PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 8
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2000)
GENERAL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
$172,500,000 of 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006 and
11,093,248 Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of the Notes
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This prospectus supplement no. 8 supplements and amends the
prospectus dated February 11, 2000, as amended by prospectus supplement no.
1 dated February 22, 2000, prospectus supplement no. 2 dated March 1, 2000,
prospectus supplement no. 3 dated March 21, 2000, prospectus supplement no.
4 dated April 3, 2000, prospectus supplement no. 5 dated April 14, 2000,
prospectus supplement no. 6 dated April 28, 2000 and prospectus supplement
no. 7 dated July 12, 2000 relating to the 5 3/4 % Convertible Subordinated
Notes due December 15, 2006 of General Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, held by certain securityholders who may offer for sale the
notes and the shares of our common stock into which the notes are
convertible at any time at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or
at privately negotiated prices. The selling securityholders may sell the
notes or the common stock directly to purchasers or through underwriters,
broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions.
ADDITIONAL SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The following represents an addendum to the table of selling
securityholders appearing on pages 55-57 of the prospectus, as supplemented
and amended:
COMMON
STOCK COMMON
PRINCIPAL ISSUABLE STOCK
AMOUNT OF UPON OWNED
NOTES CONVERSION AFTER
BENEFICIALLY OF THE COMPLETION
OWNED AND NOTES AND OF THE
NAME OFFERED HEREBY OFFERED HEREBY OFFERING
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Alta Partners Holdings, LDC $2,000,000 128,617 -
The prospectus, together with prospectus supplement no. 1,
prospectus supplement no. 2, prospectus supplement no. 3, prospectus
supplement no. 4, prospectus supplement no. 5, prospectus supplement no. 6,
prospectus supplement no. 7 and this prospectus supplement no. 8
constitutes the prospectus required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to offers and sales of the
notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. All
references in the prospectus to "this prospectus" are hereby amended to
read "this prospectus (as supplemented and amended)."
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
