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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>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 S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>Cymer,&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>Nevada</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>33-0175463</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>16750 Via Del Campo Court<BR>
San Diego, California 92127<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Cymer,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Nancy J. Baker<BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Cymer,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
16750 Via Del Campo Court<BR>
San Diego, California 92127<BR>
(858)&nbsp;385-7300<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> D. Bradley Peck, Esq.<BR>
Cooley Godward llp<BR>
4401 Eastgate Mall<BR>
San Diego, California 92121<BR>
(858)&nbsp;550-6000  </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>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<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%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (including the associated Preferred Share Purchase Rights)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,200,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$16.32-$50.74</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$41,519,987.20</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$3820</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which shall become issuable under the Registrant's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2000 Plan"), by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The
price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon (a)&nbsp;the actual exercise price for shares subject to outstanding stock options previously granted under the 2000 Plan, and
(b)&nbsp;the average of the high and low sales prices of Registrant's Common Stock on May&nbsp;13, 2002, as reported on The Nasdaq National Market, for shares issuable under the 2000 Plan. The
following chart shows the calculation of the registration fee. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Type of Shares</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Number of Shares</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Offering Price Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding options under the 2000 Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>737,176</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$16.32&nbsp;-&nbsp;$50.74</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$20,012,555.92</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock issuable under the 2000 Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>462,824</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$46.47</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$21,507,431.28</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II.    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;27, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;14, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;15, 2002. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;13, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (Registration No.&nbsp;000-21321) filed
on September&nbsp;6, 1996, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment 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 in this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
registration statement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation limit, to the maximum extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS"), the personal liability of directors and
officers for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors and officers (other than liabilities arising from acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or
knowing violations of law or the payment of distributions in violation of the NRS). The NRS, however, provides that a director or officer will not be personally liable unless it is proven that
(i)&nbsp;the director's or officer's acts or omissions constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties, and (ii)&nbsp;such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of the law. The provisions of the NRS with respect to limiting the personal liability of directors and others are self executing and, to the extent the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation are
deemed to be inconsistent therewith, the provisions of the NRS will control. The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provide further that the Registrant shall indemnify to the fullest extent
permitted by the NRS any person made a party to an action or proceeding by reason of the fact such person was a director, officer, employee or agent or the Registrant. Subject to the Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation, the Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers for all costs reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding in which such director or officer is made a party by virtue of his or her being an officer or director of the Registrant. However, the NRS provides that indemnification is only appropriate
if (i)&nbsp;the director or officer is not found to have breached his or her fiduciary duties involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law or (ii)&nbsp;the director or
other officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors containing provisions which may </FONT></P>

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require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify the officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers (other
than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature), and to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.  </B></FONT></P>

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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-08383)).</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended and restated (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed March 27, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 1998, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. (now Mellon Investor Services L.L.C.), including the Certificate of Designation, the form of Rights Certificate and
the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A, dated February 20, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Schreck Brignone Godfrey.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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23.3</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Schreck Brignone Godfrey. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4 of this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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2000 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&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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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&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 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 prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price </FONT></P>

