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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 9, 2005</font></b></p>

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No.&#160; 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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;">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="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;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<br>
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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><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;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;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<br>
  of incorporation or<br>
  organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification Number)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.26%;">
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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<br>
  P.O. Box 58090<br>
  Santa Clara, California 95052-8090</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;">(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:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR 2005 EXECUTIVE
  OFFICER EQUITY PLAN</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;">(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.<br>
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel<br>
  and Secretary<br>
  NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION<br>
  2900 Semiconductor Drive, P.O. Box 58090<br>
  Santa Clara, CA 95052-8090<br>
  (408)721-5000</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;">(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;">&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;">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<br>
  Securities to<br>
  be Registered</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:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.3%;">
  <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>
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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:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.54%;">
  <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<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Offering<br>
  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 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>
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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:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering<br>
  Price (1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <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>
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  <td width="18%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.46%;">
  <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;">Amount of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee (1)</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:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
  <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;">&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:8.0pt;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:8.0pt;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:8.0pt;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:8.0pt;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:8.0pt;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:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.46%;">
  <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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.84%;">
  <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;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock $0.50 par value</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.3%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,000,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">shs</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.4%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18.12</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><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;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.38%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">54,360,000.00</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.16%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6398.17</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><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;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.3%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rule 457(c) on the basis of the average of the high and low prices
  of the Common Stock on February 7, 2005 of $18.12 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).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</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;">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;">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;">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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">National
Semiconductor Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) has adopted the National
Semiconductor 2005 Executive Officer Equity Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).&#160; This Registration Statement covers the
issuance and sale of shares to employees pursuant to terms of the Plan.</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;">1</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;">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;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</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;">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;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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;</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;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company&#146;s Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended August 29, 2004 and November 28, 2004;</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;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company&#146;s Reports on Form 8-K filed June
10, 2004; June 16, 2004; August 11, 2004; September 9, 2004; October 4, 2004;
November 2, 2004; December 9, 2004; December 20, 2004; and January 6, 2005;</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;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The description of the Common Stock contained
in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed September 8, 1970;
and</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;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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.</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;letter-spacing: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;">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 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>DESCRIPTION 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;">The
Company&#146;s Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and
thus, the requirements of Item 4 with respect thereto are not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</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;">In
connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, John M. Clark III,
Esq. has rendered an opinion to the Company upon the legality of the Common
Stock being registered hereunder.&#160; 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 643,000 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 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</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;">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>

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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;">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
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>

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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;">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</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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>

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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;">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;">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="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</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;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>TABLE OF EXHIBITS</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;">4.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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).</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;">4.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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).</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;">4.3</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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).</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;">4.4</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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).</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;">5.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Opinion re Legality.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><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;">10.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>National Semiconductor 2005 Executive Officer
Equity Plan.</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;">23.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.</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;">23.2</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5.1).</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.0in;text-indent:-4.0in;"><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;">24.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Power of Attorney.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>UNDERTAKINGS</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<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;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-36.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement;</p>

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<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;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</p>

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<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;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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 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</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;">4</font></p>

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<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;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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;</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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>

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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;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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</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;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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.</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;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<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;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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, 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.</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;">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;">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 9th day of February, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</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>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR
  CORPORATION</font></p>
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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="59%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:59.0%;">
  <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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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BRIAN
  L. HALLA*</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>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian
  L. Halla</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>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman
  of the Board, and Chief<br>
  Executive Officer</font></p>
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<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;">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 9th day of February, 2005.</font></b></p>

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  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BRIAN L.
  HALLA*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of
  the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Brian L.
  Halla)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
  Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="61%" colspan="6" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:61.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LEWIS CHEW *</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President and</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Lewis Chew)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief
  Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ROBERT E.
  DeBARR*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Controller</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Robert E.
  DeBarr)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STEVEN R.
  APPLETON*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Steven R.
  Appleton)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">GARY P.
  ARNOLD*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Gary P.
  Arnold)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RICHARD J.
  DANZIG*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Richard J.
  Danzig)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ROBERT J.
  FRANKENBERG*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Robert J.
  Frankenberg)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">E. FLOYD
  KVAMME*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(E. Floyd
  Kvamme)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EDWARD R.
  McCRACKEN*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Edward R.
  McCracken)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MODESTO A.
  MAIDIQUE*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Modesto A.
  Maidique)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.12%;">
  <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="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-19.65pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 50.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">//S//&nbsp;&nbsp;JOHN M. CLARK III</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:65.22%;">
  <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="6%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:55.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John M. Clark III</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attorney-in-Fact</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="3" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="210" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="2" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="202" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="1" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="285" style="border:none;"></td>
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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;">NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION</font></p>

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

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <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>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <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="90%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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;">Description of Exhibit</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><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 .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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); 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>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion re
  Legality.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</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>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">National
  Semiconductor 2005 Executive Officer Equity Plan.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <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="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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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>
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  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
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  Attorney.</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 9, 2005
Registration
No.  333-
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 2005 EXECUTIVE
  OFFICER EQUITY 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
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)
Common Stock $0.50 par value
3,000,000
shs
$
18.12
$
54,360,000.00
$
6398.17
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
(2)
(1)
Estimated for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rule 457(c) on the basis of the average of the high and low prices
  of the Common Stock on February 7, 2005 of $18.12 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)
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 adopted the National
Semiconductor 2005 Executive Officer Equity Plan (the "Plan").  This Registration Statement covers the
issuance and sale of shares to employees pursuant to terms of the Plan.
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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 10-Q for the
quarters ended August 29, 2004 and November 28, 2004;
(c)
The Company's Reports on Form 8-K filed June
10, 2004; June 16, 2004; August 11, 2004; September 9, 2004; October 4, 2004;
November 2, 2004; December 9, 2004; December 20, 2004; and January 6, 2005;
(d)
The description of the Common Stock contained
in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed September 8, 1970;
and
(e)
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.
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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 thereto are not applicable.
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 upon the legality of the Common
Stock being registered hereunder.  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 643,000 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
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
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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 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).
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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 2005 Executive Officer
Equity Plan.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
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 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
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(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, 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 9th day of February, 2005.
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 9th day of February, 2005.
BRIAN L.
  HALLA*
Chairman of
  the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
(Brian L.
  Halla)
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
John M. Clark III
Attorney-in-Fact
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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).
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 2005 Executive Officer Equity Plan.
23.1
Consent of
  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of
  Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of
  Attorney.
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