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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>MICRO COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-0985960<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>2340 West County Road C<BR>
St. Paul, MN 55113-2528<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Incentive Stock Option Plan<BR>
Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Roger E. Gower, President<BR>
Micro Component Technology,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
2340 West County Road C<BR>
St. Paul, MN 55113-2528<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(651) 697-4000<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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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed<BR>
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Price Per Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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Offering Price(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock<BR>
($.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>450,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1.90</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$855,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$213.75</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the price per share is the average of the high and low prices on October&nbsp;29, 2001. </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
NAME="ja2704_item_3._incorporation_of_documents_by_reference"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated by reference into the registration statement are the following: (a)&nbsp;the Company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, that contains audited
financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed; (b)&nbsp;all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; (c)&nbsp;the description of the Company's common stock which is contained in a registration statement filed
under the Act including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description. In addition, all documents filed subsequently by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing such documents. </FONT></P>

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NAME="ja2704_item_4._description_of_securities"> </A>
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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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja2704_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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
NAME="ja2704_item_6._indemnification_of_directors_and_officers"> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII, Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Company provides that each director, officer, employee or agent shall be fully indemnified by the
corporation in the manner and to the extent provided by Minnesota law. Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.521, generally requires a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents
against judgments, penalties, fines and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with their official capacities, provided that such person (i)&nbsp;has not been indemnified by another with respect to the same matter, (ii)&nbsp;acted in
good faith, (iii)&nbsp;received no improper personal benefit, (iv)&nbsp;had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful and (v)&nbsp;reasonably believed that his conduct was in
the best interests of the corporation. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII,
Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Company also authorizes the corporation to purchase insurance to cover its directors, officers, employees and agents for claims
asserted against them in their official capacities. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has purchased officers' and directors' liability insurance. The policy provides that the insurer will pay, on behalf of the Company, 100 percent of any amount the Company
is required or permitted to pay to indemnify directors and officers due to a claim against such director or officer for errors, omissions, misstatements, misleading statements, negligence, or breach
of duty while acting in their official capacities, or asserted against them solely by reason of their office, with certain exclusions. The insurer will pay a maximum of $5,000,000 pursuant to this
policy, and will only make payment to the extent such damages exceed $50,000 or $150,000, depending upon the nature of the claims. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;10
of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company provides that a director of the corporation shall have no liability to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, to the fullest extent permitted by Minnesota law. Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.251, subd. 4, provides that a director is not liable to a corporation
or its shareholders for monetary damages resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or
its shareholders; (2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3)&nbsp;for </FONT></P>

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transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; (4)&nbsp;for payments in violation of the provisions of Section 302A.559 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, as it
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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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>

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

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Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, as amended through April&nbsp;10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April&nbsp;30, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion Regarding Legality (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Best&nbsp;&amp; Flanagan LLP (included in Exhibit 5 and filed herewith).</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;(a)&nbsp;The
Company hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&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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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></P>

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

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

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&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;(b)&nbsp;The
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a)&nbsp;or Section 15(d)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is </FONT></P>