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represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&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
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SIZE=2><I>Provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> 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 issuer pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&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 herein, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&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><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;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 herein, 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><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 SEC such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </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;&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&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 San
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<TD WIDTH="44%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>NANCY J. BAKER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Nancy J. Baker<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Pascal
Didier and Nancy J. Baker, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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) and supplements to this registration statement
and any subsequent registration statements to be filed by Cymer,&nbsp;Inc. pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, 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, his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT P. AKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert P. Akins</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Principal Executive Officer</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>May&nbsp;17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>NANCY J. BAKER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Nancy J. Baker</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Principal Financial and Accounting Officer</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD P. ABRAHAM</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard P. Abraham</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KENNETH M. DEEMER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kenneth M. Deemer</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL R. GAULKE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael R. Gaulke</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM G. OLDHAM</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William G. Oldham</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PETER J. SIMONE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Peter J. Simone</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JON D. TOMPKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jon D. Tompkins</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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4.1</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-08383)).</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended and restated (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed March 27, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 1998, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. (now Mellon Investor Services L.L.C.), including the Certificate of Designation, the form of Rights Certificate and
the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A, dated February 20, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Opinion of Schreck Brignone Godfrey.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Schreck Brignone Godfrey. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4 of this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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2000 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).</FONT></TD>
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Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Cymer, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State of Incorporation)
33-0175463
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
16750 Via Del Campo Court
San Diego, California 92127
(Address of principal executive offices)
Cymer, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Nancy J. Baker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cymer, Inc.
16750 Via Del Campo Court
San Diego, California 92127
(858) 385-7300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
D. Bradley Peck, Esq.
Cooley Godward llp
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, California 92121
(858) 550-6000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (including the associated Preferred Share Purchase Rights)
1,200,000 shares
$16.32-$50.74
$41,519,987.20
$3820
(1)
This
registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which shall become issuable under the Registrant's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2000 Plan"), by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The
price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon (a) the actual exercise price for shares subject to outstanding stock options previously granted under the 2000 Plan, and
(b) the average of the high and low sales prices of Registrant's Common Stock on May 13, 2002, as reported on The Nasdaq National Market, for shares issuable under the 2000 Plan. The
following chart shows the calculation of the registration fee.
Type of Shares
Number of Shares
Offering Price Per Share
Aggregate Offering Price
Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding options under the 2000 Plan
737,176
$16.32 - $50.74
$20,012,555.92
Common Stock issuable under the 2000 Plan
462,824
$46.47
$21,507,431.28
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by Cymer, Inc. (the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2002.
(b)
The
Registrant's current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2002.
The
Registrant's current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2002.
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2002.
(c)
The
description of Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 000-21321) filed
on September 6, 1996, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment 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 in this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
registration statement.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation limit, to the maximum extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS"), the personal liability of directors and
officers for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors and officers (other than liabilities arising from acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or
knowing violations of law or the payment of distributions in violation of the NRS). The NRS, however, provides that a director or officer will not be personally liable unless it is proven that
(i) the director's or officer's acts or omissions constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties, and (ii) such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of the law. The provisions of the NRS with respect to limiting the personal liability of directors and others are self executing and, to the extent the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation are
deemed to be inconsistent therewith, the provisions of the NRS will control. The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provide further that the Registrant shall indemnify to the fullest extent
permitted by the NRS any person made a party to an action or proceeding by reason of the fact such person was a director, officer, employee or agent or the Registrant. Subject to the Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation, the Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers for all costs reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding in which such director or officer is made a party by virtue of his or her being an officer or director of the Registrant. However, the NRS provides that indemnification is only appropriate
if (i) the director or officer is not found to have breached his or her fiduciary duties involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law or (ii) the director or
other officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors containing provisions which may
require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify the officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers (other
than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature), and to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-08383)).
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended and restated (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed March 27, 2001).
4.3
Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 1998, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. (now Mellon Investor Services L.L.C.), including the Certificate of Designation, the form of Rights Certificate and
the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A, dated February 20, 1998).
5.1
Opinion of Schreck Brignone Godfrey.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.
23.3
Consent of Schreck Brignone Godfrey. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4 of this registration statement.
99.1
2000 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).
99.2
Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).
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 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 prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
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represent no more than a 20 percent 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 issuer pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference herein.
(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 herein, 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 herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 San
Diego, State of California on May 17, 2002.
CYMER, INC.
By:
/s/
NANCY J. BAKER
Nancy J. Baker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Pascal
Didier and Nancy J. Baker, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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) and supplements to this registration statement
and any subsequent registration statements to be filed by Cymer, Inc. pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, 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, his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully 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 dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
ROBERT P. AKINS
Robert P. Akins
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (
Principal Executive Officer
)
May 17, 2002
/s/
NANCY J. BAKER
Nancy J. Baker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
)
May 17, 2002
/s/
RICHARD P. ABRAHAM
Richard P. Abraham
Director
May 17, 2002
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/s/
KENNETH M. DEEMER
Kenneth M. Deemer
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
MICHAEL R. GAULKE
Michael R. Gaulke
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
WILLIAM G. OLDHAM
William G. Oldham
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
PETER J. SIMONE
Peter J. Simone
Director
May 17, 2002
/s/
JON D. TOMPKINS
Jon D. Tompkins
Director
May 17, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-08383)).
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended and restated (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed March 27, 2001).
4.3
Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 1998, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. (now Mellon Investor Services L.L.C.), including the Certificate of Designation, the form of Rights Certificate and
the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-A, dated February 20, 1998).
5.1
Opinion of Schreck Brignone Godfrey.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.
23.3
Consent of Schreck Brignone Godfrey. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4 of this registration statement.
99.1
2000 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).
99.2
Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Cymer's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-69736).
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