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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2009
Registration No. 333-
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  36-3378733
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 1000
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4800

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
2003 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

(Full title of the Plan)
 

JACK J. KOGUT
Senior Vice President — Administration
Northfield Laboratories Inc.
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 1000
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4800
(847) 864-3500

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Craig A. Roeder, Esq.
Baker & McKenzie LLP
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 861-8000
 
     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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o  Non-accelerated filer o  Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                                   
 
                    Proposed              
  Title of                 maximum     Proposed        
  securities           Amount to     offering     maximum        
  to be           be     price     aggregate     Amount of  
  registered     Title of Plan     registered     pershare     offering price     registration fee  
 
Common Stock of Northfield Laboratories Inc., par value $.01 per share
    Northfield
Laboratories Inc.
2003 Equity
                         
 
 
    Compensation Plan     1,750,000     $0.94*     $1,645,000*     $64.65  
 
 
*   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, and is based upon the average of the high and low sale prices for the registrant’s Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 10, 2009.
 
 

 


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Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-10.1
EX-15.1
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Explanatory Note
     On October 30, 2003, Northfield Laboratories Inc. (the “Registrant”) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-110110)
(the “2003 Registration Statement”) which registered 750,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(“Common Stock”), reserved for issuance under the Northfield Laboratories Inc. 2003 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).
     At the Registrant’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Registrant’s stockholders approved and adopted an amendment to the Plan to increase by 1,500,000 the number of shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan. On October 3, 2005, the Registrant filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-128787) (the “2005 Registration Statement”) which registered an additional 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.
     At the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Registrant’s stockholders approved and adopted an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of Shares authorized under the Plan by an additional 1,750,000 Shares. By this Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby registers an additional 1,750,000 Shares under the Plan. The contents of the 2003 Registration Statement and 2005 Registration Statement and the are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

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Item 8. Exhibits
         
5.1
    Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
 
       
10.1
    Northfield Laboratories Inc. 2003 Equity Compensation Plan (as amended and restated as of August 1, 2008).
 
       
15.1
    Letter Re: Unaudited interim financial information.
 
       
23.1
    Consent of KPMG LLP.
 
       
23.2
    Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

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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 Evanston, State of Illinois, on February 13, 2009.
         
  NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Steven A. Gould, M.D.    
    Steven A. Gould, M.D.   
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company in the capacities indicated on February 13, 2009.
     
Signature   Title
 
/s/ Steven A. Gould, M.D.
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
   
Steven A. Gould, M.D.
  (principal executive officer)
 
   
/s/ Jack J. Kogut
  Senior Vice President — Administration
 
   
Jack J. Kogut
   
 
  (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
 
   
/s/ John F. Bierbaum
  Director
 
   
John F. Bierbaum
   
 
   
/s/ Bruce S. Chelberg
  Director
 
   
Bruce S. Chelberg
   
 
   
/s/ Alan L. Heller
  Director
 
   
Alan L. Heller
   
 
   
/s/ Paul M. Ness, M.D.
  Director
 
   
Paul M. Ness, M.D.
   
 
   
/s/ David A. Savner
  Director
 
   
David A. Savner
   
 
   
/s/ Edward C. Wood, Jr.
  Director
 
   
Edward C. Wood, Jr.
   

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.       Description
 
       
5.1
  —      Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
 
       
10.1
  —      Northfield Laboratories Inc. 2003 Equity Compensation Plan (as amended and restated as of August 1, 2008).
 
       
15.1
  —      Letter Re: Unaudited interim financial information.
 
       
23.1
  —      Consent of KPMG LLP.
 
       
23.2
  —      Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

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