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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;24, 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;</B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B> Form&nbsp;S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3><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>MICROVISION,&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>Washington</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>91-1600822</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>19910 North Creek Parkway<BR>
Bothell, Washington 98011-3008<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended<BR>
Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended<BR>
Special Option Grants to Independent Directors  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Richard A. Raisig<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
19910 North Creek Parkway<BR>
Bothell, Washington 98011-3008<BR>
(425)&nbsp;415-6614<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>With copy to:<BR>
Christopher J. Voss, Esq.<BR>
Stoel Rives LLP<BR>
One Union Square, 36th Floor<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98101-3197  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to<BR>
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Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price Per<BR>
Share (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2,907,232 Shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$15.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$24,278,280</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,234</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price were estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. Options for 20,000 shares are exercisable at $13.52 per share, options for 57,232 shares are exercisable at $15.00 per share and options for
2,830,000 shares are available for grant at indeterminate prices. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<A NAME="toc_da1253_3"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Incorporation of Documents By Reference.    <BR>  </I></B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Microvision,&nbsp;Inc. ("Microvision"), 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Microvision's
latest annual report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the authorized capital stock of Microvision contained in its registration statement filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by Microvision pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained herein, or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be 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 that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>


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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="da1253_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>  </I></B></FONT></P>

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


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NAME="da1253_item_6._indemnification_of_directors_and_officers."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;7 of Microvision's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizes Microvision to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted
by the Washington Business Corporations Act through the adoption of bylaws, approval of agreements, or by any other manner approved by the Board of Directors. In accordance therewith,
Section&nbsp;10 of Microvision's Amended and Restated Bylaws ("Bylaws") requires indemnification of present and past directors, as well as any person who, while a director, also was serving at the
request of Microvision as an officer, employee or agent of Microvision or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity (each, an "Indemnitee"), who was or is made a party, or is
threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether formal or informal, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a
"Proceeding"), because such Indemnitee is or was a director of Microvision. Section&nbsp;10 of the Bylaws also provides that any Indemnitee who was or is made a party, or is threatened to be made a
party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the </FONT></P>

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right of Microvision to procure a judgment in its favor because such Indemnitee is or was a director of Microvision, will be indemnified and held harmless by Microvision to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law against all expense actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection with such action or suit; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that the Indemnitee must have acted in
good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of Microvision; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided further</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that no indemnification will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Indemnitee
is adjudged liable to Microvision. Notwithstanding these indemnification obligations, no indemnification will be provided to any Indemnitee to the extent that such indemnification would be prohibited
by the Washington Business Corporation Act or other applicable law as then in effect, nor, except with respect to proceedings seeking to enforce rights to
indemnification, will Microvision indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person except where such Proceeding was authorized by the Board of
Directors. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;10
of the Bylaws also provides that expenses incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition may be advanced by Microvision to the Indemnitee upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by Microvision, except where the Board
of Directors adopts a resolution expressly disapproving such advancement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;10
of the Bylaws also authorizes the Board to indemnify and advance expenses to officers, employees and agents of Microvision on the same terms and with the same scope and
effect as the provisions thereof with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors. </FONT></P>

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NAME="da1253_item_7._exemption_from_registration_claimed."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exemption From Registration Claimed.    <BR>  </I></B></FONT></P>

