September 23, 1994
Securities & Exchange Commission
One Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Millipore Corporation 1985 Combined Stock Option Plan
Registration Statement Numbers 33-11790 and 33-37319
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 428 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant hereby files its registration statement on Form S-8 relating
to the increase of shares available for grant of options by 1,000,000 shares
under the Millipore Corporation 1985 Combined Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").
At the Annual Shareholders Meeting of Millipore Corporation held on
April 21, 1994, the shareholders approved the adoption of the amendment to
the Plan authorizing the increase of the number of shares available for the
grant of options by 1,000,000 shares.
The filing fee required under Rule 457(h)(1) was wire transferred to the
Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Pa. on September 22, 1994.
Sincerely,
MILLIPORE CORPORATION
/s/ Patricia A. Powers
Patricia A. Powers
Staff Attorney
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Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Millipore Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Massachusetts 04-2170233
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification
incorporation or organization) Number)
80 Ashby Road, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
MILLIPORE CORPORATION
1985 Combined Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Geoffrey Nunes, Esquire
Millipore Corporation
80 Ashby Road
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(617) 275-9200
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Proposed Proposed
Securities Amount To Be Maximum Maximum Amount
To Be Registered Offering Aggregate Registration
Registered Price Per Offering Fee
Share Price
Common 1,000,000
Stock Shares $34.875 $34,875,000.00* $12,026.00
$1.00 Par
Value
* Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(l), the maximum aggregate offering price and the
computation of the registration fee has been calculated upon the basis of the
price at which the options may be exercised.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement
relates to 1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock of the Registrant to
be issued pursuant to the 1985 Combined Stock Option Plan. The Registrant
hereby incorporates by reference the earlier registration statements filed
under SEC file no. 0-1052 and bearing the Registration Statement Numbers 33-
11790 and 33-37319.
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September 12, 1994
Securities and Exchange Commission
500 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Dear Sirs:
In connection with the proposed offer and sale of 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock $1.00 par value per share (the "Stock") of Millipore Corporation
(the "Company") as set forth in the attached Registration Statement on Form S-
8, I have examined the Restated Articles of Organization and By-Laws of the
Company, all as amended to date, such records of its corporate proceedings as
I deemed material, such records of its corporation proceedings as I deemed
material, the Registration Statement and such other certificates, records and
documents as I deemed necessary for purposed of this opinion. Based on the
foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a duly organized and existing corporation under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2. The 1,000,000 shares covered by the Registration Statement which
are reserved for issue to employees of the Company pursuant to the
exercise of options granted under the Millipore Corporation 1985
Combined Stock Option Plan, have been duly authorized and will be,
when issued, sold and delivered in the manner described in the
Registration Statement validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable.
I am an officer and stockholder of the Company.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Geoffrey Nunes
Geoffrey Nunes
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
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CONSENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL
I hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of
Millipore Corporation on Form S-8 of my opinion dated September 12, 1994, as
to the due authorization and validity of the shares to which this
Registration Statement relates.
I also consent to the reference to me under the caption LEGAL OPINIONS
in the Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement.
/s/ Geoffrey Nunes
Geoffrey Nunes, Esquire
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Millipore Corporation
Bedford, Massachusetts
September 12, 1994
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report, dated January 24, 1994, except as to
information presented in Note F, for which the date is March 31, 1994, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules of Millipore Corporation as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for
the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1993, which report is
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference
to our Firm under the Caption "Experts".
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 16, 1994
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1993, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable ground 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 Bedford, Massachusetts on September
12, 1994.
MILLIPORE CORPORATION
By /s/ Geoffrey Nunes
Geoffrey Nunes
Sr. Vice President
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:
/s/ John A. Gilmartin Director, Chairman, President Sept. 12, 1994
John A. Gilmartin and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael P. Carroll Vice President and Chief Sept. 12, 1994
Michael P. Carroll Financial Officer (Principal
Financial an Accounting Officer)
DIRECTORS
/s/ Charles D. Baker /s/ Steven Muller
Charles D. Baker Steven Muller
September 15, 1994 September 15, 1994
/s/ Thomas O. Pyle
Samuel C. Butler Thomas O. Pyle
September 15, 1994 September 15, 1994
/s/ Mark Hoffman /s/ John F. Reno
Mark Hoffman John F. Reno
September 15, 1994 September 15, 1994
/s/ Gerald D. Laubach /s/ James L. Vincent
Gerald D. Laubach James L. Vincent
September 15, 1994 September 15, 1994
*By /s/ Geoffrey Nunes
Geoffrey Nunes, Attorney in Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:
Found at
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
25 Manually Signed Powers of Attorney 6
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Directors and
Officers of Millipore Corporation (the "Corporation") do hereby constitute
and appoint John A. Gilmartin and Geoffrey Nunes, and each of them
individually, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to execute on behalf
of the Corporation a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities
Act of 1933 relating to shares to be issued pursuant to the Corporation's
1985 Combined Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), the said shares to be issued to
eligible employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries pursuant to the
Plan; including without limitation, power and authority to sign the names of
each of such Directors and Officers on his behalf, and each of the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents
shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Chairman, President Sept. __, 1994
John A. Gilmartin Chief Executive Officer
and Director
/s/ Charles D. Baker Director Sept. 15, 1994
Charles D. Baker
Director Sept. __, 1994
Samuel C. Butler
/s/Mark Hoffman Director Sept. 15, 1994
Mark Hoffman
/s/ Gerald D. Laubach Director Sept. 15, 1994
Gerald D. Laubach
/s/ Steven Muller Director Sept. 15, 1994
Steven Muller
/s/ Thomas O. Pyle Director Sept. 15. 1994
Thomas O. Pyle
/s/ John F. Reno Director Sept. 15, 1994
John F. Reno
/s/ James L. Vincent Director Sept. 15, 1994
James L. Vincent
