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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;10, 2003<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333- ________</B></FONT>

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

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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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
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>MTI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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<B>95-3601802</B></FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>14661 Franklin Avenue<BR>
Tustin, CA 92780</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2001 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of Plan)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
14661 Franklin Avenue<BR>
Tustin, CA 92780</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(800)&nbsp;999-9684</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Copy to:</I></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Tamara Powell Tate, Esq.<BR>
Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP<BR>
Twelfth Floor<BR>
19900 MacArthur Boulevard<BR>
Irvine, California 92612-2445<BR>
(949)&nbsp;251-7500</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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per share</FONT></TD>
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987,382 shares (2)
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate
number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent
dilution from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as
provided in the Registrant&#146;s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents shares of Common Stock that are available for issuance under
the Plan as a result of the automatic &#147;evergreen&#148; provision contained in
the Plan (which includes shares authorized to be issued under the Plan
pursuant to the awards granted under the Registrant&#146;s 2001 Non-employee
Director Option Program).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act, the
proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price have been determined on the basis of the average of the high
and low prices reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market on February&nbsp;7, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a87560exv5w1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a87560exv23w2.htm">EXHIBIT 23.2</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8 under the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement is filed for the purpose of registering additional
securities of the same class as those registered under the currently effective
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-66716) relating to the
2001 Stock Incentive Plan of MTI Technology Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), and
the contents of that Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto
or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated herein by this reference.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference herein:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
April&nbsp;6, 2002, which includes audited consolidated financial statements for the
Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal periods
ended July&nbsp;6, 2002 and October&nbsp;5, 2002, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;26,
2002 and November&nbsp;19, 2002, respectively.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;),
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited consolidated financial
statements described in (a)&nbsp;above.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed February&nbsp;15, 1994 under the Exchange
Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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<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 Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
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 by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see Signature Page).</FONT></TD>
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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, as amended,
the Registrant, MTI Technology Corporation, 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 Tustin, State of
California, on February&nbsp;7, 2003.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.<br>
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors</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;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas
P. Raimondi, Jr. and Mark A. Franzen, and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact,
each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign
any amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully as to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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President, Chief Executive
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Directors (Principal
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;7,&nbsp;2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Director
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Director
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Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see Signature Page).</FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2003
Registration No. 333- ________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MTI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
95-3601802
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
14661 Franklin Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2001 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
14661 Franklin Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(800) 999-9684
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Tamara Powell Tate, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Twelfth Floor
19900 MacArthur Boulevard
Irvine, California 92612-2445
(949) 251-7500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities
Amount
To
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount Of
To Be Registered
Be Registered (1)
Per Unit (3)
Price (3)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value
per share
987,382 shares (2)
$
0.50
$
493,691
$
46
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate
number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent
dilution from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as
provided in the Registrant's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(2)
Represents shares of Common Stock that are available for issuance under
the Plan as a result of the automatic "evergreen" provision contained in
the Plan (which includes shares authorized to be issued under the Plan
pursuant to the awards granted under the Registrant's 2001 Non-employee
Director Option Program).
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the
proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price have been determined on the basis of the average of the high
and low prices reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market on February 7, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement is filed for the purpose of registering additional
securities of the same class as those registered under the currently effective
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-66716) relating to the
2001 Stock Incentive Plan of MTI Technology Corporation (the "Registrant"), and
the contents of that Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto
or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated herein by this reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference herein:
a.     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
April 6, 2002, which includes audited consolidated financial statements for the
Registrant's latest fiscal year.
b.     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal periods
ended July 6, 2002 and October 5, 2002, filed with the Commission on August 26,
2002 and November 19, 2002, respectively.
c.     All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited consolidated financial
statements described in (a) above.
d.     The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Statement on Form 8-A, filed February 15, 1994 under the Exchange
Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
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 by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
23.1
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant, MTI Technology Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tustin, State of
California, on February 7, 2003.
MTI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.
Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas
P. Raimondi, Jr. and Mark A. Franzen, and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact,
each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign
any amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully as to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.
President, Chief Executive
February 7, 2003
Officer, Vice Chairman of the
Board of
Thomas P. Raimondi, Jr.
Directors (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Mark A. Franzen
Chief Financial Officer
February 7, 2003
(Principal Financial Officer)
Mark A. Franzen
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Franz Cristiani
Director
February 7, 2003
Franz Cristiani
/s/ Val Kreidel
Director
February 7, 2003
Val Kreidel
/s/ Al Melrose
Director
February 7, 2003
Al Melrose
/s/ John Repp
Director
February 7, 2003
John Repp
/s/ Kent Smith
Director
February 7, 2003
Kent Smith
/s/ Ralph J. Yarro, III
Director
February 7, 2003
Ralph J. Yarro, III
/s/ Darcy Mott
Director
February 7, 2003
Darcy Mott
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Document
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP.
23.1
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page).
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