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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;17, 2011
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>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<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, 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"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>94-3156479</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1 Wayside Road<BR>
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803<BR>
(781)&nbsp;565-5000<BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>eCopy Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive and Grant Plan<BR>
Amended and Restated 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>and</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Amended
and Restated 2000 Stock Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(Full
title of the Plans)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Thomas L. Beaudoin<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Nuance Communications, Inc.<BR>
1 Wayside Road<BR>
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803<BR>
(781)&nbsp;565-5000<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Jo-Anne Sinclair, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Nuance Communications, Inc.<BR>
1 Wayside Road<BR>
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803<BR>
(781)&nbsp;565-5000</B></DIV>


<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>Amount</B></TD>
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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</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff"><B>be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff"><B>Per Share</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share to be
issued upon the vesting
of restricted stock units
resulting from the
assumption of the eCopy
Amended and Restated 2007
Equity Incentive and
Grant Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;60,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">14.36 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">861,600</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">61.44</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share to be
pursuant to the Company&#146;s
Amended and Restated 2000
Stock Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">9,000,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">14.36 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">129,240,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">9.214.81</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share to be
pursuant to the Company&#146;s
Amended and Restated 1995
Employee Stock Purchase
Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,000,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">14.36 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">57,440,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,095.47</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock that become issuable under the above listed plans by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or 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.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based on the average
high and low sale prices of the common stock of Nuance Communications, Inc. as reported on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market on February&nbsp;12, 2010 in accordance with Ruled 457(c) and 457(h)
under the Securities Act.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">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 SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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    <TD>Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act, and the
&#147;Note&#148; to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.</TD>
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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 previously filed with the Commission, are
hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September&nbsp;30, 2009
filed by Nuance Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant" or
&#147;Nuance&#148;) with the Commission on November&nbsp;25, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD>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 &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) (other than information
contained in Current Reports on Form 8-K that is deemed furnished and not filed), since
September&nbsp;30, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock to be offered hereby is contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
October&nbsp;20, 1995 and any further amendment or report filed with the Commission 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 filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that 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. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report
furnished on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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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 validity of the shares of our common stock offered by this Registration Statement will be
passed upon for us by Garrison R. Smith, Esq., our Associate General Counsel, Corporate &#038;
Securities. Mr.&nbsp;Smith is paid a salary by Nuance, is a participant in various employee benefit
plans offered to employees of Nuance generally, owns shares of Nuance common stock and has options
to purchase shares of Nuance common stock.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</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 (&#147;Delaware Corporation
Law&#148;) provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the 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), because the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation. Such indemnity may be 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
if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to
believe the person&#146;s 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 Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the 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 because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, against any 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, subject to certain additional limitations.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in
any such capacity, or arising out of the person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the
law.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;XI of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant
authorizes the Registrant, subject to certain limited exceptions, to indemnify its directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Corporation Law. Article&nbsp;II, Section&nbsp;6 of
the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, however, require the Registrant to indemnify its
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Corporation Law. The
directors and officers of the Registrant are insured under policies of insurance maintained by the
Registrant, subject to the limits of the policies, against certain losses arising from any claims
made against them by reason of being or having been such directors or officers. In addition, the
Registrant has entered into contracts with certain of its directors providing for indemnification
of such persons by the Registrant to the full extent authorized or permitted by law, subject to
certain limited exceptions.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit Document</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">eCopy, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive and Grant Plan-</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of eCopy, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Legal Opinion of Garrison R. Smith, Associate General Counsel of Nuance Communications, Inc.</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Garrison R. Smith, Associate General Counsel of Nuance Communications, Inc.
(contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto)</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see signature page)</TD>
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</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(iii)&nbsp;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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%"><I>Provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(2)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;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 the
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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
Commission, such indemnification as 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
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 align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Burlington, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on February 17, 2010.
</DIV>


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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>Nuance Communications, Inc.</B><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/ Paul A. Ricci&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Paul A. Ricci&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap  colspan="2" align="left">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Paul A. Ricci and Thomas L. Beaudoin, jointly and severally, as such person&#146;s
attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for such person in any and all capacities,
to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 date indicated.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <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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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Paul A. Ricci&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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul A. Ricci
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Thomas L. Beaudoin&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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas L. Beaudoin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD  nowrap   align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Daniel D. Tempesta&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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Daniel D. Tempesta
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Robert J. Frankenberg&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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Frankenberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Patrick T. Hackett</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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Patrick T. Hackett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
William H. Janeway&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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William H. Janeway
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 16, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Katharine A. Martin&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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Katharine A. Martin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 16, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Mark B. Myers</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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark B. Myers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/&nbsp;Philip J. Quigley</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"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Philip J. Quigley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">February 17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Robert T. Teresi</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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2007 Equity Incentive and Grant Plan</TD>
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Table of Contents
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2011
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3156479
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(781) 565-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
eCopy Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive and Grant Plan
Amended and Restated 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
and
Amended
and Restated 2000 Stock Plan
(Full
title of the Plans)
Thomas L. Beaudoin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Nuance Communications, Inc.
