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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;21, 2005.
  
  
  
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B><BR>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>PRESSTEK, INC.</B>
  
  
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant
  as specified in its charter)</DIV>
  
  
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware<BR>
  (State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
  organization)
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">02-0415170<BR>
  (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or<BR>
  Identification No.)</TD>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">55 Executive Drive<BR>
  Hudson, New Hampshire 03051<BR>
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)<BR>
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  (Full title of the plan)<BR>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Edward J. Marino<BR>
  Chief Executive Officer and President<BR>
  Presstek, Inc.<BR>
  55 Executive Drive<BR>
  Hudson, NH 03051<BR>
  (603)&nbsp;595-7000<BR>
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number,<BR>
  Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)<BR>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">with copies to:<BR>
  James F. Scafide<BR>
  Presstek, Inc.<BR>
  55&nbsp;Executive Drive<BR>
  Hudson, NH 03051<BR>
  (603)&nbsp;595-7000<BR>
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                      <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2003 Stock Option
  and Incentive Plan
  (Par Value $.01 Per
  Share)</DIV></TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,000,000</TD>
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      <TD align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$9.92</TD>
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      <TD align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$19,840,000</TD>
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      <TD align="center" colspan="2"  style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$2,336.00</TD>
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      <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent additional shares of our
  common stock may be issued or issuable as a result of a stock split or other distribution
  declared at any time by the Board of Directors while this registration statement is in effect,
  this registration statement is hereby deemed to cover all such additional shares of common
  stock.</TD>
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      <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee and computed pursuant to
  Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1). The proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share indicated equals
  the average of the high and low prices of Presstek, Inc., common
  stock on January&nbsp;13, 2005, as
  reported on the Nasdaq National Market.</TD>
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      <TD>Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</TD>
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  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b53202piexv23w1.htm">EX-23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</A></TD></TR>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by Part&nbsp;I is included in the documents sent or given to participants
  in the 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Presstek, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) pursuant to Rule
  428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed as part hereof:
  
  
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      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;3, 2004, as
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), which contains audited
  financial statements for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;3, 2004;</TD>
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      <TD>the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April&nbsp;3, 2004, and
  filed on May&nbsp;13, 2004, for the quarter ended July&nbsp;3, 2004, and filed on August&nbsp;12,
  2004, and for the quarter ended October&nbsp;2, 2004, and filed on November&nbsp;12, 2004.</TD>
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      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission
  pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on February&nbsp;26, 2004, March&nbsp;30,
  2004, April&nbsp;29, 2004, June&nbsp;3, 2004, July&nbsp;13, 2004, July&nbsp;29, 2004, July&nbsp;30, 2004,
  October&nbsp;6, 2004, October&nbsp;28, 2004, and November&nbsp;12, 2004.</TD>
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      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
  contained in the section entitled &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be
  Registered,&#148; contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form 8-A, filed
  with the Commission on March&nbsp;22, 1989, including any amendment or report filed for the
  purpose of updating the description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</TD>
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant after the date of this registration
  statement pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and prior to the
  filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all shares of common stock offered
  hereunder have been sold, or that deregisters all shares of common stock remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
  such reports and documents.
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a
  corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
  any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
  administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
  reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
  corporation or is or was serving at the corporation&#146;s request as a
  director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
  or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts
  paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action,
  suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
  to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
  action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The
  power to indemnify applies to actions brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but
  only to the extent of expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and
  amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the
  defense or settlement of the action or suit. In these actions no indemnification shall be made in
  the event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties to the
  corporation, unless a court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should
  apply.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Ninth of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
  provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its
  stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any
  breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or
  omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
  (iii)&nbsp;under section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived
  any improper personal benefit. Article&nbsp;Ninth further provides that if the DGCL is amended to
  authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors,
  then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest
  extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Tenth of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article&nbsp;X
  of the Registrant&#146;s By-laws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify any person who was or is a
  party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or complete action, suit or
  proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, or by or in the right of the
  Registrant to procure judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
  officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant
  as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
  or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts
  paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
  proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
  to the best interests of the Registrant, in accordance with and to the full extent
  
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">permitted by
  statute. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid
  by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as
  authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
  behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately
  be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant.
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Tenth of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article&nbsp;X
  of the Registrant&#146;s By-laws further provide that the indemnification provided therein is not deemed
  exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the indemnification provided by the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation and By-laws, the Registrant has entered into employment agreements with certain of
  its executive officers which provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless such
  person from and against any and all costs and liabilities, including without limitation reasonable
  attorneys&#146; fees, arising out of or in connection with being or having been an officer or director
  of the Registrant, except in relation to matters as to which such person shall be finally adjudged
  not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in
  the best interest of the Registrant.
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See the Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately following the signature pages.
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS.
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
  made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="15%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>To include any prospectus required by
  Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="15%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
  events arising after the effective date of this 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.
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
  would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
  the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
  reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
  and price represent no</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
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  </DIV>
  
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  </TABLE>
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="margin-left:18%; font-size: 10pt">more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
  aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
  Registration Fee&#148; table in the registration statement;
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="15%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>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 paragraphs
  (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 Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d)
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
  reference in this registration statement.</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>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.</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>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.</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
  Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
  benefit plan&#146;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.</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  <P>
  <TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  <TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>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 foregoing provisions, 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 Securities Act of 1933
  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</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  
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  </DIV>
  
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  <P><TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
  
  
  
  </TABLE>
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="margin-left:9%; font-size: 10pt">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.
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">7
  </DIV>
  
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Presstek, Inc.,
  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 Hudson, State of New Hampshire, on this
  21st day of January, 2005.
  
