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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;29, 2003
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TELLABS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<B>36-3831568</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ONE TELLABS CENTER<BR>
1415 W. DIEHL ROAD<BR>
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, of registrant&#146;s principle executive office)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>VIVACE NETWORKS, INC. 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TELLABS, INC. 2003 EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>JAMES M. SHEEHAN<BR>
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL<BR>
TELLABS, INC.<BR>
ONE TELLABS CENTER<BR>
1415 W. DIEHL ROAD<BR>
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563<BR>
(630)&nbsp;378-8800</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
<B>MARK HANDFELT, ESQ.</B><BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation<BR>
5300 Carillon Point<BR>
Kirkland, WA 98033<BR>
(425)&nbsp;576-5800
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="4"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price Per</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="4"><FONT size="1"><B>to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Share</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Price</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,151,431 </FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.95</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,245,290</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">181.64</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">$0.01 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,428,571 </FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,999,997</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">809.00</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Total</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,580,002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.75</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12,245,287</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">990.64</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
the Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan and the Tellabs,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Inc. 2003 Employee Retention Incentive Program (together, the &#147;Plans&#148;) as the
result of any further stock splits, stock dividends or similar adjustments
of the outstanding Common Stock pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents shares subject to outstanding options as of July&nbsp;28, 2003
under the Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
In connection with the Registrant&#146;s acquisition of Vivace Networks, Inc.,
the Registrant has assumed the obligation to issue shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of stock options issued under the Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration
fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are
based upon the weighted average exercise price for shares subject to
outstanding options granted under the Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity
Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents shares reserved for issuance under the Tellabs, Inc. 2003
Employee Retention Incentive Program.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The offering price per share is fixed at $7.00 under the Tellabs, Inc.
2003 Employee Retention Incentive Program.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(6)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Previously paid. The securities being registered hereunder are carried
forward from the 220,868,892 split-adjusted shares of Registrant&#146;s common
stock previously registered on Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-59511
(20,909,457 shares of which have been subsequently authorized for
issuance) with respect to which a filing fee of $2,432,523 was previously
paid.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Note: The document(s) containing the information required by this section will
be given to those persons who are eligible to participate in the Vivace
Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan and the Tellabs, Inc. 2003
Employee Retention Incentive Program and are not required to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as a part of the
Registration Statement or as an Exhibit.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 3.&nbsp; INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission by Tellabs, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), are incorporated in this Registration
Statement by reference:
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
27, 2002 (File No.&nbsp;000-09692);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the year ended December
31, 2002 (File No.&nbsp;000-09692);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March
28, 2003 (File No.&nbsp;000-09692);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated January&nbsp;23, 2003,
February&nbsp;4, 2003, March&nbsp;10, 2003, March&nbsp;25, 2003, April&nbsp;16, 2003,
April&nbsp;22, 2003, May&nbsp;13, 2003, June&nbsp;18, 2003, and
July 24, 2003 (File Nos.
000-09692); and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(e)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 filed January&nbsp;21, 2000 (File
No.&nbsp;333-95135), as amended on February&nbsp;7, 2000, under the caption
&#147;Description of Tellabs&#146; Capital Stock,&#148; including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such
reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 4.&nbsp; DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 5. &nbsp;INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of Common Stock registered hereby has been
passed upon for the Registrant by James M. Sheehan, Esq., the Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Sheehan is
the beneficial owner of less than 1.0% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 6.&nbsp; INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated By-laws (the &#147;By-Laws&#148;) provide,
among other things, that each person who was or is made a party or is
threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was a
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">director or officer of the Registrant,
or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer,
employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Registrant as provided in the By-Laws and to the fullest extent which it is
empowered to do so by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) against
all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding, and such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of his or her
heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, subject to
certain conditions, the Registrant shall indemnify any such person seeking
indemnification in connection with an action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, initiated by such person only
if such action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of
the Registrant. The right to indemnification under the By-Laws is a contract
right and, subject to certain conditions, includes the right to be paid by the
Registrant the expenses incurred in defending any such action, suit or
proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The By-Laws further provide
that the indemnification and payment of expenses incurred provided therein
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification may be entitled.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the
&#147;Restated Certificated&#148;) provides indemnification for officers and directors of
the Registrant and any other enterprises substantially similar to the
indemnification provisions set forth in the Registrant&#146;s By-Laws.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL authorizes indemnification by the Registrant of
directors and officers under the circumstances provided in the provisions of
the By-Laws described above, and requires such indemnification for expenses
actually and reasonably incurred to the extent a director or officer is
successful in the defense of any action, or any claim, issue or matter therein.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has purchased insurance which purports to insure the
Registrant against certain costs of indemnification which may be incurred by it
pursuant to the By-Laws and the Restated Certificate and to insure the officers
and directors of the Registrant, and of its subsidiary companies, against
certain liabilities incurred by them in the discharge of their functions as
such officers and directors, except for liabilities resulting from their own
malfeasance as described in the By-Laws and Restated Certificate.
