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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26,
2004</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.6in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration No.&#160; 333-xxxxxx</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Under</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Securities Act of 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DELAWARE</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">95-2095071</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification Number)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2900
Semiconductor Drive</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">P.O. Box
58090</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Santa
Clara, California 95052-8090</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of
principle executive offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s
telephone number including area code: <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">(408)721-5000</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of
the plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JOHN M.
CLARK III, Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Senior
Vice President, General Counsel</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">and
Secretary</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2900
Semiconductor Drive, P.O. Box 58090</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Santa
Clara, CA 95052-8090</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(408)721-5000</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, address
and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Calculation of
Registration Fee</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title
  of Each Class of<br>
  Securities to<br>
  be Registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount<br>
  to be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  Per Share (1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering Price (1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee (1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deferred Compensation obligations (2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.84%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.48%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70,000,000.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.52%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,869.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock $0.50 par value</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">shs</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.56%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16.60</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.16%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">83,000,000.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.52%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,516.10</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preferred Stock Purchase Rights</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.48%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.46%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.82%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As to Common Stock, based
on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on October 22,
2004 of $ 16.60&#160; per share, as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions, which is used as the
estimate offering price solely for the purpose of determining the registration
fee, in accordance with Rule 457(h).</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
deferred compensation obligations to which this Registration Statement relates
(the &#147;Deferred Compensation Obligations&#148;) arise under the National
Semiconductor Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) and are
unsecured obligations of National Semiconductor Corporation to pay deferred
compensation in the future pursuant to compensation deferral elections made by
participants in the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Each
share of Common Stock includes one Preferred Stock Purchase Right issued under
the Rights Agreement, dated as of August 8, 1988, as amended, between the
Registrant and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (fka The First National Bank of
Boston) as Rights Agent.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">PART I</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">As permitted by the rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), this Registration Statement omits
the information specified in Part I of Form S-8.&#160; The documents containing the information
specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as
required by Securities Act Rule 428(b).&#160;
Such documents are not being filed as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">National
Semiconductor Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) has agreed to permit participants in
its Deferred Compensation Plan (&#147;Plan&#148;) to direct investment of their Plan accounts
in National Semiconductor Corporation Common Stock. This Registration Statement
covers the Deferred Compensation Obligations and the offering of such shares to
participants pursuant to terms of the Plan. The Company shall not be issuing
any shares to the Plan, as any investments directed by participants to be made
in National Semiconductor Corporation Common Stock will be effected through
open market purchases of the Common Stock made by the Plan trustee. Similarly,
any dispositions of National Semiconductor Corporation Common Stock directed by
participants will be effected through open market sales made by the Plan
trustee.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">PART II</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ITEM 3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The following documents which have been filed
with the Commission by the Company (also referred to herein as the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
under Commission File Number 1-6453 by the Company are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended May 30, 2004, including the portions of the Company&#146;s 2004
Annual Report and the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders incorporated therein by reference;</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Company&#146;s Reports on Form 8-K filed June 10,
2004; June 16, 2004; August 11, 2004; September 9, 2004; and October 4, 2004;</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The description of the Common Stock contained in
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed September 8, 1970; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
August 9, 1988 and any amendments thereto filed for the purpose of updating
such description.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">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 documents which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statements.&#160; Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">DESCRIPTION</font> OF SECURITIES</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Company&#146;s Common Stock is registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and thus, the requirements of Item 4 with
respect to the Common Stock are not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The following description of the Deferred
Compensation Obligations of the Company under the National Semiconductor
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;) is qualified by
reference to the Plan. Capitalized terms used in this Item 4 and not otherwise
defined in this Registration Statement shall have the respective meanings
attributed to such terms in the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Deferred Compensation Obligations
incurred by the Company under the Plan are unsecured general obligations of the
Company, and will rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness of the Company, from time to time outstanding, payable from the
