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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>UNITY WIRELESS CORPORATION<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<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or<BR>
organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>91-1940650<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employee Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>10900 NE 4<SUP>th</SUP> Street, Suite 2300, Bellevue, WA 98004<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>UNITY WIRELESS CORPORATION<BR>
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Columbia Corporate Services,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5701<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98104<BR>
(206)&nbsp;587-5700<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number 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="33%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of each<BR>
class of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
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per share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
price (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5,400,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,350,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$337.50</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Calculated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as permitted by Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the
average of the bid and asked prices for the Company's common shares as reported over-the-counter by the Electronic Bulletin Board on April&nbsp;23, 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><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents listed in (a) through (c) below are incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="94%" COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>The registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;</FONT></TD>
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(b)</FONT></TD>
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All reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the registrant's latest annual report;</FONT></TD>
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(c)</FONT></TD>
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The description of securities set forth in the section titled "Description of Capital Stock" on page 28 of the Form 10-SB, as amended (the "10-SB"), filed by the registrant on December 14, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this registration statement and before 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 herein, and to be a part of the registration statement from the date of the filing of such
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See above. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's bylaws provide that directors and officers shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware Business
Corporation Act ("DBCA"), against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with services for or on behalf of the Company. The bylaws also authorize the board of directors to
indemnify any other person who the Company has the power to indemnify under the DBCA, and indemnification for such a person may be greater or different from that provided in the bylaws. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant has obtained directors' and officers' liability insurance, the effect of which is to indemnify the directors and officers of Unity Wireless Corporation and its
subsidiaries against certain losses caused by errors, misleading statements, wrongful acts, omissions, neglect or breach of duty by them or any matter claimed against them in their capacities as
directors and officers. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;4.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Sonic Systems Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Monahan &amp; Biagi, P.L.L.C. as to the legality of the securities being registered</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE=2>24.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;to
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement 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>


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&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
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Signatures  </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, at Burnaby, British
Columbia, Canada, on the 26th day of April, 2001. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>UNITY
WIRELESS CORPORATION<BR>
by its authorized signatory </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN ROBERTSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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JOHN ROBERTSON</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Name)</FONT></TD>
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Title)</FONT></TD>
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April 26, 2001</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Date)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Power of Attorney  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John Robertson and Roland Sartorius, and each or either
of them (with full power to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto those attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that those attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virture hereof. </FONT></P>

<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="49%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Title)</FONT></TD>
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April 26, 2001</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROLAND SARTORIUS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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April 26, 2001</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Date)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>DIRECTOR</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Title)</FONT></TD>
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April 26, 2001</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Date)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN ANDERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN ANDERSON</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Name)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>DIRECTOR</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Title)</FONT></TD>
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April 26, 2001</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Date)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>MARK GODSY</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Name)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>DIRECTOR</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> (Title)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Sonic Systems Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young, LLP, Independent Chartered Accountants</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (see signature page)</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
UNITY WIRELESS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
91-1940650
(I.R.S. Employee Identification No.)
10900 NE 4
th
Street, Suite 2300, Bellevue, WA 98004
(Address of principal executive offices)
UNITY WIRELESS CORPORATION
1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Columbia Corporate Services, Inc.
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5701
Seattle, Washington 98104
(206) 587-5700
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each
class of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (1)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
5,400,000
$0.25
$1,350,000
$337.50
(1)
Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as permitted by Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the
average of the bid and asked prices for the Company's common shares as reported over-the-counter by the Electronic Bulletin Board on April 23, 2001.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents listed in (a) through (c) below are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a)
The registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(b)
All reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the registrant's latest annual report;
(c)
The description of securities set forth in the section titled "Description of Capital Stock" on page 28 of the Form 10-SB, as amended (the "10-SB"), filed by the registrant on December 14, 1999.
All documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this registration statement and before 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 herein, and to be a part of the registration statement from the date of the filing of such
documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
See above.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's bylaws provide that directors and officers shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware Business
Corporation Act ("DBCA"), against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with services for or on behalf of the Company. The bylaws also authorize the board of directors to
indemnify any other person who the Company has the power to indemnify under the DBCA, and indemnification for such a person may be greater or different from that provided in the bylaws.
The
registrant has obtained directors' and officers' liability insurance, the effect of which is to indemnify the directors and officers of Unity Wireless Corporation and its
subsidiaries against certain losses caused by errors, misleading statements, wrongful acts, omissions, neglect or breach of duty by them or any matter claimed against them in their capacities as
directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this registration statement:
4.
Sonic Systems Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan
5.
Opinion of Monahan & Biagi, P.L.L.C. as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Chartered Accountants
23.2
Consent of KPMG, LLP Independent Chartered Accountants
24.
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
Item 9. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) to
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement 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;
(b) 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; and
(c) 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.
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, at Burnaby, British
Columbia, Canada, on the 26th day of April, 2001.
UNITY
WIRELESS CORPORATION
by its authorized signatory
/s/
JOHN ROBERTSON
JOHN ROBERTSON
(Name)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Title)
April 26, 2001
(Date)
Power of Attorney
Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John Robertson and Roland Sartorius, and each or either
of them (with full power to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto those attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that those attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virture hereof.
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.
/s/
JOHN ROBERTSON
JOHN ROBERTSON
(Name)
DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Title)
April 26, 2001
(Date)
/s/
ROLAND SARTORIUS
ROLAND SARTORIUS
(Name)
DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Title)
April 26, 2001
(Date)
/s/
KEN MADDISON
KEN MADDISON
(Name)
DIRECTOR
(Title)
April 26, 2001
(Date)
/s/
JOHN ANDERSON
JOHN ANDERSON
(Name)
DIRECTOR
(Title)
April 26, 2001
(Date)
/s/
MARK GODSY
MARK GODSY
(Name)
DIRECTOR
(Title)
April 26, 2001
(Date)
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.
Sonic Systems Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan
5.
Opinion of Monahan & Biagi, P.L.L.C. as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Chartered Accountants
23.2
Consent of KPMG, LLP Independent Chartered Accountants
24.
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
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