</FONT>
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</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>
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</FONT>

<CENTER>
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tellabs, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4, Registration
No.&nbsp;333-59511), as amended by Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Amendment to the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 to
Registrant&#146;s quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000,
File No.&nbsp;0-09692).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Tellabs, Inc., as amended (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8,
Registration No.&nbsp;333-56546).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Tellabs, Inc. 2003 Employee Retention Incentive Program.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of James M. Sheehan, Esq. regarding the legality of the securities being
registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of James M. Sheehan, Esq. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of the Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 9.&nbsp; UNDERTAKINGS.</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2</FONT>
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<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
    <TD width="10%"></TD>
    <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
    <TD width="10%"></TD>
    <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
    <TD width="10%"></TD>
    <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act ), that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 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 Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">3</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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 Naperville, State of Illinois, on this 28th day
of July, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="54%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>TELLABS, INC</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By: /s/ Michael J. Birck</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<hr noshade width="95%" align="right" size="1"></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Michael J. Birck</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Tellabs, Inc., and each of
us, do hereby constitute and appoint each and any of Michael J. Birck and James
M. Sheehan our true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in our name
and behalf in any and all capacities and to execute any and all instruments for
us in our names in any and all capacities, which attorney and agent may deem
necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the
Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including
specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any
of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) hereto; and we do hereby ratify and
confirm all that said attorney and agent, or his substitute, shall do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="29%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael J. Birck<hr noshade size="1">
Michael J. Birck</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)<BR>
Executive Vice President and
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Timothy J. Wiggins<hr noshade size="1">
Timothy J. Wiggins</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James A. Dite<hr noshade size="1">
James A. Dite</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bo Hedfors<hr noshade size="1">
Bo Hedfors</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Mellody L. Hobson<hr noshade size="1">
Mellody L. Hobson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Frederick A. Krehbiel<hr noshade size="1">
Frederick A. Krehbiel</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael E. Lavin<hr noshade size="1">
Michael E. Lavin</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Stephanie Pace Marshall<hr noshade size="1">
Stephanie Pace Marshall</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4</FONT>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="26%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William F. Souders<hr noshade size="1">
William F. Souders</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jan H. Suwinski<hr noshade size="1">
Jan H. Suwinski</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July 28, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</FONT>
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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="87%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>EXHIBIT</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>NUMBER</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tellabs, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4, Registration
No.&nbsp;333-59511), as amended by Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Amendment to the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 to
Registrant&#146;s quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000,
File No.&nbsp;0-09692).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Tellabs, Inc., as amended (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8,
Registration No.&nbsp;333-56546).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Tellabs, Inc. 2003 Employee Retention Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of James M. Sheehan, Esq. regarding the legality of the securities being
registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of James M. Sheehan, Esq. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of the Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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Registration Statement
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2003
Registration No. 333-_________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TELLABS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
36-3831568
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
ONE TELLABS CENTER
1415 W. DIEHL ROAD
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principle executive office)
VIVACE NETWORKS, INC. 1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
TELLABS, INC. 2003 EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(Full title of the plan)
JAMES M. SHEEHAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
TELLABS, INC.
ONE TELLABS CENTER
1415 W. DIEHL ROAD
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
(630) 378-8800
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
MARK HANDFELT, ESQ.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
5300 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 576-5800
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
1,151,431
(2)
$
1.95
(3)
$
2,245,290
(3)
$
181.64
$0.01 par value
1,428,571
(4)
$
7.00
(5)
$
9,999,997
$
809.00
Total
2,580,002
$
4.75
$
12,245,287
$
990.64
(6)
(1)
Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
the Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan and the Tellabs,
Inc. 2003 Employee Retention Incentive Program (together, the "Plans") as the
result of any further stock splits, stock dividends or similar adjustments
of the outstanding Common Stock pursuant to Rule 416(a).
(2)
Represents shares subject to outstanding options as of July 28, 2003
under the Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
In connection with the Registrant's acquisition of Vivace Networks, Inc.,
the Registrant has assumed the obligation to issue shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of stock options issued under the Plan.
(3)
Estimated for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are
based upon the weighted average exercise price for shares subject to
outstanding options granted under the Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity
Incentive Plan.
(4)
Represents shares reserved for issuance under the Tellabs, Inc. 2003
Employee Retention Incentive Program.
(5)
The offering price per share is fixed at $7.00 under the Tellabs, Inc.