general assets of the Company. Because the Company has subsidiaries, the right
of the Company, and hence the right of creditors of the Company (including
Participants in the Plan), to participate in a distribution of the assets of a
subsidiary upon its liquidation or reorganization or otherwise, necessarily is
subject to the prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, except to the
extent that claims of the Company itself as a creditor may be recognized.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Under the Plan, the Company provides eligible
employees of the Company with the opportunity to elect to defer a portion of
the compensation otherwise payable to the eligible employee consistent with the
terms of the Plan. The portion of the Participant&#146;s salary compensation that is
deferred depends on the Participant&#146;s election in effect at the beginning of
the calendar year. Eligible employees may also elect to defer incentive
compensation that would otherwise be paid under the Company&#146;s Executive Officer
Incentive Plan and the Key Employee Incentive Plan. Amounts deferred are
maintained in a rabbi trust and participants direct the investment of their
Plan Accounts by selecting the investment alternatives offered by the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The amounts deferred under the Plan represent
an obligation of the Company to make payments to the Participant at some time
in the future. The amount that the Company is required to pay under the terms
of the Plan is equal to the deferrals made by the Participant, as adjusted for
gains or losses attributable to the investment of such deferrals as chosen by
the Participants from among the designated investment alternatives, all of
which is reflected in the Accounts maintained in the rabbi trust. The amount
that is payable by the Company to the Participants under the Plan is increased
by additional amounts that represent Annual Matching Restoration Amounts and
Annual Profit Sharing Restoration Amounts credited by the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Currently, the investment alternatives
available under the Plan are identical with the investment alternatives
available for participant directed investment in the RASP. The investments for
Participants&#146; Accounts may be varied from time to time at the discretion of the
Committee. Participants may elect to have any amounts invested in any of the
other available investment alternatives treated as transferred to and invested
in the Company&#146;s Common Stock under the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">A Participant is immediately vested in all
deferrals made by the Participant</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(and income and gain
attributable thereto). A Participant becomes vested in the portion of his or
her Account attributable to Annual Profit Sharing Restoration Amounts (and
income and gain attributable thereto) in accordance with the vesting rules
under the RASP (i.e., generally 20% per year) subject to earlier vesting in
certain circumstances.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The amounts payable to Participants under the
Plan are distributed in accordance with the distribution provisions of the
Plan. Generally, such distributions are made on a date pre-selected by the
Participant or upon termination of employment. Distributions are payable in
cash in a single lump sum or installment payments, as chosen by the
Participant.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Company reserves the right to amend or
partially or completely terminate the Plan, provided that such amendment or
termination does not result in any reduction of a Participant&#146;s Account
balance, including previous earnings or losses, as of the date of such
amendment or termination.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ITEM 5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">In connection with the filing of the
Registration Statement, John M. Clark III, Esq. has rendered an opinion to the
Company. At the time of rendering such opinion, Mr. Clark had a substantial
interest in the Company, as defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in that the fair market value of the 35,985 shares of Common Stock
owned directly and indirectly by him and the 668,000 shares of Common Stock
subject to options held by him exceeds $50,000.&#160;
Also at such time, Mr. Clark was connected with the Company in that he
was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ITEM 6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Section 102 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) allows a corporation to eliminate the personal
liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or to any of its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except (i) for breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) for certain unlawful dividends and stock
repurchases, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.&#160; Article
Thirteenth of the Company&#146;s Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Certificate&#148;)
provides that no director shall be personally liable to the Company or its
stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of his fiduciary duty as a
director, except as provided in Section 102 of the DGCL.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Section 145 of the DGCL provides that in the
case of any action other than one by or in the right of the corporation, a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity on behalf of another
corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action if he acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest
of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Section 145 of the DGCL provides that in the
case of an action by or in the right of a corporation to procure a judgment in
its favor, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any action or suit by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity on
behalf of another corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted under standards
similar to those set forth in the preceding paragraph, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect of any action or claim as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless a court
determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Article Thirteenth of the Company&#146;s
Certificate provides that the Company shall to the extent permitted by law
indemnify any person for all liabilities incurred by or imposed upon him as a
result of any action or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which he shall be involved by
reason of the fact that he is or was serving as a director, officer or employee
of the Company or that, at the request of the Company, he is or was serving
another corporation or enterprise in any capacity.&#160; Article VIII of the Company&#146;s By-Laws
provides for indemnification of any person who was or is a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, or to any derivative proceeding by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or was serving at the request of the corporation in that capacity
for another corporation, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct unlawful.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Company has purchased and maintains at
its expense, on behalf of directors and officers, insurance, within certain
limits, covering liabilities that may be incurred by them in such capacities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ITEM 7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ITEM 8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">TABLE OF EXHIBITS</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 33-52775, which
became effective March 22, 1994); Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation dated September 30, 1994 (incorporated by reference from the
Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 Registration No.
