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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;2, 2010.
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1pt">Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">DELAWARE<BR>
<B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">01-0616769<BR>
<B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">4000 MacArthur Boulevard, East Tower</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Newport Beach, California
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">92660-3095</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Directors Stock Plan<BR>
Inducement Grants<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Brandi R. Steege<BR>
Vice President, Legal, and Secretary<BR>
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.<BR>
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, East Tower<BR>
Newport Beach, California 92660-3095<BR>
<B>(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(949)&nbsp;579-3000<BR>
<B>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>Robert M. Mattson, Jr.<BR>
Michael T. Frank<BR>
Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP<BR>
425 Market Street<BR>
San Francisco, California 94105<BR>
(415)&nbsp;268-7000</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities To Be Registered</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered (1)(2)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price Per Share</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(including the associated Preferred Share
Purchase Rights)
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">840,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">7.84</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6,585,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">469.56</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table and which may be offered pursuant to this
Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), such
additional number of shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as may be offered or issued as a result of any stock splits, stock
dividends or similar events.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Of the total amount registered, 500,000 shares are reserved for issuance under the Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, 150,000 shares are reserved for issuance under the Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Directors Stock Plan and 190,000
shares are reserved for the issuance of grants of stock options and restricted stock to one or more individuals as an
inducement to their employment with the Registrant (the &#147;Inducement Grants&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on March&nbsp;31, 2010, as reported on The NASDAQ Global
Market.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item 4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item 8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item 9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE</B><BR>
<B>SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The documents containing the information specified in this Part&nbsp;I of Form
S-8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration
Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed with the SEC, are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company (except that Items 6, 7
and 8 have been superseded, as
set forth in our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
February&nbsp;22, 2010) for the fiscal
year ended October&nbsp;2, 2009, filed
with the SEC on November&nbsp;25, 2009
(including the portions of the
Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy
Statement on Form&nbsp;DEF 14A for the
Company&#146;s 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders incorporated by
reference therein);</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited financial
statements described in (a)&nbsp;above;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s capital stock contained in its
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed with the SEC on
December&nbsp;9, 2003, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description (including an amendment thereto
dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2004, as filed with the Commission on January
18, 2005);</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s series A junior participating
preferred stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;19, 2008, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s series B junior participating
preferred stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;10, 2009, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part
of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or
superseded.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law permits Delaware corporations to eliminate or limit the
monetary liability of directors for breach of their fiduciary duty of care, subject to limitations.
The Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Company&#146;s
directors are not liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for willful or negligent
violation of the laws governing the payment of dividends or the purchase or redemption of stock or
(iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law provides for indemnification of directors, officers,
employees and agents subject to limitations. The Company&#146;s amended and restated Bylaws and the
appendix thereto provide for the indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents to
the extent permitted by Delaware law. The Company&#146;s directors and officers also are insured against
certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides
that a Delaware corporation may 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 such 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 or enterprise, against expenses, judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may 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 corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or suit if he or she acted under similar standards to those set forth above, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect to 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 in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability,
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
be indemnified for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a
corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
subsection (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; that
indemnification provided for by Section&nbsp;145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the indemnified party may be entitled; and that the corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted
against such officer or
director and incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status
as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such
liabilities under Section&nbsp;145.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate
of incorporation provides that a director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. However, this
provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for acts or omissions not in good
faith or for breaching his or her duty of loyalty, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly
violating the law, paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase which was illegal, or
obtaining an improper personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect on the availability
of equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission, for breach of fiduciary duty.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has a policy of directors&#146; liability insurance that insures the directors and
officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain
circumstances.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not Applicable.
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Specimen certificate for the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June&nbsp;27, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-31650).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Rights Agreement dated as of June&nbsp;26, 2003, by and between the Registrant and Mellon Investor
Services LLC, as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K dated July&nbsp;1, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-31650).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;6, 2004, by and between the
Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December&nbsp;2, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.
