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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;20, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, DC 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>ELASTIC NETWORKS&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>58-2418576</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>6120 Windward Parkway, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1999 Stock Incentive Plan,<BR>
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and<BR>
Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>GUY D. GILL<BR>
Elastic Networks&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
6120 Windward Parkway, Suite 100<BR>
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005<BR>
(678)&nbsp;297-3100<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>With copies to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> W. TINLEY ANDERSON, III, ESQ.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Hunton&nbsp;&amp; Williams<BR>
Bank of America Plaza<BR>
Suite 4100<BR>
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216<BR>
(404)&nbsp;888-4000 </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="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to Be<BR>
Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $.01 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>2,100,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.55</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,155,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$289.00</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;416(a), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may be offered
or issued in the future to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
<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. This amount was calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) on the basis of $0.55 per share, which was the average
of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on November&nbsp;13, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Explanation Statement    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed by Elastic Networks&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), to
register an aggregate of 2,100,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, which is comprised of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, 100,000
shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's Stock Option Plan. All of
the securities being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 constitute additional securities of the same class as those of the Registrant's securities for
which a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-48642) was filed by the Registrant on October&nbsp;26, 2000. The contents of such Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-48642) are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. </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><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference and made a part hereof: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2001; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2001, August&nbsp;9, 2001 and
November&nbsp;14, 2001; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed with the Commission on
September&nbsp;27, 2000. </FONT></P>

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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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 601 of
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<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-40500) initially filed with the Commission on June 29, 2000, as amended and declared effective by
the Commission as of September 28, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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1999 Stock Incentive Plan.*</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Plan.*</FONT></TD>
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5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Hunton &amp; Williams, as counsel with respect to the securities being registered.*</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche, LLP, independent accountants.*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Hunton &amp; Williams (included in Exhibit 5).*</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
herewith. </FONT></DD></DL>
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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 of 1933, 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/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GUY D. GILL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Guy D. Gill<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="44%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GUY D. GILL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Guy D. Gill</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DARRELL BORNE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Darrell Borne</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN J. BENSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven J. Benson</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS M. MANLEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas M. Manley</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GERALD A. POCH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gerald A. Poch</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEROME L. RHATTIGAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jerome L. Rhattigan</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KEVIN D. ELOP</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kevin D. Elop</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES G. BETTY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles G. Betty</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="87%"><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-40500) initially filed with the Commission on June 29, 2000, as amended and declared effective by
the Commission as of September 28, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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1999 Stock Incentive Plan.*</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
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Stock Option Plan.*</FONT></TD>
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5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Hunton &amp; Williams, as counsel with respect to the securities being registered.*</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche, LLP, independent accountants.*</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Hunton &amp; Williams (included in Exhibit 5).*</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2001
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ELASTIC NETWORKS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
58-2418576
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6120 Windward Parkway, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
1999 Stock Incentive Plan,
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and
Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
GUY D. GILL
Elastic Networks Inc.
6120 Windward Parkway, Suite 100
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(678) 297-3100
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With copies to:
W. TINLEY ANDERSON, III, ESQ.
Hunton & Williams
Bank of America Plaza
Suite 4100
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
(404) 888-4000
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 (2)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value
2,100,000 shares
$0.55
$1,155,000
$289.00
(1)
Pursuant
to Rule 416(a), the number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder includes such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may be offered
or issued in the future to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee. This amount was calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) on the basis of $0.55 per share, which was the average
of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on November 13, 2001.
Explanation Statement
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Elastic Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), to
register an aggregate of 2,100,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, which is comprised of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, 100,000
shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's Stock Option Plan. All of
the securities being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 constitute additional securities of the same class as those of the Registrant's securities for
which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-48642) was filed by the Registrant on October 26, 2000. The contents of such Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-48642) are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference and made a part hereof:
(i)  The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001; and
(ii)  The
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2001, August 9, 2001 and
November 14, 2001; and
(iii)  The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on
September 27, 2000.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
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ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 601 of
Regulation S-K:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).
4.3
Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-40500) initially filed with the Commission on June 29, 2000, as amended and declared effective by
the Commission as of September 28, 2000).
4.4
1999 Stock Incentive Plan.*
4.5
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*
4.6
Stock Option Plan.*
5
Opinion of Hunton & Williams, as counsel with respect to the securities being registered.*
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, independent accountants.*
23.2
Consent of Hunton & Williams (included in Exhibit 5).*
*
Filed
herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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
Alpharetta, State of Georgia, on this 20th day of November, 2001.
ELASTIC NETWORKS INC.
By:
/s/
GUY D. GILL
Guy D. Gill
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
GUY D. GILL
Guy D. Gill
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (principal executive officer)
November 20, 2001
/s/
DARRELL BORNE
Darrell Borne
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
November 20, 2001
/s/
STEVEN J. BENSON
Steven J. Benson
Director
November 20, 2001
/s/
THOMAS M. MANLEY
Thomas M. Manley
Director
November 20, 2001
/s/
GERALD A. POCH
Gerald A. Poch
Director
November 20, 2001
/s/
JEROME L. RHATTIGAN
Jerome L. Rhattigan
Director
November 20, 2001
/s/
KEVIN D. ELOP
Kevin D. Elop
Director
November 20, 2001
/s/
CHARLES G. BETTY
Charles G. Betty
Director
November 20, 2001
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Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001).
4.3
Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-40500) initially filed with the Commission on June 29, 2000, as amended and declared effective by
the Commission as of September 28, 2000).
4.4
1999 Stock Incentive Plan.*
4.5
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*
4.6
Stock Option Plan.*
5
Opinion of Hunton & Williams, as counsel with respect to the securities being registered.*
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, independent accountants.*
23.2
Consent of Hunton & Williams (included in Exhibit 5).*
*
Filed
herewith.
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