As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2007. |
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Registration No. 333-______ |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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WSFS Financial Corporation |
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
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22-2866913 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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500 Delaware Avenue |
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Wilmington, Delaware 19801 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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WSFS Financial Corporation 2005 Incentive Plan |
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(Full Title of the Plan) |
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Stephen A. Fowle |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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WSFS Financial Corporation |
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500 Delaware Avenue |
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Wilmington, Delaware 19801 |
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(302) 792-6000 |
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(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) |
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Copies to: |
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Evan M. Seigel, Esq. |
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Richard Fisch, Esq. |
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Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC |
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901 New York Avenue, N.W. |
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Suite 210 East |
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Washington, D.C. 20001 |
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(202) 434-4660 |
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered |
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Amount to be Registered (1) |
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Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share |
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Proposed Maximum |
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Amount of Registration Fee (2) |
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Common Stock $0.01 par value per share |
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462,000 shares |
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63.29 |
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29,239,980 |
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897.67 |
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(1) |
Maximum number of additional shares issuable under the WSFS Financial Corporation 2005 Incentive Plan, as such amount may be increased in accordance with said plan in the event of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or similar event involving the Registrant. |
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In accordance with Rule 457(h) the registration fee has been calculated based upon the average of the high and low selling prices of the common stock of the Registrant as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 28, 2007 of $63.29 per share ($29,239,980 in aggregate). |
This Registration Statement shall become effective automatically upon the date of filing, in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”) and Rule 462 of the 1933 Act.
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Note: This registration statement registers 462,000 additional shares of Common Stock of the Registrant to be issued under the WSFS Financial Corporation 2005 Incentive Plan for which a registration statement on Form S-8, (Commission File No. 333-127225, has been filed and is effective. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of such prior 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 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 Wilmington in the State of Delaware, as of October 1, 2007.
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WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/Mark A. Turner |
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Mark A. Turner |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY |
We, the undersigned directors and officers of WSFS Financial Corporation, do hereby severally constitute and appoint Mark A. Turner as our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things and acts in our names in the capacities indicated below and to execute any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Mark A. Turner may deem necessary or advisable to enable WSFS Financial Corporation, to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the offering of the Company’s Common Stock, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign, for any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that said Mark A. Turner shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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October 1, 2007 |
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/s/Mark A. Turner |
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Mark A. Turner |
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President and Director |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Charles G. Cheleden |
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Charles G. Cheleden |
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Vice Chairman and Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Marvin N. Schoenhals |
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Marvin N. Schoenhals |
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Chairman |
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October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ John F. Downey |
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John F. Downey |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Linda C. Drake |
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Linda C. Drake |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ David E. Hollowell |
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David E. Hollowell |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Joseph R. Julian |
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Joseph R. Julian |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Dennis E. Klima |
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Dennis E. Klima |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Calvert A. Morgan, Jr. |
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Calvert A. Morgan, Jr. |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Thomas P. Preston |
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Thomas P. Preston |
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Director |
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By: |
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Scott E. Reed |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Claibourne D. Smith |
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Claibourne D. Smith |
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Director |
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Date: |
October 1, 2007 |
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/s/ Stephen A. Fowle |
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Stephen A. Fowle |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC as to the validity of the Common Stock being registered |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Malizia Spidi & Fisch, PC (appears in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) |
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23.2 |
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Consent of KPMG LLP |
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Reference is made to the Signatures section of this Registration Statement for the Power of Attorney contained therein |
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99.1 |
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WSFS Financial Corporation 2005 Incentive Plan, as amended |
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