333-09957 which became effective August 12, 1996); Certificate of Amendment of
Certificate of Incorporation dated September 22, 2000 (incorporated by
reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">on Form
S-8 Registration No. 333-48424, which became effective October 23, 2000).</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">By-Laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference
from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26,
2002 filed August 16, 2002).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3
Registration No. 33-48935, which became effective October 5, 1992).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.4</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference from
the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August
10, 1988); First Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of October 31, 1995
(incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed December 11, 1995); Second
Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 (incorporated
by reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed January 17, 1997); Certificate of
Adjusted Purchase Price on Number of Shares dated April 23, 2004 filed by
National Semiconductor Corporation with the Rights Agent (incorporated by
reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 3 to Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed April 26, 2004).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">5.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Opinion re Legality.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">10.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">National Semiconductor Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.0in;text-indent:-4.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5).</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">24.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Power of Attorney.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ITEM 9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">UNDERTAKINGS</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this 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</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">II-5</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to information 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 this registration statement that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">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; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">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>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">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 Act and is, therefore, unenforeceable.&#160;
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent,</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II-6</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II-7</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">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 Santa Clara, State of
California, on the 25<sup>th</sup> day of October, 2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:2.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">By</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">BRIAN L. HALLA*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Brian L. Halla</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Chairman of the Board, and
  Chief<br>
  Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by or
on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 25<sup>th</sup>
day of October, 2004.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">BRIAN L. HALLA*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Chairman of the Board, President and Chief</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Brian L. Halla)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Executive Officer (Principal Executive
  Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">LEWIS CHEW *</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Senior Vice President and</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Lewis Chew)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ROBERT E.
  DeBARR*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Controller</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Robert E.
  DeBarr)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">STEVEN R.
  APPLETON*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Steven R.
  Appleton)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">GARY P. ARNOLD*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Gary P.
  Arnold)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">RICHARD J.
  DANZIG*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Richard J. Danzig)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">ROBERT J.
  FRANKENBERG*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Robert J. Frankenberg)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">E. FLOYD
  KVAMME*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(E. Floyd Kvamme)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">EDWARD R.
  McCRACKEN*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Edward R. McCracken)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">MODESTO A.
  MAIDIQUE*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">(Modesto A. Maidique)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">*By: </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">//S// JOHN M. CLARK III</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:58.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Attorney-in-Fact</font></p>
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  <td width="28%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">John M. Clark
  III</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit <br>
  Number</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description of Exhibit</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Second Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference from the
  Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No.
  33-52775, which became effective March 22, 1994); Certificate of Amendment of
  Certificate of Incorporation dated September 30, 1994 (incorporated by
  reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
  S-8 Registration No. 333-09957 which became effective August 12, 1996);
  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated September 22,
  2000 (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 Registration No. 333-48424, which became
  effective October 23, 2000); Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price on Number
  of Shares dated April 23, 2004 filed by National Semiconductor Corporation
  with the Rights Agent (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the
  Company&#146;s Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed April
  26, 2004).</font></p>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">By-Laws of the Company. (incorporated by
  reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year
  ended May 26, 2002 filed August 16, 2002).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Form of Common Stock Certificate
  (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Registration
  Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 33-48935, which became effective
  October 5, 1992).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights
  Agreement (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August 10, 1988); First Amendment to
  the Rights Agreement dated as of October 31, 1995 (incorporated by reference
  from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
  Statement on Form 8-A filed December 11, 1995); Second Amendment to the
  Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 (incorporated by reference
  from the Exhibits to the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
  on Form 8-A filed January 17, 1997).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Opinion re Legality.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">10.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">National Semiconductor Corporation Deferred
  Compensation Plan.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public
  Accounting Firm.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Power of Attorney.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP", "cik": "0000070530", "assigned-sic": "3674", "irs-number": "952095071", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "0531"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "S-8", "act": "33", "file-number": "333-119963", "film-number": "041096123"}, "business-address": {"street1": "2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DR", "street2": "PO BOX 58090", "city": "SANTA CLARA", "state": "CA", "zip": "95052-8090", "phone": "4087215000"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DR", "city": "SANTA CLARA", "state": "CA", "zip": "95052-8090"}}
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26,
2004
Registration No.  333-xxxxxx
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
95-2095071
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2900
Semiconductor Drive
P.O. Box
58090
Santa
Clara, California 95052-8090
(Address of
principle executive offices)
Registrant's
telephone number including area code:
(408)721-5000
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR
CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of
the plan)
JOHN M.
