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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 4, 2003<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Under<br>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>PROXIM CORPORATION</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>52-2198231<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>935 Stewart Drive<BR>
Sunnyvale, California 94085<BR>
(408)&nbsp;731-2700</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Proxim Corporation 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Proxim Corporation 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Proxim Corporation 2003 Stand-Alone Option Agreement for Franco Plastina</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>(Full title of the plans)</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Richard J. Tallman</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>935 Stewart Drive</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Sunnyvale, California 94085</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(408)&nbsp;731-2700</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>(Name and address including zip code and telephone number,</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>including area code, of agent for service)</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Copies to:</I>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Robert G. Day</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Allison B. Spinner</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Professional Corporation</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>650 Page Mill Road</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Palo Alto, California 94304</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities to</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">2002 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION MERGER PLAN
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">5,521,028</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">1.96</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">10,821,214.88</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">875.44</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">1,478,972</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">1.54</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">2,277,616.88</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">184.26</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">2002 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION ACQUISITION PLAN<br>
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">1,443,837</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">2.34</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">3,378,578.58</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">273.33</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">3,556,163</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">1.54</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">5,476,491.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="1">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">443.05</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">2003 STAND-ALONE OPTION AGREEMENT FOR FRANCO PLASTINA<br>
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">0.68</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">2,040,000.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">165.04</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">TOTAL</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">15,000,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">23,993,901.36</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="1">1,941.12</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock that become issuable under the plans by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of
consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee and non-employee benefit plans described herein.
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share represents a weighted average of the following estimates calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). With respect to 5,521,028 shares subject to outstanding options to purchase Class&nbsp;A Common Stock under the 2002 Nonstatutory Option Merger Plan described
above, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the
weighted average exercise price of $1.96 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. With respect
to 1,443,837 shares subject to outstanding options to purchase Class&nbsp;A Common Stock under the 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan described above, the Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of
$2.34 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act.
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1)
of the Securities Act, the price of $1.54 per share, is the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq
National Market on December 3, 2003 and is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee for those shares without a fixed exercise price.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description Of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interest Of Named Experts And Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">Index to Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f94961exv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f94961exv10w56.txt">EXHIBIT 10.56</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f94961exv10w57.txt">EXHIBIT 10.57</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f94961exv10w59.txt">EXHIBIT 10.59</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f94961exv10w60.txt">EXHIBIT 10.60</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f94961exv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent
or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II
hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Explanatory Note
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of
registering (i)&nbsp;7,000,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, duly
authorized and reserved by the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors in April&nbsp;2002,
to be issued pursuant to options granted under the Registrant&#146;s 2002
Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan, (ii)&nbsp;5,000,000 shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, duly authorized and reserved by the
Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors in June&nbsp;2002, to be issued pursuant to options
granted under the Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan
and (iii)&nbsp;3,000,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, duly
authorized and reserved by the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors in May&nbsp;2003, to
be issued pursuant to that certain Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
May&nbsp;2, 2003, for Franco Plastina, the Registrant&#146;s President and Chief
Executive Officer.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Proxim Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference
as of their respective dates:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC
on March&nbsp;31, 2003;
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;28, 2003, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;12, 2003;
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June&nbsp;27, 2003, filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;11, 2003;
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September&nbsp;26, 2003, filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;10, 2003;
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;30, 2003; March&nbsp;27, 2003; May&nbsp;13, 2003; May&nbsp;22, 2003; July&nbsp;8, 2003 (2);
July&nbsp;29, 2003; August&nbsp;25, 2003; September&nbsp;15, 2003; October&nbsp;3, 2003; October
27, 2003; and
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;The section entitled &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be
Registered&#148; contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;11, 2000 and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed with the SEC by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed 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.
</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description Of Securities.</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interest Of Named Experts And Counsel</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the issuance of shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock offered
hereby will be passed upon by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation (&#147;WSGR&#148;), Palo Alto, California. Jeffrey D. Saper, a member of
WSGR, is a director of the Registrant. As of the date of this Form S-8, Mr.
Saper holds approximately 6,980 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock
and holds options to purchase up to 232,272 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock.
