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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;5, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 333-&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>MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of issuer as specified in charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Oregon</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>93-0786033</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>8005 SW Boeckman Road<BR>
Wilsonville, Oregon</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Mentor Graphics Corporation 1986 Stock Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DEAN M. FREED<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Mentor Graphics Corporation<BR>
8005 SW Boeckman Road<BR>
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service:<BR>
(503) 685-7000  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Copy to:<BR>
STUART CHESTLER<BR>
Stoel Rives LLP<BR>
900 SW Fifth Avenue<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="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" 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 Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)</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="34%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, without par value</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>6,223,514 Shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$24.4375</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$152,087,124</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$38,022</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)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is
based on $24.4375, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on January&nbsp;3, 2001 as reported in </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>The Wall Street
Journal</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;for NASDAQ National Market Issues. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></P>


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Mentor Graphics Corporation (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 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the latest prospectus filed
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;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 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;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 con-tained 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. </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&nbsp;13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;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>

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

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

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

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


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;V of the Company's Bylaws indemnifies directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act").
The effects of Article&nbsp;V are summarized as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Article&nbsp;grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action, suit, or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred, if the persons concerned acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, was not adjudged liable on the basis of receipt of an improper personal benefit and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. The termination of an action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or plea of nolo contendere does
not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not meet the required standards of conduct.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Article&nbsp;grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action or suit by or in the right of the Company against the expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred if the person concerned acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no right of indemnification will be granted if the person is adjudged to be liable to the Company. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Every
person who has been wholly successful on the merits of a controversy described in (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above is entitled to indemnification as a matter of right.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company is required to promptly indemnify a director or officer unless it is determined by a majority of disinterested directors or by independent counsel that the person's
actions did not meet the relevant standard for indemnification. If the disinterested directors or independent counsel determine that indemnification is not required, the person seeking indemnification
may petition a court for an independent determination. In any court action, the Company will have the burden of proving that indemnification would not be proper. Neither the disinterested directors'
failure to make a determination regarding indemnification for the claim nor an actual determination that the person failed to meet the applicable standard will be a defense to such action or create a
presumption that the person is not entitled to indemnification.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company will advance to a director or officer the expenses incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition if the director or officer
affirms in good faith that he or she is entitled to indemnification and undertakes to repay any amount advanced if it is determined by a court that the person is not entitled to indemnification.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(f)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company may obtain insurance for the protection of its directors and officers against any liability asserted against them in their official capacities. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
rights of indemnification described above are not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which the persons indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement,
vote of shareholders or directors, or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has also entered into Indemnity Agreements with all directors and officers. While the Indemnity Agreements in large part incorporate the indemnification provisions of the
Act as described above, they vary from the Act in several respects. The Indemnity Agreements obligate the Company to provide the maximum indemnification protection allowed under Oregon law, which is
intended to provide indemnification broader than that expressly authorized by the Act. The most significant effect of the Indemnity Agreements is to add indemnification for judgments and settlements
of derivative lawsuits to the fullest extent permitted by law as may be limited by public policy considerations applied by the courts. </FONT></P>


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

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

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4A to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-23024) and Exhibit 3B to the Company's
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Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3C to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1998 (SEC File No.&nbsp;000-13442).</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;10, 1999, between the Company and American Stock, Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Co. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;19, 1999 (SEC File
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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

<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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

<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 posteffective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)&nbsp;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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each new 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a posteffective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering. </FONT></P>

<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 15(d)&nbsp;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 </FONT></P>

