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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;21, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>Form&nbsp;S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B> TEKTRONIX,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>OREGON<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>93-0343990<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>14200 SW Karl Braun Drive<BR>
Beaverton, Oregon<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal<BR>
Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>97077<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Tektronix,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan<BR>
Tektronix,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>James F. Dalton<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Tektronix,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
14200 SW Karl Braun Drive<BR>
Beaverton, OR 97077<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service: </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>(503)&nbsp;627-6700  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Copy to:<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Margaret Hill Noto<BR>
Stoel Rives LLP<BR>
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600<BR>
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="32%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Shares, without par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>145,000 Shares (2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$16.99 (1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,463,550 (1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$615.89</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is
based on $16.99, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on September&nbsp;19, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>25,000
of these shares have been purchased or will be purchased in the open market for purposes of the registrants Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
3.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Incorporation of Documents By Reference.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by Tektronix,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 that contains audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All
other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report or prospectus referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The
description of the authorized capital stock of the Company contained in the Company's registration statement filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. </FONT></P>

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4.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Description of Securities.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable. </FONT></P>

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5.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>

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6.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Oregon Act") permits a corporation to include a provision in its articles of incorporation that eliminates personal liability of directors to
the Company and its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as directors, except that no such provision may eliminate or limit a director's liability for (a)&nbsp;breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (b)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;an unlawful payment of a
dividend or repurchase of stock or (d)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Restated
Articles"), limit the personal liability of directors to the Company and its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Oregon Act. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Oregon Act and the Company's Restated Articles and Bylaws, as amended (the "Bylaws"), contain provisions regarding indemnification of directors and officers. In addition, certain
directors and officers have entered into indemnity agreements (the "Indemnity Agreements") with the Company. The general effect of the Oregon Act, the Restated Articles, the Bylaws and the Indemnity
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Oregon Act provides that a director or officer who has been or is threatened to be made a defendant in a legal proceeding because that person is or was a
director or officer of a corporation (1)&nbsp;shall be indemnified by the corporation for reasonable expenses of such litigation when the director or officer is wholly successful on the merits or
otherwise, (2)&nbsp;may be indemnified by the corporation for expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of such litigation (other than a derivative suit), even if the
director or officer is not successful on the merits or otherwise, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation (and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful) and (3)&nbsp;may be indemnified by the corporation for expenses of a derivative
suit (a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation), even if the director or officer is not successful on the merits, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that the director or officer is not adjudged liable to the corporation. The indemnification described in clauses
(2)&nbsp;and (3)&nbsp;above may be made only upon a determination by (a)&nbsp;a majority of a quorum of disinterested directors or a committee of disinterested directors, (b)&nbsp;independent
legal counsel or (c)&nbsp;the shareholders that indemnification is proper because the applicable standard of conduct has been met. The Oregon Act authorizes the advancement of litigation expenses to
a director or officer upon receipt of a written affirmation of the director's or officer's good faith belief that the standard of conduct has been met and an undertaking by such director or officer to
repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified. The Oregon Act authorizes a court to award additional indemnification. The Oregon Act also
authorizes a corporation to provide officers' and directors' liability insurance and provides that statutory indemnification rights are not exclusive of any other right to which those indemnified may
be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, board action, vote of shareholders or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
Company's Restated Articles and Bylaws provide that the company shall indemnify to the fullest extent then permitted by law a person who is made a party to an
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise (including a derivative action) because that person (1)&nbsp;is or was a director or officer of the Company or
(2)&nbsp;is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership or enterprise. The indemnity shall extend to all expenses, amounts paid in
settlement, judgments and fines incurred by the director or officer. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The
Company has entered into Indemnity Agreements with certain directors and officers, which require the Company to indemnify the officer or director to the fullest
extent permitted by law. The Indemnity Agreements also alter or clarify the statutory indemnity in the following respects, subject to specified exceptions: (1)&nbsp;indemnity is explicitly provided
for settlements in derivative actions, (2)&nbsp;prompt indemnification is required unless a determination is made that the director or officer has not met the required standard,
(3)&nbsp;indemnification is provided with respect to a proceeding involving a claim for breach of fiduciary duty and (4)&nbsp;prompt advancement of expenses is required upon receipt of an
undertaking that the director or officer will repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has obtained insurance protecting officers and directors against certain liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as such. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item
7.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exemption From Registration Claimed.</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
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8.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exhibits.</I></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(i) to the Company's Form 10-K filed August&nbsp;2, 2001 for the year ended May&nbsp;26, 2001. SEC File No.