  
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  <TR>
      <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
      <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="3" align="left">PRESSTEK, INC. <BR>
  &nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">
  /s/Edward J. Marino
  &nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">Edward J. Marino&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer and President&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
      <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  </TABLE>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Presstek, Inc., hereby severally constitute and
  appoint Edward J. Marino and Moosa E. Moosa, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
  attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in our names in the
  capacities indicated below, any amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8 (including
  any post-effective amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do
  all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable
  Presstek, Inc., to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby
  ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of
  them, to said registration statement and all amendments thereto.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  
  <DIV align="left">
  <TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <!-- Begin Table Head -->
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      <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left">SIGNATURE</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="left">TITLE(S)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="left">DATE</TD>
  </TR>
  
  <!-- End Table Head -->
  <!-- Begin Table Body -->
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Edward J. Marino
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer,
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000">
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Director (Principal</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Edward J. Marino
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Officer)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Moosa E. Moosa
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice-President Finance, Chief
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000">
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Financial Officer, Treasurer</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Moosa E. Moosa
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">and Secretary (Principal
  Financial and <BR>Accounting
  Officer)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Lawrence Howard
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000"></DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dr. Lawrence Howard</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/John W. Dreyer
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000"></DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">John W. Dreyer</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Michael D. Moffitt
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000"></DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Michael D. Moffitt</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">8
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  <TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <!-- Begin Table Head -->
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      <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="left">SIGNATURE</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="left">TITLE(S)</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="left">DATE</TD>
  </TR>
  
