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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2004</B>



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>36-4360035</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>7444 West Wilson Avenue<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60706</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>James W. McGinley<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Stratos International, Inc.<BR>
7444 West Wilson Avenue<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60706<BR>
(708)&nbsp;867-9600</B><BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number,<BR>
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Copy to:</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Imad I. Qasim, Esq.<BR>
Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP<BR>
Bank One Plaza<BR>
10 South Dearborn Street<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60603<BR>
(312)&nbsp;853-7000</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount To Be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Securities To Be Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered (1)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Share</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:0px">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and associated preferred stock purchase rights (3)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,370,000</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">6.06</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">8,302,200</TD>
    <TD nowrap>(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,051.89</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Shares issuable under awards granted under the Stratos Lightwave, Inc.
2003 Stock Plan, together with such additional and indeterminate number of
shares of common stock of the registrant as may become issuable as the
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions affecting
the common stock of the registrant.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of shares
of the common stock of the registrant on the Nasdaq National Market on
April&nbsp;5, 2004.</TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The Stratos preferred stock purchase rights initially are attached to and
trade with the shares of Stratos common stock being registered hereby.
Value attributable to such rights, if any, is reflected in the market
price of the associated common stock.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The registrant&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended April&nbsp;30, 2003 (and Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto on Form 10-K/A,
filed August&nbsp;28, 2003);



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
July&nbsp;31, 2003, October&nbsp;31, 2003 and January&nbsp;31, 2004 (and
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto, filed March&nbsp;26, 2004);



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
July&nbsp;1, 2003, July&nbsp;3, 2003, August&nbsp;27, 2003, September&nbsp;2, 2003,
November&nbsp;12, 2003 (and Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto, filed January&nbsp;12,
2004), December&nbsp;15, 2003 and March&nbsp;9, 2004, in each case other
than information furnished under Item&nbsp;9 or Item&nbsp;12; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The description of the common stock, $0.01 par value, of
the registrant&#146;s common stock and the associated preferred stock
purchase rights that are contained in registration statements on
Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;22, 2000 and March&nbsp;28,
2001, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such descriptions.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">respective dates of filing of such documents (such documents,
and the documents enumerated above, being hereinafter referred to as
&#147;Incorporated Documents&#148;).



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document 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
Incorporated Document 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits
indemnification of officers, directors and other corporate agents under certain
circumstances and subject to certain limitations. Our restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors,
officers, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by Delaware General
Corporation Law, including in circumstances in which indemnification is
otherwise discretionary under Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into
separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers which would
require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities
which may arise by reason of their status or service (other than liabilities
arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature). We also maintain
director and officer liability insurance. These indemnification provisions and
the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit
indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities (including
reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-3
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits to this registration statement are listed below.

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Description of Exhibit</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (5)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of Registrant (1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan (4)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen certificate representing the common stock (1)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Certificate representing the Series&nbsp;B Preferred Stock (5)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;23, 2001, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC (2)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.7&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2003, to Rights Agreement,
dated as of March&nbsp;23, 2001, between Stratos Lightwave, Inc. and
Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (3)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.8&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2003, among
Stratos Lightwave, Inc., Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd., the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Trust dated 11/24/98 and the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Charitable Remainder Unit Trust (4)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.9&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Standstill Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2003, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. (4)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;23.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this registration statement)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent auditors</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;24.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this registration statement)</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 effective June&nbsp;26, 2000.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-K dated March&nbsp;22, 2001.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A filed August&nbsp;7, 2003.</TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-4/A effective September&nbsp;29, 2003.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October&nbsp;31, 2003.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="center">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:10%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:10%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the 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 the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or




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<P align="left" style="margin-left:10%; font-size: 10pt">decrease in the 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
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:10%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) 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 this registration statement;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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.



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the 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

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-5
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">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 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-6
</DIV>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 7th day of
April, 2004.


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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">/s/ James W. McGinley<HR noshade size="1"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">James W. McGinley &nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on this 7th day of April, 2004.

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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="57%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="bottom">/s/ James W.
McGinley<BR><HR noshade size="1">
James W. McGinley</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="bottom">/s/ David A.
Slack<BR><HR noshade size="1">
David A. Slack</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President &#150; Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
</DIV>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints James W. McGinley and David A. Slack, and each of
them, such person&#146;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration
statement, including any filings under Rule&nbsp;462 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on this 7th day of April, 2004.






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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>

</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ James W. McGinley
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
James W. McGinley</TD>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Brian J. Jackman
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Brian J. Jackman</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Charles Daniel Nelsen
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Charles Daniel Nelsen</TD>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Edward J. O&#146;Connell
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Edward J. O&#146;Connell</TD>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Reginald W. Barrett
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Reginald W. Barrett</TD>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Philip A. Harris
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Philip A. Harris</TD>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ David Y. Howe
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
David Y. Howe</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Newell V. Starks
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
Newell V. Starks</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;
William T. Comfort III</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>INDEX
TO EXHIBITS TO STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>