001-31650).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;16, 2008, by and between the
Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated June&nbsp;11, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.
000-50499).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Section&nbsp;382 Rights Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;9, 2009, between the Registrant and Mellon
Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated August&nbsp;10, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-31650).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.6</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated June&nbsp;27, 2003, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-109523), is incorporated
herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.7</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June&nbsp;27, 2003, by and between the Registrant and
Conexant Systems, Inc., filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.6 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-109523), is incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.8</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;1, 2008, between the Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August&nbsp;4, 2008, is
incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.9</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013, attached as Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Indenture
(Exhibit&nbsp;4.9 hereto), is incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.10</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Directors Stock Plan, as amended and restated, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March&nbsp;12, 2010, is incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-31650).</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.11</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March&nbsp;12, 2010, is incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-31650).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.12</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Grant Letter and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.13</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Grant Letter and Restricted Stock Award Agreement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP as to the legality of any newly issued shares of Common
Stock of the Registrant covered by this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this Registration Statement; and (iii)&nbsp;to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; (2)
that for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act 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; and (3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">B. 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 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or 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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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Newport Beach, State of California, on the 31st day of
March, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Bret W. Johnsen
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Bret W. Johnsen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each director and officer of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints
Raouf Y. Halim and Bret W. Johnsen, and each of them individually, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated below,
and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, to this
Registration Statement, and the registrant hereby also appoints each such person as its
attorney-in-fact and agent with like authority to sign and file any such amendments in its name and
behalf.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Raouf Y. Halim
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Raouf Y. Halim
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and<br>
Director (Principal Executive<br>
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;31, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bret W. Johnsen
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bret W. Johnsen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice President, Chief<br>
Financial Officer and
Treasurer<br> (Principal Financial
Officer and <br>Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;31, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dwight W. Decker
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dwight W. Decker
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;30, 2010</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael T. Hayashi
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael T. Hayashi
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">March&nbsp;31, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ming Louie
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ming Louie
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Stock of the Registrant covered by this Registration Statement.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2010.
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
01-0616769
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, East Tower
Newport Beach, California
92660-3095
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Directors Stock Plan
Inducement Grants
(Full Title of the Plan)
Brandi R. Steege
Vice President, Legal, and Secretary
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, East Tower
Newport Beach, California 92660-3095
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(949) 579-3000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Robert M. Mattson, Jr.
Michael T. Frank
Morrison & Foerster LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 268-7000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Amount To Be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Registered (1)(2)
Offering Price Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(including the associated Preferred Share
Purchase Rights)
840,000
$
7.84
(3)
$
6,585,600
(3)
$
469.56
(1)
The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table and which may be offered pursuant to this
Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), such
additional number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock as may be offered or issued as a result of any stock splits, stock
dividends or similar events.
(2)
Of the total amount registered, 500,000 shares are reserved for issuance under the Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, 150,000 shares are reserved for issuance under the Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Directors Stock Plan and 190,000
shares are reserved for the issuance of grants of stock options and restricted stock to one or more individuals as an
inducement to their employment with the Registrant (the "Inducement Grants").
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on March 31, 2010, as reported on The NASDAQ Global
Market.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.12
EX-4.13
EX-5
EX-23.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I of Form
S-8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration
Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the SEC, are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company (except that Items 6, 7
and 8 have been superseded, as
set forth in our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
February 22, 2010) for the fiscal
year ended October 2, 2009, filed
with the SEC on November 25, 2009
(including the portions of the
Company's Definitive Proxy
Statement on Form DEF 14A for the
Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders incorporated by
reference therein);
(b)
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited financial
statements described in (a) above;
(c)
The description of the Company's capital stock contained in its
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed with the SEC on
December 9, 2003, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description (including an amendment thereto
dated as of December 6, 2004, as filed with the Commission on January
18, 2005);
(d)
The description of the Company's series A junior participating
preferred stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on June 19, 2008, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(e)
The description of the Company's series B junior participating
preferred stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the SEC on August 10, 2009, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part
of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or
superseded.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law permits Delaware corporations to eliminate or limit the
monetary liability of directors for breach of their fiduciary duty of care, subject to limitations.
The Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Company's
directors are not liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for willful or negligent
violation of the laws governing the payment of dividends or the purchase or redemption of stock or
(iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Delaware General Corporation Law provides for indemnification of directors, officers,
employees and agents subject to limitations. The Company's amended and restated Bylaws and the
appendix thereto provide for the indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents to
the extent permitted by Delaware law. The Company's directors and officers also are insured against
certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") provides
that a Delaware corporation may 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 such 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 or enterprise, against expenses, judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may 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 corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or suit if he or she acted under similar standards to those set forth above, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect to 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 in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability,
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
be indemnified for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a
corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
subsection (a) and (b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; that
indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the indemnified party may be entitled; and that the corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted
against such officer or
director and incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status
as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such
liabilities under Section 145.
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As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's amended and restated certificate
of incorporation provides that a director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. However, this
provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for acts or omissions not in good
faith or for breaching his or her duty of loyalty, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly
violating the law, paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase which was illegal, or
obtaining an improper personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect on the availability
of equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission, for breach of fiduciary duty.
The Company has a policy of directors' liability insurance that insures the directors and
officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain
circumstances.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Specimen certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 27, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-31650).
4.2
Rights Agreement dated as of June 26, 2003, by and between the Registrant and Mellon Investor
Services LLC, as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated July 1, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-31650).
4.3
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2004, by and between the
Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.
001-31650).
4.4
Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2008, by and between the
Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated June 11, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No.
000-50499).
4.5
Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2009, between the Registrant and Mellon
Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated August 10, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-31650).
4.6
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated June 27, 2003, filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-109523), is incorporated
herein by reference.
4.7
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 27, 2003, by and between the Registrant and
Conexant Systems, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-109523), is incorporated herein by reference.
4.8
Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 4, 2008, is
incorporated herein by reference.
4.9
Form of 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013, attached as Exhibit A to the Indenture
(Exhibit 4.9 hereto), is incorporated herein by reference.
4.10
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Directors Stock Plan, as amended and restated, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 12, 2010, is incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 001-31650).
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4.11
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 12, 2010, is incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 001-31650).
4.12
Form of Grant Letter and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement.
4.13
Form of Grant Letter and Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
5
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP as to the legality of any newly issued shares of Common
Stock of the Registrant covered by this Registration Statement.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).
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; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this Registration Statement; and (iii) to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; (2)
that for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act 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; and (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 that is incorporated by reference in this 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 or 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, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Newport Beach, State of California, on the 31st day of
March, 2010.
MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Bret W. Johnsen
Bret W. Johnsen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each director and officer of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints
Raouf Y. Halim and Bret W. Johnsen, and each of them individually, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to sign in his name and behalf, in any and all capacities stated below,
and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, to this
Registration Statement, and the registrant hereby also appoints each such person as its
attorney-in-fact and agent with like authority to sign and file any such amendments in its name and
behalf.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Raouf Y. Halim
Raouf Y. Halim
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
March 31, 2010
/s/ Bret W. Johnsen
Bret W. Johnsen
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial
Officer and
Principal
Accounting Officer)
March 31, 2010
/s/ Dwight W. Decker
Dwight W. Decker
Chairman of the Board
March 30, 2010
/s/ Michael T. Hayashi
Michael T. Hayashi
Director
March 31, 2010
/s/ Ming Louie
Ming Louie
Director
March 31, 2010
/s/ Thomas A. Madden
Thomas A. Madden
Director
March 31, 2010
/s/ Jerre L. Stead
Jerre L. Stead
Director
March 31, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP as to the legality of any newly issued shares of Common
Stock of the Registrant covered by this Registration Statement.
4.12
Form of Grant Letter and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement.
4.13
Form of Grant Letter and Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).