</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), which enables a corporation in its original certificate of
incorporation or an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to eliminate
or limit the personal liability of a director for monetary damages for
violations of the director&#146;s fiduciary duty, except (1)&nbsp;for any breach of a
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2)&nbsp;for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, providing
for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemption, or (4)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director
derived an improper personal benefit.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference also is made to Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL which provides that a
corporation may indemnify any persons, including officers and directors, who
are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation,
by reason of the fact that the person was an officer, director, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or
proceeding, provided the officer, director, employee or agent acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation&#146;s best interests and, for a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may
indemnify officers and directors in an action by or in the right of the
corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is
permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to
be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the
corporation must indemnify him against the expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees,
which the officer or director actually and reasonably incurred.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
provides for indemnification of officers and directors to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Registrant has also entered into employment agreements
and indemnification agreements with some of its executive officers and
directors which provide for such officers&#146; and directors&#146; indemnification with
respect
</FONT>


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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"> to certain matters. The Registrant has purchased directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance for all of its directors and executive officers.
</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</FONT>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.56</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.57</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan Option Agreement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.58</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.59</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan Option Agreement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.60</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Registrant&#146;s 2003 Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement for Franco Plastina.
</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation, as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation.
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement; and
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do 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 SEC
by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><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 pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of any
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.
</FONT>


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



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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><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 S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its December&nbsp;4, 2003.
</FONT>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>PROXIM CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">
By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ David L. Thompson</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">David L. Thompson<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David L. Thompson, his attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendment to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed on December&nbsp;4, 2003 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
</FONT>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Franco Plastina<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Franco Plastina</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ David L. Thompson<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
David L. Thompson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer<br> (Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Lorenzo A. Bettino<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Lorenzo A. Bettino</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Steven D. Brooks<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Steven D. Brooks</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Merle L. Gilmore<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Merle L. Gilmore</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Jeffrey A. Harris<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Jeffrey A. Harris</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Michael P. Ressner<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Michael P. Ressner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Jeffrey D. Saper<HR
align="center" size="1" noshade>
Jeffrey D. Saper</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Kenneth E. Westrick</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Joseph R. Wright, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Form of Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan Option Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Form of Registrant&#146;s 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan Option Agreement.</FONT></TD>
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Form of Registrant&#146;s 2003 Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement for Franco Plastina.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation, as to the
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation.
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Proxim Corporation, Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 4, 2003
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
PROXIM CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
52-2198231
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
935 Stewart Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94085
(408) 731-2700
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Proxim Corporation 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan
Proxim Corporation 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan
Proxim Corporation 2003 Stand-Alone Option Agreement for Franco Plastina
(Full title of the plans)
Richard J. Tallman
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
935 Stewart Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94085
(408) 731-2700
(Name and address including zip code and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert G. Day
Allison B. Spinner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 493-9300
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
2002 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION MERGER PLAN
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
5,521,028
$
1.96
(2)
$
10,821,214.88
(2)
$
875.44
1,478,972
$
1.54
(3)
$
2,277,616.88
(3)
$
184.26
2002 NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION ACQUISITION PLAN
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
1,443,837
$
2.34
(2)
$
3,378,578.58
(2)
$
273.33
3,556,163
$
1.54
(3)
$
5,476,491.02
(3)
$
443.05
2003 STAND-ALONE OPTION AGREEMENT FOR FRANCO PLASTINA
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
3,000,000
$
0.68
$
2,040,000.00
$
165.04
TOTAL
15,000,000
$
23,993,901.36
$
1,941.12
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's
Class A Common Stock that become issuable under the plans by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of
consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of Registrant's Class A Common Stock. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee and non-employee benefit plans described herein.
(2)
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share represents a weighted average of the following estimates calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). With respect to 5,521,028 shares subject to outstanding options to purchase Class A Common Stock under the 2002 Nonstatutory Option Merger Plan described
above, the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the
weighted average exercise price of $1.96 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. With respect
to 1,443,837 shares subject to outstanding options to purchase Class A Common Stock under the 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan described above, the Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of
$2.34 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1)
of the Securities Act, the price of $1.54 per share, is the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq
National Market on December 3, 2003 and is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee for those shares without a fixed exercise price.
