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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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RAINFOREST CAFE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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MINNESOTA 5812 41-1779527
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
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720 SOUTH FIFTH STREET
HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55343
(612) 945-5400
(Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)
MARTIN J. O'DOWD, PRESIDENT
RAINFOREST CAFE, INC.
720 SOUTH FIFTH STREET
HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55343
(612) 945-5400
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
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NEIL I. SELL, ESQ. EDWARD S. ROSENTHAL, ESQ.
DOUGLAS T. HOLOD, ESQ. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, 725 South Figueroa Street, 38th Floor
A Professional Limited Liability Partnership Los Angeles, CA 90017-5438
3300 Norwest Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933 check the following box: / /.
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering /X/. 333-10891
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of earlier effective registration statement for
the same offering. / /
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, no par value................. 287,500 shares $ 8,840,625 $ 3,048.49
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 457(c) on the basis of the average of the high and low
sales price per share of such common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on
September 17, 1996.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-10891) filed by Rainforest Cafe, Inc. (the "Company")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 1996 including the
exhibits thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Minneapolis,
State of Minnesota, on September 18, 1996.
RAINFOREST CAFE, INC.
Registrant
By: *
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Name: Martin J. O'Dowd
Title: President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below on the 18th day of September, 1996
by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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- --------------------------------------------- Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Lyle Berman Officer, and Secretary (executive officer)
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- --------------------------------------------- Executive Vice President and Director
Steven W. Schussler
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- --------------------------------------------- President, Chief Operating Officer and
Martin J. O'Dowd Director
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- --------------------------------------------- Executive Vice President and Director
Ercu Ucan
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David W. Anderson
/s/ KENNETH W. BRIMMER
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Kenneth W. Brimmer
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David L. Rogers
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- --------------------------------------------- Director
Joel N. Waller
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- --------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer (financial officer and
Mark S. Robinow accounting officer)
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*By: /s/ KENNETH W. BRIMMER
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Kenneth W. Brimmer
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBITS
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1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement*
5. Opinion of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, a Professional Limited Liability
Partnership
23.1 Consent of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, a Professional Limited Liability
Partnership (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2 Consent of Lund Koehler Cox & Company, PLLP
23.3 Consent of Arthur Anderson LLP
24. Powers of attorney*
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* Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 Registration No. 333-10891
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Exhibit 5
[MASLON EDELMAN BORMAN & BRAND LETTERHEAD]
September 19, 1996
96-1212
Rainforest Cafe, Inc.
720 South Fifth Street
Hopkins, MN 55343
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted on behalf of Rainforest Cafe, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation (the "Company") in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 1996
relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), of 287,500 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, no par
value, filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act.
Upon examination of such corporate documents and records as we have
deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes hereof and including and in
reliance upon certain certificates by the Company and the Selling Shareholders,
it is our opinion that:
1. The Company is a validly existing corporation in good standing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
2. The Shares have been duly authorized, and when issued as
described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and the references to our firm under the heading "Legal
Matters" in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand,
a Professional Limited Liability Partnership
88367
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated February 17, 1995 included in the Company's
Registration Statement No. 333-10891 on Form S-1 and to all references to our
Firm included in or made part of this Registration Statement.
LUND KOEHLER COX & COMPANY, PLLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 18, 1996
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Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report
and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of this
registration statement.
Arthur Andersen LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota,
September 18, 1996
