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Registration Number 33-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BOCA RESEARCH, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
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FLORIDA 59-2479377
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(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
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1601 CLINT MOORE ROAD, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33487 (561) 997-6227
(Address and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)
BOCA RESEARCH, INC.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Robert P. Heinlein
Vice President of Finance
Chief Financial Officer
Boca Research, Inc.
1601 Clint Moore Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33487
(561) 997-6227
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(Name, address and telephone number of agent service)
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Copy to:
Francis J. Feeney, Jr.
Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar
101 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 951-6600
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Maximum Proposed
Title of Proposed Maximum
Securities Amount Offering Aggregate Amount of
to be to be Price Offering Registration
Registered Registered(1) Per Share Price Fee
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Boca Research, Inc.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Common Stock, 692,818 $2.00 - 8.6875 (2) $4,407,339.00 $1,163.54
par value 1,023,555 $ 4.0625 (3) $4,158,192,19 $1,097.76
$.01 per share
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(1) Also registered hereunder are such additional number of shares of Common
Stock, presently indeterminable, as may be necessary to satisfy the
antidilution provisions of the Plans to which this Registration Statement
relates.
(2) All such shares are issuable upon exercise of outstanding options with
fixed exercise prices. Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the aggregate offering
price and the fee have been computed upon the basis of the price at which
the options may be exercised.
(3) None of such shares are subject to outstanding options. The exercise price
of such options shall be determined at the time of grant. Accordingly,
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h), the price of $4.0625 per share, which is
the average of the high and low sale prices reported on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System on May 24,
2000, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee.
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NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed solely for the purpose of
registering 1,716,373 additional shares of Common Stock of Boca Research, Inc.
issuable pursuant to the 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan") originally
adopted in 1992. The total number of shares issuable under the Option Plan is
3,016,373 as of March 28, 2000, of which 235,000 shares were previously
registered on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 33-65330) and 1,065,000 shares were previously
registered on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 33-80043). Pursuant to Instruction E to Form
S-8, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos.
33-65330 and 33-80043) are herein incorporated by reference.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4.1 Boca Research, Inc.1992 Stock Option Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-56530,
and herein incorporated by reference.)
4.2 Second Amendment of 1992 Stock Option Plan.
4.3 Third Amendment of 1992 Stock Option Plan.
5.1 Opinion of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation, as
to legality of shares being registered.
23.1 Consent of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Independent Auditors' Consent
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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 on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Boca Raton, Florida on May 31, 2000.
BOCA RESEARCH, INC.
By: /s/ Robert W. Ferguson
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Name: Robert W. Ferguson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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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TITLE DATE
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/s/ Robert W. Ferguson Chief Executive Officer May 31, 2000
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Robert W. Ferguson Board of Directors
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert P. Heinlein Vice President of May 31, 2000
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Robert P. Heinlein Officer (principal financial
and accounting officer)
/s/ Robert W. Ferguson Director May 31, 2000
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Robert W. Ferguson
/s/ H. Ric Luhrs Director May 31, 2000
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H. Ric Luhrs
/s/ Douglas K. Raborn Director May 31, 2000
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Douglas K. Raborn
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/s/ Joseph M. O'Donnell Director May 31, 2000
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Joseph M. O'Donnell
/s/ Arthur R. Wyatt Director May 31, 2000
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Arthur R. Wyatt
/s/ Blaine E. Davis Director May 31, 2000
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Blaine E. Davis
/s/ Eduard Will Director May 31, 2000
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Eduard Will
/s/ Karl Gruns Director May 31, 2000
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Karl Gruns
/s/ Michael S. Polacek Director May 31, 2000
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Michael S. Polacek
/s/ Bernard A. Carballo Director May 31, 2000
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Bernard A. Carballo
/s/ Philip A. Vachon Director May 31, 2000
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Philip A. Vachon
/s/ Rob Van Oostenbrugge Director May 31, 2000
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Rob van Oostenbrugge
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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4.1 Boca Research, Inc.1992 Stock Option Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-56530,
and herein incorporated by reference.)
4.2 Second Amendment of 1992 Stock Option Plan.
4.3 Third Amendment of 1992 Stock Option Plan.
5.1 Opinion of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation, as
to legality of shares being registered.
23.1 Consent of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Independent Auditors' Consent
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