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

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

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Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to Microvision's Form SB-2 Registration Statement, as amended, No.&nbsp;333-5276- LA. </FONT></DD></DL>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Undertakings.    <BR>  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&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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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) that, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the securities offered would not 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, </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section&nbsp;13 or section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act 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, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&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 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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 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, 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 Bothell, State of
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<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD F. RUTKOWSKI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard F. Rutkowski<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Richard F. Rutkowski and Richard A. Raisig, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8, and any other instruments or documents that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable Microvision,&nbsp;Inc.,
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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2002: </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD F. RUTKOWSKI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard F. Rutkowski</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN R. WILLEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven R. Willey</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD A. RAISIG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard A. Raisig</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEFF WILSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jeff Wilson</FONT></TD>
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Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JACOB BROUWER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jacob Brouwer</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD COWELL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard Cowell</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WALTER J. LACK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Walter J. Lack</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT A. RATLIFFE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert A. Ratliffe</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_2">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_3">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_4">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_5">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_6">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_7">Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_da1253_8">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MICROVISION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
91-1600822
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
19910 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, Washington 98011-3008
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended
Independent Director Stock Option Plan, as amended
Special Option Grants to Independent Directors
Richard A. Raisig
Chief Financial Officer
19910 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, Washington 98011-3008
(425) 415-6614
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
With copy to:
Christopher J. Voss, Esq.
Stoel Rives LLP
One Union Square, 36th Floor
Seattle, Washington 98101-3197
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
2,907,232 Shares
$15.00
$24,278,280
$2,234
(1)
The
proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price were estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. Options for 20,000 shares are exercisable at $13.52 per share, options for 57,232 shares are exercisable at $15.00 per share and options for
2,830,000 shares are available for grant at indeterminate prices.
PART I
Information required by Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The following documents filed by Microvision, Inc. ("Microvision"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)  Microvision's
latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
(b)  All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report or prospectus
referred to in (a) above.
(c)  The
description of the authorized capital stock of Microvision contained in its registration statement filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by Microvision pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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.
Any
statement contained herein, or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be 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 that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article 7 of Microvision's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizes Microvision to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted
by the Washington Business Corporations Act through the adoption of bylaws, approval of agreements, or by any other manner approved by the Board of Directors. In accordance therewith,
Section 10 of Microvision's Amended and Restated Bylaws ("Bylaws") requires indemnification of present and past directors, as well as any person who, while a director, also was serving at the
request of Microvision as an officer, employee or agent of Microvision or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity (each, an "Indemnitee"), who was or is made a party, or is
threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether formal or informal, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a
"Proceeding"), because such Indemnitee is or was a director of Microvision. Section 10 of the Bylaws also provides that any Indemnitee who was or is made a party, or is threatened to be made a
party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the
right of Microvision to procure a judgment in its favor because such Indemnitee is or was a director of Microvision, will be indemnified and held harmless by Microvision to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law against all expense actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection with such action or suit;
provided
that the Indemnitee must have acted in
good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of Microvision; and
provided further
that no indemnification will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Indemnitee
is adjudged liable to Microvision. Notwithstanding these indemnification obligations, no indemnification will be provided to any Indemnitee to the extent that such indemnification would be prohibited
by the Washington Business Corporation Act or other applicable law as then in effect, nor, except with respect to proceedings seeking to enforce rights to
indemnification, will Microvision indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person except where such Proceeding was authorized by the Board of
Directors.
Section 10
of the Bylaws also provides that expenses incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition may be advanced by Microvision to the Indemnitee upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by Microvision, except where the Board
of Directors adopts a resolution expressly disapproving such advancement.
Section 10
of the Bylaws also authorizes the Board to indemnify and advance expenses to officers, employees and agents of Microvision on the same terms and with the same scope and
effect as the provisions thereof with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Form of specimen certificate for common stock(1)
5.1
Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of attorney (set forth on signature page hereof)
(1)
Incorporated
by reference to Microvision's Form SB-2 Registration Statement, as amended, No. 333-5276- LA.
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) that, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(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 with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
(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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)  To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)  The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or 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 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 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
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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Bothell, State of
Washington on May 23, 2002.
MICROVISION, INC.
By:
/s/
RICHARD F. RUTKOWSKI
Name:  Richard F. Rutkowski
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer
Each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Richard F. Rutkowski and Richard A. Raisig, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form S-8, and any other instruments or documents that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable Microvision, Inc.,
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, 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 indicated below on the 23rd day of May,
2002:
Signature
Title
/s/
RICHARD F. RUTKOWSKI
Richard F. Rutkowski
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
STEVEN R. WILLEY
Steven R. Willey
Executive Vice President and Director
/s/
RICHARD A. RAISIG
Richard A. Raisig
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
JEFF WILSON
Jeff Wilson
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
Jacqueline Brandwynne
Director
/s/
JACOB BROUWER
Jacob Brouwer
Director
/s/
RICHARD COWELL
Richard Cowell
Director
/s/
WALTER J. LACK
Walter J. Lack
Director
William A. Owens
Director
/s/
ROBERT A. RATLIFFE
Robert A. Ratliffe
Director
/s/
DENNIS REIMER
Dennis Reimer
Director
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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