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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;5, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><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: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><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: 10pt"><B><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77-0118518</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>3120 Scott Blvd.<BR>
Santa Clara, California 95054</B><BR>
<DIV style="margin-top: 1px"><FONT style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan</B></FONT><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Russell J. Knittel<BR>
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
3120 Scott Blvd.<BR>
Santa Clara, California 95054<BR>
(408)&nbsp;454-5100</B><BR>
<DIV style="margin-top: 1px"><FONT style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Copies to:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Robert S. Kant, Esq.<BR>
Jean E. Harris, Esq.</B><BR>
Greenberg Traurig, LLP<BR>
2375 East Camelback Road, Suite&nbsp;700<BR>
Phoenix, AZ 85016<BR>
(602)&nbsp;445-8000</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">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="center" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Common Stock, par value $.001</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock that become issuable under the Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or any other similar transaction
without receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock of Synaptics Incorporated (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options
outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The offering price per share was estimated solely for the purposes of calculation of the
registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act, based upon
the weighted average exercise price per share of outstanding but unexercised options.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Synaptics Incorporated hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement,
pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 333-81820, 333-99529, and 333-146145) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January&nbsp;31, 2002, September&nbsp;13, 2002, and September&nbsp;18, 2007, respectively, except
that &#147;Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference&#148; is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Synaptics Incorporated (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Registrant&#146;s latest annual report filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the
Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant
document referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, (No.&nbsp;000-49602) as filed
with the Commission on January&nbsp;24, 2002, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">In addition, all documents filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement, or
in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of grant agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (1)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of deferred stock award agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation
Plan (2)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended through January&nbsp;23, 2007)
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in the Signatures section of this Registration Statement)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
000-49602) for the quarter ended December&nbsp;28, 2002, as filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;6, 2003.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June&nbsp;24, 2006, as filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;7, 2006.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
000-49602) for the quarter ended September&nbsp;29, 2007, as filed with the Commission on
November&nbsp;8, 2007.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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 Santa Clara, State of California, on November&nbsp;5, 2010.
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED<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"><I>/s/ Russell J. Knittel</I>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Russell J. Knittel&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Interim President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints jointly and severally, Russell J. Knittel and Kathleen A. Bayless and each of them, as
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">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>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Position</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Russell J. Knittel</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Russell J. Knittel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Interim President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;5, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- 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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Kathleen A. Bayless</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kathleen A. Bayless
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer<br>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;5, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- 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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Francis F. Lee</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;5, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Francis F. Lee</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeffrey D. Buchanan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;5, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- 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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Nelson C. Chan</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Nelson C. Chan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;5, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- 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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><I>/s/ Keith B. Geeslin</I>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Keith B. Geeslin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;5, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard L. Sanquini
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James L. Whims
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">10.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(b)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of grant agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">10.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(c)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of deferred stock award agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation
Plan (2)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">10.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(d)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended through January&nbsp;23, 2007)
(3)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">24</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in the Signatures section of this Registration Statement)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2010
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
77-0118518
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
3120 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Russell J. Knittel
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
3120 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara, California 95054
(408) 454-5100
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Robert S. Kant, Esq.
Jean E. Harris, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 445-8000
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
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
maximum aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
per share
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $.001
1,500,000 shares (2)
$28.59 (3)
$42,885,000.00(3)
$3,057.70
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
Securities Act
"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock that become issuable under the Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or any other similar transaction
without receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock of Synaptics Incorporated (the "
Registrant
").
(2)
Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options
outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan.
(3)
The offering price per share was estimated solely for the purposes of calculation of the
registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act, based upon
the weighted average exercise price per share of outstanding but unexercised options.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Synaptics Incorporated hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement,
pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 333-81820, 333-99529, and 333-146145) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 31, 2002, September 13, 2002, and September 18, 2007, respectively, except
that "Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference" is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Synaptics Incorporated (the "
Registrant
") hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:
(a)
The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"
Exchange Act
"), or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the
Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(b)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant
document referred to in (a) above; and
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, (No. 000-49602) as filed
with the Commission on January 24, 2002, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement, or
in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
5
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
10.6
(b)
Form of grant agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (1)
10.6
(c)
Form of deferred stock award agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation
Plan (2)
10.6
(d)
Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended through January 23, 2007)
(3)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2
Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included in the Signatures section of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
000-49602) for the quarter ended December 28, 2002, as filed with the Commission on
February 6, 2003.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 24, 2006, as filed with the Commission on September 7, 2006.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
000-49602) for the quarter ended September 29, 2007, as filed with the Commission on
November 8, 2007.
1
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 Santa Clara, State of California, on November 5, 2010.
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
By:
/s/ Russell J. Knittel
Russell J. Knittel
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints jointly and severally, Russell J. Knittel and Kathleen A. Bayless and each of them, as
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Position
Date
/s/ Russell J. Knittel
Russell J. Knittel
Interim President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
November 5, 2010
/s/ Kathleen A. Bayless
Kathleen A. Bayless
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
November 5, 2010
/s/ Francis F. Lee
Chairman of the Board
November 5, 2010
Francis F. Lee
/s/ Jeffrey D. Buchanan
Jeffrey D. Buchanan
Director
November 5, 2010
/s/ Nelson C. Chan
Nelson C. Chan
Director
November 5, 2010
/s/ Keith B. Geeslin
Keith B. Geeslin
Director
November 5, 2010
Richard L. Sanquini
Director
James L. Whims
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
5
Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
10.6
(b)
Form of grant agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (1)
10.6
(c)
Form of deferred stock award agreement for Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation
Plan (2)
10.6
(d)
Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended through January 23, 2007)
(3)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2
Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included in the Signatures section of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
000-49602) for the quarter ended December 28, 2002, as filed with the Commission on
February 6, 2003.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 24, 2006, as filed with the Commission on September 7, 2006.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q (Commission File No.
000-49602) for the quarter ended September 29, 2007, as filed with the Commission on
November 8, 2007.