  <!-- End Table Head -->
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Daniel S. Ebenstein
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000"></DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Daniel S. Ebenstein</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/Donald C. Waite III
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;21, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade width="70%" align="left" color="#000000"></DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Donald C. Waite III</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
  Registrant, as amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
  June&nbsp;29, 1996, filed August&nbsp;15, 1996, and incorporated herein
  by reference).</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">By-laws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(b) to the
  Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;30,
  1995, filed March&nbsp;29, 1996, and incorporated herein by
  reference).</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to
  Presstek&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
  June&nbsp;28, 2003, filed August&nbsp;12, 2003, hereby incorporated by
  reference).</TD>
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      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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  Table of Contents
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2005.
  Registration No. 333-_______
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  PRESSTEK, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant
  as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  organization)
  02-0415170
  (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or
  Identification No.)
  55 Executive Drive
  Hudson, New Hampshire 03051
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  Edward J. Marino
  Chief Executive Officer and President
  Presstek, Inc.
  55 Executive Drive
  Hudson, NH 03051
  (603) 595-7000
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number,
  Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
  with copies to:
  James F. Scafide
  Presstek, Inc.
  55 Executive Drive
  Hudson, NH 03051
  (603) 595-7000
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  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed Maximum
  Proposed Maximum
  Amount of
  Amount to be
  Offering Price Per
  Aggregate Offering
  Registration
  Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
  Registered (1)
  Share (2)
  Price (2)
  Fee (3)
  2003 Stock Option
  and Incentive Plan
  (Par Value $.01 Per
  Share)
  2,000,000
  $9.92
  $19,840,000
  $2,336.00
  (1)
  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent additional shares of our
  common stock may be issued or issuable as a result of a stock split or other distribution
  declared at any time by the Board of Directors while this registration statement is in effect,
  this registration statement is hereby deemed to cover all such additional shares of common
  stock.
  (2)
  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee and computed pursuant to
  Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1). The proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share indicated equals
  the average of the high and low prices of Presstek, Inc., common
  stock on January 13, 2005, as
  reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
  (3)
  Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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  PART I
  PART II
  Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
  Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
  Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
  Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
  Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
  Item 8. EXHIBITS
  Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
  SIGNATURES
  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  EX-5.1 OPINION OF McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
  EX-23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The information required by Part I is included in the documents sent or given to participants
  in the 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Presstek, Inc. (the "Registrant") pursuant to Rule
  428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
  The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed as part hereof:
  (a)
  the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004, as
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which contains audited
  financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004;
  (b)
  the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2004, and
  filed on May 13, 2004, for the quarter ended July 3, 2004, and filed on August 12,
  2004, and for the quarter ended October 2, 2004, and filed on November 12, 2004.
  (c)
  The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission
  pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on February 26, 2004, March 30,
  2004, April 29, 2004, June 3, 2004, July 13, 2004, July 29, 2004, July 30, 2004,
  October 6, 2004, October 28, 2004, and November 12, 2004.
  (c)
  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
  contained in the section entitled "Description of Registrant's Securities to be
  Registered," contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A, filed
  with the Commission on March 22, 1989, including any amendment or report filed for the
  purpose of updating the description of the Registrant's Common Stock.
  All documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant after the date of this registration
  statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and prior to the
  filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all shares of common stock offered
  hereunder have been sold, or that deregisters all shares of common stock remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
  such reports and documents.
  Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
  Not applicable.
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  Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
  Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides that a
  corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
  any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
  administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
  reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
  corporation or is or was serving at the corporation's request as a
  director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
  or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
  paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action,
  suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
  to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
  action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The
  power to indemnify applies to actions brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but
  only to the extent of expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
  amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the
  defense or settlement of the action or suit. In these actions no indemnification shall be made in
  the event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties to the
  corporation, unless a court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should
  apply.
  Article Ninth of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
  provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its
  stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for liability (i) for any
  breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or
  omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
  (iii) under section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived
  any improper personal benefit. Article Ninth further provides that if the DGCL is amended to
  authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors,
  then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest
  extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
  Article Tenth of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article X
  of the Registrant's By-laws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify any person who was or is a
  party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or complete action, suit or
  proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, or by or in the right of the
  Registrant to procure judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
  officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant
  as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
  or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
  paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
  proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
  to the best interests of the Registrant, in accordance with and to the full extent
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  permitted by
  statute. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid
  by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as
  authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
  behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately
  be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant.
  Article Tenth of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article X
  of the Registrant's By-laws further provide that the indemnification provided therein is not deemed
  exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled.
  In addition to the indemnification provided by the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation and By-laws, the Registrant has entered into employment agreements with certain of
  its executive officers which provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless such
  person from and against any and all costs and liabilities, including without limitation reasonable
  attorneys' fees, arising out of or in connection with being or having been an officer or director
  of the Registrant, except in relation to matters as to which such person shall be finally adjudged
  not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in
  the best interest of the Registrant.
  Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. EXHIBITS.
  See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature pages.
  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 this 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 this 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.
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
  would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
  the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
  reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
  and price represent no
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  more than a 20 percent change in the maximum
  aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
  Registration Fee" table in the registration statement;
  (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 paragraphs
  (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 Section 13 or Section 15(d)
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
  reference in this 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 Section 13(a) or Section 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 foregoing provisions, 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 Securities Act of 1933
  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
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  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.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Presstek, Inc.,
  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 Hudson, State of New Hampshire, on this
  21st day of January, 2005.
  PRESSTEK, INC.
  By:
  /s/Edward J. Marino
  Edward J. Marino
  Chief Executive Officer and President
  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  We, the undersigned officers and directors of Presstek, Inc., hereby severally constitute and
  appoint Edward J. Marino and Moosa E. Moosa, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
  attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in our names in the
  capacities indicated below, any amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8 (including
  any post-effective amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do
  all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable
  Presstek, Inc., to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby
  ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of
  them, to said registration statement and all amendments thereto.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  SIGNATURE
  TITLE(S)
  DATE
  /s/Edward J. Marino
  Chief Executive Officer,
  January 21, 2005
  President and Director (Principal
  Edward J. Marino
  Executive Officer)
  /s/Moosa E. Moosa
  Vice-President Finance, Chief
  January 21, 2005
  Financial Officer, Treasurer
  Moosa E. Moosa
  and Secretary (Principal
  Financial and
  Accounting
  Officer)
  /s/Lawrence Howard
  Director
  January 21, 2005
  Dr. Lawrence Howard
  /s/John W. Dreyer
  Director
  January 21, 2005
  John W. Dreyer
  /s/Michael D. Moffitt
  Director
  January 21, 2005
  Michael D. Moffitt
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  SIGNATURE
  TITLE(S)
  DATE
  /s/Daniel S. Ebenstein
  Director
  January 21, 2005
  Daniel S. Ebenstein
  /s/Donald C. Waite III
  Director
  January 21, 2005
  Donald C. Waite III
  /s/Steven N. Rappaport
  Director
  January 21, 2005
  Steven N. Rappaport
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  4.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
  Registrant, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
  June 29, 1996, filed August 15, 1996, and incorporated herein
  by reference).
  4.2
  By-laws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3(b) to the
  Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30,
  1995, filed March 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by
  reference).
  4.3
  2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
  Presstek's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
  June 28, 2003, filed August 12, 2003, hereby incorporated by
  reference).
  5.1
  Opinion of McDermott Will & Emery LLP (filed herewith).
  23.1
  Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP (filed herewith).
  23.2
  Consent of McDermott Will & Emery LLP (included in opinion
  filed as Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to
  this registration statement).
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