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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2000 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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ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 94-1668412
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1143 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
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1992 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Kenneth J. Wees
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
1143 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 732-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Kenneth L. Guernsey, Esq.
Angelique C. Tremble, Esq.
Cooley Godward LLP
One Maritime Plaza, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 693-2000
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Exhibit Index at Page 5
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities to Amount to be Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of
be Registered Registered Offering Price Per Aggregate Offering Registration Fee
Share (1) Price (1)
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Common Stock, par value $0.10 3,500,000 7.21 25,235,000 $ 6,662.04
per share, reserved for future
issuance pursuant to the 1992
Stock Option Plan
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock
as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on November 30, 2000 for shares
available for grant pursuant to the 1992 Stock Option Plan (pursuant to Rule
457(c) under the Act).
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
NO. 333-35025
The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-35025 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 1997 is incorporated
by reference herein with such modifications as are set forth below.
An amendment to the 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") approved by the
Board in July 2000 and approved by the stockholders in October 2000, increased
the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock authorized for issuance under
the Plan from 8,600,000 shares to 12,100,000 shares.
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number
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5.1 Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2 Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.
24.1 Power of Attorney.
99.1 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Sunnyvale, State of California, on December 4, 2000.
Adaptive Broadband Corporation
By: /s/ Frederick D. Lawrence
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Frederick D. Lawrence
Chief Executive Officer
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Frederick D. Lawrence Chairman of the Board, President, Chief December 4, 2000
----------------------------------------------- Executive Officer and Director (Principal
Frederick D. Lawrence Executive Officer and Director)
/s/ Donna S. Birks Executive Vice President and December 4, 2000
----------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Donna S. Birks Financial Accounting Officer)
/s/ Kenneth J. Wees Vice President, General Counsel and December 4, 2000
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Kenneth J. Wees
* Director December 4, 2000
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Leslie G. Denend
* Director December 4, 2000
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James C. Granger
* Director December 4, 2000
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William L. Martin III
* Director December 4, 2000
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James T. Richardson
*By: /s/ Kenneth J. Wees
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Kenneth J. Wees
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Sequential Page
Number Description Numbers
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5.1 Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP. 6
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors. 7
23.2 Consent of Cooley Godward LLP. is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this --
Registration Statement.
24.1 Power of Attorney. 8
99.1 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended. 9
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