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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;3, 2003<BR>
Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT>

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

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Under The Securities Act of 1933</I></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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77-0409517</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">1745 Technology Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95110<BR>
(408)&nbsp;487-8000</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">RHAPSODY NETWORKS, INC.<BR>
2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
(Full title of the plans)<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
Antonio Canova<BR>
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
1745 Technology Drive<BR>
San Jose, California 95110<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
(408)&nbsp;487-8000<BR>
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<I>Copy to:</I><BR>
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Katharine A. Martin<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</FONT>

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<TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"> Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of options granted under the
Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan(3)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">278,156</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Amount of securities to be registered computed in accordance with Rule
457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as the maximum number
of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock issuable under the Rhapsody Networks,
Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. This Registration Statement shall also
cover any additional shares of Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become
issuable under the Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other
similar transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of
consideration that results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price are estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of
calculating the amount of registration fee based on the weighted-average
per share exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) of outstanding
options under the Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, the
underlying shares of which are registered hereby.</FONT></TD>
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certain events, the Rights will not be exercisable or evidenced separately
from the Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Information Incorporated by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f88158orexv4w1.txt">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f88158orexv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B></FONT>

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

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

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

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated March&nbsp;19, 1999, and any
further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such
description;</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated February
11, 2002, and any further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose
of updating such description; and</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for fiscal year ended
October&nbsp;26, 2002;</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on or after
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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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.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Larry W. Sonsini, a director of the Registrant, is a member of Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation, which has given an opinion
as to the validity of the securities being registered by this Registration
Statement.
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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;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)
provides in relevant part that &#147;&#091;a&#093; corporation shall have power to indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party 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 is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.&#148; With respect to derivative actions,
Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that &#147;&#091;a&#093; corporation
shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor...&#091;by reason
of the person&#146;s service in one of the capacities specified in the preceding
sentence&#093; against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper.&#148;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
provides that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, no director of the
Registrant shall be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. The Restated
Certificate of Incorporation also provides that no amendment or repeal of such
provision shall apply to or have any effect on the right to indemnification
permitted thereunder with respect to claims arising from acts or omissions
occurring in whole or in part before the effective date of such amendment or
repeal whether asserted before or after such amendment or repeal.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide for the indemnification of officers,
directors and third parties acting on behalf of the Registrant if such person
acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in and not
opposed to the best interest of the Registrant, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party had no reason to believe
his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant has entered into
indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers and
intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and
executive officers in the future.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant carries officer and director liability insurance with
respect to certain matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
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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.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page 5)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, 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></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">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></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">B)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange
Act) 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></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">C)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act 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 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
March&nbsp;3, 2003.
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    <TD valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS,
INC.</FONT></TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"> /s/ Antonio Canova</FONT>
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Antonio Canova</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gregory L. Reyes and Antonio Canova, and
each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of
substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of
the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8 and to perform any acts necessary in order to file such amendments,
and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said
attorneys and agents, or their or his substitutes, shall do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed on March&nbsp;3, 2003 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
</FONT>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gregory L. Reyes<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gregory L. Reyes</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Antonio Canova<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Antonio Canova</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Neal Dempsey<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Neal Dempsey</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <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">/s/ Seth Neiman<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Seth Neiman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Christopher B. Paisley<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Christopher B. Paisley</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Larry W. Sonsini<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Larry W. Sonsini</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page 5)</FONT></TD>
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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2003
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0409517
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 487-8000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
RHAPSODY NETWORKS, INC.
2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Antonio Canova
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose, California 95110
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
(408) 487-8000
Copy to:
Katharine A. Martin
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to
to be
Offering Price
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Aggregate Offering Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of options granted under the
Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan(3)
278,156
(3)
$
1.83
$
509,025.48
$
41.18
(1)
Amount of securities to be registered computed in accordance with Rule
457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as the maximum number
of the Registrant's Common Stock issuable under the Rhapsody Networks,
Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. This Registration Statement shall also
cover any additional shares of Registrant's Common Stock that become
issuable under the Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other
similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of
consideration that results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price are estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of
calculating the amount of registration fee based on the weighted-average
per share exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) of outstanding
options under the Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, the
underlying shares of which are registered hereby.
(3)
Includes Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. Prior to the occurrence of
certain events, the Rights will not be exercisable or evidenced separately
from the Common Stock.
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PART II
Item 3. Information Incorporated 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
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Information Incorporated by Reference
.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents:
1.  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated March 19, 1999, and any
further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating such
description;
2.  The description of the Registrant's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated February
11, 2002, and any further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose
of updating such description; and
3.  The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
October 26, 2002;
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on or after
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Larry W. Sonsini, a director of the Registrant, is a member of Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, which has given an opinion
as to the validity of the securities being registered by this Registration
Statement.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")
provides in relevant part that "[a] corporation shall have power to indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party 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 is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
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the person's conduct was unlawful." With respect to derivative actions,
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that "[a] corporation
shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor...[by reason
of the person's service in one of the capacities specified in the preceding
sentence] against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper."
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
provides that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, no director of the
Registrant shall be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. The Restated
Certificate of Incorporation also provides that no amendment or repeal of such
provision shall apply to or have any effect on the right to indemnification
permitted thereunder with respect to claims arising from acts or omissions
occurring in whole or in part before the effective date of such amendment or
repeal whether asserted before or after such amendment or repeal.
The Registrant's bylaws provide for the indemnification of officers,
directors and third parties acting on behalf of the Registrant if such person
acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in and not
opposed to the best interest of the Registrant, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party had no reason to believe
his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant has entered into
indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers and
intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and
executive officers in the future.
The Registrant carries officer and director liability insurance with
respect to certain matters, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5)
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 to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement.
2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, 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, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) 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 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 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant 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
March 3, 2003.
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS,
INC.
By:
/s/ Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gregory L. Reyes and Antonio Canova, and
each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of
substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of
the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 and to perform any acts necessary in order to file such amendments,
and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said
attorneys and agents, or their or his substitutes, shall do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed on March 3, 2003 by the following persons in the
capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Gregory L. Reyes
Gregory L. Reyes
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Neal Dempsey
Neal Dempsey
Director
/s/ Seth Neiman
Seth Neiman
Director
/s/ Christopher B. Paisley
Christopher B. Paisley
Director
/s/ Larry W. Sonsini
Larry W. Sonsini
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Rhapsody Networks, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5)