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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;20, 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; </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>BRUKER AXS&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>39-1908020</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>5465 East Cheryl Parkway<BR>
Madison, Wisconsin 53711<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(608)&nbsp;276-3000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>THE BRUKER AXS&nbsp;INC.<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Martin Haase, Ph.D.<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Bruker AXS&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
5465 East Cheryl Parkway<BR>
Madison, WI 53711<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(608)&nbsp;276-3000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Richard M. Stein, Esquire<BR>
Hutchins, Wheeler&nbsp;&amp; Dittmar<BR>
A Professional Corporation<BR>
101 Federal Street<BR>
Boston, Massachusetts 02110<BR>
(617)&nbsp;951-6600  </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="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>2000 Stock Option Plan<BR>
Common Stock, par value<BR>
$.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>500,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2.645 (2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,322,500 (2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$121.67</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Also
registered hereunder are such additional number of shares of Common Stock, presently indeterminable, as may be necessary to satisfy the antidilution provisions of the Plan to
which this Registration Statement relates.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Computed
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee under Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per
share of Bruker's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on May 14, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is being filed solely for the purpose of registering 500,000 additional shares of Common Stock of Bruker AXS&nbsp;Inc. issuable
pursuant to the Bruker AXS&nbsp;Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") originally adopted in 2000. The total number of shares issuable under the Plan is 2,437,625 as of
May&nbsp;7, 2002, of which 1,937,625 shares were previously registered on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-81482). Pursuant to Instruction E to
Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-81482) are herein incorporated by reference. </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Madison
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARTIN HAASE, PH.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Martin Haase, Ph.D.<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Martin Haase and Laura Francis and each of them, with the power to act without the
other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to
sign any and all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or either of them, or their or his substitutes, 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
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARTIN HAASE, PH.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Martin Haase, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK H. LAUKIEN, PH.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board and Director</FONT></TD>
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May 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LAURA FRANCIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Laura Francis</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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May 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BRANDON D. ANDRIES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Brandon D. Andries</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>TAYLOR J. CROUCH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Taylor J. Crouch</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DANIEL S. DROSS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Daniel S. Dross</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAY T. FLATLEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jay T. Flatley</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2002.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BRUKER AXS INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
39-1908020
(State of Incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
5465 East Cheryl Parkway
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(608) 276-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
THE BRUKER AXS INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Martin Haase, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bruker AXS Inc.
5465 East Cheryl Parkway
Madison, WI 53711
(Name and address of agent for service)
(608) 276-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
copy to:
Richard M. Stein, Esquire
Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar
A Professional Corporation
101 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 951-6600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be registered
Amount to be registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
2000 Stock Option Plan
Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share
500,000
$2.645 (2)
$1,322,500 (2)
$121.67
(1)
Also
registered hereunder are such additional number of shares of Common Stock, presently indeterminable, as may be necessary to satisfy the antidilution provisions of the Plan to
which this Registration Statement relates.
(2)
Computed
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee under Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per
share of Bruker's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on May 14, 2002.
NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed solely for the purpose of registering 500,000 additional shares of Common Stock of Bruker AXS Inc. issuable
pursuant to the Bruker AXS Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") originally adopted in 2000. The total number of shares issuable under the Plan is 2,437,625 as of
May 7, 2002, of which 1,937,625 shares were previously registered on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-81482). Pursuant to Instruction E to
Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-81482) are herein incorporated by reference.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (See Page II-2).
2
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 Madison
in the State of Wisconsin on May 8, 2002.
BRUKER AXS INC.
By:
/s/
MARTIN HAASE, PH.D.
Martin Haase, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Martin Haase and Laura Francis and each of them, with the power to act without the
other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to
sign any and all amendments or post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or either of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
MARTIN HAASE, PH.D.
Martin Haase, Ph.D.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
May 8, 2002
/s/
FRANK H. LAUKIEN, PH.D.
Frank H. Laukien, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board and Director
May 8, 2002
/s/
LAURA FRANCIS
Laura Francis
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer)
May 8, 2002
/s/
BRANDON D. ANDRIES
Brandon D. Andries
Director
May 8, 2002
/s/
TAYLOR J. CROUCH
Taylor J. Crouch
Director
May 8, 2002
/s/
DANIEL S. DROSS
Daniel S. Dross
Director
May 8, 2002
/s/
JAY T. FLATLEY
Jay T. Flatley
Director
May 8, 2002
3
/s/
RICHARD D. KNISS
Richard D. Kniss
Director
May 8, 2002
4
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, A Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (See Page II-2).
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