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    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="81%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Description of Exhibit</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (5)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of Registrant (1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan (4)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen certificate representing the common stock (1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Certificate representing the Series&nbsp;B Preferred Stock (5)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;23, 2001, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC (2)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.7&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2003, to Rights Agreement,
dated as of March&nbsp;23, 2001, between Stratos Lightwave, Inc. and
Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (3)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.8&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2003, among
Stratos Lightwave, Inc., Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd., the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Trust dated 11/24/98 and the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Charitable Remainder Unit Trust (4)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.9&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Standstill Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2003, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. (4)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this registration statement)</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent auditors</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this registration statement)</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 effective June&nbsp;26, 2000.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-K dated March&nbsp;22, 2001.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A filed August&nbsp;7, 2003.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-4/A effective September&nbsp;29, 2003.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October&nbsp;31, 2003.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="center">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith.</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2004
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
36-4360035
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
7444 West Wilson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
James W. McGinley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Stratos International, Inc.
7444 West Wilson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60706
(708) 867-9600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Imad I. Qasim, Esq.
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
Bank One Plaza
10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 853-7000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Securities To Be Registered
Registered (1)
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and associated preferred stock purchase rights (3)
1,370,000
$
6.06
(2)
$
8,302,200
(2)
$
1,051.89
(1)
Shares issuable under awards granted under the Stratos Lightwave, Inc.
2003 Stock Plan, together with such additional and indeterminate number of
shares of common stock of the registrant as may become issuable as the
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions affecting
the common stock of the registrant.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of shares
of the common stock of the registrant on the Nasdaq National Market on
April 5, 2004.
(3)
The Stratos preferred stock purchase rights initially are attached to and
trade with the shares of Stratos common stock being registered hereby.
Value attributable to such rights, if any, is reflected in the market
price of the associated common stock.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended April 30, 2003 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form 10-K/A,
filed August 28, 2003);
(b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
July 31, 2003, October 31, 2003 and January 31, 2004 (and
Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed March 26, 2004);
(c) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
July 1, 2003, July 3, 2003, August 27, 2003, September 2, 2003,
November 12, 2003 (and Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed January 12,
2004), December 15, 2003 and March 9, 2004, in each case other
than information furnished under Item 9 or Item 12; and
(d) The description of the common stock, $0.01 par value, of
the registrant's common stock and the associated preferred stock
purchase rights that are contained in registration statements on
Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 22, 2000 and March 28,
2001, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such descriptions.
All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the
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respective dates of filing of such documents (such documents,
and the documents enumerated above, being hereinafter referred to as
"Incorporated Documents").
Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document 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
Incorporated Document 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.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits
indemnification of officers, directors and other corporate agents under certain
circumstances and subject to certain limitations. Our restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors,
officers, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by Delaware General
Corporation Law, including in circumstances in which indemnification is
otherwise discretionary under Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into
separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers which would
require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities
which may arise by reason of their status or service (other than liabilities
arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature). We also maintain
director and officer liability insurance. These indemnification provisions and
the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit
indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities (including
reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this registration statement are listed below.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (5)
4.2
Bylaws of Registrant (1)
4.3
Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan (4)
4.4
Specimen certificate representing the common stock (1)
4.5
Specimen Certificate representing the Series B Preferred Stock (5)
4.6
Rights Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2001, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC (2)
4.7
First Amendment, dated as of July 2, 2003, to Rights Agreement,
dated as of March 23, 2001, between Stratos Lightwave, Inc. and
Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (3)
4.8
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003, among
Stratos Lightwave, Inc., Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd., the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Trust dated 11/24/98 and the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Charitable Remainder Unit Trust (4)
4.9
Standstill Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. (4)
5.1*
Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
23.1*
Consent of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement)
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this registration statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 effective June 26, 2000.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated March 22, 2001.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A filed August 7, 2003.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form S-4/A effective September 29, 2003.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2003.
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Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) 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:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the 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 the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or
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decrease in the 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
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 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 the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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
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 Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the 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
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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 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, 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 Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 7th day of
April, 2004.
STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ James W. McGinley
James W. McGinley
President and 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 indicated on this 7th day of April, 2004.
/s/ James W.
McGinley
James W. McGinley
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David A.
Slack
David A. Slack
Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints James W. McGinley and David A. Slack, and each of
them, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration
statement, including any filings under Rule 462 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes,
may lawfully 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 indicated on this 7th day of April, 2004.
Signature
Title
/s/ James W. McGinley
Director
James W. McGinley
/s/ Brian J. Jackman
Director
Brian J. Jackman
/s/ Charles Daniel Nelsen
Director
Charles Daniel Nelsen
/s/ Edward J. O'Connell
Director
Edward J. O'Connell
/s/ Reginald W. Barrett
Director
Reginald W. Barrett
/s/ Philip A. Harris
Director
Philip A. Harris
/s/ David Y. Howe
Director
David Y. Howe
/s/ Newell V. Starks
Director
Newell V. Starks
Director
William T. Comfort III
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS TO STRATOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (5)
4.2
Bylaws of Registrant (1)
4.3
Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan (4)
4.4
Specimen certificate representing the common stock (1)
4.5
Specimen Certificate representing the Series B Preferred Stock (5)
4.6
Rights Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2001, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC (2)
4.7
First Amendment, dated as of July 2, 2003, to Rights Agreement,
dated as of March 23, 2001, between Stratos Lightwave, Inc. and
Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (3)
4.8
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003, among
Stratos Lightwave, Inc., Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd., the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Trust dated 11/24/98 and the
William N. and Carol A. Stout Charitable Remainder Unit Trust (4)
4.9
Standstill Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003, between Stratos
Lightwave, Inc. and Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. (4)
5.1*
Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
23.1*
Consent of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement)
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this registration statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 effective June 26, 2000.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated March 22, 2001.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-A/A filed August 7, 2003.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form S-4/A effective September 29, 2003.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2003.
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Filed herewith.