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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;14, 2000</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.<BR></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-0743912</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>12501 Whitewater Drive<BR>
Minnetonka, Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
55343</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.<BR>
1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan)</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies to:</B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Jeffrey D. Pflaum, Esq.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Theodore C. Cadwell, Jr., Esq.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Vice President, General Counsel</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>and Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Pillsbury Center South</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>220 South Sixth Street</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>12501 Whitewater Drive</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(612) 340-5681</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(612) 938-8080</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>

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Title of securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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Amount to be<BR>
registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>
share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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Amount of<BR>
registration fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock ($.20 par value)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>14,835,400 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$48.75</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$723,225,750.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$190,931.60</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Represents
the shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. issuable pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h), based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on
March&nbsp;8, 2000, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement relates to the registration of additional shares of Common Stock, $.20 par value ("Common Stock"), of the
Registrant under the Registrant's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, a stock-based employee benefit plan for which the Registrant registered 1,396,596 shares, 2,690,408 shares, 5,459,468 shares, 11,974,600
shares and 13,200,000 shares, respectively, of Common Stock under Registration Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;3, 1991 (File No. 33-40356), March&nbsp;11,
1994 (File No. 33-52635), April&nbsp;4, 1995 (File No. 33-58409), April&nbsp;21, 1997 (File No. 333-25569) and June&nbsp;17, 1999 (File No. 333-80945), respectively, the contents of each of
which (including any post-effective amendments thereto) are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The shares listed above reflect the post-split shares following Registrant's two-for-one stock
split effective February&nbsp;15, 2000.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1628_item_3._incorporation_of_documents_by_reference"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc., a Minnesota corporation
("ADC"), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;ADC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 1999, filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act");</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;ADC's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated January&nbsp;13, 2000;</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;ADC's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated February&nbsp;22, 2000; and</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;the
description of ADC's Common Stock and Common Stock Purchase Rights contained in any Registration Statement of ADC filed under the Exchange Act and any amendment
or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by ADC with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents with the Commission.</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1628_item_8._exhibits"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc., as amended prior to January&nbsp;20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April&nbsp;15,
1997).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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Restated Bylaws of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Form of certificate for shares of Common Stock of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-a to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;28, 1995, between ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (amending and restating the Rights Agreement dated as of September 23, 1986,
as amended and restated as of August&nbsp;16, 1989), which includes as Exhibit A thereto the form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to ADC's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December&nbsp;11, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;6, 1999 (incorporated by reference to ADC's Annual Report on form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January&nbsp;20, 2000</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="de1628_item_9._undertakings"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>A.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Post-Effective Amendments</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 in the
information set forth in the registration statement;</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;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 the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>B.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
15(d)&nbsp;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.</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II-2</FONT></P>


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<P><FONT SIZE=2>C.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;Claims for Indemnification</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 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.</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II-3</FONT></P>


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NAME="jc1628_signatures"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of
Minnesota, on March&nbsp;14, 2000.</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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By</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM J. CADOGAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William J. Cadogan<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM J. CADOGAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William J. Cadogan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT E. SWITZ</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert E. Switz</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
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March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES T. ROEHRICK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles T. Roehrick</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John J. Boyle III</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James C. Castle, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> B. Kristine Johnson</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jean-Pierre Rosso</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John W. Sidgmore</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John D. Wunsch</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles D. Yost</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;<BR>
March&nbsp;14, 2000</FONT></TD>
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*By /s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEFFREY D. PFLAUM</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeffrey D. Pflaum<BR>
As Attorney-In-Fact</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2000
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-0743912
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
12501 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota
55343
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Copies to:
Jeffrey D. Pflaum, Esq.
Theodore C. Cadwell, Jr., Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
and Corporate Secretary
Pillsbury Center South
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
220 South Sixth Street
12501 Whitewater Drive
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(612) 340-5681
(612) 938-8080
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be
registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock ($.20 par value)
14,835,400 shares
$48.75
$723,225,750.00
$190,931.60
(1)
Represents
the shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. issuable pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, pursuant to Rule 457(h), based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on
March 8, 2000, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
Pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement relates to the registration of additional shares of Common Stock, $.20 par value ("Common Stock"), of the
Registrant under the Registrant's 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, a stock-based employee benefit plan for which the Registrant registered 1,396,596 shares, 2,690,408 shares, 5,459,468 shares, 11,974,600
shares and 13,200,000 shares, respectively, of Common Stock under Registration Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 1991 (File No. 33-40356), March 11,
1994 (File No. 33-52635), April 4, 1995 (File No. 33-58409), April 21, 1997 (File No. 333-25569) and June 17, 1999 (File No. 333-80945), respectively, the contents of each of
which (including any post-effective amendments thereto) are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The shares listed above reflect the post-split shares following Registrant's two-for-one stock
split effective February 15, 2000.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation
("ADC"), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) ADC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999, filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act");
(b) ADC's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 13, 2000;
(c) ADC's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 22, 2000; and
(d) the
description of ADC's Common Stock and Common Stock Purchase Rights contained in any Registration Statement of ADC filed under the Exchange Act and any amendment
or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
In
addition, all documents filed by ADC with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents with the Commission.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended prior to January 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15,
1997).
4.2
Restated Bylaws of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).
4.3
Form of certificate for shares of Common Stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-a to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 1996).
4.4
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of November 28, 1995, between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (amending and restating the Rights Agreement dated as of September 23, 1986,
as amended and restated as of August 16, 1989), which includes as Exhibit A thereto the form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to ADC's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 1995).
4.5
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October 6, 1999 (incorporated by reference to ADC's Annual Report on form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999).
4.6
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January 20, 2000
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants.
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23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
23.3
Consent of Ernst & Young.
23.4
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
Item 9. Undertakings
A.
Post-Effective Amendments
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective 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 in the
information set forth in the registration statement;
Provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(i) and (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 the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B.
Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
15(d) of the 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.
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C.
Claims for Indemnification
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 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, 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 Minnetonka, State of
Minnesota, on March 14, 2000.
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By
/s/
WILLIAM J. CADOGAN
William J. Cadogan
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
WILLIAM J. CADOGAN
William J. Cadogan
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
March 14, 2000
/s/
ROBERT E. SWITZ
Robert E. Switz
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
March 14, 2000
/s/
CHARLES T. ROEHRICK
Charles T. Roehrick
Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)
March 14, 2000
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John A. Blanchard III
Director
March 14, 2000
*
John J. Boyle III
Director
March 14, 2000
*
James C. Castle, Ph.D.
Director
March 14, 2000
*
B. Kristine Johnson
Director
March 14, 2000
*
Jean-Pierre Rosso
Director
March 14, 2000
*
John W. Sidgmore
Director
March 14, 2000
*
John D. Wunsch
Director
March 14, 2000
*
Charles D. Yost
Director
March 14, 2000
*By /s/
JEFFREY D. PFLAUM
Jeffrey D. Pflaum
As Attorney-In-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
4.6
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January 20, 2000.
5.1
Opinion and Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
23.3
Consent of Ernst & Young
23.4
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney
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