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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;31, 2005



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR></B></DIV><BR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>SOLECTRON CORPORATION</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">94-2447045</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of incorporation or organization)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SOLECTRON EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN<BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Kiran Patel<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Solectron Corporation<BR>
847 Gibraltar Drive<BR>
Milpitas, California 95035<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (408)&nbsp;956-6500



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copies to:<BR>
Steven E. Bochner, Esq. and John E. Aguirre, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, PC<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94304-1050



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE



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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed Maximum</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of Securities</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount to be</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Maximum Offering</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Aggregate Offering</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount of</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">to be Registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Registered</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Price Per Share</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock,
$0.001 par value,
to be issued under
the Solectron
Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">75,000
</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;shares(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">3.57</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">267,750</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">31.51</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">(2)</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, issuable to Directors in lieu of a portion
of their annual director retainers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">150,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;shares(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">3.57</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">535,500</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">63.03</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">(2)</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Deferred Compensation Obligations (3)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$5,000,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom">%</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">5,000,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom">588.50</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become
issuable under the Solectron Corporation Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan described herein (the &#147;Plan&#148;) or pursuant
to the arrangement under which directors may receive stock in lieu of
a portion of their annual retainer as described herein by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt
of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of $3.57 per share, the average of the high and low prices per share
of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;24, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred compensation in
the future in accordance with the terms of the Solectron Executive Deferred Compensation Plan described herein.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#000">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002"> ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007"> Signatures</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f09446orexv4w1.htm">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;the
latest annual report of Solectron Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;all other
reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the annual report referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above (other than any Current Reports
on Form&nbsp;8-K containing Regulation&nbsp;FD disclosure furnished under Item&nbsp;7.01 or Results of Operations
and Financial Condition disclosure furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 and exhibits relating to such
disclosures, unless otherwise specifically stated in such Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K); and (iii)
the description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.02 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment
or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. All documents subsequently filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates all securities offered have been sold or deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
(other than any Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K containing Regulation&nbsp;FD disclosure furnished under
Item&nbsp;7.01 or Results of Operations and Financial Condition disclosure furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 and
exhibits relating to such disclosures, unless otherwise specifically stated in such Current Reports
on Form&nbsp;8-K), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Deferred Compensation Obligations:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The $5,000,000 in Deferred
Compensation Obligation and 75,000 shares of Common Stock being
registered herein represent obligations (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) of the Registrant to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Solectron Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The Obligations are general unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred compensation in
the future according to the terms of the Plan from the general assets of the Registrant, and rank
equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Registrant.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The amount of eligible compensation to be deferred by each participant is determined in accordance
with the terms of the Plan based on elections by the participant. Amounts credited to a
participant&#146;s Plan account are credited with deemed investment returns equal to the experience of
selected investment funds offered under the Plan committee (or its delegate) from time to time,
and/or deemed invested in shares of common stock of the Registrant (&#147;Shares&#148;), including
reinvestment of any deemed dividends, as elected by the participant. The Obligations are payable
upon a date or dates selected by the participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan. A
participant may elect payment in the form of a lump sum, or, if the participant&#146;s employment or



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Board service is terminated after the participant attains age sixty (60)&nbsp;and has completed five (5)
years of service, in up to ten (10)&nbsp;annual installments beginning on a fixed payment date. The
Obligations are payable in the form of cash and/or Shares. The cash portion (if any) of a
distribution will equal the sum of the deferred compensation plus any discretionary contributions
made to the Plan on the participant&#146;s behalf by the Registrant, adjusted to reflect the deemed
investment returns on those amounts. The stock portion (if any) of the distribution will equal the
number of Shares deemed credited to the participant&#146;s Plan account. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
payment of the Obligations must be made or begin to be made as soon as administratively practicable
after a participant&#146;s death, disability, termination of employment or termination of service on the
Board.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Participants or beneficiaries may not sell, transfer, anticipate, assign, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of any right or interest in the Plan. A participant may designate one or more
beneficiaries to receive any portion of any Obligations payable in the event of the participant&#146;s
death.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The Registrant may pay all or a part of a participant&#146;s vested Obligations as an in-service
withdrawal in order to meet a participant&#146;s unforeseen emergency, as defined in the Plan. The
Registrant has reserved the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The Obligations are not convertible into any other security of the Registrant. The Obligations
will not have the benefit of a negative pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the
part of the Registrant. No trustee has been appointed to take action with respect to the
Obligations and each participant in the Plan will be responsible for enforcing his or her own
rights with respect to the Obligations.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Director Fees Paid in the
Form of Common Stock:

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In addition to the Plan, this
Form S-8 is registering 150,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company
pursuant to which members of the Board of Directors of the Company
may elect to receive, in lieu of up to one-third of the aggregate
annual cash retainer to which such directors are otherwise entitled
(by reason of their service on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors
and any committee thereof), Common Stock of the Company with an
aggregate value equal to no more than one-third of the aggregate
annual cash retainer that such directors would otherwise receive (the
&#147;Director Common Stock in Lieu of Cash Retainer
Arrangement&#148;).

