As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2002
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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SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OREGON 93-0341923
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(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
3200 NW YEON AVE., PO BOX 10047
PORTLAND, OREGON 97210
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
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SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
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(Full title of plan)
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Barry A. Rosen
Vice President-Finance and Treasurer
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
3200 NW Yeon Ave., PO Box 10047
Portland, OR 97210
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (503) 224-9900
Copy to:
Stuart W. Chestler
Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Maximum Maximum Amount
Amount Offering Aggregate of Regis-
Title of Securities to Be Price Per Offering tration
to Be Registered Registered Share (1) Price (1) Fee
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Class A Common Stock, 1,200,000 $17.85 $21,420,000 $1,971
$1.00 par value Shares
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(1) The proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price are estimated solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee for the
shares to be registered is based on $17.85, which was the average of
the high and low prices of the Class A Common Stock on October 10, 2002
as reported on Nasdaq.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
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This Registration Statement incorporates the contents of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-21895.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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5.1 Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2 Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Powers of Attorney.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
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 Portland, state of Oregon on October 11, 2002.
SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
By /s/ BARRY A. ROSEN
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Barry A. Rosen, Vice President -
Finance and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on October 11, 2002.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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*ROBERT W. PHILIP President, Chief Executive Officer and
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Robert W. Philip (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ BARRY A. ROSEN Vice President-Finance and Treasurer
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Barry A. Rosen
*KELLY E. LANG Vice President-Corporate Controller
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Kelly E. Lang
*CAROL S. LEWIS Director
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Carol S. Lewis
*SCOTT LEWIS Director
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Scott Lewis
*KENNETH M. NOVACK Director
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Kenneth M. Novack
*JEAN S. REYNOLDS Director
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Jean S. Reynolds
*DORI SCHNITZER Director
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Dori Schnitzer
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*GARY SCHNITZER Director
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Gary Schnitzer
*LEONARD SCHNITZER Director
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Leonard Schnitzer
*ROBERT S. BALL Director
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Robert S. Ball
*WILLIAM A. FURMAN Director
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William A. Furman
*RALPH R. SHAW Director
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Ralph R. Shaw
*By /s/ BARRY A. ROSEN
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Barry A. Rosen, Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
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5.1 Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2 Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Powers of Attorney.