") and is based on the
average of the high and low prices quoted in the NASDAQ National
Market System on May 5, 1999.
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Incorporation of Earlier Registration by Reference
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to the registration of
the offer and sale of 600,000 additional shares of Common Stock under the LADD
Furniture, Inc. 1994 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to
General Instruction E of Form S-8, LADD Furniture, Inc. (the "Registrant")
hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the contents
of Form S-8 Registration Statement filed on behalf of the Registrant on April
28, 1994 (File No. 33-53341) and the contents of Form S-8 Registration
Statement filed on behalf of the Registrant on May 3, 1996 (File No. 333-3129).
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits, listed in accordance with the number assigned
to each in the exhibit table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, are included in
Part II of this Registration Statement. Exhibit numbers omitted are not
applicable.
Exhibit No. Exhibits
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5 Form of legal opinion of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP with respect
to the legality of the securities being registered hereunder.
24.a Consent of KPMG LLP
24.b Consent of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (Contained in their opinion
filed as Exhibit 5 hereto.)
24.c Power of Attorney
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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 the City of Greensboro, State of North Carolina, on
May 6, 1999.
LADD FURNITURE, INC.
By /s/William S. Creekmuir
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William S. Creekmuir, Executive Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer
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 date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/Charles R. Eitel Director May 6, 1999
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Charles R. Eitel
/s/David A. Jones Director May 6, 1999
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David A. Jones
/s/Ian J. McCarthy Director May 6, 1999
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Ian J. McCarthy
/s/Zenon S. Nie Director May 6, 1999
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Zenon S. Nie
/s/L. Glenn Orr, Jr. Director May 6, 1999
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L. Glenn Orr, Jr.
/s/Fred L. Schuermann, Jr. Chairman of the Board, President, May 6, 1999
- ------------------------------------ Chief Executive Officer and Director
Fred L. Schuermann, Jr.
/s/William S. Creekmuir Executive Vice President, May 6, 1999
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William S. Creekmuir Financial Officer
/s/Daryl B. Adams Vice President, Corporate May 6, 1999
- ------------------------------------ Controller, Assistant Secretary and
Daryl B. Adams Assistant Treasurer (Principal
Accounting Officer)