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Inapplicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors to the maximum
extent permitted by Delaware law. Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation law authorizes a
court to award, or a corporation&#146;s Board of Directors to grant, indemnification to directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of
1933. The Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provide for the mandatory indemnification of its directors,
officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware General
Corporation Law. The Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and
officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify the director and officers for certain
expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such
person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Registrant,
arising out of such person&#146;s services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of
the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the
request of the Registrant.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Inapplicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">4.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Solectron Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">5.1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power of Attorney of Directors (see page 8).


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement 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 align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;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 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. 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


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant, Solectron
Corporation, 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 Milpitas, State of
California on this 27th day of May, 2005.

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="43%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left">SOLECTRON CORPORATION</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant)</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Kiran Patel</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Kiran Patel, Executive Vice President</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">POWER OF ATTORNEY



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints, jointly and severally, Michael R. Cannon and Kiran Patel, as his or her
attorneys-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her and in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (including
post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Date</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Michael R. Cannon<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Michael R. Cannon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Kiran Patel<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Kiran Patel</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Warren Ligan<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Warren Ligan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ William A. Hasler<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
William A. Hasler</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Richard A. D&#146;Amore<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Richard A. D&#146;Amore</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ H. Paulett Eberhart<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
H. Paulett Eberhart</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Heinz Fridrich<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Heinz Fridrich</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ William R. Graber<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
William R. Graber</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Paul R. Low<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Paul R. Low, Ph.D.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ C. Wesley M. Scott<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
C. Wesley M. Scott</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Cyril Yansouni<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Cyril Yansouni</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May 27, 2005</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">4.1 Solectron Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">24.1 Power of Attorney of Directors (see page 8).