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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;(h)&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 St. Paul, and State
of Minnesota on this 31st day of October, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>MICRO COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.<BR>
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/s/ Roger E. Gower</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Roger E. Gower,<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 31st day of
October, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/ Roger E. Gower</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Roger E. Gower</FONT></TD>
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Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Dr. Sheldon Buckler</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dr. Sheldon Buckler</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ D. James Guzy</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> D. James Guzy</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Donald J. Kramer</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Donald J. Kramer</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ David M. Sugishita</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David M. Sugishita</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Donald R. VanLuvanee</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Donald R. VanLuvanee</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Patrick Verderico</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Patrick Verderico</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
above person signing as directors are all of the members of the Company's Board of Directors. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Plans. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Compensation Committee, which administers the plans described herein, has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, and State of Minnesota, on this 31st day of October, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/ Donald R. VanLuvanee</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Donald R. VanLuvanee<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Compensation Committee Chairman</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended through April&nbsp;10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April&nbsp;30, 2001 (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, as amended through April&nbsp;10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April&nbsp;30, 2001 (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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5.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion Regarding Legality (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP (filed herewith).</FONT></TD>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MICRO COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
41-0985960
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2340 West County Road C
St. Paul, MN 55113-2528
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Incentive Stock Option Plan
Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors
(Full title of the plan)
Roger E. Gower, President
Micro Component Technology, Inc.
2340 West County Road C
St. Paul, MN 55113-2528
(Name and address of agent for service)
(651) 697-4000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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
($.01 par value)
450,000
$1.90
$855,000
$213.75
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the price per share is the average of the high and low prices on October 29, 2001.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Incorporated by reference into the registration statement are the following: (a) the Company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, that contains audited
financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed; (b) all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above; (c) the description of the Company's common stock which is contained in a registration statement filed
under the Act including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description. In addition, all documents filed subsequently by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing 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
Article VII, Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Company provides that each director, officer, employee or agent shall be fully indemnified by the
corporation in the manner and to the extent provided by Minnesota law. Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.521, generally requires a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents
against judgments, penalties, fines and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with their official capacities, provided that such person (i) has not been indemnified by another with respect to the same matter, (ii) acted in
good faith, (iii) received no improper personal benefit, (iv) had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful and (v) reasonably believed that his conduct was in
the best interests of the corporation.
Article VII,
Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Company also authorizes the corporation to purchase insurance to cover its directors, officers, employees and agents for claims
asserted against them in their official capacities.
The
Company has purchased officers' and directors' liability insurance. The policy provides that the insurer will pay, on behalf of the Company, 100 percent of any amount the Company
is required or permitted to pay to indemnify directors and officers due to a claim against such director or officer for errors, omissions, misstatements, misleading statements, negligence, or breach
of duty while acting in their official capacities, or asserted against them solely by reason of their office, with certain exclusions. The insurer will pay a maximum of $5,000,000 pursuant to this
policy, and will only make payment to the extent such damages exceed $50,000 or $150,000, depending upon the nature of the claims.
Article 10
of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company provides that a director of the corporation shall have no liability to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, to the fullest extent permitted by Minnesota law. Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.251, subd. 4, provides that a director is not liable to a corporation
or its shareholders for monetary damages resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or
its shareholders; (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) for
transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; (4) for payments in violation of the provisions of Section 302A.559 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, as it
may be amended from time to time; or (5) for any purchase or sale of securities in violation of Section 80A.23 of the Minnesota Securities Act, as it may be amended from time to time.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
4A.
Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended through April 10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April 30, 2001.
4B.
Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, as amended through April 10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April 30, 2001.
5.
Opinion Regarding Legality (filed herewith).
23A.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith).
23B.
Consent of Best & Flanagan LLP (included in Exhibit 5 and filed herewith).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The
Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each 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
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company'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 such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 St. Paul, and State
of Minnesota on this 31st day of October, 2001.
MICRO COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Roger E. Gower
Roger E. Gower,
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 31st day of
October, 2001.
Signature
Capacity
/s/ Roger E. Gower
Roger E. Gower
Principal Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Jeffrey S. Mathiesen
Jeffrey S. Mathiesen
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
/s/ Dr. Sheldon Buckler
Dr. Sheldon Buckler
Director
/s/ D. James Guzy
D. James Guzy
Director
/s/ Donald J. Kramer
Donald J. Kramer
Director
/s/ David M. Sugishita
David M. Sugishita
Director
/s/ Donald R. VanLuvanee
Donald R. VanLuvanee
Director
/s/ Patrick Verderico
Patrick Verderico
Director
The
above person signing as directors are all of the members of the Company's Board of Directors.
The
Plans. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Compensation Committee, which administers the plans described herein, has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, and State of Minnesota, on this 31st day of October, 2001.
Incentive Stock Option Plan
Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors
By:
/s/ Donald R. VanLuvanee
Donald R. VanLuvanee
Compensation Committee Chairman
EXHIBIT INDEX
4A.
Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended through April 10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April 30, 2001 (filed herewith).
4B.
Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, as amended through April 10, 2001, incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy materials filed on April 30, 2001 (filed herewith).
5.
Opinion Regarding Legality (filed herewith).
23A.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith).
23B.
Consent of Best & Flanagan LLP (included in Exhibit 5 and filed herewith).
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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.