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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>94-3128324</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1565 Barber Lane<BR>
Milpitas, CA 95035<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including zip code of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1996 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Michael R. Kourey<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Polycom, Inc.<BR>
1565 Barber Lane<BR>
Milpitas, CA 95035<BR>
(408) 526-9000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copy to:<BR>
Mark A. Bertelsen, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050<BR>
(650) 493-9300  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<TH WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered (1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock $.0005 par value:<BR>
Newly reserved under the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Option Plan</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>")</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$25.40</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$63,500,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$15,875</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required by Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(h) and 457(c) under the
Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May&nbsp;30, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POLYCOM,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_de1801_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 1. Plan Information.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Commission</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") and the instructions to
Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either
as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<A NAME="toc_de1801_5"> </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 and information previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Commission</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") by Polycom,&nbsp;Inc. (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Registrant</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") are hereby incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;12, 2001 pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exchange Act</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>");
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;16, 2001 pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;17, 2001 pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of
the Exchange Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Tender Offer Statements on Schedule TO filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;21, 2001, May&nbsp;22, 2001 and May&nbsp;23, 2001
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Exchange Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 2001 pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the
Exchange Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;30, 2001 pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the
Exchange Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the
Commission on October&nbsp;10, 1995, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act, declared effective by the Commission on November&nbsp;15, 1995, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
information contained in the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File Nos. 333-43059,
333-45351, 333-86681, 333-93419, 333-46816, 333-57778 and 333-59820) filed on or </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>about
December&nbsp;23, 1997, January&nbsp;30, 1998, September&nbsp;7, 1999, December&nbsp;22, 1999, September&nbsp;28, 2000, March&nbsp;28, 2001 and April&nbsp;30, 2001, respectively. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold under this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained herein or 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier
statement. Any 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>Items 4&nbsp;-&nbsp;7.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Items 4&nbsp;-&nbsp;7, inclusive, are omitted in reliance upon General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, and the above
incorporation by reference of a previously filed and currently effective S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-57778). </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="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</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;Item 9 is omitted in reliance upon General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, and the above incorporation by reference of a previously filed and
currently effective S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-57778). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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&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
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/s/ Michael R. Kourey</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael R. Kourey<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director</I></FONT></TD>
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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 PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Robert C. Hagerty and Michael R. Kourey, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)&nbsp;act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii)&nbsp;act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents
as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii)&nbsp;take any and all actions that may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any of his substitutes may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on this 31st day of May&nbsp;2001 by the
following persons in the capacities indicated:</B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Robert C. Hagerty</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert C. Hagerty</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/ Michael R. Kourey</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael R. Kourey</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/ Betsy S. Atkins</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Betsy S. Atkins</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ John Seely Brown</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John Seely Brown</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ John A. Kelley</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John A. Kelley</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Stanley J. Meresman</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stanley J. Meresman</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ William A. Owens</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William A. Owens</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1801_2">Item 1. Plan Information.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1801_3">Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
POLYCOM, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3128324
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1565 Barber Lane
Milpitas, CA 95035
(Address, including zip code of Principal Executive Offices)
1996 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Michael R. Kourey
Chief Financial Officer
Polycom, Inc.
1565 Barber Lane
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 526-9000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Mark A. Bertelsen, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock $.0005 par value:
Newly reserved under the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "
Option Plan
")
2,500,000 shares
$25.40
$63,500,000
$15,875
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the Option Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the
Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May 30, 2001.
POLYCOM, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") and the instructions to
Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule 424.
Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either
as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"
Commission
") by Polycom, Inc. (the "
Registrant
") are hereby incorporated herein by reference:
•
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed with the Commission on
March 12, 2001 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
");
•
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on May 16, 2001 pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act;
•
The
Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 17, 2001 pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Exchange Act;
•
The
Registrant's Tender Offer Statements on Schedule TO filed with the Commission on May 21, 2001, May 22, 2001 and May 23, 2001
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act;
•
The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 12, 2001 pursuant to Section 13 of the
Exchange Act;
•
The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 30, 2001 pursuant to Section 13 of the
Exchange Act;
•
The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission on October 10, 1995, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, declared effective by the Commission on November 15, 1995, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description; and
•
The
information contained in the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-43059,
333-45351, 333-86681, 333-93419, 333-46816, 333-57778 and 333-59820) filed on or
2
about
December 23, 1997, January 30, 1998, September 7, 1999, December 22, 1999, September 28, 2000, March 28, 2001 and April 30, 2001, respectively.
In
addition, all documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold under this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained herein or 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Items 4 - 7.
Items 4 - 7, inclusive, are omitted in reliance upon General Instruction E to Form S-8, and the above
incorporation by reference of a previously filed and currently effective S-8 (File No. 333-57778).
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see page 4).
Item 9. Undertakings.
Item 9 is omitted in reliance upon General Instruction E to Form S-8, and the above incorporation by reference of a previously filed and
currently effective S-8 (File No. 333-57778).
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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
Milpitas, State of California, on this 31st day of May 2001.
POLYCOM, INC.
By:
/s/ Michael R. Kourey
Michael R. Kourey
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Robert C. Hagerty and Michael R. Kourey, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents
as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all actions that may be necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or
she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact or any of his substitutes may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on this 31st day of May 2001 by the
following persons in the capacities indicated:
Signatures
Title
/s/ Robert C. Hagerty
Robert C. Hagerty
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael R. Kourey
Michael R. Kourey
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Betsy S. Atkins
Betsy S. Atkins
Director
/s/ John Seely Brown
John Seely Brown
Director
/s/ John A. Kelley
John A. Kelley
Director
/s/ Stanley J. Meresman
Stanley J. Meresman
Director
/s/ William A. Owens
William A. Owens
Director
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see page 4).
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Items 4 - 7.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.