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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. ___________
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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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SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 94-2805249
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
901 SAN ANTONIO ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94303
(650) 960-1300
(ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
EQUITY COMPENSATION ACQUISITION PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
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SCOTT G. MCNEALY
PRESIDENT
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
901 SAN ANTONIO ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94303
(650) 960-1300
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPY TO:
KATHERINE A. MARTIN, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
Maximum Proposed
Amount Offering Maximum Amount of
to be Price Aggregate Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered Registered Per Share Offering Price Fee
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Common Stock, $0.00067:
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Pursuant to the Equity Compensation Acquisition 200,000 shares $101.13 $20,226,000 $5,339.66
Plan
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(1) The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to
Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act") solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The
average of the high and the low price on October 12, was $101.13.
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The contents of the Registrant's Forms S-8 Registration Statements,
Registration No. 333-09867, 333-34543 and 333-67183 dated August 9, 1996, August
28, 1997 and November 12, 1998, respectively, relating to the Equity
Compensation Acquisition Plan are incorporated herein by reference.
PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DOCUMENTS
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4.1 Equity Compensation Acquisition Plan
5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Counsel (Contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
24.1 Power of Attorney (Contained in page II-3)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Sun Microsystems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, 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 Palo Alto, State of
California, on this 17th day of October 2000.
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael E. Lehman
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Michael E. Lehman, Executive Vice
President, Corporate Resources and
Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Scott G. McNealy and Michael E. Lehman,
jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments
to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
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.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Scott G. McNealy Chairman of the Board of Directors, October 17, 2000
----------------------------- President and Chief Executive Officer
Scott G. McNealy (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael E. Lehman Executive Vice President, Corporate October 17, 2000
----------------------------- Resources and Chief Financial Officer
Michael E. Lehman (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Michael L. Popov Vice President and Corporate Controller October 17, 2000
----------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer)
George Reyes
/s/ James L. Barksdale Director October 17, 2000
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James L. Barksdale
/s/ L. John Doerr Director October 17, 2000
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L. John Doerr
/s/ Judith L. Estrin Director October 17, 2000
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Judith L. Estrin
/s/ Robert J. Fisher Director October 17, 2000
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Robert J. Fisher
/s/ Robert L. Long Director October 17, 2000
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Robert L. Long
/s/ M. Kenneth Oshman Director October 17, 2000
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M. Kenneth Oshman
/s/ Naomi O. Seligman Director October 17, 2000
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Naomi O. Seligman
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4.1 Equity Compensation Acquisition Plan
5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to legality of securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Counsel (Contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
24.1 Power of Attorney (Contained in page II-3)
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