2003 Employee Retention Incentive Program.
(6)
Previously paid. The securities being registered hereunder are carried
forward from the 220,868,892 split-adjusted shares of Registrant's common
stock previously registered on Registration Statement No. 333-59511
(20,909,457 shares of which have been subsequently authorized for
issuance) with respect to which a filing fee of $2,432,523 was previously
paid.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Note: The document(s) containing the information required by this section will
be given to those persons who are eligible to participate in the Vivace
Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan and the Tellabs, Inc. 2003
Employee Retention Incentive Program and are not required to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as a part of the
Registration Statement or as an Exhibit.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed with the Commission by Tellabs, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), are incorporated in this Registration
Statement by reference:
(a)
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
27, 2002 (File No. 000-09692);
(b)
The Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December
31, 2002 (File No. 000-09692);
(c)
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
28, 2003 (File No. 000-09692);
(d)
The Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2003,
February 4, 2003, March 10, 2003, March 25, 2003, April 16, 2003,
April 22, 2003, May 13, 2003, June 18, 2003, and
July 24, 2003 (File Nos.
000-09692); and
(e)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed January 21, 2000 (File
No. 333-95135), as amended on February 7, 2000, under the caption
"Description of Tellabs' Capital Stock," including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such
reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
The validity of the shares of Common Stock registered hereby has been
passed upon for the Registrant by James M. Sheehan, Esq., the Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. Mr. Sheehan is
the beneficial owner of less than 1.0% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Registrant's Amended and Restated By-laws (the "By-Laws") provide,
among other things, that each person who was or is made a party or is
threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was a
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director or officer of the Registrant,
or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer,
employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Registrant as provided in the By-Laws and to the fullest extent which it is
empowered to do so by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") against
all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding, and such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of his or her
heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, subject to
certain conditions, the Registrant shall indemnify any such person seeking
indemnification in connection with an action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, initiated by such person only
if such action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of
the Registrant. The right to indemnification under the By-Laws is a contract
right and, subject to certain conditions, includes the right to be paid by the
Registrant the expenses incurred in defending any such action, suit or
proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The By-Laws further provide
that the indemnification and payment of expenses incurred provided therein
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification may be entitled.
The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the
"Restated Certificated") provides indemnification for officers and directors of
the Registrant and any other enterprises substantially similar to the
indemnification provisions set forth in the Registrant's By-Laws.
Section 145 of the DGCL authorizes indemnification by the Registrant of
directors and officers under the circumstances provided in the provisions of
the By-Laws described above, and requires such indemnification for expenses
actually and reasonably incurred to the extent a director or officer is
successful in the defense of any action, or any claim, issue or matter therein.
The Registrant has purchased insurance which purports to insure the
Registrant against certain costs of indemnification which may be incurred by it
pursuant to the By-Laws and the Restated Certificate and to insure the officers
and directors of the Registrant, and of its subsidiary companies, against
certain liabilities incurred by them in the discharge of their functions as
such officers and directors, except for liabilities resulting from their own
malfeasance as described in the By-Laws and Restated Certificate.
ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tellabs, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration
No. 333-59511), as amended by Registrant's Certificate of Amendment to the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to
Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,
File No. 0-09692).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Tellabs, Inc., as amended (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8,
Registration No. 333-56546).
4.3
Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan.
4.4
Tellabs, Inc. 2003 Employee Retention Incentive Program.
5.1
Opinion of James M. Sheehan, Esq. regarding the legality of the securities being
registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of James M. Sheehan, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of the Registration Statement).
ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this
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.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 this
Registration Statement 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.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 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 Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 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 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 Naperville, State of Illinois, on this 28th day
of July, 2003.
TELLABS, INC
By: /s/ Michael J. Birck
Michael J. Birck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Tellabs, Inc., and each of
us, do hereby constitute and appoint each and any of Michael J. Birck and James
M. Sheehan our true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things in our name
and behalf in any and all capacities and to execute any and all instruments for
us in our names in any and all capacities, which attorney and agent may deem
necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the
Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including
specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any
of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) hereto; and we do hereby ratify and
confirm all that said attorney and agent, or his substitute, shall do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael J. Birck
Michael J. Birck
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Executive Vice President and
July 28, 2003
/s/ Timothy J. Wiggins
Timothy J. Wiggins
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
July 28, 2003
/s/ James A. Dite
James A. Dite
Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer)
July 28, 2003
/s/ Bo Hedfors
Bo Hedfors
Director
July 28, 2003
/s/ Mellody L. Hobson
Mellody L. Hobson
Director
July 28, 2003
/s/ Frederick A. Krehbiel
Frederick A. Krehbiel
Director
July 28, 2003
/s/ Michael E. Lavin
Michael E. Lavin
Director
July 28, 2003
/s/ Stephanie Pace Marshall
Stephanie Pace Marshall
Director
July 28, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William F. Souders
William F. Souders
Director
July 28, 2003
/s/ Jan H. Suwinski
Jan H. Suwinski
Director
July 28, 2003
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tellabs, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration
No. 333-59511), as amended by Registrant's Certificate of Amendment to the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to
Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,
File No. 0-09692).
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Tellabs, Inc., as amended (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8,
Registration No. 333-56546).
4.3
Vivace Networks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan.
4.4
Tellabs, Inc. 2003 Employee Retention Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of James M. Sheehan, Esq. regarding the legality of the securities being
registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of James M. Sheehan, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of the Registration Statement).
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