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<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 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 Wilsonville, State of
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DEAN M. FREED</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dean M. Freed<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President and General Counsel</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 below by the following persons on January&nbsp;4, 2001 in the capacities
indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>*WALDEN C. RHINES</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Walden C. Rhines</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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Principal Financial Officer:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>*GREGORY K. HINCKLEY</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gregory K. Hinckley</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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Principal Accounting Officer:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>*ANTHONY B. ADRIAN</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Anthony B. Adrian</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Corporate Controller</FONT></TD>
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Directors:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>*MARSHA B. CONGDON</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Marsha B. Congdon</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DEAN M. FREED</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dean M. Freed<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Attorney-In-Fact</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4A to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;33-23024) and Exhibit&nbsp;3B to
the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1998 (SEC File No.&nbsp;000-13442).</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3C to the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1998 (SEC File No.&nbsp;000-13442).</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;10, 1999, between the Company and American Stock, Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Co. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on February&nbsp;19, 1999
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Consent of Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)
Oregon
93-0786033
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
8005 SW Boeckman Road
Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Mentor Graphics Corporation 1986 Stock Plan
(Full title of the plan)
DEAN M. FREED
Vice President and General Counsel
Mentor Graphics Corporation
8005 SW Boeckman Road
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service:
(503) 685-7000
Copy to:
STUART CHESTLER
Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to Be Registered
Amount to Be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, without par value
6,223,514 Shares
$24.4375
$152,087,124
$38,022
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is
based on $24.4375, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on January 3, 2001 as reported in
The Wall Street
Journal
for NASDAQ National Market Issues.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The following documents filed by Mentor Graphics Corporation (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 con-tained 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.
Article V of the Company's Bylaws indemnifies directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act").
The effects of Article V are summarized as follows:
(a)
The
Article grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action, suit, or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred, if the persons concerned acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, was not adjudged liable on the basis of receipt of an improper personal benefit and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. The termination of an action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or plea of nolo contendere does
not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not meet the required standards of conduct.
(b)
The
Article grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action or suit by or in the right of the Company against the expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred if the person concerned acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
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believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no right of indemnification will be granted if the person is adjudged to be liable to the Company.
(c)
Every
person who has been wholly successful on the merits of a controversy described in (a) or (b) above is entitled to indemnification as a matter of right.
(d)
The
Company is required to promptly indemnify a director or officer unless it is determined by a majority of disinterested directors or by independent counsel that the person's
actions did not meet the relevant standard for indemnification. If the disinterested directors or independent counsel determine that indemnification is not required, the person seeking indemnification
may petition a court for an independent determination. In any court action, the Company will have the burden of proving that indemnification would not be proper. Neither the disinterested directors'
failure to make a determination regarding indemnification for the claim nor an actual determination that the person failed to meet the applicable standard will be a defense to such action or create a
presumption that the person is not entitled to indemnification.
(e)
The
Company will advance to a director or officer the expenses incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition if the director or officer
affirms in good faith that he or she is entitled to indemnification and undertakes to repay any amount advanced if it is determined by a court that the person is not entitled to indemnification.
(f)
The
Company may obtain insurance for the protection of its directors and officers against any liability asserted against them in their official capacities.
The
rights of indemnification described above are not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which the persons indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement,
vote of shareholders or directors, or otherwise.
The
Company has also entered into Indemnity Agreements with all directors and officers. While the Indemnity Agreements in large part incorporate the indemnification provisions of the
Act as described above, they vary from the Act in several respects. The Indemnity Agreements obligate the Company to provide the maximum indemnification protection allowed under Oregon law, which is
intended to provide indemnification broader than that expressly authorized by the Act. The most significant effect of the Indemnity Agreements is to add indemnification for judgments and settlements
of derivative lawsuits to the fullest extent permitted by law as may be limited by public policy considerations applied by the courts.
Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8.  Exhibits.
4.A.
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4A to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-23024) and Exhibit 3B to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-13442).
4.B.
Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3C to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-13442).
4.C.
Rights Agreement, dated as of February 10, 1999, between the Company and American Stock, Transfer & Trust Co. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 19, 1999 (SEC File
No. 000-13442).
5.
Opinion of Counsel.
23.
Consent of Accountants.
24.
Powers of Attorney.
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;
(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 posteffective 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 new 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 posteffective 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
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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 Wilsonville, State of
Oregon, on this 4th day of January, 2001.
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
By:
/s/
DEAN M. FREED
Dean M. Freed
Vice President and General Counsel
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on January 4, 2001 in the capacities
indicated.
Signature
Title
(1)
Principal Executive Officer:
*WALDEN C. RHINES
Walden C. Rhines
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(2)
Principal Financial Officer:
*GREGORY K. HINCKLEY
Gregory K. Hinckley
President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
(3)
Principal Accounting Officer:
*ANTHONY B. ADRIAN
Anthony B. Adrian
Vice President, Corporate Controller
(4)
Directors:
*MARSHA B. CONGDON
Marsha B. Congdon
Director
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*JAMES R. FIEBIGER
James R. Fiebiger
Director
*DAVID A. HODGES
*David A. Hodges
Director
*KEVIN MCDONOUGH
Kevin McDonough
Director
*FONTAINE K. RICHARDSON
Fontaine K. Richardson
Director
*By:
/s/
DEAN M. FREED
Dean M. Freed
Attorney-In-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
4.A.
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4A to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-23024) and Exhibit 3B to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-13442).
4.B.
Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3C to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-13442).
4.C.
Rights Agreement, dated as of February 10, 1999, between the Company and American Stock, Transfer & Trust Co. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 19, 1999
(SEC File No. 000-13442).
5.
Opinion of Counsel.
23.
Consent of Accountants.
24.
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