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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;1, 2002</B></FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________</B></FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><BR>
<FONT size="2"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</b></font><BR>
<FONT size="2"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>ALTERA CORPORATION</b></font><BR>
<FONT size="2"><b>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B></FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware<br></B>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>77-0016691<br></B>
(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>101 Innovation Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95134<BR>
(408)&nbsp;544-7000</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement<BR>
1996 Stock Option Plan<BR>
1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>JOHN P. DAANE<BR>
President and Chief<BR>
Executive Officer<BR>
Altera Corporation<BR>
101 Innovation Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95134<BR>
(408)&nbsp;544-7000</B><BR>
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copies to:
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">KATHERINE E. SCHUELKE, ESQ.<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
ALTERA CORPORATION<BR>
101 Innovation Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95134<BR>
(408)&nbsp;544-7000</FONT></TD>
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WARREN L. TROUPE, ESQ.<BR>
JULIE A. HERZOG, ESQ.<BR>
MORRISON &#038; FOERSTER LLP<BR>
370 17th Street, Suite&nbsp;5200<BR>
Denver, Colorado 80202<BR>
(303)&nbsp;592-1500</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registration</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered</B>(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Share</B>(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price</B>(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.001 par value issuable
pursuant to:</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">50,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.001</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">50</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.01</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">1996 Stock Option Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,000,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">20.00</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">180,000,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">16,560.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,500,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">20.00</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">30,000,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,760.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">210,000,050</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">19,320.01</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable under the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement, 1996 Stock Option Plan and the 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 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 outstanding shares of Registrant&#146;s
common stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated with respect to the 1996 Stock Option Plan and 1987 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Computed in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Such computation is based on the purchase price of $0.001 per share covering
shares to be sold pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Computed in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Such computation is based on the average of the high and low price as
reported on The Nasdaq National Market on April&nbsp;29, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f81208ex4-2.txt">EXHIBIT 4.2</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f81208ex5-1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information required by Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8
will be sent or given to plan participants pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. Such documents
and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of Form&nbsp;S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration
Statement the following documents and information filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;):
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;8, 2002 (File No.
0-16617); and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;18, 1988,
including any amendments or reports filed with the Commission for the purpose
of updating such description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
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 hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities remaining unsold, 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><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document 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 document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware,
the Registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against
liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933. The Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provide for mandatory
indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permissible
by applicable law.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant maintains a policy of directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability
insurance that insures its directors and officers against the costs of defense,
settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The above discussion of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws and of Delaware law is not intended to be
exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws and statutes.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s policy is to enter into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed
to directors and officers by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural protections.
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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4.1
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Specimen copy of certificate for shares of common stock of the Registrant.(1)</FONT></TD>
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4.2
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and
George Papa.</FONT></TD>
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5.1
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1
</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.2
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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24.1
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to the identically numbered exhibit filed with
the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
1997 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;30, 1998 (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-16617).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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:
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(i)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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(ii)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
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&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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(iii)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration
statement;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&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.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&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
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<P><FONT size="2">pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&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 Securities Act of 1933 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 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><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 San Jose, State of California, on April&nbsp;30, 2002.
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By:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nathan M. Sarkisian
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Nathan M. Sarkisian,<br>
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John P. Daane and Nathan M. Sarkisian,
and each or either of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or
their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rodney Smith
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Rodney Smith</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John P. Daane
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John P. Daane</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nathan M. Sarkisian
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Nathan M. Sarkisian</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles M. Clough
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Charles M. Clough</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.
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Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul Newhagen<BR>
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Paul Newhagen</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert W. Reed
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Robert W. Reed</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deborah D. Rieman
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Deborah D. Rieman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William E. Terry
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William E. Terry</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Specimen copy of certificate for shares of common stock of the
Registrant.(1)</FONT></TD>
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4.2
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between the
Registrant and George Papa.</FONT></TD>
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5.1
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Altera Corp. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2002
Registration No. 333-_________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALTERA CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
77-0016691
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, California 95134
(408) 544-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
1996 Stock Option Plan
1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
JOHN P. DAANE
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Altera Corporation
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, California 95134
(408) 544-7000
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
KATHERINE E. SCHUELKE, ESQ.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
ALTERA CORPORATION
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, California 95134
(408) 544-7000
WARREN L. TROUPE, ESQ.
JULIE A. HERZOG, ESQ.
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
370 17th Street, Suite 5200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 592-1500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
Maximum
Maximum
Securities
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be
to be
Price Per
Offering
Registration
Registered
Registered
(1)
Share
(2)
Price
(2)
Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value issuable
pursuant to:
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
50,000
$
0.001
(3)
$
50
$
0.01
1996 Stock Option Plan
9,000,000
$
20.00
(4)
$
180,000,000
$
16,560.00
1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1,500,000
$
20.00
(4)
$
30,000,000
$
2,760.00
Total
10,550,000
$
210,000,050
$
19,320.01
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable under the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement, 1996 Stock Option Plan and the 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 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 outstanding shares of Registrant's
common stock.
(2)
Estimated with respect to the 1996 Stock Option Plan and 1987 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(3)
Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Such computation is based on the purchase price of $0.001 per share covering
shares to be sold pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.
(4)
Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. Such computation is based on the average of the high and low price as
reported on The Nasdaq National Market on April 29, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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 4.2
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to plan participants pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Such documents
and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration
Statement the following documents and information filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"):
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on March 8, 2002 (File No.
0-16617); and
2. The description of the Registrant's Common Stock as set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March 18, 1988,
including any amendments or reports filed with the Commission 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 after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities remaining unsold, 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.
Any statement contained in a document 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 document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.  Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under Section 145 of the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware,
the Registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against
liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933. The Registrant's Bylaws provide for mandatory
indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permissible
by applicable law.
The Registrant maintains a policy of directors' and officers' liability
insurance that insures its directors and officers against the costs of defense,
settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.
The above discussion of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws and of Delaware law is not intended to be
exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws and statutes.
The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed
to directors and officers by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural protections.
Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
4.1
Specimen copy of certificate for shares of common stock of the Registrant.(1)
4.2
Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and
George Papa.
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the identically numbered exhibit filed with
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997 filed with the Commission on March 30, 1998 (Commission File No. 0-16617).
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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 the
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 a
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration
statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is 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 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
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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 Securities Act of 1933 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 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, 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 San Jose, State of California, on April 30, 2002.
ALTERA CORPORATION
By:
/s/   Nathan M. Sarkisian
Nathan M. Sarkisian,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John P. Daane and Nathan M. Sarkisian,
and each or either of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or
their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
/s/   Rodney Smith
Rodney Smith
Chairman of the Board of Directors
April 30, 2002
/s/   John P. Daane
John P. Daane
President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
April 30, 2002
/s/   Nathan M. Sarkisian
Nathan M. Sarkisian
Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 30, 2002
/s/   Charles M. Clough
Charles M. Clough
Director
April 30, 2002
/s/   Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.
Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.
Director
April 30, 2002
/s/   Paul Newhagen
Paul Newhagen
Director
April 30, 2002
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/s/   Robert W. Reed
Robert W. Reed
Director and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors
April 30, 2002
/s/   Deborah D. Rieman
Deborah D. Rieman
Director
April 30, 2002
/s/   William E. Terry
William E. Terry
Director
April 30, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Specimen copy of certificate for shares of common stock of the
Registrant.(1)
4.2
Form of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between the
Registrant and George Papa.
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the identically numbered exhibit filed with
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997 filed with the Commission on March 30, 1998 (Commission File No. 0-16617).
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