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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;16, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Under<br>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SONICWALL, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>CALIFORNIA</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>77-0270079</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(State of incorporation)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1143 Borregas Avenue<BR>
Sunnyvale, CA 94089<BR>
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Options to purchase common stock granted under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan and assumed by the<BR>
Registrant<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Frederick M. Gonzalez<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and<BR>
Corporate Secretary<BR>
SONICWALL, INC.<BR>
1143 Borregas Avenue<BR>
Sunnyvale, CA 94089<BR>
(408)&nbsp;745-9600<BR>
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>Richard L. Dickson, Esq.<BR>
Kris Withrow, Esq.<BR>
Lara Mataac, Esq.<BR>
Fenwick &#038; West LLP<BR>
Silicon Valley Center<BR>
801 California St.<BR>
Mountain View, CA 94041<BR>
(650)&nbsp;988-8500</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Each Class</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"> <B>of Securities to</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>To be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"> <B>be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered (1)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Per Share</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Fee</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, no par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">76,848 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1.463</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">112,428.62</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12.03</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable under the
MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of
consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock.</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Calculated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of Securities
Act on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of outstanding options
granted pursuant to the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Represents shares subject to issuance upon the exercise of stock options
outstanding under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan and assumed by Registrant
on February&nbsp;22, 2006 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among
Registrant, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Registrant, MailFrontier, Inc., and Anne
Bonaparte and Sonja Hoel, as the Representatives.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item 8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item 9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f18697exv5w1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f18697exv23w1.htm">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SONICWALL, INC.<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">SonicWALL, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;):
</DIV>


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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2005 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;15,
2006 pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;);</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year
covered by the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report referred to in
paragraph (1)&nbsp;above; and</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock
contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration
statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act on October&nbsp;19, 1999.</TD>
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</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such
documents, except as to specific sections of such documents as set forth therein. Unless expressly
incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent
to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. 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 in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>The documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. The Registrant&#146;s actual results may differ significantly from the results
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, the risks identified in the respective documents incorporated by reference.</I>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><U><B>Description of Securities</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left"><A NAME="003"></A></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left"><A NAME="004"></A></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Sections&nbsp;204(a) and 317 of the California General Corporation Law authorize a corporation to
indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit
indemnification (including reimbursement for expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Article&nbsp;V of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides for
indemnification of directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by California law.
Pursuant to the authority provided by its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the
Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its officers and directors,
indemnifying them against certain potential liabilities that may arise as a result of their service
to the Registrant, and providing for certain other protections.
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">II-1
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provides (subject to certain limitations) for indemnification
to the maximum extent permitted by the California General Corporation Law of agents of the
Registrant, including officers and directors, who were or are parties to any action or proceeding
against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with all threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings, including civil,
criminal, administrative and investigative actions and proceedings that arise by reason of the fact
that any such persons are or were agents of the Registrant.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Registrant also maintains an insurance policy insuring its directors and officers against
liability for certain acts and omissions while acting in their official capacities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><U><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></U>
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as
amended (File No.&nbsp;333-85997), which became effective on November&nbsp;9, 1999).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registrant&#146;s Bylaws, as amended December&nbsp;12, 2003 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;000-27723)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fenwick &#038; West LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Armanino McKenna LLP).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Fenwick &#038; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Stock
Option Exercise under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Stock Option Assumption Agreement.</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(ii)&nbsp;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; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to the information
in the Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if 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 Registrant pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering of those securities.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">(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.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(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 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(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 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 the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on March&nbsp;16, 2006.
</DIV>


<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <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" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>SONICWALL, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Matthew Medeiros
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Matthew Medeiros&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></U>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Matthew Medeiros and Frederick M. Gonzalez, each of them, jointly and severally, his or
her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file
the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact,
or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Matthew Medeiros
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;<BR>

