-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LLJpAo7zuI4P8d4E2hXLP4CXAcZxHJtqkR3P0XPyCGsRLWFlYcaA10ibHgqMZUui Q1Wn5zFqXN7u2wNuGZK3Hg== 0001116320-02-000201.txt : 20020625 0001116320-02-000201.hdr.sgml : 20020625 20020625155419 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001116320-02-000201 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020625 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20020625 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001069202 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR COND & WARM AIR HEATING EQUIP & COMM & INDL REFRIG EQUIP [3585] IRS NUMBER: 420991521 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-91130 FILM NUMBER: 02686548 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD CITY: RICHARDSON STATE: TX ZIP: 75080 BUSINESS PHONE: 972-497-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD CITY: RICHARDSON STATE: TX ZIP: 75080 S-8 1 incenplan.htm NONE S8 Registration

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.

Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of the State of DELAWARE



Internal Revenue Service Employer
Identification No. 42-0991521

2140 Lake Park Blvd., Richardson, Texas   75080

1998 Incentive Plan of Lennox International Inc.

Carl E. Edwards, Jr.
Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Lennox International Inc.
2140 Lake Park Blvd. Richardson, Texas   75080
(972) 497-5000

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Securities to be          registered     Amount to be     registered(¹)    Proposed maximum    offering price per     share(²)    Proposed maximum     aggregate offering      price(²) Amount of registration          fee
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share       7,100,000 shares           $16.96           $120,380,500           $11,075

(¹) Each share of Common Stock issued by the Registrant has one associated non-detachable right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

(²) Calculated Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 11, 2002.

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

        Note: The document(s) containing the information concerning the 1998 Incentive Plan of Lennox International Inc. (the “Plan”) required by Item 1 of Form S-8 and the statement of availability of registrant information, Plan information and other information required by Item 2 of Form S-8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Lennox International Inc. (the “Company”) shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of any or all of the documents included in such file.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

        This Registration Statement is being filed solely to register the issuance of up to 7,100,000 additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the 1998 Incentive Plan of Lennox International Inc., as amended. The Company previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-83961 and 333-52046) covering 4,603,500 and 2,938,135 shares of its Common Stock authorized for issuance, respectively, under such Plan. Except as supplemented by the information set forth below, the contents of those earlier Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

        On May 20, 2002 the Company announced that it had appointed KPMG LLP to replace Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent auditors. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, incorporated by reference in this registration statement, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their reports appearing therein. Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this registration statement, and the Company has dispensed with the requirement to file their consent in reliance upon Rule 437a of the Securities Act of 1933. Because Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this registration statement, investors will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of a material fact contained in the financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen LLP or any omissions to state a material fact required to be stated therein.

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        Carl E. Edwards, Jr., the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company, has passed on the legality of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby for the Company. As of June 17, 2002, Mr. Edwards beneficially owned 130,815 shares of Common Stock and held options to purchase an additional 251,419 shares of Common Stock, of which options covering 151,189 shares were exercisable.

Item 8. Exhibits
   4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-75725) (the "S-1") and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the S-1 and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.3 Specimen of certificate representing Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the S-1 and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.4 1998 Incentive Plan of Lennox International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the S-1 and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.5 Amendment to 1998 Incentive Plan dated December 14, 2001
   5. Opinion of Carl E. Edwards, Jr., Esq., Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company
   23.1 The Company was unable to obtain the consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. See information above under the heading "Interests of Named Experts and Counsel."
   23.2 Consent of Carl E. Edwards, Jr., Esq. (included in Exhibit 5)
   24. Power of Attorney (included on the execution page of this Registration Statement)

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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 this Registration Statement 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 Richardson, State of Texas, on this 17th day of June 2002.

LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.

By:      /s/  Robert E. Schjerven        
     Robert E. Schjerven            
     Chief Executive Officer      

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation, which is filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, hereby constitutes and appoints John W. Norris, Jr., Robert E. Schjerven and Carl E. Edwards, Jr., and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign and file any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it being understood that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall have full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and that each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        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 June 17, 2002.

