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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;27, 2004<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#95;&#95;&#95;


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>



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



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Maryland</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>52-1526369</B></TD>
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or other jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or organization)
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>275 West Street</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Annapolis, Maryland</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>21401</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.<BR>
Fourth Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of plan)


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(Name, address and telephone<BR>
number of agent for service)<BR>
<B>Maurice B. Tos&#233;<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.<BR>
275 West Street<BR>
Annapolis, Maryland 21401<BR>
(410)&nbsp;263-7616</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><BR>(Copy to:)<BR>
<B>Wm. David Chalk, Esq.<BR>
Piper Rudnick LLP<BR>
6225 Smith Avenue<BR>
Baltimore, Maryland 21209-3600<BR>
(410)&nbsp;580-3000</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>To be</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Offering</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registered</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Price Per Unit(3)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Offering Price(3)</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.01 par
value
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">5,000,000(1)(2)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$4.52
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$22,600,000
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$2,863.42</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>An aggregate of 20,904,110 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock may be offered
or issued pursuant to the TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended
and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, 4,000,000 of which were previously
registered on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-107466), 5,591,004 of which were
previously registered on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-48026), 3,000,000 of which
were previously registered on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-66676) and 5,000,000
of which are registered on this Form S-8. The remaining 3,313,106 shares
were issued pursuant to option grants occurring prior to the Company&#146;s
initial public offering.</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number
of shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock that may be offered or issued by reason
of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan.
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="right">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per
share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the
registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices of
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class&nbsp;A Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on August&nbsp;25, 2004 (i.e., $4.64 and $4.40). Pursuant to
General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with
respect to the additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED ON THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Registration Statements filed by TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;
or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) on October&nbsp;16, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;333-48026), August&nbsp;3, 2001 (File
No.&nbsp;333-66676), and July&nbsp;30, 2003 (File No.&nbsp;333-10746) with respect to
securities offered pursuant to the Company&#146;s Fourth Amended and Restated 1997
Stock Incentive Plan, are hereby incorporated by reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to 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 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 such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration
Statement.


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


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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><U>NUMBER</U></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3(i)&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i) to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2004).</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3(ii)&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004).</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1997
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to
the Company&#146;s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2004 annual
meeting of stockholders as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;000-30821)).</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>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Piper Rudnick LLP, counsel for the Registrant,
regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock
being registered for issuance under the Fourth Amended and
Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).</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>
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<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 Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</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>
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<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 (filed
herewith).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (filed herewith).</TD>
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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;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 this Form S-8 Registration
Statement and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Annapolis,
State of Maryland, on the 27th day of August, 2004.

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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.</TD>
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By:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Maurice B. Tos&#233;<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade width="75%">
Maurice B. Tos&#233;<BR>
Chief Executive Officer, President<BR>
and Chairman of the Board</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form S-8
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><U>Title</U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><U>Date</U></TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><U>/s/
Maurice B.
Tos&#233;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Maurice B. Tos&#233;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer, President and<BR>
Chairman of the Board<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;27, 2004</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><U>/s/
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
President<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August&nbsp;27, 2004</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A majority of the Board of Directors (Maurice B. Tos&#233;, Clyde A.
Heintzelman, Richard A. Kozak, Weldon H. Latham, and Byron F. Marchant).

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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">Date:&nbsp;August 27, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.<BR>
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Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.<BR>
Attorney-In-Fact</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="left"><U>NUMBER</U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3(i)&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i) to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2004).</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3(ii)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004).</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</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
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1997
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;A to
the Company&#146;s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2004 annual
meeting of stockholders as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2004 (File No.&nbsp;000-30821)).</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
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Piper Rudnick LLP, counsel for the Registrant,
regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock
being registered for issuance under the Fourth Amended and
Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).</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 Counsel (contained 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">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed
herewith).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (filed herewith).</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2004
Registration No. 333-___
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
52-1526369
(State
or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
275 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland
21401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Fourth Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of plan)
(Name, address and telephone
number of agent for service)
Maurice B. Tosé
President and Chief Executive Officer
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
275 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410) 263-7616
(Copy to:)
Wm. David Chalk, Esq.
Piper Rudnick LLP
6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21209-3600
(410) 580-3000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
To be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered
Price Per Unit(3)
Offering Price(3)
Fee(3)
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par
value
5,000,000(1)(2)
$4.52
$22,600,000
$2,863.42
(1)
An aggregate of 20,904,110 shares of Class A Common Stock may be offered
or issued pursuant to the TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended
and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, 4,000,000 of which were previously
registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-107466), 5,591,004 of which were
previously registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-48026), 3,000,000 of which
were previously registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-66676) and 5,000,000
of which are registered on this Form S-8. The remaining 3,313,106 shares
were issued pursuant to option grants occurring prior to the Company's
initial public offering.
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number
of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be offered or issued by reason
of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per
share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the
registration fee are based on the average of the high and low prices of
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Class A Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on August 25, 2004 (i.e., $4.64 and $4.40). Pursuant to
General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with
respect to the additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.
-2-
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
Registration Statements filed by TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (the "Company"
or the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on October 16, 2000 (File No. 333-48026), August 3, 2001 (File
No. 333-66676), and July 30, 2003 (File No. 333-10746) with respect to
securities offered pursuant to the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated 1997
Stock Incentive Plan, are hereby incorporated by reference.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to 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 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 such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration
Statement.
-3-
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
3(i)
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2004).
3(ii)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004).
4
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1997
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2004 annual
meeting of stockholders as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 17, 2004 (File No. 000-30821)).
5
Opinion of Piper Rudnick LLP, counsel for the Registrant,
regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class A Common Stock
being registered for issuance under the Fourth Amended and
Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed
herewith).
24
Power of Attorney (filed herewith).
-4-
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 this Form S-8 Registration
Statement and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Annapolis,
State of Maryland, on the 27th day of August, 2004.
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Maurice B. Tosé
Maurice B. Tosé
Chief Executive Officer, President
and Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form S-8
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Maurice B.
Tosé
Maurice B. Tosé
Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 27, 2004
/s/
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
President
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 27, 2004
A majority of the Board of Directors (Maurice B. Tosé, Clyde A.
Heintzelman, Richard A. Kozak, Weldon H. Latham, and Byron F. Marchant).
Date: August 27, 2004
By:
/s/ Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Attorney-In-Fact
-5-
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
3(i)
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2004).
3(ii)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004).
4
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 1997
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2004 annual
meeting of stockholders as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 17, 2004 (File No. 000-30821)).
5
Opinion of Piper Rudnick LLP, counsel for the Registrant,
regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class A Common Stock
being registered for issuance under the Fourth Amended and
Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed
herewith).
24
Power of Attorney (filed herewith).