CLARK III, Esq.
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel
and
Secretary
NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
2900
Semiconductor Drive, P.O. Box 58090
Santa
Clara, CA 95052-8090
(408)721-5000
(Name, address
and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Calculation of
Registration Fee
Title
  of Each Class of
Securities to
be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (1)
Amount of
Registration
Fee (1)
Deferred Compensation obligations (2)
$
70,000,000
100
%
$
70,000,000.00
$
8,869.00
Common Stock $0.50 par value
5,000,000
shs
$
16.60
$
83,000,000.00
$
10,516.10
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
(3)
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As to Common Stock, based
on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on October 22,
2004 of $ 16.60  per share, as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions, which is used as the
estimate offering price solely for the purpose of determining the registration
fee, in accordance with Rule 457(h).
(2)
The
deferred compensation obligations to which this Registration Statement relates
(the "Deferred Compensation Obligations") arise under the National
Semiconductor Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") and are
unsecured obligations of National Semiconductor Corporation to pay deferred
compensation in the future pursuant to compensation deferral elections made by
participants in the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(3)
Each
share of Common Stock includes one Preferred Stock Purchase Right issued under
the Rights Agreement, dated as of August 8, 1988, as amended, between the
Registrant and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (fka The First National Bank of
Boston) as Rights Agent.
PART I
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As permitted by the rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), this Registration Statement omits
the information specified in Part I of Form S-8.  The documents containing the information
specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as
required by Securities Act Rule 428(b). 
Such documents are not being filed as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
National
Semiconductor Corporation (the "Company") has agreed to permit participants in
its Deferred Compensation Plan ("Plan") to direct investment of their Plan accounts
in National Semiconductor Corporation Common Stock. This Registration Statement
covers the Deferred Compensation Obligations and the offering of such shares to
participants pursuant to terms of the Plan. The Company shall not be issuing
any shares to the Plan, as any investments directed by participants to be made
in National Semiconductor Corporation Common Stock will be effected through
open market purchases of the Common Stock made by the Plan trustee. Similarly,
any dispositions of National Semiconductor Corporation Common Stock directed by
participants will be effected through open market sales made by the Plan
trustee.
I-I
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents which have been filed
with the Commission by the Company (also referred to herein as the "Registrant")
under Commission File Number 1-6453 by the Company are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended May 30, 2004, including the portions of the Company's 2004
Annual Report and the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders incorporated therein by reference;
(b)
The Company's Reports on Form 8-K filed June 10,
2004; June 16, 2004; August 11, 2004; September 9, 2004; and October 4, 2004;
(c)
The description of the Common Stock contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed September 8, 1970; and
(d)
The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
August 9, 1988 and any amendments thereto filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
All
documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of 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 documents which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statements.  Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
II-1
ITEM 4.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
The Company's Common Stock is registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and thus, the requirements of Item 4 with
respect to the Common Stock are not applicable.
The following description of the Deferred
Compensation Obligations of the Company under the National Semiconductor
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Plan") is qualified by
reference to the Plan. Capitalized terms used in this Item 4 and not otherwise
defined in this Registration Statement shall have the respective meanings
attributed to such terms in the Plan.
