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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;6, 2004</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5">FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>QLOGIC CORPORATION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></DIV>

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(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
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33-0537669<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway<BR>
Aliso Viejo, California 92656<BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>QLogic Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan<BR>
QLogic Corporation Stock Awards Plan</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full Title of the Plans)</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Frank A. Calderoni<BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
QLogic Corporation<BR>
26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway<BR>
Aliso Viejo, California 92656<BR>
(949)&nbsp;389-6000<BR>
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">COPY TO:</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Gary J. Singer, Esq.<BR>
O&#146;Melveny &#038; Myers LLP<BR>
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite&nbsp;1700<BR>
Newport Beach, California 92660</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT>

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Title Of</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Offering</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,
par value $0.001
per share, Issuable
under the QLogic
Corporation
Non-Employee
Director Stock
Option Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">100,000 shares(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">43.17</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,317,000</FONT></TD>
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par value $0.001
per share, Issuable
under the QLogic
Corporation Stock
Awards Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,000,000 shares(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">43.17</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">86,340,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,100,000 shares(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">43.17</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">90,657,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of
QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), stated above, options and other
rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by the
Prospectus and, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), an additional indeterminate number of shares,
options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the QLogic
Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Director Plan&#148;) or
pursuant to the QLogic Corporation Stock Awards Plan (the &#147;Stock Awards Plan&#148;),
as applicable, as a result of one or more adjustments under such plan to prevent
dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a Right (a &#147;Right&#148;) to Purchase
Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of June&nbsp;4, 1996 , between the Company and Harris Trust Company of
California, as Rights Agent, as thereafter amended.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the
aggregate, and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of
the high and low prices of a share of Common Stock on February&nbsp;3, 2004, as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Exhibit&nbsp;Index for this Registration Statement is at page 7.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR> SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR> REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a96202exv4w1.txt">Exhibit 4.1</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a96202exv5.htm">Exhibit 5</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register additional
securities issuable pursuant to the Director Plan and Stock Awards Plan and
consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8
(plan information and registrant information) will be sent or given to plan
participants as specified by Securities Act Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents
need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule&nbsp;424. These
documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item&nbsp;2 of
Form&nbsp;S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Form&nbsp;S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents of the Company filed with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for its
fiscal year ended March&nbsp;30, 2003, filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;18, 2003 (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-23298);</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
its fiscal quarters ended June&nbsp;29, 2003, September&nbsp;28, 2003
and December&nbsp;28, 2003, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;7,
2003, November&nbsp;12, 2003 and February&nbsp;2, 2004, respectively
(Commission File No.&nbsp;0-23298);</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
with the Commission on June&nbsp;18, 2003, July&nbsp;16, 2003, October
15, 2003 and January&nbsp;14, 2004 (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-23298);</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock contained in
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10, filed with
the Commission on February&nbsp;15, 1994 (Commission File No.
0-23298), and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description;</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(e)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Rights and of the
Company&#146;s Series&nbsp;A Participating Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;19,
1996 (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-23298), and any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8
relating to the Director Plan and/or the Stock Awards Plan,
filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;25, 2001 (Commission
File No.&nbsp;333-70112), October&nbsp;30, 1998 (Commission File No.
333-66407), October&nbsp;1, 1996 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-13137),
and February&nbsp;28, 1994 (Commission File No.&nbsp;33-75814).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), 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 shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is 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
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<P><FONT size="2">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 amended, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See the attached
Exhibit&nbsp;Index on page 7, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 Aliso Viejo, State of California, on February&nbsp;6,
2004.
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QLOGIC CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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By:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ H.K. Desai</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">H.K. Desai<BR>
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints H.K.