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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. Interest 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
Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 10.56
EXHIBIT 10.57
EXHIBIT 10.58
EXHIBIT 10.59
EXHIBIT 10.60
EXHIBIT 23.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent
or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II
hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Explanatory Note
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of
registering (i) 7,000,000 shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock, duly
authorized and reserved by the Registrant's Board of Directors in April 2002,
to be issued pursuant to options granted under the Registrant's 2002
Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan, (ii) 5,000,000 shares of the
Registrant's Class A Common Stock, duly authorized and reserved by the
Registrant's Board of Directors in June 2002, to be issued pursuant to options
granted under the Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan
and (iii) 3,000,000 shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock, duly
authorized and reserved by the Registrant's Board of Directors in May 2003, to
be issued pursuant to that certain Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement, dated
May 2, 2003, for Franco Plastina, the Registrant's President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Item 3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.
The following documents filed by Proxim Corporation (the "Registrant")
with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference
as of their respective dates:
(a) The Registrant's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC
on March 31, 2003;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 28, 2003, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2003;
(c) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 27, 2003, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2003;
(d) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 26, 2003, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2003;
(e) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
January 30, 2003; March 27, 2003; May 13, 2003; May 22, 2003; July 8, 2003 (2);
July 29, 2003; August 25, 2003; September 15, 2003; October 3, 2003; October
27, 2003; and
(f) The section entitled "Description of Registrant's Securities to be
Registered" contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on July 11, 2000 and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
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All documents subsequently filed with the SEC by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed 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.
Item 5. Interest Of Named Experts And Counsel
The validity of the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock offered
hereby will be passed upon by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation ("WSGR"), Palo Alto, California. Jeffrey D. Saper, a member of
WSGR, is a director of the Registrant. As of the date of this Form S-8, Mr.
Saper holds approximately 6,980 shares of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock
and holds options to purchase up to 232,272 shares of the Registrant's Class A
Common Stock.
Item 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the "DGCL"), which enables a corporation in its original certificate of
incorporation or an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to eliminate
or limit the personal liability of a director for monetary damages for
violations of the director's fiduciary duty, except (1) for any breach of a
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, providing
for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemption, or (4) for any transaction from which a director
derived an improper personal benefit.
Reference also is made to Section 145 of the DGCL which provides that a
corporation may indemnify any persons, including officers and directors, who
are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation,
by reason of the fact that the person was an officer, director, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses, including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or
proceeding, provided the officer, director, employee or agent acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation's best interests and, for a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may
indemnify officers and directors in an action by or in the right of the
corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is
permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to
be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the
corporation must indemnify him against the expenses, including attorneys' fees,
which the officer or director actually and reasonably incurred.
The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
provides for indemnification of officers and directors to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law.
In addition, the Registrant has also entered into employment agreements
and indemnification agreements with some of its executive officers and
directors which provide for such officers' and directors' indemnification with
respect
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to certain matters. The Registrant has purchased directors' and officers'
liability insurance for all of its directors and executive officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.56
Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan.
10.57
Form of Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan Option Agreement.
10.58
Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan.
10.59
Form of Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan Option Agreement.
10.60
Form of Registrant's 2003 Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement for Franco Plastina.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
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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 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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do 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 SEC
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 pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of any
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 director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its December 4, 2003.
PROXIM CORPORATION
By:
/s/ David L. Thompson
David L. Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David L. Thompson, his attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendment to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-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, this
Registration Statement has been signed on December 4, 2003 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
/s/ Franco Plastina
Franco Plastina
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David L. Thompson
David L. Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer)
/s/ Lorenzo A. Bettino
Lorenzo A. Bettino
Director
/s/ Steven D. Brooks
Steven D. Brooks
Director
/s/ Merle L. Gilmore
Merle L. Gilmore
Director
/s/ Jeffrey A. Harris
Jeffrey A. Harris
Director
/s/ Michael P. Ressner
Michael P. Ressner
Director
/s/ Jeffrey D. Saper
Jeffrey D. Saper
Director
/s/ Kenneth E. Westrick
Kenneth E. Westrick
Director
/s/ Joseph R. Wright Jr.
Joseph R. Wright, Jr.
Director
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.56
Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan.
10.57
Form of Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Merger Plan Option Agreement.
10.58
Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan.
10.59
Form of Registrant's 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Acquisition Plan Option Agreement.
10.60
Form of Registrant's 2003 Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement for Franco Plastina.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, as to the
legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
(included in Exhibit 5.1)