The Deferred Compensation Obligations
incurred by the Company under the Plan are unsecured general obligations of the
Company, and will rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness of the Company, from time to time outstanding, payable from the
general assets of the Company. Because the Company has subsidiaries, the right
of the Company, and hence the right of creditors of the Company (including
Participants in the Plan), to participate in a distribution of the assets of a
subsidiary upon its liquidation or reorganization or otherwise, necessarily is
subject to the prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, except to the
extent that claims of the Company itself as a creditor may be recognized.
Under the Plan, the Company provides eligible
employees of the Company with the opportunity to elect to defer a portion of
the compensation otherwise payable to the eligible employee consistent with the
terms of the Plan. The portion of the Participant's salary compensation that is
deferred depends on the Participant's election in effect at the beginning of
the calendar year. Eligible employees may also elect to defer incentive
compensation that would otherwise be paid under the Company's Executive Officer
Incentive Plan and the Key Employee Incentive Plan. Amounts deferred are
maintained in a rabbi trust and participants direct the investment of their
Plan Accounts by selecting the investment alternatives offered by the Plan.
The amounts deferred under the Plan represent
an obligation of the Company to make payments to the Participant at some time
in the future. The amount that the Company is required to pay under the terms
of the Plan is equal to the deferrals made by the Participant, as adjusted for
gains or losses attributable to the investment of such deferrals as chosen by
the Participants from among the designated investment alternatives, all of
which is reflected in the Accounts maintained in the rabbi trust. The amount
that is payable by the Company to the Participants under the Plan is increased
by additional amounts that represent Annual Matching Restoration Amounts and
Annual Profit Sharing Restoration Amounts credited by the Company.
Currently, the investment alternatives
available under the Plan are identical with the investment alternatives
available for participant directed investment in the RASP. The investments for
Participants' Accounts may be varied from time to time at the discretion of the
Committee. Participants may elect to have any amounts invested in any of the
other available investment alternatives treated as transferred to and invested
in the Company's Common Stock under the Plan.
A Participant is immediately vested in all
deferrals made by the Participant
II-2
(and income and gain
attributable thereto). A Participant becomes vested in the portion of his or
her Account attributable to Annual Profit Sharing Restoration Amounts (and
income and gain attributable thereto) in accordance with the vesting rules
under the RASP (i.e., generally 20% per year) subject to earlier vesting in
certain circumstances.
The amounts payable to Participants under the
Plan are distributed in accordance with the distribution provisions of the
Plan. Generally, such distributions are made on a date pre-selected by the
Participant or upon termination of employment. Distributions are payable in
cash in a single lump sum or installment payments, as chosen by the
Participant.
The Company reserves the right to amend or
partially or completely terminate the Plan, provided that such amendment or
termination does not result in any reduction of a Participant's Account
balance, including previous earnings or losses, as of the date of such
amendment or termination.
ITEM 5.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
In connection with the filing of the
Registration Statement, John M. Clark III, Esq. has rendered an opinion to the
Company. At the time of rendering such opinion, Mr. Clark had a substantial
interest in the Company, as defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in that the fair market value of the 35,985 shares of Common Stock
owned directly and indirectly by him and the 668,000 shares of Common Stock
subject to options held by him exceeds $50,000. 
Also at such time, Mr. Clark was connected with the Company in that he
was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
ITEM 6.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 102 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law ("DGCL") allows a corporation to eliminate the personal
liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or to any of its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except (i) for breach of the director's duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) for certain unlawful dividends and stock
repurchases, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.  Article
Thirteenth of the Company's Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate")
provides that no director shall be personally liable to the Company or its
stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of his fiduciary duty as a
director, except as provided in Section 102 of the DGCL.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that in the
case of any action other than one by or in the right of the corporation, a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity on behalf of another
corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including attorney's fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
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actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action if he acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest
of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that in the
case of an action by or in the right of a corporation to procure a judgment in
its favor, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any action or suit by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity on
behalf of another corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted under standards
similar to those set forth in the preceding paragraph, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect of any action or claim as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless a court
determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification.
Article Thirteenth of the Company's
Certificate provides that the Company shall to the extent permitted by law
indemnify any person for all liabilities incurred by or imposed upon him as a
result of any action or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, in which he shall be involved by
reason of the fact that he is or was serving as a director, officer or employee
of the Company or that, at the request of the Company, he is or was serving
another corporation or enterprise in any capacity.  Article VIII of the Company's By-Laws
provides for indemnification of any person who was or is a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, or to any derivative proceeding by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or was serving at the request of the corporation in that capacity
for another corporation, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct unlawful.