Desai and Frank A. Calderoni, and each of them, acting individually and without
the other, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them individually, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, 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, and each
of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ H.K. Desai
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H.K. Desai</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and
President (Principal Executive
Officer)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;6, 2004</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Frank A. Calderoni
<HR size="1" noshade>
Frank A. Calderoni</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;6, 2004</FONT></TD>
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Larry R. Carter</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">February&nbsp;6, 2004</FONT></TD>
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James R. Fiebiger</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January&nbsp;26, 2004</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Balakrishnan S. Iyer<HR size="1" noshade>
Balakrishnan S. Iyer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February 6, 2004</FONT></TD>
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Carol L. Miltner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">January&nbsp;28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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George D. Wells</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February 5, 2004</FONT></TD>
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QLogic Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as Amended.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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QLogic Corporation Stock Awards Plan, as Amended.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Opinion of Counsel</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP (consent of independent auditors).</FONT></DIV></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 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
QLOGIC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
33-0537669
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
QLogic Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
QLogic Corporation Stock Awards Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Frank A. Calderoni
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
QLogic Corporation
26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
(949) 389-6000
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
COPY TO:
Gary J. Singer, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1700
Newport Beach, California 92660
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title Of
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount Of
Securities
To Be
Price
Offering
Registration
To Be Registered
Registered
Per Unit
Price
Fee
Common Stock,
par value $0.001
per share, Issuable
under the QLogic
Corporation
Non-Employee
Director Stock
Option Plan
100,000 shares(1)(2)
$
43.17
(3)
$
4,317,000
(3)
Common Stock,
par value $0.001
per share, Issuable
under the QLogic
Corporation Stock
Awards Plan
2,000,000 shares(1)(2)
$
43.17
(3)
$
86,340,000
(3)
Totals
2,100,000 shares(1)(2)
$
43.17
(3)
$
90,657,000
(3)
$
11,487
(3)
(1)
This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of
QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), stated above, options and other
rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by the
Prospectus and, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), an additional indeterminate number of shares,
options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the QLogic
Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Director Plan") or
pursuant to the QLogic Corporation Stock Awards Plan (the "Stock Awards Plan"),
as applicable, as a result of one or more adjustments under such plan to prevent
dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
(2)
Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a Right (a "Right") to Purchase
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of June 4, 1996 , between the Company and Harris Trust Company of
California, as Rights Agent, as thereafter amended.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the
aggregate, and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of
the high and low prices of a share of Common Stock on February 3, 2004, as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
The
Exhibit Index for this Registration Statement is at page 7.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 4.1
Exhibit 4.2
Exhibit 5
Exhibit 23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register additional
securities issuable pursuant to the Director Plan and Stock Awards Plan and
consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
__________________________
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
(plan information and registrant information) will be sent or given to plan
participants as specified by Securities Act Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents
need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424. These
documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item 2 of
Form S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents of the Company filed with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its
fiscal year ended March 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on
June 18, 2003 (Commission File No. 0-23298);
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
its fiscal quarters ended June 29, 2003, September 28, 2003
and December 28, 2003, filed with the Commission on August 7,
2003, November 12, 2003 and February 2, 2004, respectively
(Commission File No. 0-23298);
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on June 18, 2003, July 16, 2003, October
15, 2003 and January 14, 2004 (Commission File No. 0-23298);
(d)
The description of the Common Stock contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with
the Commission on February 15, 1994 (Commission File No.
0-23298), and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description;
(e)
The description of the Rights and of the
Company's Series A Participating Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on June 19,
1996 (Commission File No. 0-23298), and any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(f)
The Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8
relating to the Director Plan and/or the Stock Awards Plan,
filed with the Commission on September 25, 2001 (Commission
File No. 333-70112), October 30, 1998 (Commission File No.
333-66407), October 1, 1996 (Commission File No. 333-13137),
and February 28, 1994 (Commission File No. 33-75814).
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), 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 shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is 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
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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 amended, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
See the attached
Exhibit Index on page 7, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Aliso Viejo, State of California, on February 6,
2004.
QLOGIC CORPORATION
By:
/s/ H.K. Desai
H.K. Desai
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints H.K.
Desai and Frank A. Calderoni, and each of them, acting individually and without
the other, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them individually, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, 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, and each
of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ H.K. Desai
H.K. Desai
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and
President (Principal Executive
Officer)
February 6, 2004
/s/ Frank A. Calderoni
Frank A. Calderoni
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
February 6, 2004
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Larry R. Carter
Larry R. Carter
Director
February 6, 2004
/s/ James R. Fieberger
James R. Fiebiger
Director
January 26, 2004
/s/ Balakrishnan S. Iyer
Balakrishnan S. Iyer
Director
February 6, 2004
/s/ Carol L. Miltner
Carol L. Miltner
Director
January 28, 2004
/s/ George D. Wells
George D. Wells
Director
February 5, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
QLogic Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as Amended.
4.2
QLogic Corporation Stock Awards Plan, as Amended.
5.
Opinion of Counsel
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP (consent of independent auditors).
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
24.
Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under
"Signatures").
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