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&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(ii) to the Company's Form 10-Q filed October&nbsp;6, 2000 for the quarter ended August&nbsp;26, 2000. SEC File No. 1-4837.</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated June&nbsp;21, 2000, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June&nbsp;28, 2000. SEC File No.
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&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (2001 Stock Option Plan).</FONT></TD>
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9.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Undertakings.</I></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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 </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>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 prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;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"
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES F. DALTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James F. Dalton,<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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 indicated on September&nbsp;20,
2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*COLIN L. SLADE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Colin L. Slade</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*JEROME J. MEYER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jerome J. Meyer</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*PAULINE LO ALKER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Pauline Lo Alker</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*A. GARY AMES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. Gary Ames</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*RALPH V. WHITWORTH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ralph V. Whitworth</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES F. DALTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(i) to the Company's Form 10-K filed August&nbsp;2, 2001 for the year ended May&nbsp;26, 2001. SEC File No.
1-4837.</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(ii) to the Company's Form 10-Q filed October&nbsp;6, 2000 for the quarter ended August&nbsp;26, 2000. SEC File No. 1-4837.</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated June&nbsp;21, 2000, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June&nbsp;28, 2000. SEC File No.
1-4837.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (2001 Stock Option Plan).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2001
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TEKTRONIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OREGON
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
93-0343990
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
14200 SW Karl Braun Drive
Beaverton, Oregon
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
97077
(Zip Code)
Tektronix, Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan
Tektronix, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of plans)
James F. Dalton
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Tektronix, Inc.
14200 SW Karl Braun Drive
Beaverton, OR 97077
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service:
(503) 627-6700
Copy to:
Margaret Hill Noto
Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to Be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Shares, without par value
145,000 Shares (2)
$16.99 (1)
$2,463,550 (1)
$615.89
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is
based on $16.99, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2001.
(2)
25,000
of these shares have been purchased or will be purchased in the open market for purposes of the registrants Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3.
Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The
following documents filed by Tektronix, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The
Company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 that contains audited financial statements for the Company'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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report or prospectus referred to in (a) above.
(c) The
description of the authorized capital stock of the Company contained in the Company's registration statement filed under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
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
Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Oregon Act") permits a corporation to include a provision in its articles of incorporation that eliminates personal liability of directors to
the Company and its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as directors, except that no such provision may eliminate or limit a director's liability for (a) breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (b) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) an unlawful payment of a
dividend or repurchase of stock or (d) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Restated
Articles"), limit the personal liability of directors to the Company and its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Oregon Act.
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The Oregon Act and the Company's Restated Articles and Bylaws, as amended (the "Bylaws"), contain provisions regarding indemnification of directors and officers. In addition, certain
directors and officers have entered into indemnity agreements (the "Indemnity Agreements") with the Company. The general effect of the Oregon Act, the Restated Articles, the Bylaws and the Indemnity
Agreements can be summarized as follows:
(a) The
Oregon Act provides that a director or officer who has been or is threatened to be made a defendant in a legal proceeding because that person is or was a
director or officer of a corporation (1) shall be indemnified by the corporation for reasonable expenses of such litigation when the director or officer is wholly successful on the merits or
otherwise, (2) may be indemnified by the corporation for expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of such litigation (other than a derivative suit), even if the
director or officer is not successful on the merits or otherwise, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation (and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful) and (3) may be indemnified by the corporation for expenses of a derivative
suit (a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation), even if the director or officer is not successful on the merits, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that the director or officer is not adjudged liable to the corporation. The indemnification described in clauses
(2) and (3) above may be made only upon a determination by (a) a majority of a quorum of disinterested directors or a committee of disinterested directors, (b) independent
legal counsel or (c) the shareholders that indemnification is proper because the applicable standard of conduct has been met. The Oregon Act authorizes the advancement of litigation expenses to
a director or officer upon receipt of a written affirmation of the director's or officer's good faith belief that the standard of conduct has been met and an undertaking by such director or officer to
repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified. The Oregon Act authorizes a court to award additional indemnification. The Oregon Act also
authorizes a corporation to provide officers' and directors' liability insurance and provides that statutory indemnification rights are not exclusive of any other right to which those indemnified may
be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, board action, vote of shareholders or otherwise.