<DIV style="font-size: 10pt">Matthew Medeiros</DIV></DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert Selvi
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert Selvi
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert Knauff
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert Knauff
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charles D. Kissner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles D. Kissner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charles Berger
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles Berger
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David W. Garrison
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David W. Garrison
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John C. Shoemaker
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John C. Shoemaker
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Edward F. Thompson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Edward F. Thompson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Cary Thompson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Cary Thompson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Keyur A. Patel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Keyur A. Patel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SONICWALL,
INC.</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>
INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="95%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as
amended (File No.&nbsp;333-85997), which became effective on November&nbsp;9, 1999).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registrant&#146;s Bylaws, as amended December&nbsp;12, 2003 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2005 (File No.&nbsp;000-27723)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Fenwick &#038; West LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Armanino McKenna LLP).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Fenwick &#038; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Stock
Option Exercise under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
SONICWALL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA
77-0270079
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1143 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Options to purchase common stock granted under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan and assumed by the
Registrant
(Full title of the plan)
Frederick M. Gonzalez
Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
SONICWALL, INC.
1143 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 745-9600
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Richard L. Dickson, Esq.
Kris Withrow, Esq.
Lara Mataac, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
Silicon Valley Center
801 California St.
Mountain View, CA 94041
(650) 988-8500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Each Class
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
of Securities to
To be
Price
Offering
Registration
be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share
Price
Fee
Common Stock, no par value
76,848
(3)
$
1.463
(2)
$
112,428.62
$
12.03
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the
MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of
consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Registrant's
Common Stock.
(2)
Calculated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of Securities
Act on the basis of the weighted average exercise price of outstanding options
granted pursuant to the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.
(3)
Represents shares subject to issuance upon the exercise of stock options
outstanding under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan and assumed by Registrant
on February 22, 2006 pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among
Registrant, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Registrant, MailFrontier, Inc., and Anne
Bonaparte and Sonja Hoel, as the Representatives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2
EXHIBIT 99.3
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SONICWALL, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
SonicWALL, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"):
(1)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Commission on March 15,
2006 pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
(2)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year
covered by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in
paragraph (1) above; and
(3)
The description of the Registrant's common stock
contained in the Registrant's registration
statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 19, 1999.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold
or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such
documents, except as to specific sections of such documents as set forth therein. Unless expressly
incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent
to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. 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 in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
The documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. The Registrant's actual results may differ significantly from the results
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, the risks identified in the respective documents incorporated by reference.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Sections 204(a) and 317 of the California General Corporation Law authorize a corporation to
indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit
indemnification (including reimbursement for expenses) under certain circumstances for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act.
Article V of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides for
indemnification of directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by California law.
Pursuant to the authority provided by its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the
Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its officers and directors,
indemnifying them against certain potential liabilities that may arise as a result of their service
to the Registrant, and providing for certain other protections.
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Article VI of the Registrant's Bylaws provides (subject to certain limitations) for indemnification
to the maximum extent permitted by the California General Corporation Law of agents of the
Registrant, including officers and directors, who were or are parties to any action or proceeding
against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with all threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings, including civil,
criminal, administrative and investigative actions and proceedings that arise by reason of the fact
that any such persons are or were agents of the Registrant.
The Registrant also maintains an insurance policy insuring its directors and officers against
liability for certain acts and omissions while acting in their official capacities.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended (File No. 333-85997), which became effective on November 9, 1999).
4.2
Registrant's Bylaws, as amended December 12, 2003 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 (File No. 000-27723)).
5.1
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Armanino McKenna LLP).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).
23.3
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99.1
MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.
99.2
Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Stock
Option Exercise under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.
99.3
Form of Stock Option Assumption Agreement.
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;
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(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; and
(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 the information
in the Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if 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 Registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering of those securities.
(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 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 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 the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on March 16, 2006.
SONICWALL, INC.
By:
/s/ Matthew Medeiros
Matthew Medeiros
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Matthew Medeiros and Frederick M. Gonzalez, each of them, jointly and severally, his or
her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file
the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact,
or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Matthew Medeiros
Matthew Medeiros
President and Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
March 16, 2006
/s/ Robert Selvi
Robert Selvi
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
March 16, 2006
/s/ Robert Knauff
Robert Knauff
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
March 16, 2006
/s/ Charles D. Kissner
Charles D. Kissner
Chairman of the Board
March 16, 2006
/s/ Charles Berger
Charles Berger
Director
March 16, 2006
/s/ David W. Garrison
David W. Garrison
Director
March 16, 2006
/s/ John C. Shoemaker
John C. Shoemaker
Director
March 16, 2006
/s/ Edward F. Thompson
Edward F. Thompson
Director
March 16, 2006
/s/ Cary Thompson
Cary Thompson
Director
March 16, 2006
/s/ Keyur A. Patel
Keyur A. Patel
Director
March 16, 2006
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SONICWALL,
INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended (File No. 333-85997), which became effective on November 9, 1999).
4.2
Registrant's Bylaws, as amended December 12, 2003 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 (File No. 000-27723)).
5.1
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Armanino McKenna LLP).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP).
23.3
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99.1
MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.
99.2
Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Stock
Option Exercise under the MailFrontier, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.
99.3
Form of Stock Option Assumption Agreement.