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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2003. </FONT></P>

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Registration Statement No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">Washington, D.C. 20549 <BR></FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="5"><B>FORM S-8<BR></B> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 <BR></FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="5"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.<BR></B> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR></B></FONT>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=55%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">DELAWARE<BR></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)<BR><BR></B></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower<BR>Newport Beach, California<BR></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B> </FONT>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=45%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">25-1799439<BR></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<BR><BR><BR></B></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">92660-3095<BR></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Zip Code)</B> </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc. Directors Stock Plan<BR></B> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Full title of the plan)<BR></B> </FONT>
________________________________<BR><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">DENNIS E. O&#146;REILLY, ESQ.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Conexant Systems, Inc.<BR>
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower<BR>
Newport Beach, California&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;92660-3095<BR> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Name and address of agent for service)<BR></B> </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(949) 483-4600<BR> </FONT>

<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR></B> </FONT>
________________________________<BR><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Copy to:<BR>
PETER R. KOLYER, ESQ.<BR>
Chadbourne &amp; Parke LLP<BR>
30 Rockefeller Plaza<BR>
New York, New York&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10112<BR>
(212) 408-5100 <BR> </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B> </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH="28%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>&nbsp;</B> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="11%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Amount to be registered (1)</B> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>&nbsp;</B> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed maximum offering price per unit (2)</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>&nbsp;</B> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>&nbsp;</B> </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Amount of registration fee</B> </FONT> </TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Common Stock, par value $1 per share<BR>(including the associated Preferred<BR>Share Purchase Rights)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>363,055 shares</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$4.98</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$1,808,014</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$147</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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          The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee
          table and which may be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include,
          pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
          &#147;Securities Act&#148;), such additional number of shares of the
          Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any stock
          splits, stock dividends or similar events. </FONT></TD>
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          Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low
          prices of the Common Stock on December&nbsp;10, 2003, as reported on
          The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System. </FONT></TD>
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<B>Pursuant to Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the prospectus
that is part of this Registration Statement will be used in connection with the
offer and sale of Common Stock of the Registrant previously registered under the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-69385 and
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-69385 and 333-86838) filed by
the Company on December 22, 1998 and April 24, 2002, respectively, relating to the
Conexant Systems, Inc. Directors Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), except as expressly
modified herein. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The number of shares of Common Stock
of Conexant Systems, Inc. available for delivery under the Plan is subject to an automatic
annual increase of an amount equal to the greater of (i) 150,000 shares or (ii) 0.067% of
the shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date, subject to the Board of Directors
electing the lower of the two amounts. This Registration Statement registers the 363,055
additional shares of Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual increases for fiscal
years 2003 and 2004. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</I> </FONT> </H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof: </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Conexant Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
               for the year ended September 30, 2003; and  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in Item 11 of the
               Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended (File
               No.&nbsp;000-24923), including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of                updating such description.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference 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 document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3-a-1 to
the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30,
2003, is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amended
By-Laws of the Company, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3-a-3 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001, is incorporated
herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Specimen
certificate for the Company&#146;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed as
Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-24923),
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rights
Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the Company and ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), is
incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>First
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999, is
incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form of Conexant
Systems, Inc. Directors Stock Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.h to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-111179),
is incorporated herein by reference.  </FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary of the Company, as to the legality of any newly issued shares of
Common Stock of the Company covered by this Registration Statement. </FONT></TD>
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Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to this
Registration Statement.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=7%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;24  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=93%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on behalf of
certain directors and officers of the Company.  </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>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 Newport Beach, State of California,
on the 16th day of December, 2003.</B> </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=46%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly<BR>
&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
<B>(Dennis E. O'Reilly, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary)</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed on the 16th day of December, 2003 by the following persons in the capacities
indicated:</B> </FONT></P>