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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2005
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SOLECTRON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-2447045
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
SOLECTRON EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Kiran Patel
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Solectron Corporation
847 Gibraltar Drive
Milpitas, California 95035
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: (408) 956-6500
Copies to:
Steven E. Bochner, Esq. and John E. Aguirre, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Maximum Offering
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Price Per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$0.001 par value,
to be issued under
the Solectron
Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan
75,000
shares(1)
$
3.57
(2)
$
267,750
(2)
$
31.51
(2)
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value, issuable to Directors in lieu of a portion
of their annual director retainers
150,000
shares(1)
$
3.57
(2)
$
535,500
(2)
$
63.03
(2)
Deferred Compensation Obligations (3)
$5,000,000
100
%
$
5,000,000
$
588.50
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become
issuable under the Solectron Corporation Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan described herein (the "Plan") or pursuant
to the arrangement under which directors may receive stock in lieu of
a portion of their annual retainer as described herein by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt
of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of $3.57 per share, the average of the high and low prices per share
of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May 24, 2005.
(3)
The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred compensation in
the future in accordance with the terms of the Solectron Executive Deferred Compensation Plan described herein.
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ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
Signatures
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: (i) the
latest annual report of Solectron Corporation (the "Registrant") filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); (ii) all other
reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the annual report referred to in clause (i) above (other than any Current Reports
on Form 8-K containing Regulation FD disclosure furnished under Item 7.01 or Results of Operations
and Financial Condition disclosure furnished under Item 2.02 and exhibits relating to such
disclosures, unless otherwise specifically stated in such Current Reports on Form 8-K); and (iii)
the description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment
or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. All documents subsequently filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates all securities offered have been sold or deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
(other than any Current Reports on Form 8-K containing Regulation FD disclosure furnished under
Item 7.01 or Results of Operations and Financial Condition disclosure furnished under Item 2.02 and
exhibits relating to such disclosures, unless otherwise specifically stated in such Current Reports
on Form 8-K), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Deferred Compensation Obligations:
The $5,000,000 in Deferred
Compensation Obligation and 75,000 shares of Common Stock being
registered herein represent obligations (the "Obligations") of the Registrant to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Solectron Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Plan").
The Obligations are general unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred compensation in
the future according to the terms of the Plan from the general assets of the Registrant, and rank
equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Registrant.
The amount of eligible compensation to be deferred by each participant is determined in accordance
with the terms of the Plan based on elections by the participant. Amounts credited to a
participant's Plan account are credited with deemed investment returns equal to the experience of
selected investment funds offered under the Plan committee (or its delegate) from time to time,
and/or deemed invested in shares of common stock of the Registrant ("Shares"), including
reinvestment of any deemed dividends, as elected by the participant. The Obligations are payable
upon a date or dates selected by the participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan. A
participant may elect payment in the form of a lump sum, or, if the participant's employment or
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Board service is terminated after the participant attains age sixty (60) and has completed five (5)
years of service, in up to ten (10) annual installments beginning on a fixed payment date. The
Obligations are payable in the form of cash and/or Shares. The cash portion (if any) of a
distribution will equal the sum of the deferred compensation plus any discretionary contributions
made to the Plan on the participant's behalf by the Registrant, adjusted to reflect the deemed
investment returns on those amounts. The stock portion (if any) of the distribution will equal the
number of Shares deemed credited to the participant's Plan account. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
payment of the Obligations must be made or begin to be made as soon as administratively practicable
after a participant's death, disability, termination of employment or termination of service on the
Board.
Participants or beneficiaries may not sell, transfer, anticipate, assign, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of any right or interest in the Plan. A participant may designate one or more
beneficiaries to receive any portion of any Obligations payable in the event of the participant's
death.
The Registrant may pay all or a part of a participant's vested Obligations as an in-service
withdrawal in order to meet a participant's unforeseen emergency, as defined in the Plan. The
Registrant has reserved the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason.
The Obligations are not convertible into any other security of the Registrant. The Obligations
will not have the benefit of a negative pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the
part of the Registrant. No trustee has been appointed to take action with respect to the
Obligations and each participant in the Plan will be responsible for enforcing his or her own
rights with respect to the Obligations.
Director Fees Paid in the
Form of Common Stock:
In addition to the Plan, this
Form S-8 is registering 150,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company
pursuant to which members of the Board of Directors of the Company
may elect to receive, in lieu of up to one-third of the aggregate
annual cash retainer to which such directors are otherwise entitled
(by reason of their service on the Company's Board of Directors
and any committee thereof), Common Stock of the Company with an
aggregate value equal to no more than one-third of the aggregate
annual cash retainer that such directors would otherwise receive (the
"Director Common Stock in Lieu of Cash Retainer
Arrangement").
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Inapplicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors to the maximum
extent permitted by Delaware law. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation law authorizes a
court to award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant, indemnification to directors and
officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of
1933. The Registrant's Bylaws provide for the mandatory indemnification of its directors,
officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware General
Corporation Law. The Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and
officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify the director and officers for certain
expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such
person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Registrant,
arising out of such person's services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of
the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the
request of the Registrant.
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ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Inapplicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
4.1       Solectron Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.
5.1       Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2     Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1     Power of Attorney of Directors (see page 8).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement 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;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) 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 (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(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, unenforceable. 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
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director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 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, as amended, the Registrant, Solectron
Corporation, 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 Milpitas, State of
California on this 27th day of May, 2005.
SOLECTRON CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Kiran Patel
Kiran Patel, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints, jointly and severally, Michael R. Cannon and Kiran Patel, as his or her
attorneys-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her and in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including
post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael R. Cannon
Michael R. Cannon
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 27, 2005
/s/ Kiran Patel
Kiran Patel
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
May 27, 2005
/s/ Warren Ligan
Warren Ligan
Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
May 27, 2005
/s/ William A. Hasler
William A. Hasler
Director
May 27, 2005
/s/ Richard A. D'Amore
Richard A. D'Amore
Director
May 27, 2005
/s/ H. Paulett Eberhart
H. Paulett Eberhart
Director
May 27, 2005
/s/ Heinz Fridrich
Heinz Fridrich
Director
May 27, 2005
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William R. Graber
William R. Graber
Director
May 27, 2005
/s/ Paul R. Low
Paul R. Low, Ph.D.
Director
May 27, 2005
/s/ C. Wesley M. Scott
C. Wesley M. Scott
Director
May 27, 2005
/s/ Cyril Yansouni
Cyril Yansouni
Director
May 27, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1 Solectron Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended.
5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney of Directors (see page 8).