As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission June 22, 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 SCOTT'S LIQUID GOLD-INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) COLORADO 84-0920811 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 4880 Havana Street Denver, Colorado 80239 (303) 373-4860 (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (Full Title of the Plan) Jeffry B. Johnson Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Scott's Liquid Gold-Inc. 4880 Havana Street Denver, Colorado 80239 (303) 373-4860 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Proposed Proposed Title of Maximum Maximum Securities Amount Offering Aggregate Amount of To Be To Be Price Per Offering Registration Registered Registered (1) Share (2) Price Fee ------------- -------------- --------- --------- ------------ Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 600,000 shares $0.56 $336,000 $39.54 (1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover additional shares of Common Stock which may become issuable by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar transactions effected without consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock. (2) The proposed maximum offering price per share was estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Act and is based on the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on June 21, 2005 of $0.56 per share. PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS The information required in Part I of this Registration Statement is included in the prospectus for the Plan, which the Registrant has excluded from this Registration Statement in accordance with the instructions to Form S-8. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. Scott's Liquid Gold-Inc. (the "Registrant") incorporates herein by reference 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 December 31, 2004, filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"); (2) Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of stockholders on May 4, 2005; (3) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; (4) The Registrant's Report on Form 8-K, filed May 10, 2005 pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and (5) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in the Registrant's Form 8-A filed November 5, 1999. All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 4. Description of Securities. Not applicable. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. Not applicable Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the director may be a part by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Registrant, subject to certain exceptions. Additionally, the Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements with it directors and officers which provide that the Registrant will indemnify the director and/or officer to the fullest extent permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. These provisions may be sufficiently broad to indemnify the directors and officers of the Registrant for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Registrant also maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance. The specific terms and provisions of the insurance policies limit such coverage. Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not applicable. Item 8. Exhibits. See Index to Exhibits attached hereto. Item 9. Undertakings. (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the 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; 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 paragraph (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. (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 undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 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 therein, 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 Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant 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 Registrant 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. 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 in its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on this 22th day of June, 2005. By: /s/ Mark E. Goldstein ---------------------- Mark E. Goldstein, President and Chief Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Date Name and Title Signature June 22, 2005 Mark E. Goldstein, Director June 22, 2005 Jeffrey R. Hinkle, Director /s/ Jeffry B. Johnson -------------------------- June 22, 2005 Jeffry B. Johnson, Jeffry B. Johnson, for Director himself and as Attorney-in- Fact for the named directors June 22, 2005 Dennis P. Passantino who together constitute of Director all of the members of the Board June 22, 2005 Carl A. Bellini, Director June 22, 2005 Dennis H. Field, Director June 22, 2005 Gerald J. Laber, Director INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description 4.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated through May 1, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Annual Report on From 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. 4.2 Bylaws, as amended through February 27, 1996 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. 4.3 The Scott's Liquid Gold-Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. 4.4 Form of Incentive Stock Agreement. 4.5 Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement. 5.1 Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP, counsel for the Company. 23.1 Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 23.2 Consent of Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hottman PC, independent accountants. 24 Powers of Attorney.