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Registration No. 333-__________
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2000
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UNITED STATES
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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H.B. FULLER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota 41-0268370
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
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1200 Willow Lake Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55110-5101
(Address, including zip code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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H.B. FULLER COMPANY EXECUTIVE STOCK PURCHASE LOAN PROGRAM
(Full title of the plan)
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Richard C. Baker, Esq.
General Counsel
H.B. Fuller Company
1200 Willow Lake Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55110-5101
(651) 236-5900
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service of process)
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Copy to:
Jay L. Swanson, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
220 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 340-2763
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed maximum Proposed maximum
Amount to be offering price per aggregate offering Amount of
Title of securities to be registered registered share (1) price (1) registration fee
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Common stock, par value 200,000
$1.00 per share shares $30.375 $6,075,000 $1,603.80
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) and
Rule 457(c), based upon the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's Common Stock on the Nasdaq
National Market on October 16, 2000.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
Pursuant to General Instruction E of the General Instructions to
Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement filed August 25, 2000 on
Form S-8 for the H.B. Fuller Company Executive Stock Purchase Loan Program
(File No. 333-44496) are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement, for the purpose of registering an additional 200,000 shares of the
Company's common stock, which may be offered under the H.B. Fuller Company
Executive Stock Purchase Loan Program.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
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23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24 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 St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on
October 19, 2000.
H.B. FULLER COMPANY
By /s/ Albert P.L. Stroucken
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Albert P.L. Stroucken
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on October 19, 2000.
Signature: Title:
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/s/ Albert P.L. Stroucken Chairman of the Board,
------------------------- President and Chief Executive Officer
Albert P.L. Stroucken and Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Raymond A. Tucker Senior Vice President,
------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
Raymond A. Tucker (principal financial officer)
/s/ David J. Maki Vice President and Controller
------------------------- (principal accounting officer)
David J. Maki
Director
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Anthony L. Andersen
* Director
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Norbert R. Berg
* Director
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Edward L. Bronstien, Jr.
* Director
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Robert J. Carlson
* Director
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Freeman A. Ford
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Director
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Gail D. Fosler
* Director
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Reatha Clark King
* Director
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Walter Kissling
* Director
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John J. Mauriel, Jr.
* Director
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Lee R. Mitau
*By /s/ Richard C. Baker
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Richard C. Baker, Attorney In Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX TO
FORM S-8
Exhibit
Number Description
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23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24 Power of Attorney
