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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 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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TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-3186995
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1300 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94039-7267
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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2000 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
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Robert G. Gargus
President and Chief Executive Officer
TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
1300 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94039-7267
(650) 968-9252
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copy to:
J. Robert Suffoletta
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: (650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Title Securities to to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Amount of
be Registered Registered Per Share (1) Price Registration Fee
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Common Stock to be issued under the 2000 1,000,000 $13.59375 $13,593,750 $3,588.75
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
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(1) The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to
Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The per
share price was determined by reference to the average of the high and low
prices per share of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on November 7, 2000.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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The following documents and information previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by TelCom Semiconductor,
Inc. (the "Company") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b) The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000, filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the
Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which de-registers all securities
then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
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Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of
directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides
that directors of a company will not be personally liable for monetary damages
for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i) for
any breach of their duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders, (ii) for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or
knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments or dividends or unlawful
stock repurchases or redemptions as provided Section 174 of Delaware General
Corporation Law or (iv) for transactions from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its
officers and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the
fullest extent provided by Delaware law, including those circumstances where
indemnification would otherwise be discretionary under Delaware law. The Company
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believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence on the
part of indemnified parties. The Bylaws authorize the use of indemnification
agreements and the Company has entered into such agreements with each of its
directors and officers.
The Company carries officer and director liability insurance with
respect to certain matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
Delaware Law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a director's
duty of care, and the provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or
rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Exchange Act may be permitted
to foregoing provisions and agreements, the Company has been informed that in
the opinion of the staff of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Exchange Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants
23.2 Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-4)
Item 9. Undertakings.
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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 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.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, 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.
(4) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
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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.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act 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
Exchange Act 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 whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Exchange 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, 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 Mountain View, State of California, on this 8th
day of November, 2000.
TELCOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
By: /s/ ROBERT G. GARGUS
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Robert G. Gargus,
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Robert G. Gargus and Mark Brown,
and each of them acting individually, as his or her attorney-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all 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 any substitute, 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 on November 8,
2000 in the capacities indicated:
Signature Title
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/s/ ROBERT G. GARGUS President, Chief Executive Officer
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Robert G. Gargus (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ MARK BROWN Chief Financial Officer
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Mark Brown Chief Accounting Officer)
/s/ PHILIP M. DRAYER Chairman of the Board
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Philip M. Drayer
/s/ DONALD FOWLER Director
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Donald Fowler
/s/ FRANK GILL Director
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Frank Gill
/s/ T. PETER THOMAS Director
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T. Peter Thomas
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants
23.2 Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-4)
