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<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY&nbsp;12, 2002 REGISTRATION NO. 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>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>DITECH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><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><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State of other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> 94-2935531</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>825 E. MIDDLEFIELD ROAD<BR>
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043<BR>
(650)&nbsp;623-1300<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>2000 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK 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>TIMOTHY K. MONTGOMERY<BR>
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER<BR>
825 E. MIDDLEFIELD ROAD<BR>
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043<BR>
(650)&nbsp;623-1300<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>COPIES TO:<BR>
Brett D. White, Esq.<BR>
COOLEY GODWARD LLP<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Five Palo Alto Square<BR>
3000 El Camino Real<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94306 </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>Title of Securities<BR>
To Be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount To Be Registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price per Share(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT SIZE=1>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>1,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$4.68-$5.20</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>See chart below.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$436</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon (i)&nbsp;$4.68, the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq
Stock Market for February&nbsp;11, 2002, for shares available for future grant under the Company's 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan, and (ii)&nbsp;$5.20, the weighted average exercise
price for 109,770 shares subject to options previously granted under the Company's 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan. This Registration Statement shall cover any additional shares of Common
Stock which become issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of shares of the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The following chart illustrates the calculation of the registration fee: </FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Offering Price&nbsp;Per&nbsp;Share</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Aggregate<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=1>2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>890,230</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$4.68</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$4,166,277</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=1>2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan (outstanding options)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>109,770</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$5.20</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;570,804</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="53%"><FONT SIZE=1><B>TOTAL</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>1,000,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$4,737,081</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>  <BR>  INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Ditech Communication Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>(a)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed on July&nbsp;26, 2001. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>(b)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on September&nbsp;13, 2001. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>(c)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on December&nbsp;12, 2001. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>(d)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement filed under the Exchange Act
on Form&nbsp;8-A on May&nbsp;28, 1999. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange 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 herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. </FONT></P>

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

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

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the issuance of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto, California. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware as it currently exists. Consequently, subject to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, no director will be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary
damages resulting from his or her conduct as a director, except liability for (1)&nbsp;acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law; (2)&nbsp;unlawful
distributions; or (3)&nbsp;transactions from which the director personally receives a benefit in money, property or services to which the director is not legally entitled. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's certificate of incorporation also provides that the Company may indemnify any individual made a party to a proceeding because that individual is or was a director or
officer, and this right to indemnification will continue as to an individual who has ceased to be a director or officer and will inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors or administrators.
Any repeal of or modification to the Company's certificate of incorporation may not adversely affect any right of a director or officer who is or was a director or officer at the time of any repeal or
modification. To the extent the provisions of the Company's certificate of incorporation provide for indemnification of directors or officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 1933,
those provisions are, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and they are therefore unenforceable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company's bylaws provide that it will indemnify its directors and officers and may indemnify its other officers and employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has entered into agreements to indemnify directors, certain officers and other agents, in addition to indemnification provided for in the Company's certificate of
incorporation or bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify the Company's directors and certain officers for certain expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and settlement
amounts incurred by any of these persons in any action or proceeding, including any action by the Company arising out of the </FONT></P>

