S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010

Registration No. 333-        

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

REGIS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	41-0749934
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7201 Metro Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55439

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full title of the Plan)

Eric A. Bakken, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Regis Corporation
7201 Metro Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439

(952) 947-7000

 (Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
		(do not check if smaller reporting company)

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered	Amount To Be Registered	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (1)		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1)		Amount of Registration Fee
COMMON STOCK, $.05 PAR VALUE	4,250,000	$	20.89	$	88,782,500	$	6,330.19

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to the provisions of Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant’s Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on November 3, 2010.

PART I-INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

PART II-INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

Regis Corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):

(1)The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010 (the “Annual Report”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report;

(2)All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) since June 30, 2010;

(3)The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3, dated July 6, 2009 (No. 333-160438), pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

(4)The Registration Statements on Form 8-A, dated May 7, 1991, March 14, 2003 and December 26, 2006 and Amendment No. 1 thereto dated October 29, 2008.

All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all of the shares of Common Stock offered have been sold or that deregisters all shares of the Common Stock then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in and a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or incorporated herein by reference or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

The Company’s common stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and, therefore, the description of securities is omitted.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Eric A. Bakken, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, has given his opinion about certain legal matters affecting the shares of the Company’s common stock registered under this Registration Statement. Mr. Bakken is eligible to participate in the Regis Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan and, as of November 1, 2010, he is the beneficial owner of 31,490 shares of the Company’s common stock.

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Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 302A.521, Minnesota Statutes, provides that a corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity of such person against judgments, penalties and fines including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against each person with respect to any employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of such person complained of in the proceeding, such person has not been indemnified by another organization or employee benefit plan for the same judgments, penalties, fines, taxes, settlements and expenses with respect to the same acts or omissions; acted in good faith; received no improper personal benefit and Section 302A.255 (regarding conflict of interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; in the case of acts or omissions as a director, officer, member of a board committee or employee of the corporation, reasonably believed the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation; and in the case of acts or omissions by persons who, while directors, officers or employees of the corporation, were or are serving other organizations or employee benefit plans at the request of the corporation or whose duties for the corporation involve or involved service for other organizations or employee benefit plans, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

The Registrant also maintains a directors and officers insurance policy, which insures the Registrant and its officers and directors against damages and costs incurred by reason of certain acts committed by such persons in their capacities as officers and directors.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.  No securities are to be re-offered or resold pursuant to this registration statement.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
4.1	Election of the Company to become governed by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 302A and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated March 11, 1983; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated October 29, 1984; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated August 14, 1987; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated October 21, 1987; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated November 20, 1996; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated July 25, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 8, 2006, for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.)
4.2	Certificate of the Voting Powers, Designations, Preferences and Relative Participating, Optional, and other Special Rights and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Regis Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 26, 2006.)
4.3	Bylaws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2006.)
4.4	Form of Stock Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 as part of Registration Statement No. 33-70142 on Form S-1 filed November 19, 1993.)
4.5	Form of Rights Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 26, 2006.)

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4.6	Rights Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2006, between Regis Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 26, 2006.)
4.7	Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 29, 2008, to Rights Agreement, dated December 26, 2006, between Regis Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2008.)
5.1	Opinion and consent of Eric A. Bakken, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regis Corporation, regarding legality. (Filed herewith.)
15.1	Letter of Awareness of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. (Filed herewith.)
23.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. (Filed herewith.)
23.2	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit. (Filed herewith.)
23.3	Consent of Eric A. Bakken. (Included in Exhibit 5.1.)
24	Power of Attorney. (Filed herewith.)

Item 9.  Undertakings.

A.The Company hereby undertakes:

(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and

(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

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(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

B.The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C.Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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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 City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on November 10, 2010.

REGIS CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Eric A. Bakken
	Eric A. Bakken
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 10, 2010.

Signature		Title
/s/ Paul D. Finkelstein	*	Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
Paul D. Finkelstein
/s/ Randy L. Pearce	*	Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)
Randy L. Pearce

Rolf F. Bjelland	)
Joseph L. Conner	)
Van Zandt Hawn	)	The Board of Directors*
Susan S. Hoyt	)
David B. Kunin	)
Stephen E. Watson	)

*Eric A. Bakken, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of each of the above-named officers and/or directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such persons.

By	/s/ Eric A. Bakken
	Eric A. Bakken, Attorney-in-Fact

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item No.	Description	Method of Filing
4.1	Election of the Company to become governed by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 302A and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated March 11, 1983; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated October 29, 1984; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated August 14, 1987; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated October 21, 1987; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated November 20, 1996; Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated July 25, 2000.	Incorporated by reference
4.2	Certificate of the Voting Powers, Designations, Preferences and Relative Participating, Optional, and other Special Rights and Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Regis Corporation.	Incorporated by reference
4.3	Bylaws of the Company.	Incorporated by reference
4.4	Form of Stock Certificate.	Incorporated by reference
4.5	Form of Rights Certificate.	Incorporated by reference
4.6	Rights Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2006, between Regis Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Rights Agent.	Incorporated by reference
4.7	Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 29, 2008, to Rights Agreement, dated December 26, 2006, between Regis Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Incorporated by reference
5.1	Opinion and consent of Eric A. Bakken, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regis Corporation, regarding legality.	Filed herewith
15.1	Letter of Awareness of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.	Filed herewith
23.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.	Filed herewith
23.2	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit.	Filed herewith
23.3	Consent of Eric A. Bakken.	Included in Exhibit 5.1
24	Power of Attorney.	Filed herewith

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EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

November 10, 2010

Regis Corporation

7201 Metro Boulevard

Minneapolis, MN 55439

To Whom it May Concern:

I am a member of the bar of the State of Minnesota and the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Regis Corporation (the “Company”). Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of registering 4,250,000 shares of common stock, $0.05 par value (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, to be issued to employees, officers and directors of the Company pursuant to the Regis Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

I have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law as I have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, the shares of Common Stock to be issued under the Plan will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

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

Very truly yours,

/s/ Eric A. Bakken

Eric A. Bakken

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EX-15.1

Exhibit 15.1

November 10, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Commissioners:

We are aware that our report dated November 9, 2010 on our reviews of the interim financial information of Regis Corporation for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and included in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 are incorporated by reference in its Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated November 10, 2010.

Yours very truly,

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 27, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Regis Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 10, 2010

EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Regis Corporation of our report dated November 25, 2009 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Provalliance SAS at December 31, 2008 and for the year then ended, which appears in Regis Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

November 10, 2010

Paris France

Christian Perrier

Partner

EX-24

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Regis Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Eric A. Bakken, Mark Fosland and Brent Moen, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in his or her name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as director and/or officer of the Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock or other securities proposed to be issued or sold by the Company pursuant to the Regis Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan and to file the same with the SEC, granting unto these attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 28th day of October, 2010.

Signature	Title
/s/ Paul D. Finkelstein	Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul D. Finkelstein
/s/ Randy L. Pearce	Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Randy L. Pearce
/s/ Rolf F. Bjelland	Director
Rolf F. Bjelland
/s/ Joseph L. Conner	Director
Joseph L. Conner
/s/ Van Zandt Hawn	Director
Van Zandt Hawn
/s/ Susan S. Hoyt	Director
Susan S. Hoyt
/s/ David B. Kunin	Director
David B. Kunin
/s/ Stephen E. Watson	Director
Stephen E. Watson