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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 20, 1998
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
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NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 7 CAMPUS DRIVE 13-3077142
(State or other jurisdiction PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY (I.R.S. Employer
of 07054 Identification No.)
incorporation or organization) (Address, including zip code, of
registrant's principal executive office)
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NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP. 1994 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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JAMES A. KIRKMAN III, ESQ.
NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
7 CAMPUS DRIVE
PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054
(973) 682-5000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED
MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED PER SHARE(1) OFFERING PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE(1)
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Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.................................... 12,000,000 $45.50 $546,000,000 $161,070
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum
offering price per share and the registration fee relating to the Class A
Common Stock being registered have been based on the average of the high and
low prices of the Class A Common Stock reported on the New York Stock
Exchange-Composite Tape on May 18, 1998.
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INTRODUCTION
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") filed a registration statement on
Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 1995 (file
no. 33-88646). The contents of that registration statement are incorporated by
reference pursuant to General Instruction E for registration statements on Form
S-8.
NEW INFORMATION
PART II
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
James A. Kirkman III, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Company, is providing an opinion concerning the Class A Common
Stock being registered pursuant to this registration statement. Mr. Kirkman owns
Class A Common Stock and options to purchase Class A Common Stock accounting for
less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of all classes of Common Stock issued
by the Company.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
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5 Opinion of James A. Kirkman III, Esq.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2 Consent of James A. Kirkman III, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5)
24 Power of Attorney
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Township of Parsippany, State of New Jersey, on May 20, 1998.
NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
By: /s/ JAMES A. KIRKMAN III
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James A. Kirkman III, Esq.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL
& SECRETARY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May 20, 1998.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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Steven F. Goldstone
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------------------------------------------- Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
James M. Kilts
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------------------------------------------- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James E. Healey
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------------------------------------------- Executive Vice President and Controller
Robert A. Schiffner, Jr.
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Herman Cain
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John T. Chain, Jr.
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David B. Jenkins
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Kay Koplovitz
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/s/ JAMES A. KIRKMAN III
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James A. Kirkman III, Esq.
*By: ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT NUMBERED PAGE
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5 -Opinion of James A. Kirkman III, Esq. regarding the legality of the securities
being registered................................................................
23.1 -Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP................................................
23.2 -Consent of James A. Kirkman III, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5)...................
24 -Power of Attorney...............................................................
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EXHIBIT 5
NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
May 20, 1998
Nabisco Holdings Corp.
7 Campus Drive
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel for Nabisco Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with the accompanying Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") for the issuance and sale of up to
12,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class
A Common Stock"), to participants ("Participants") in the Company's 1994 Long
Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
I have examined the Registration Statement, its exhibits and such other
documents and records, and made such other investigations as I have deemed
necessary and relevant for this opinion. Based on this review, I am of the
opinion that, upon the receipt of adequate consideration therefor, any Class A
Common Stock distributed to Participants pursuant to the Plan will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The opinion set forth herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ JAMES A. KIRKMAN III
James A. Kirkman III, Esq.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL
COUNSEL & SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Nabisco Holdings Corp. on Form S-8, dated May 20, 1998, of our report dated
January 26, 1998 that appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nabisco
Holdings Corp. and Nabisco, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
May 20, 1998
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned appoints James
A. Kirkman III as the attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full
power and authority of substitution, to execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned a Registration Statement on Form S-8 for Nabisco Holdings Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), all pre-effective and post-effective
amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement and all related
documents and instruments, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and with each exchange on which Company securities may be listed,
granting to this attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to take
such action as he deems advisable or necessary to carry out the intent of this
Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of March 5, 1998.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ STEVEN F. GOLDSTONE Chairman
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Steven F. Goldstone
/s/ JAMES M. KILTS Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
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James M. Kilts
/s/ JAMES E. HEALEY Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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James E. Healey
/s/ ROBERT A. SCHIFFNER, JR. Senior Vice President and Controller
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Robert A. Schiffner, Jr.
/s/ HERMAN CAIN Director
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Herman Cain
/s/ JOHN T. CHAIN, JR. Director
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John T. Chain, Jr.
/s/ DAVID B. JENKINS Director
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David B. Jenkins
/s/ KAY KOPLOVITZ Director
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Kay Koplovitz
/s/ JOHN G. MEDLIN, JR. Director
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John G. Medlin, Jr.
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