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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;8, 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>  </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>SIMPLETECH,&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" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>33-0399154</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>3001 Daimler Street<BR>
Santa Ana, California 92705-5812<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Manouch Moshayedi<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
3001 Daimler Street<BR>
Santa Ana, California 92705-5812<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(949) 476-1180<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>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"><FONT SIZE=2>SIMPLETECH,&nbsp;INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,530,882 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$8.375(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$12,821,136(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,180</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"><FONT SIZE=2>SIMPLETECH,&nbsp;INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>
Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>382,720 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$8.375(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$3,205,280(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$295</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=7 ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>Aggregate Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,475</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Represents
additional shares issuable under the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of the automatic share increase provisions of those
plans. This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock attributable to these registered shares which become issuable under the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
or Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in
an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated,
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high
and low selling prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on April&nbsp;1, 2002 (which was $8.375) as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART&nbsp;II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


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<A NAME="toc_ja1063_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"): </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 Commission on March&nbsp;20, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-31623 on Form&nbsp;8-A12G filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;26, 2000 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights, and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document 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 subsequently filed
document which also 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>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities    <BR>  </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&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel    <BR>  </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&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation limit the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted
by the California General Corporation Law. Under California law, a director's liability to a company or its shareholders may not be limited as to: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>acts
or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>acts
or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith
on the part of the director;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>any
transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>acts
or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director's duty to the company or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware,
or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing the director's duties, of a risk of serious injury to the company or its shareholders; </FONT></DD></DL>
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or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the company or its
shareholders;
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or transactions between the company and a director governed by Section&nbsp;310 of the California General Corporation Law; or
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addition, under California law a director's liability to a company or its shareholders may not be limited as to any act or omission (i)&nbsp;occurring prior to the date when its
amended and restated articles of incorporation becomes effective or (ii)&nbsp;occurring in his or her capacity as an officer, notwithstanding that such individual is also a director or that his or
her actions, if negligent or improper, have been ratified by the directors. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
limitation of liability does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to the Registrant's shareholders for any violation by a director of his
or her fiduciary duty to the Registrant or its shareholders. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation also include an authorization for it to indemnify its "agents" (as defined in Section&nbsp;317 of the California General
Corporation Law) through bylaw provisions, by agreement with the agents, vote of the Registrant's shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Pursuant to this provision, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers and employees. In addition, the Registrant may, at its discretion,
provide indemnification to persons whom the Registrant is not obligated to indemnify. The Amended and Restated Bylaws also allow the Registrant to enter into indemnity agreements with individual
directors, officers, employees and other agents. The Registrant currently maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance. Indemnity agreements have also been entered into with all directors
and certain executive officers and provide the maximum indemnification permitted by law. These agreements, together with the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws and Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation, may require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors and executive officers, other than for liability resulting 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, and obtain officers' and directors' liability insurance if it is maintained for
other officers and directors. These agreements do not require the Registrant to indemnify its directors and officers in situations where: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
remuneration rendered against the Registrant's officer or director is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was
in violation of law;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>a
judgment is rendered against the Registrant's officer or director for an accounting for profits made from the sale of the Registrant's securities under the
provisions of Section&nbsp;16(b) of the 1934 Act, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory laws;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
officer's or director's conduct is adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or constitutes willful misconduct; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>a
court determines that indemnification under the circumstances is not lawful. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;317
of the California General Corporation Law and the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws and its indemnification agreements make provision for the indemnification of
officers, directors and other corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons, under certain circumstances, for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred,
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-31623 on Form&nbsp;8-A12G, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
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Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison&nbsp;LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP, Independent Public Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison&nbsp;LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page&nbsp;II-5 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January&nbsp;2, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January&nbsp;2, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this Registration
Statement and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses&nbsp;(1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
clauses&nbsp;is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement; (2)&nbsp;that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 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; and (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 Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan or Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the </FONT></P>

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Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 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 1933 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </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, 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 Santa Ana, California
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MANOUCH MOSHAYEDI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Manouch Moshayedi<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Manouch Moshayedi, Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Moses, Chief Financial Officer, and
each of them, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such
person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file 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 such person might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </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, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MANOUCH MOSHAYEDI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Manouch Moshayedi</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>March&nbsp;29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAN MOSES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dan Moses</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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March&nbsp;29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MIKE MOSHAYEDI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mike Moshayedi</FONT></TD>
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President and Director</FONT></TD>
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March&nbsp;29, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK MOSHAYEDI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark Moshayedi</FONT></TD>
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Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Secretary and Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-31623 on Form&nbsp;8-A12G, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3(d) to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison&nbsp;LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP, Independent Public Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page&nbsp;II-5 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January&nbsp;2, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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SimpleTech,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January&nbsp;2, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1063_1">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1063_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1063_3">Item 4. Description of Securities</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1063_4">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1063_5">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja1063_6">Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SIMPLETECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
33-0399154
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3001 Daimler Street
Santa Ana, California 92705-5812
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
SimpleTech, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
SimpleTech, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the Plans)
Manouch Moshayedi
Chief Executive Officer
SimpleTech, Inc.