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<U><B>Signature </B></U><BR><BR>
Dwight W. Decker* <BR><BR>
<BR>
Donald R. Beall* <BR><BR>
Ralph J. Cicerone* <BR><BR>
F. Craig Farrill* <BR><BR>
Balakrishnan S. Iyer *<BR><BR>
D. Scott Mercer* <BR><BR>
Jerre L. Stead* <BR><BR>
J. Scott Blouin* </FONT>
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<U><B>Title</B></U><BR><BR>
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer <BR>
(principal executive officer) and Director<BR><BR>
Director<BR><BR>
Director<BR><BR>
Director<BR><BR>
Director<BR><BR>
Director<BR><BR>
Director<BR><BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(principal accounting officer and<BR>
principal financial officer) </FONT>
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<TD ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*By</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly<BR>
&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
<B>(Dennis E. O'Reilly, Attorney-in-fact)**</B> </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>** By authority of the power of
attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Exhibit <U>Number<BR><BR></U></B> </FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="87%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><U><B>Page</B></U> </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">5</FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant<BR>
Secretary of the Company, as to the legality of any newly issued shares of Common Stock of<BR>
the Company covered by this Registration Statement.<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.1</FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, independent auditors.<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.2</FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to<BR>
this Registration Statement.<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">23.3</FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Chadbourne &amp; Parke  LLP.<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">24</FONT> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Power of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on
behalf of certain directors and officers of the Company. <BR><BR></FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2003.
Registration Statement No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
________________________________
Conexant Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
________________________________
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower
Newport Beach, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
25-1799439
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
92660-3095
(Zip Code)
________________________________
Conexant Systems, Inc. Directors Stock Plan
(Full title of the plan)
________________________________
DENNIS E. O'REILLY, ESQ.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Conexant Systems, Inc.
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, West Tower
Newport Beach, California   92660-3095
(Name and address of agent for service)
________________________________
(949) 483-4600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
________________________________
Copy to:
PETER R. KOLYER, ESQ.
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York   10112
(212) 408-5100
________________________________
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered (1)
Proposed maximum offering price per unit (2)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, par value $1 per share
(including the associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)
363,055 shares
$4.98
$1,808,014
$147
(1)
The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee
          table and which may be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include,
          pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
          "Securities Act"), such additional number of shares of the
          Registrant's Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any stock
          splits, stock dividends or similar events.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low
          prices of the Common Stock on December 10, 2003, as reported on
          The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System.
_________________
Pursuant to Rule 429 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, the prospectus
that is part of this Registration Statement will be used in connection with the
offer and sale of Common Stock of the Registrant previously registered under the
Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-69385 and
333-86838).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-69385 and 333-86838) filed by
the Company on December 22, 1998 and April 24, 2002, respectively, relating to the
Conexant Systems, Inc. Directors Stock Plan (the "Plan"), except as expressly
modified herein.
The number of shares of Common Stock
of Conexant Systems, Inc. available for delivery under the Plan is subject to an automatic
annual increase of an amount equal to the greater of (i) 150,000 shares or (ii) 0.067% of
the shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date, subject to the Board of Directors
electing the lower of the two amounts. This Registration Statement registers the 363,055
additional shares of Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual increases for fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Conexant Systems, Inc. (the "Company")
               for the year ended September 30, 2003; and
(b)
The
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in Item 11 of the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended (File
               No. 000-24923), including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of                updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference 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 document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not
constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
II-1
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3-a-1 to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2003, is incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended
By-Laws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3-a-3 to the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, is incorporated
herein by reference.
4.3
Specimen
certificate for the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed as
Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-24923),
is incorporated herein by reference.
4.4.1
Rights
Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998, by and between the Company and ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-68755), is
incorporated herein by reference.
4.4.2
First
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999, is
incorporated herein by reference.
4.5
Form of Conexant
Systems, Inc. Directors Stock Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.h to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-111179),
is incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary of the Company, as to the legality of any newly issued shares of
Common Stock of the Company covered by this Registration Statement.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to this
Registration Statement.
23.3
Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
24
Power
of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on behalf of
certain directors and officers of the Company.
II-2
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 Newport Beach, State of California,
on the 16th day of December, 2003.
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
By
/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly
———————————————————
(Dennis E. O'Reilly, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary)
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed on the 16th day of December, 2003 by the following persons in the capacities
indicated:
Signature
Dwight W. Decker*
Donald R. Beall*
Ralph J. Cicerone*
F. Craig Farrill*
Balakrishnan S. Iyer *
D. Scott Mercer*
Jerre L. Stead*
J. Scott Blouin*
Title
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) and Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal accounting officer and
principal financial officer)
*By
/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly
———————————————
(Dennis E. O'Reilly, Attorney-in-fact)**
** By authority of the power of
attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Page
5
Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary of the Company, as to the legality of any newly issued shares of Common Stock of
the Company covered by this Registration Statement.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to
this Registration Statement.
23.3
Consent of Chadbourne & Parke  LLP.
24
Power of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Registration Statement on
behalf of certain directors and officers of the Company.