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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;7, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

<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>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ADAPTEC,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>94-2748530</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>691 S. Milpitas Boulevard<BR>
Milpitas, California 95035<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Stock options granted under the Stargate Solutions,&nbsp;Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and assumed by Registrant<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full titles of the plans) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Robert N. Stephens<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Adaptec,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
691 S. Milpitas Boulevard<BR>
Milpitas, California 95035<BR>
(408)&nbsp;945-8600<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Copy to:<BR>  </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Daniel Winnike, Esq.<BR>
Scott J. Leichtner, Esq.<BR>
Fenwick&nbsp;&amp; West LLP<BR>
Two Palo Alto Square<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94306<BR>
(650)&nbsp;494-0600<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Counsel to the Registrant) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount To Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,348,083(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1.31(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$3,075,989</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$769</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Represents
shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted under the Stargate Solutions,&nbsp;Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan. </FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Represents
the weighted average per share exercise price for such outstanding options, calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee.  </FONT></DD></DL>
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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_ja2330_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;26, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2001, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;23, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;7, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Items
1 and 2 of the Registrant's registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed July&nbsp;20, 1992 pursuant to the Exchange Act and Exhibit No.&nbsp;1 to Amendment
No.&nbsp;4 of the Registrant's registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed January&nbsp;14, 1997 amending its Form&nbsp;8-A filed May&nbsp;11, 1989. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated into this registration statement by
reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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NAME="ja2330_item_5._interests_of_named_experts_and_counsel."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that
directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for a breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of their duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for unlawful
payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by law. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws also permit the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability
arising out of his or her actions in such capacity, regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware. The Registrant currently has secured such insurance on behalf of its officers and directors. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Subject to certain conditions, these agreements, among other things, indemnify the Registrant's directors and officers for </FONT></P>

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certain expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the
Registrant, arising out of such person's services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services
at the request of the Registrant. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.02</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.03</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Stargate Solutions,&nbsp;Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and related forms of stock option agreements.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Fenwick&nbsp;&amp; West LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Fenwick&nbsp;&amp; West LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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<DT><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 of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><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) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><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><I>provided, however, </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;above 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 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>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or </FONT></P>

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Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report,
to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14a-3 or Rule&nbsp;14c-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article&nbsp;3 of Regulation&nbsp;S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such
interim financial information. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provisions discussed in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission this 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 of expenses incurrent or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant, Adaptec,&nbsp;Inc., 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
Milpitas, State of California, on this 7<SUP>th</SUP> day of September, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT N. STEPHENS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>Robert N. Stephens</B></FONT><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert N. Stephens and David A. Young, jointly and
severally, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT N. STEPHENS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>Robert N. Stephens</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID A. YOUNG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>David A. Young</B></FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KENNETH B. AROLA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>Kenneth B. Arola</B></FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Corporate Controller<BR>
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September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CARL J. CONTI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>Carl J. Conti</B></FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>VICTORIA L. COTTEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>Victoria L. Cotten</B></FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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September&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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4.03</FONT></TD>
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Stargate Solutions, Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and related forms of stock option agreements.</FONT></TD>
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5.01</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Fenwick &amp; West LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.01</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Fenwick &amp; West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).</FONT></TD>
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23.02</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja2330_2">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_ja2330_3">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADAPTEC, INC.
(Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
94-2748530
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
691 S. Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Stock options granted under the Stargate Solutions, Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and assumed by Registrant
(Full titles of the plans)
Robert N. Stephens
President and Chief Executive Officer
Adaptec, Inc.
691 S. Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
(408) 945-8600
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Daniel Winnike, Esq.
Scott J. Leichtner, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
Two Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, California 94306
(650) 494-0600
(Counsel to the Registrant)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Amount To Be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
2,348,083(1)
$1.31(2)
$3,075,989
$769
(1)
Represents
shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted under the Stargate Solutions, Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan.
(2)
Represents
the weighted average per share exercise price for such outstanding options, calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on June 26, 2001.
(b)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2001, filed with the Commission on August 13, 2001.
(c)
The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 23, 2001.
(d)
The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 7, 2001.
(e)
Items
1 and 2 of the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed July 20, 1992 pursuant to the Exchange Act and Exhibit No. 1 to Amendment
No. 4 of the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed January 14, 1997 amending its Form 8-A filed May 11, 1989.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated into this registration statement by
reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that
directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for a breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (i) for any breach of their duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful
payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by law. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws also permit the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability
arising out of his or her actions in such capacity, regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware. The Registrant currently has secured such insurance on behalf of its officers and directors.
The
Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Subject to certain conditions, these agreements, among other things, indemnify the Registrant's directors and officers for
certain expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the
Registrant, arising out of such person's services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services
at the request of the Registrant.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
4.01
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1998).
4.02
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.03
Stargate Solutions, Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and related forms of stock option agreements.
5.01
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.01
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
24.01
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above 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 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 of 1933, 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.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report,
to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such
interim financial information.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
provisions discussed in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission this 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 of expenses incurrent or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant, Adaptec, Inc., 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
Milpitas, State of California, on this 7
th
day of September, 2001.
ADAPTEC, INC.
By:
/s/
ROBERT N. STEPHENS
Robert N. Stephens
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert N. Stephens and David A. Young, jointly and
severally, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement
on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
ROBERT N. STEPHENS
Robert N. Stephens
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
September 7, 2001
/s/
DAVID A. YOUNG
David A. Young
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)
September 7, 2001
/s/
KENNETH B. AROLA
Kenneth B. Arola
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
September 7, 2001
/s/
CARL J. CONTI
Carl J. Conti
Director
September 7, 2001
/s/
VICTORIA L. COTTEN
Victoria L. Cotten
Director
September 7, 2001
/s/
JOHN C. EAST
John C. East
Director
September 7, 2001
/s/
LUCIE J. FJELDSTAD
Lucie J. Fjeldstad
Director
September 7, 2001
Ilene H. Lang
Director
/s/
ROBERT J. LOARIE
Robert J. Loarie
Director
September 7, 2001
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Title
4.02
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.03
Stargate Solutions, Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan and related forms of stock option agreements.
5.01
Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.01
Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
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