3001 Daimler Street
Santa Ana, California 92705-5812
(Name and address of agent for service)
(949) 476-1180
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
SIMPLETECH, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
1,530,882 shares
$8.375(2)
$12,821,136(2)
$1,180
SIMPLETECH, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
382,720 shares
$8.375(2)
$3,205,280(2)
$295
Aggregate Registration Fee
$1,475
(1)
Represents
additional shares issuable under the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of the automatic share increase provisions of those
plans. This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock attributable to these registered shares which become issuable under the Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
or Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in
an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated,
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high
and low selling prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on April 1, 2002 (which was $8.375) as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference
SimpleTech, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on March 20, 2002.
(b)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-31623 on Form 8-A12G filed with the Commission on September 26, 2000 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights, and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document 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 subsequently filed
document which also 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
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation limit the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted
by the California General Corporation Law. Under California law, a director's liability to a company or its shareholders may not be limited as to:
•
acts
or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law;
•
acts
or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith
on the part of the director;
•
any
transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit;
•
acts
or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director's duty to the company or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware,
or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing the director's duties, of a risk of serious injury to the company or its shareholders;
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•
acts
or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the company or its
shareholders;
•
contracts
or transactions between the company and a director governed by Section 310 of the California General Corporation Law; or
•
directors'
liability for improper dividends, loans and guarantees under Section 316 of the California General Corporation Law.
In
addition, under California law a director's liability to a company or its shareholders may not be limited as to any act or omission (i) occurring prior to the date when its
amended and restated articles of incorporation becomes effective or (ii) occurring in his or her capacity as an officer, notwithstanding that such individual is also a director or that his or
her actions, if negligent or improper, have been ratified by the directors.
The
limitation of liability does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to the Registrant's shareholders for any violation by a director of his
or her fiduciary duty to the Registrant or its shareholders.
The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation also include an authorization for it to indemnify its "agents" (as defined in Section 317 of the California General
Corporation Law) through bylaw provisions, by agreement with the agents, vote of the Registrant's shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Pursuant to this provision, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers and employees. In addition, the Registrant may, at its discretion,
provide indemnification to persons whom the Registrant is not obligated to indemnify. The Amended and Restated Bylaws also allow the Registrant to enter into indemnity agreements with individual
directors, officers, employees and other agents. The Registrant currently maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance. Indemnity agreements have also been entered into with all directors
and certain executive officers and provide the maximum indemnification permitted by law. These agreements, together with the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws and Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation, may require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors and executive officers, other than for liability resulting 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, and obtain officers' and directors' liability insurance if it is maintained for
other officers and directors. These agreements do not require the Registrant to indemnify its directors and officers in situations where:
•
the
remuneration rendered against the Registrant's officer or director is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was
in violation of law;
•
a
judgment is rendered against the Registrant's officer or director for an accounting for profits made from the sale of the Registrant's securities under the
provisions of Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory laws;
•
the
officer's or director's conduct is adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or constitutes willful misconduct; or
•
a
court determines that indemnification under the circumstances is not lawful.
Section 317
of the California General Corporation Law and the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws and its indemnification agreements make provision for the indemnification of
officers, directors and other corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons, under certain circumstances, for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred,
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act").
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Item 7.    Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-31623 on Form 8-A12G, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to Item 3(d) to this Registration Statement.
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Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-5 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
SimpleTech, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January 2, 2002).
99.2
SimpleTech, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January 2, 2002).
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 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this Registration
Statement and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement; (2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 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; and (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 Registrant's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan or Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
B.    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this 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 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
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Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 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 1933 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 Santa Ana, California
on this 29th day of March, 2002.
SIMPLETECH, INC.
By:
/s/
MANOUCH MOSHAYEDI
Manouch Moshayedi
Chief Executive
Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Manouch Moshayedi, Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Moses, Chief Financial Officer, and
each of them, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such
person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file 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 such person might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
MANOUCH MOSHAYEDI
Manouch Moshayedi
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
March 29, 2002
/s/
DAN MOSES
Dan Moses
Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
March 29, 2002
/s/
MIKE MOSHAYEDI
Mike Moshayedi
President and Director
March 29, 2002
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/s/
MARK MOSHAYEDI
Mark Moshayedi
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Secretary and Director
March 29, 2002
F. Michael Ball
Director
March     , 2002
Thomas A Beaver
Director
March     , 2002
Mark R. Hollinger
Director
March     , 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-31623 on Form 8-A12G, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to Item 3(d) to this Registration Statement.
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Opinion and Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-5 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
SimpleTech, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January 2, 2002).
99.2
SimpleTech, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and Restated Through January 2, 2002).
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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