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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i861cba6cf107440e8e46d1593bba78bc_1"></div><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2024</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-right:-0.15pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Registration No. 333-_________</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.727%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="15" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_3a.jpg" src="image_3a.jpg" style="height:0px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:154px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM S-8</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:111%">UNDER</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><img alt="imagea.jpg" src="imagea.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:242px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:21.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">DZS Inc.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><img alt="imagea.jpg" src="imagea.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:242px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;padding-right:-0.15pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:26.44pt;padding-right:26.44pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:89.242%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.305%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.495%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">22-3509099</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(State or Other Jurisdiction</font></div><div style="padding-right:-1.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">of Incorporation)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(I.R.S. Employer</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:10pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 400</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plano, TX</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">75024</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Zip Code)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:10.00pt">2017 Incentive Award Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:10.00pt">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Charles D. Vogt</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 400</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plano, TX 75024</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(469) 327-1531</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><img alt="imagea.jpg" src="imagea.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:242px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:0.2pt;padding-right:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:127%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></div><div style="padding-right:15pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.293%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.112%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.293%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.902%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Large accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">x</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Non-accelerated filer</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Smaller reporting company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">x</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Emerging growth company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:0.2pt;padding-right:15pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.65pt">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.65pt">o</font></div><div style="padding-left:0.2pt;padding-right:15pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.848%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.171%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.171%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.171%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.171%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:21.816%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:27pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i861cba6cf107440e8e46d1593bba78bc_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%"><div style="padding-right:-0.07pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-right:-1.97pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Statement of Incorporation by Reference</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Registration Statement on Form S-8, relating to the 2017 Incentive Award Plan (the &#8220;2017 Plan&#8221;) of DZS Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), is being filed for the purpose of registering additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the 2017 Plan has previously been filed and is effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, except as otherwise set forth below, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-221568, relating to the 2017 Plan filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2017.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 8. Exhibits.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference&#58;</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:96.363%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.491%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.372%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.994%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.372%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.918%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.057%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.390%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.586%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.352%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.057%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.811%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:-1.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit</font></div><div style="padding-right:-1.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Number</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit Description</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Form</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Filing Date</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:-1.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Filed or</font></div><div style="padding-right:-1.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Furnished</font></div><div style="padding-right:-1.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Herewith</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;5.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#3051f2;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51-opinionofgrablemartin.htm" style="color:#3051f2;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Opinion of Grable Martin PLLC</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;23.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#3051f2;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex231-consentofbdousa.htm" 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style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;23.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#3051f2;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51-opinionofgrablemartin.htm" style="color:#3051f2;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Consent</a><a href="ex51-opinionofgrablemartin.htm" 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the undersigned officers and directors of DZS Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Charles D. Vogt, Misty Kawecki and Justin K. Ferguson, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable DZS Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.396%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.958%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.547%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.958%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.441%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Signature</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Title</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Date</font></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2024
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DZS Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
22-3509099
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 400
Plano, TX
75024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
2017 Incentive Award Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Charles D. Vogt
President and Chief Executive Officer
5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 400
Plano, TX 75024
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(469) 327-1531
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
x
Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
o
Statement of Incorporation by Reference
This Registration Statement on Form S-8, relating to the 2017 Incentive Award Plan (the "2017 Plan") of DZS Inc. (the "Registrant"), is being filed for the purpose of registering additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the 2017 Plan has previously been filed and is effective. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, except as otherwise set forth below, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-221568, relating to the 2017 Plan filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2017.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
Form
Exhibit
Filing Date
Filed or
Furnished
Herewith
5.1
Opinion of Grable Martin PLLC
X
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, P.C., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
X
23.2
Consent
of Grable Martin PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
X
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
X
99.1
DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. 2017 Incentive Award Plan
8-K
10.1
January 10, 2017
99.2
Amendment to DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. 2017 Incentive Award Plan
10-K
10.1.1
March 12, 2019
99.3
F
orm of Stock Option Agreement for the DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. 2017 Incentive Award Plan
8-K
10.2
January 10, 2017
99.4
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for the DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. 2017 Incentive Award Plan
10-K
10.1
September 27, 2017
107
Filing Fee Table
X
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 Plano, State of Texas on this 5
th
day of September, 2024.
DZS Inc.
By:
/s/
Charles Daniel Vogt
Charles Daniel Vogt
President, Chief Executive Offer and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of DZS Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Charles D. Vogt, Misty Kawecki and Justin K. Ferguson, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable DZS Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
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/ Charles Daniel Vogt
President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
September 5, 2024
Charles Daniel Vogt
/s/ Misty Kawecki
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
September 5, 2024
Misty Kawecki
/s/ Brian Chesnut
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
September 5, 2024
Brian Chesnut
/s/ Matt Bross
Director
September 5, 2024
Matt Bross
/s/ Barbara Carbone
Director
September 5, 2024
Barbara Carbone
/s/ Joon Kyung Kim
Director
September 5, 2024
Joon Kyung Kim
/s/ Choon Yul Yoo
Director
September 5, 2024
Choon Yul Yoo
/s/ Todd Jackson
Director
September 5, 2024
Todd Jackson
/s/ Woong Ji Choi
Director
September 5, 2024
Woong Ji Choi