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(781) 565-5000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jo-Anne Sinclair, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Nuance Communications, Inc.
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(781) 565-5000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share to be
issued upon the vesting
of restricted stock units
resulting from the
assumption of the eCopy
Amended and Restated 2007
Equity Incentive and
Grant Plan
60,000 shares
$
14.36
(2)
$
861,600
$
61.44
Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share to be
pursuant to the Company's
Amended and Restated 2000
Stock Plan
9,000,000 shares
$
14.36
(2)
$
129,240,000
$
9.214.81
Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share to be
pursuant to the Company's
Amended and Restated 1995
Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
4,000,000 shares
$
14.36
(2)
$
57,440,000
$
4,095.47
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock that become issuable under the above listed plans by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or 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)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based on the average
high and low sale prices of the common stock of Nuance Communications, Inc. as reported on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 12, 2010 in accordance with Ruled 457(c) and 457(h)
under the Securities Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
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
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-4.1
EX-4.2
EX-4.3
EX-4.4
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the
"Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been previously filed with the Commission, are
hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2009
filed by Nuance Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant" or
"Nuance") with the Commission on November 25, 2009.
(b)
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") (other than information
contained in Current Reports on Form 8-K that is deemed furnished and not filed), since
September 30, 2009.
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be offered hereby is contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
October 20, 1995 and any further amendment or report filed with the Commission for the
purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that 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. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report
furnished on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of our common stock offered by this Registration Statement will be
passed upon for us by Garrison R. Smith, Esq., our Associate General Counsel, Corporate &
Securities. Mr. Smith is paid a salary by Nuance, is a participant in various employee benefit
plans offered to employees of Nuance generally, owns shares of Nuance common stock and has options
to purchase shares of Nuance common stock.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Delaware Corporation
Law") provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the 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), because the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation. Such indemnity may be 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
if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to
believe the person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the 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 because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, against any 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, subject to certain additional limitations.
Section 145(g) of the Delaware Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall
have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in
any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the
law.
Article XI of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant
authorizes the Registrant, subject to certain limited exceptions, to indemnify its directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Corporation Law. Article II, Section 6 of
the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, however, require the Registrant to indemnify its
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Corporation Law. The
directors and officers of the Registrant are insured under policies of insurance maintained by the
Registrant, subject to the limits of the policies, against certain losses arising from any claims
made against them by reason of being or having been such directors or officers. In addition, the
Registrant has entered into contracts with certain of its directors providing for indemnification
of such persons by the Registrant to the full extent authorized or permitted by law, subject to
certain limited exceptions.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Document
4.1
eCopy, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive and Grant Plan-
4.2
Form of eCopy, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
4.3
Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan
4.4
Amended and Restated 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1
Legal Opinion of Garrison R. Smith, Associate General Counsel of Nuance Communications, Inc.
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP
23.2
Consent of Garrison R. Smith, Associate General Counsel of Nuance Communications, Inc.
(contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
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Item 9. Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
Provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the 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.
(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 the
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
Commission, such indemnification as 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
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 Burlington, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on February 17, 2010.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
By:
/s/ Paul A. Ricci
Paul A. Ricci
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Paul A. Ricci and Thomas L. Beaudoin, jointly and severally, as such person's
attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for such person in any and all capacities,
to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Paul A. Ricci
Paul A. Ricci
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 17, 2010
/s/
Thomas L. Beaudoin
Thomas L. Beaudoin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
February 17, 2010
/s/
Daniel D. Tempesta
Daniel D. Tempesta
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
February 17, 2010
/s/
Robert J. Frankenberg
Robert J. Frankenberg
Director
February 17, 2010
/s/
Patrick T. Hackett
Patrick T. Hackett
Director
February 17, 2010
/s/
William H. Janeway
William H. Janeway
Director
February 16, 2010
/s/
Katharine A. Martin
Katharine A. Martin
Director
February 16, 2010
/s/
Mark B. Myers
Mark B. Myers
Director
February 17, 2010
/s/ Philip J. Quigley
Philip J. Quigley
Director
February 17, 2010
/s/
Robert T. Teresi
Robert G. Teresi
Director
February 17, 2010
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Document
4.1
eCopy, Inc. Amended and Restated
2007 Equity Incentive and Grant Plan
4.2
Form of eCopy, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
4.3
Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan
4.4
Amended and Restated 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
5.1
Legal Opinion of Garrison R. Smith, Associate General Counsel of Nuance Communications, Inc.
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP
23.2
Consent of Garrison R. Smith, Associate General Counsel of Nuance Communications, Inc.
(contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)