As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2005

 

Registration No. 333-              

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 


 

FORM S-8

Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933

 


 

INNOVO GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

11-2928178

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or

 

(I.R.S. employer identification number)

organization)

 

 

 

5804 East Slauson Avenue

Commerce, CA 90040

 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

Innovo Group Inc.

2004 Stock Incentive Plan

 (Full title of the plan)

 

Samuel J. Furrow, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

Innovo Group Inc.

5804 East Slauson Avenue

Commerce, CA 90040

(323) 725-5516

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

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of
Securities
to be Registered

 

Amount
to be
Registered

 

Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share

 

Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price

 

Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

 

3,000,000 shares

(1)

$

5.91

(2)

$

9,810,000

(2)

$

1,154.64

 

 


(1)                                  Issuable upon stock awards to be granted or upon exercise of options granted or to be granted under the Innovo Group Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Plan.  Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement on Form S-8, or this Registration Statement, shall cover such additional securities as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

 

(2)                                  Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price for stock awards and options that may be issued under the Plan to acquire up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, or Common Stock, are estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee and are based on, (a) for 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options that have not yet been granted, the average of the high and low prices of Innovo Group Inc.’s Common Stock of $2.31  per share as quoted on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market for July 8, 2005; and (b) for 800,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options that have been granted, the exercise price of $5.91 per share.

 

 



 

INCORPORATION OF PREVIOUS REGISTRATION STATEMENTS

 

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement is filed solely to register an additional 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Plan.  Shares of Common Stock were previously registered for issuance under the Plan on From S-8 Registration No. 333-117755 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 29, 2004.  Pursuant to General Instruction E and except as set forth below, the contents of the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-117755 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Part II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 5.                                             Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

An opinion stating that the Common Stock registered under this Registration Statement, when issued in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, will be valid and binding obligations of Innovo Group was rendered on July 11, 2005, by Dustin A. Huffine, Esq., General Counsel of Innovo Group.  Mr. Huffine beneficially owns 8,050 shares of common stock held for his personal account and options to purchase 75,000 (including shares exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Registration Statement) of our common stock pursuant to the Plan and is eligible to receive stock awards and options under the Plan.

 

Item 8.                                             Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

4.1

 

Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Innovo Group’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 28, 2005, filed on July 12, 2005)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Innovo Group’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-71576, filed on November 12, 1993)

 

 

 

5

 

Opinion of Dustin A. Huffine, Esq. *

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Dustin A. Huffine, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto)

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

 

 

 

24

 

Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement)*

 

 

 

99

 

Innovo Group Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Innovo Group’s Proxy Statement filed on April 26, 2005)

 


* Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Commerce, State of California, on the 11th day of July, 2005.

 

 

INNOVO GROUP INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Samuel J. Furrow, Jr.

 

 

 

Samuel J. Furrow, Jr.

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Samuel J. Furrow, Jr. as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Samuel J. Furrow, Jr.

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

July 11, 2005

Samuel J. Furrow, Jr.

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

and Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Marc B. Crossman

 

 

President, Chief Financial Officer

 

July 11, 2005

Marc B. Crossman

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

and Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard A. Quiroga

 

 

Vice President of Finance

 

July 11, 2005

Richard A. Quiroga

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Samuel J. Furrow

 

 

Chairman of the Board

 

July 6, 2005

Samuel J. Furrow

 

 

and Director

 

 

 

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/s/ Dean Factor

 

 

Director

 

July 6, 2005

Dean Factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kelly Hoffman

 

 

Director

 

July 11, 2005

Kelly Hoffman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Suhail Rizvi

 

 

Director

 

July 6, 2005

Suhail Rizvi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Vincent Sanfilippo

 

 

Director

 

July 7, 2005

Vincent Sanfilippo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kent Savage

 

 

Director

 

July 7, 2005

Kent Savage

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

4.1

 

Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Innovo Group’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 28, 2005, filed on July 12, 2005)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Innovo Group’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-71576, filed on November 12, 1993)

 

 

 

5

 

Opinion of Dustin A. Huffine, Esq. *

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Dustin A. Huffine, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5 hereto)*

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

 

 

 

24

 

Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement)*

 

 

 

99

 

Innovo Group Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Innovo Group’s Proxy Statement filed on April 26, 2005)

 


* Filed herewith.

 

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