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<P align="center">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;3, 2001<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-________



<P align="center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



<P align="center"><b>FORM S-8</B>



<P align="center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


<P align="center"><B>TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><b>Maryland</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>52-1526369</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2">Incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><b>275 West Street</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><b>Annapolis, Maryland</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
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<b>21401</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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(Zip code)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><B>TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of plan)


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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2">(Name, address and telephone</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2">number of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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(Copy to:)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><b>Maurice B. Tos&#233;</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Wilbert H. Sirota, Esq.</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Wm. David Chalk, Esq.</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><b>TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="left" align="CENTER"><FONT size="2">
<B>Piper Marbury Rudnick &#38; Wolfe LLP</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><B>275 West Street</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>6225 Smith Avenue</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><B>Annapolis, Maryland 21401</B></FONT></TD>
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<b>Baltimore, Maryland 21209-3600</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><B>(410) 263-7616</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(410) 580-3000</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>To be</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Offering</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Price Per Unit(3)</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Offering Price(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>Fee(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.01 par<BR>
        value</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" nowrap align="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
3,000,000(1)(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">1.74
        <TD></TD>
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5,220,000
        <TD></TD>
</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="CENTER" valign="top"><FONT size="2">1,305</FONT></TD>
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<P>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An aggregate of 11,904,110 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock may be
offered or issued pursuant to the TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, 5,591,004 of which were previously
registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-48026) and 3,000,000 of which are
registered on this Form&nbsp;S-8. The remaining 3,313,106 shares were issued
pursuant to option exercises occurring prior to the Company&#146;s first
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-48026) and therefore are not
registered.

<P>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.

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<P>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;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;2, 2001 (i.e., $1.74). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8,
the registration fee is calculated with respect to the additional securities
registered on this Form&nbsp;S-8 only.

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<P align="center"><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B>

<P align="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED ON THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the
Registration Statement filed by TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;
or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) (File No.&nbsp;333-48026), with respect to securities offered pursuant
to the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, are hereby
incorporated by reference.

<P>&nbsp;&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>&nbsp;&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"><B>EXHIBITS</B>

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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>NUMBER</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>DESCRIPTION</u></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-35522) declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;7, 2000)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as
amended (File No.&nbsp;333-35522) declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;7, 2000)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to the
Company&#146;s Proxy Statement on Form&nbsp;DEF 14A (File No.&nbsp;000-30821))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Piper Marbury Rudnick &#38; Wolfe LLP, counsel for the
Registrant, regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock being registered for issuance under the Plan (filed
herewith)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Independent Auditors (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><B>SIGNATURES</B>

<P>&nbsp;&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 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 Annapolis, State of Maryland, on the 3rd day of
August, 2001.

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:<U>      /s/ Maurice B. Tos&#233;</U></FONT></TD>
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        <TD></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maurice B. Tos&#233;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer, President<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form&nbsp;S-8
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>Signature</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>Title</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>Date</u></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Maurice B. Tos&#233;</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer, President and
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Maurice B. Tos&#233;</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A majority of the Board of Directors (Maurice B. Tos&#233;, Clyde A.
Heintzelman, Andrew C. Barrett, Richard A. Kozak, Weldon H. Latham, Byron F.
Marchant and Daniel Tseung).

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        <TD valign="top">Date:</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<U>August 3, 2001</u>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><u>/s/ Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.</u></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"></TD>
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        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.<BR>
Attorney-In-Fact</TD>
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<P align="center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>

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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2"><u>NUMBER</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>DESCRIPTION</u></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-35522) declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;7, 2000)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as
amended (File No.&nbsp;333-35522) declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;7, 2000)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to the
Company&#146;s Proxy Statement on Form&nbsp;DEF 14A (File No.&nbsp;000-30821))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Piper Marbury Rudnick &#38; Wolfe LLP, counsel for the
Registrant, regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock being registered for issuance under the Plan (filed
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Auditors (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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s-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2001
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
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)
275 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland
21401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of plan)
(Name, address and telephone
number of agent for service)
(Copy to:)
Maurice B. Tosé
Wilbert H. Sirota, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wm. David Chalk, Esq.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
275 West Street
6225 Smith Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Baltimore, Maryland 21209-3600
(410) 263-7616
(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
3,000,000(1)(2)
$
1.74
$
5,220,000
$
1,305
(1)       An aggregate of 11,904,110 shares of Class A Common Stock may be
offered or issued pursuant to the TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, 5,591,004 of which were previously
registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-48026) and 3,000,000 of which are
registered on this Form S-8. The remaining 3,313,106 shares were issued
pursuant to option exercises occurring prior to the Company's first
registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-48026) and therefore are not
registered.
(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. 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 2, 2001 (i.e., $1.74). 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.
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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 Statement filed by TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (the "Company"
or the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") (File No. 333-48026), with respect to securities offered pursuant
to the Company's 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.
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-35522) declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2000)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended (File No. 333-35522) declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2000)
4.3
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the
Company's Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A (File No. 000-30821))
5.1
Opinion of Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, counsel for the
Registrant, regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class A
Common Stock being registered for issuance under the Plan (filed
herewith)
23.1
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (filed herewith)
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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 Annapolis, State of Maryland, on the 3rd day of
August, 2001.
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
Chief Executive Officer, President and
August 3, 2001
Maurice B. Tosé
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
August 3, 2001
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
President
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
A majority of the Board of Directors (Maurice B. Tosé, Clyde A.
Heintzelman, Andrew C. Barrett, Richard A. Kozak, Weldon H. Latham, Byron F.
Marchant and Daniel Tseung).
Date:
August 3, 2001
By:
/s/ Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Thomas M. Brandt, Jr.
Attorney-In-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-35522) declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2000)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended (File No. 333-35522) declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2000)
4.3
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the
Company's Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A (File No. 000-30821))
5.1
Opinion of Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, counsel for the
Registrant, regarding the legal validity of the shares of Class A
Common Stock being registered for issuance under the Plan (filed
herewith)
23.1
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (filed herewith)