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person's services as the Company's director or officer or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company's request. The Company believes that these provisions
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Mountain View, State of
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>TIMOTHY K. MONTGOMERY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Timothy K. Montgomery<BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy K. Montgomery and
William J. Tamblyn, or either of them, each with the power of substitution, his or her attorney-in-fact, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement (including
post-effective amendments), with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>TIMOTHY K. MONTGOMERY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Timothy K. Montgomery</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board, President<BR>
and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM J. TAMBLYN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William J. Tamblyn</FONT></TD>
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Vice President of Finance, Chief<BR>
Financial Officer, and Secretary<BR>
(Principal Financial<BR>
and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GREGORY M. AVIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gregory M. Avis</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PETER Y. CHUNG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Peter Y. Chung</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KENNETH E. JONES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kenneth E. Jones</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM A. HASLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William A. Hasler</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ANDREI M. MANOLIU</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Andrei M. Manoliu</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GEORGE J. TURNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> George J. Turner</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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February 12, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXHIBITS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan, as amended as of December&nbsp;21, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><B>1.</B></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>(a)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&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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SIZE=2><B>PROVIDED, HOWEVER</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs (a)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(ii)&nbsp;of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on
form&nbsp;S-3, Forms S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section&nbsp;13 or section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
herein. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>(b)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>(c)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&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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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><B>2.</B></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2><B>3.</B></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange </FONT></DD></DL>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan, as amended as of December&nbsp;21, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1184_3">INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></FONT><BR>
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 12, 2002 REGISTRATION NO. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DITECH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
94-2935531
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)
825 E. MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
(650) 623-1300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
2000 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
TIMOTHY K. MONTGOMERY
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
825 E. MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
(650) 623-1300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
Brett D. White, Esq.
COOLEY GODWARD LLP
Five Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
To Be Registered
Amount To Be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering
Price per Share(1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
1,000,000 shares
$4.68-$5.20
See chart below.
$436
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon (i) $4.68, the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq
Stock Market for February 11, 2002, for shares available for future grant under the Company's 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan, and (ii) $5.20, the weighted average exercise
price for 109,770 shares subject to options previously granted under the Company's 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan. This Registration Statement shall cover any additional shares of Common
Stock which become issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of shares of the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
The following chart illustrates the calculation of the registration fee:
Number of Shares
Offering Price Per Share
Aggregate
Offering
Price
2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan
890,230
$4.68
$4,166,277
2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan (outstanding options)
109,770
$5.20
$    570,804
TOTAL
1,000,000
$4,737,081
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by Ditech Communication Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on July 26, 2001.
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on September 13, 2001.
(c)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on December 12, 2001.
(d)
The description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement filed under the Exchange Act
on Form 8-A on May 28, 1999.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange 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 herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not Applicable.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
The validity of the issuance of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto, California.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company's certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware as it currently exists. Consequently, subject to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, no director will be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary
damages resulting from his or her conduct as a director, except liability for (1) acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law; (2) unlawful
distributions; or (3) transactions from which the director personally receives a benefit in money, property or services to which the director is not legally entitled.
The
Company's certificate of incorporation also provides that the Company may indemnify any individual made a party to a proceeding because that individual is or was a director or
officer, and this right to indemnification will continue as to an individual who has ceased to be a director or officer and will inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors or administrators.
Any repeal of or modification to the Company's certificate of incorporation may not adversely affect any right of a director or officer who is or was a director or officer at the time of any repeal or
modification. To the extent the provisions of the Company's certificate of incorporation provide for indemnification of directors or officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 1933,
those provisions are, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and they are therefore unenforceable.
The
Company's bylaws provide that it will indemnify its directors and officers and may indemnify its other officers and employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The
Company has entered into agreements to indemnify directors, certain officers and other agents, in addition to indemnification provided for in the Company's certificate of
incorporation or bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify the Company's directors and certain officers for certain expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and settlement
amounts incurred by any of these persons in any action or proceeding, including any action by the Company arising out of the
person's services as the Company's director or officer or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company's request. The Company believes that these provisions
and agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. The Company also currently maintains liability insurance for officers and directors.
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not Applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Mountain View, State of
California on February 12, 2002.
DITECH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:
/s/
TIMOTHY K. MONTGOMERY
Timothy K. Montgomery
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy K. Montgomery and
William J. Tamblyn, or either of them, each with the power of substitution, his or her attorney-in-fact, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement (including
post-effective amendments), with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
TIMOTHY K. MONTGOMERY
Timothy K. Montgomery
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 12, 2002
/s/
WILLIAM J. TAMBLYN
William J. Tamblyn
Vice President of Finance, Chief
Financial Officer, and Secretary
(Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
February 12, 2002
/s/
GREGORY M. AVIS
Gregory M. Avis
Director
February 12, 2002
/s/
PETER Y. CHUNG
Peter Y. Chung
Director
February 12, 2002
/s/
KENNETH E. JONES
Kenneth E. Jones
Director
February 12, 2002
/s/
WILLIAM A. HASLER
William A. Hasler
Director
February 12, 2002
/s/
ANDREI M. MANOLIU
Andrei M. Manoliu
Director
February 12, 2002
/s/
GEORGE J. TURNER
George J. Turner
Director
February 12, 2002
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan, as amended as of December 21, 2001.
UNDERTAKINGS
1.
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:
(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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective 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)(i) and (a)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on
form S-3, Forms S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
herein.
(b)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
(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.
2.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
2000 Non-Qualified Stock Plan, as amended as of December 21, 2001.
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EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
SIGNATURES
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