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Signature Titles
   /s/   Robert E. Schjerven     
Robert E. Schjerven
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
   /s/   Richard A. Smith        
Richard A. Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
   /s/   David L. Inman          
David L. Inman
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
   /s/   John W. Norris, Jr.     
John W. Norris, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
    /s/   Linda G. Alvarado     
Linda G. Alvarado
Director
    /s/   David H. Anderson    
David H. Anderson
Director
    /s/   Steven R. Booth        
Steven R. Booth
Director
    /s/   Thomas W. Booth     
Thomas W. Booth
Director
    /s/   David V. Brown         
David V. Brown
Director
    /s/   James J. Byrne           
James J. Byrne
Director
    /s/   Janet K. Cooper         
Janet K. Cooper
Director
_______________________
C.L. (Jerry) Henry
Director
    /s/   John E. Major            
John E. Major
Director
    /s/   John W. Norris, III     
John W. Norris, III
Director
_______________________
William G. Roth
Director
    /s/   Terry D. Stinson         
Terry D. Stinson
Director
    /s/   Richard L. Thompson 
Richard L. Thompson
Director

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Item 8. Exhibits
   4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-75725) (the "S-1") and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the S-1 and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.3 Specimen of certificate representing Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the S-1 and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.4 1998 Incentive Plan of Lennox International Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the S-1 and incorporated herein by reference)
   4.5 Amendment to 1998 Incentive Plan dated December 14, 2001
   5 Opinion of Carl E. Edwards, Jr., Esq., Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company
 23.1 The Company was unable to obtain the consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. See information above under the heading "Interests of Named Experts and Counsel."
 23.2 Consent of Carl E. Edwards, Jr., Esq. (included in Exhibit 5)
 24 Power of Attorney (included on the execution page of this Registration Statement)
EX-4.5 3 ex45op02.htm NONE Exhibit 4.5

Amendment to 1998 Incentive Plan Dated December 14, 2001

        The Plan is hereby amended to delete Paragraph 5 of the Plan, in its entirety, and replace it with the following:

  “5. Common Stock Available for Awards. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 15 hereof, there shall be available for Awards under this Plan granted wholly or partly in Common Stock (including rights or options that may be exercised for or settled in Common Stock) an aggregate of 14,641,635 shares, with 13,481,635 shares available for awards to employees and independent contractors and 1,160,000 shares available for awards to Nonemployee Directors. The number of shares of Common Stock that are the subject to Awards under this Plan, that are forfeited or terminated, expire unexercised, are settled in cash in lieu of Common Stock or in a manner such that all or some of the shares covered by an Award are not issued to a Participant or are exchanged for Awards that do not involve Common Stock, shall again immediately become available for Awards hereunder. The Committee may from time to time adopt and observe such procedures concerning the counting of shares against the Plan maximum, as it may deem appropriate. The Board and the appropriate officers of the Company shall from time to time take whatever actions are necessary to file any required documents with governmental authorities, stock exchanges and transaction reporting systems to ensure that shares of Common Stock are available for issuance pursuant to Awards.”
EX-5 4 ex5incenamend2002.htm NONE Opinion of Chief Legal Officer

EXHIBIT 5

Carl E. Edwards, Jr., Esq.
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Lennox International Inc.
2140 Lake Park Blvd.
Richardson, Texas 75080

June 17, 2002

Lennox International Inc.
2140 Lake Park Blvd.
Richardson, Texas 75080

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        As set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the offering of up to 7,100,000 additional shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company, pursuant to the 1998 Incentive Plan of Lennox International Inc. (the “Plan”), certain legal matters in connection with the Shares are being passed upon for the Company by me. At the Company’s request, this opinion is being furnished to the Company for filing as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement.

        In my capacity as counsel to the Company in the connection referenced above, I have examined the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each as amended to date, and the Plan, and have examined the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified, of corporate records of the Company, including minute books of the Company, certificates of public officials and of representatives of the Company, statutes and other instruments and documents as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.

        I have assumed that all signatures on all documents examined by me are genuine, that all documents submitted to me as originals are authentic, that all documents submitted to me as copies are true and correct copies of the originals thereof and that all information submitted to me was accurate and complete.

        Based upon my examination as aforesaid, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions herein set forth, I am of the opinion that:

           1.   The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

           2.   When issued and sold from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Plan (and any applicable agreements pertaining to awards granted or to be granted under the Plan) pursuant to awards granted by, and for consideration fixed by, the Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company charged with administering the Plan, the Shares will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


        The opinions set forth above are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and no opinion is expressed herein as to matters governed by the law of any other jurisdiction.

         I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,          

/s/  Carl E. Edwards,Jr.
     Carl E. Edwards, Jr.          

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