(b) The
Company's Restated Articles and Bylaws provide that the company shall indemnify to the fullest extent then permitted by law a person who is made a party to an
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise (including a derivative action) because that person (1) is or was a director or officer of the Company or
(2) is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership or enterprise. The indemnity shall extend to all expenses, amounts paid in
settlement, judgments and fines incurred by the director or officer.
(c) The
Company has entered into Indemnity Agreements with certain directors and officers, which require the Company to indemnify the officer or director to the fullest
extent permitted by law. The Indemnity Agreements also alter or clarify the statutory indemnity in the following respects, subject to specified exceptions: (1) indemnity is explicitly provided
for settlements in derivative actions, (2) prompt indemnification is required unless a determination is made that the director or officer has not met the required standard,
(3) indemnification is provided with respect to a proceeding involving a claim for breach of fiduciary duty and (4) prompt advancement of expenses is required upon receipt of an
undertaking that the director or officer will repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that
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he or she is not entitled to indemnification, unless a determination is made that the director or officer has not met the required standard.
The
Company has obtained insurance protecting officers and directors against certain liabilities which they may incur in their capacities as such.
Item
7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not
Applicable.
Item
8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(i) to the Company's Form 10-K filed August 2, 2001 for the year ended May 26, 2001. SEC File No.
1-4837.
4.2
Bylaws, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(ii) to the Company's Form 10-Q filed October 6, 2000 for the quarter ended August 26, 2000. SEC File No. 1-4837.
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated June 21, 2000, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 28, 2000. SEC File No.
1-4837.
5.1
Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (2001 Stock Option Plan).
24.2
Powers of Attorney (2001 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan).
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 of 1933.
(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
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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 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 by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 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 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
Beaverton, State of Oregon, on September 20, 2001.
TEKTRONIX, INC.
By
/s/
JAMES F. DALTON
James F. Dalton,
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 20,
2001.
Signature
Title
/s/
*RICHARD H. WILLS
Richard H. Wills
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
*COLIN L. SLADE
Colin L. Slade
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
*JEROME J. MEYER
Jerome J. Meyer
Director
/s/
*PAULINE LO ALKER
Pauline Lo Alker
Director
/s/
*A. GARY AMES
A. Gary Ames
Director
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/s/
*GERRY B. CAMERON
Gerry B. Cameron
Director
/s/
*DAVID N. CAMPBELL
David N. Campbell
Director
/s/
*PAUL C. ELY, JR.
Paul C. Ely, Jr.
Director
/s/
*FRANK C. GILL
Frank C. Gill
Director
/s/
*MERRILL A. MCPEAK
Merrill A. McPeak
Director
/s/
*RALPH V. WHITWORTH
Ralph V. Whitworth
Director
*By
/s/
JAMES F. DALTON
James F. Dalton,
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(i) to the Company's Form 10-K filed August 2, 2001 for the year ended May 26, 2001. SEC File No.
1-4837.
4.2
Bylaws, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)(ii) to the Company's Form 10-Q filed October 6, 2000 for the quarter ended August 26, 2000. SEC File No. 1-4837.
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated June 21, 2000, between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 28, 2000. SEC File No.
1-4837.
5.1
Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (2001 Stock Option Plan).
24.2
Powers of Attorney (2001 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan).
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