The Company has purchased and maintains at
its expense, on behalf of directors and officers, insurance, within certain
limits, covering liabilities that may be incurred by them in such capacities.
ITEM 7.
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
TABLE OF EXHIBITS
4.1
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 33-52775, which
became effective March 22, 1994); Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation dated September 30, 1994 (incorporated by reference from the
Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 Registration No.
333-09957 which became effective August 12, 1996); Certificate of Amendment of
Certificate of Incorporation dated September 22, 2000 (incorporated by
reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement
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on Form
S-8 Registration No. 333-48424, which became effective October 23, 2000).
4.2
By-Laws of the Company. (Incorporated by reference
from the Exhibits to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26,
2002 filed August 16, 2002).
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3
Registration No. 33-48935, which became effective October 5, 1992).
4.4
Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference from
the Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August
10, 1988); First Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of October 31, 1995
(incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed December 11, 1995); Second
Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 (incorporated
by reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed January 17, 1997); Certificate of
Adjusted Purchase Price on Number of Shares dated April 23, 2004 filed by
National Semiconductor Corporation with the Rights Agent (incorporated by
reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed April 26, 2004).
5.1
Opinion re Legality.
10.1
National Semiconductor Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
ITEM 9.
UNDERTAKINGS
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement;
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this 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
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be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent
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 to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to information 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 this registration statement 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; and
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforeceable. 
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent,
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submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the 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 Santa Clara, State of
California, on the 25
th
day of October, 2004.
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By
BRIAN L. HALLA*
Brian L. Halla
Chairman of the Board, and
  Chief
Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by or
on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 25
th
day of October, 2004.
BRIAN L. HALLA*
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
(Brian L. Halla)
Executive Officer (Principal Executive
  Officer)
LEWIS CHEW *
Senior Vice President and
(Lewis Chew)
Chief Financial Officer
ROBERT E.
  DeBARR*
Controller
(Robert E.
  DeBarr)
STEVEN R.
  APPLETON*
Director
(Steven R.
  Appleton)
GARY P. ARNOLD*
Director
(Gary P.
  Arnold)
RICHARD J.
  DANZIG*
Director
(Richard J. Danzig)
ROBERT J.
  FRANKENBERG*
Director
(Robert J. Frankenberg)
E. FLOYD
  KVAMME*
Director
(E. Floyd Kvamme)
EDWARD R.
  McCRACKEN*
Director
(Edward R. McCracken)
MODESTO A.
  MAIDIQUE*
Director
(Modesto A. Maidique)
*By:
//S// JOHN M. CLARK III
Attorney-in-Fact
John M. Clark
  III
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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Second Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference from the
  Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No.
  33-52775, which became effective March 22, 1994); Certificate of Amendment of
  Certificate of Incorporation dated September 30, 1994 (incorporated by
  reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
  S-8 Registration No. 333-09957 which became effective August 12, 1996);
  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated September 22,
  2000 (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-8 Registration No. 333-48424, which became
  effective October 23, 2000); Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price on Number
  of Shares dated April 23, 2004 filed by National Semiconductor Corporation
  with the Rights Agent (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the
  Company's Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed April
  26, 2004).
4.2
By-Laws of the Company. (incorporated by
  reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
  ended May 26, 2002 filed August 16, 2002).
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate
  (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company's Registration
  Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 33-48935, which became effective
  October 5, 1992).
4.4
Rights
  Agreement (incorporated by reference from the Exhibits to the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed August 10, 1988); First Amendment to
  the Rights Agreement dated as of October 31, 1995 (incorporated by reference
  from the Exhibits to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
  Statement on Form 8-A filed December 11, 1995); Second Amendment to the
  Rights Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 (incorporated by reference
  from the Exhibits to the Company's Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
  on Form 8-A filed January 17, 1997).
5.1
Opinion re Legality.
10.1
National Semiconductor Corporation Deferred
  Compensation Plan.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public
  Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power of Attorney.