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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2000
Registration No. 333-____
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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
ZEMEX CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CANADA NONE
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
CANADA TRUST TOWER, BCE PLACE
161 BAY STREET, SUITE 3750
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5J 2S1
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(Address of principal executive offices)
ZEMEX CORPORATION
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
ALLEN J. PALMIERE
VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
AND CORPORATE SECRETARY
CANADA TRUST TOWER, BCE PLACE
161 BAY STREET, SUITE 3750
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5J 2S1
(416) 365-8080
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(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
ANDREW J. TRUBIN, ESQ. JAY C. KELLERMAN, ESQ.
HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. STIKEMAN, ELLIOTT
885 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR COMMERCE COURT WEST, SUITE 5300
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5L 1B9
(212)409-9800 (416)869-5500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Title of securities Amount to be maximum offering maximum aggregate Amount of
to be registered registered price per share (a) offering price (a) registration fee (a)
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Common Shares, without
par value 100,000 $7.25 $725,000.00 $191.40
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(a) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of
the average of the high and low prices per share of the Common Shares, without
par value, of Zemex Corporation, reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
August 28, 2000.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement relates to stock to be granted under the
Zemex Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), as described
in a registration statement on S-8, Registration No. 333-75371 (the "Prior
Registration Statement") and is filed solely to increase the number of shares of
Common Stock authorized under the Plan from 272,543 shares to 372,543 shares.
The contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including all exhibits
thereto, are hereby incorporated by reference.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1 Opinion of Stikeman Elliott
10.1 Zemex Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan, as
amended (original Plan incorporated by reference to
Zemex Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement filed
on March 25, 1999; amendment to the Plan filed
herewith)
23.1 Stikeman Elliott (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP, Chartered
Accountants
24 Power of Attorney (contained on the Signature Pages)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
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 Toronto, the Province of Ontario, on August 29,
2000.
Zemex Corporation
BY: /s/ Allen J. Palmiere
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Allen J. Palmiere
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints jointly and severally Richard L. Lister
or Allen J. Palmiere, or either of them, with full power to act alone, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") of
common shares of the Corporation (the "Registration Statement"), and any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement
and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact or either of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed on August 29, 2000 by the following persons in the capacities
indicated.
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/s/ Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Chairman of the Board
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Peter O. Lawson-Johnston
/s/ Richard L. Lister President, Chief Executive Officer
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Richard L. Lister Executive Officer)
/s/ Paul A. Carroll Director
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Paul A. Carroll
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/s/ Morton A. Cohen Director
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Morton A. Cohen
/s/ John M. Donovan Director
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John M. Donovan
/s/ R. Peter Gillin Director
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R. Peter Gillin
/s/ Garth A.C. MacRae Director
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Garth A.C. MacRae
/s/ William J. van den Heuvel Director
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William J. van den Heuvel
Allen J. Palmiere Vice President, Chief Financial
------------------------------- Officer and Corporate Secretary
Allen J. Palmiere (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1 Opinion of Stikeman Elliott
10.1 Zemex Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended (original Plan incorporated
by reference to Zemex Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25,
1999; amendment to the Plan filed herewith)
23.1 Stikeman Elliott (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP, Chartered Accountants
24 Power of Attorney (contained on the Signature Pages)
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