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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, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS,&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>41-0743912</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. employer<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>13625 Technology Drive<BR>
Eden Prairie, Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
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55344</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
GLOBAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Jeffrey D. Pflaum<BR>
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary<BR>
ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
13625 Technology Drive<BR>
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(952)&nbsp;938-8080<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate<BR>
offering price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock<BR>
($.20 par value)(4)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,903,600 Shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$3.64</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$10,569,104</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$973</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Represents
the shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. issuable pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. Global Stock Incentive Plan (the "Global
Plan"). This Registration Statement relates to a total of 2,903,600 shares (the "Shares") of common stock that were reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for future award grants
under ADC's Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Non-employee Director Plan") and that, following the combination of the Non-employee Director Plan with the Global Plan, are now available for
issuance under the Global Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February&nbsp;20, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule 457(p), the Registrant previously paid an aggregate filing fee of $4,843.09 in connection with the registration of 3,860,000 shares of common stock under the
Non-employee Director Plan pursuant to Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;31, 1991 (File No.&nbsp;033-40357) (1,760,000
shares), April&nbsp;22, 1997 (File No.&nbsp;333-25623) (1,600,000 shares) and March&nbsp;9, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;333-56808) (500,000 shares). A total of 956,400 shares have been issued under
the Non-employee Director Plan, and 2,903,600 shares have been reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for future grants under the Global Plan. The shares listed above reflect all
ADC stock splits effective through the date of this filing.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Includes
corresponding rights to acquire shares of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. common stock pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of
November&nbsp;28, 1995, as amended, between ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly known as Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association) and Computershare
Investment Services, LLC. </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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. ("ADC") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ADC's
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2001; and </FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
description of ADC's common stock and common stock purchase rights contained in any registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed by ADC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by ADC pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document all or part of which is 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 subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such 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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minnesota Statutes Section&nbsp;302A.521 provides that a corporation shall indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason
of the former or present official capacity of such person against judgments, penalties, fines (including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against such person with respect to any employee
benefit plan), settlements and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding if, with respect to the acts or omissions of
such person complained of in the proceeding, such person (1)&nbsp;has not been indemnified therefor by another organization or employee benefit plan; (2)&nbsp;acted in good faith;
(3)&nbsp;received no improper personal benefit and Section&nbsp;302A.255 (with respect to director conflicts of interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (4)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (5)&nbsp;reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or
omissions in such person's official capacity for the corporation or reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or omissions in
such person's official capacity for other affiliated organizations. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IX
of ADC's Restated Bylaws provides that ADC shall indemnify officers and directors to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes Section&nbsp;302A.521 as now enacted
or hereafter amended. ADC also maintains an insurance policy or policies to assist in funding indemnification of directors and officers for certain liabilities. </FONT></P>

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

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

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

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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 dated April&nbsp;15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January&nbsp;20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.6 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated
March&nbsp;14, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. dated June&nbsp;30, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-g to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
July&nbsp;31, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Bylaws of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 dated April&nbsp;15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Form&nbsp;of certificate for shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-a to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, amended and restated as of November&nbsp;28, 1995, between ADC and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (amending and restating the Rights Agreement dated as of
September&nbsp;23, 1986, as amended and restated as of August&nbsp;16, 1989), which includes as Exhibit&nbsp;A thereto the form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to ADC's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
December&nbsp;11, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;6, 1999 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4-c to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of November&nbsp;15, 2000 between ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.)
and Computershare Investment Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.8 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated February&nbsp;28, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

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<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
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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and </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
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;above will not apply if 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 Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>


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

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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 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 Eden
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By</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Richard R. Roscitt</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard R. Roscitt<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jeffrey D. Pflaum and Charles T. Roehrick and each of
them acting individually, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for such person, in any and all capacities, to
sign any and all amendments (including post-effective 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 and with such state securities commissions and other agencies as necessary, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as
such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed on February&nbsp;27, 2002, by the following persons in the
capacities indicated: </FONT></P>

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/s/ Richard R. Roscitt</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard R. Roscitt</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Robert E. Switz</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert E. Switz</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Charles T. Roehrick</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles T. Roehrick</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Robert Annunziata</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert Annunziata</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ John A. Blanchard III</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John A. Blanchard III</FONT></TD>
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Director  </FONT></TD>
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/s/ Larry W. Wangberg</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Larry W. Wangberg</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ John D. Wunsch</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John D. Wunsch</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Charles D. Yost</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles D. Yost</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.6 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated March&nbsp;14, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated June 30, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-g to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.4</FONT></TD>
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Restated Bylaws of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 dated April&nbsp;15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Form of certificate for shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-a to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, amended and restated as of November&nbsp;28, 1995, between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (amending and restating the Rights Agreement dated as of
September&nbsp;23, 1986, as amended and restated as of August&nbsp;16, 1989), which includes as Exhibit A thereto the form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to ADC's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
December&nbsp;11, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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4.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;6, 1999 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-c to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-K
for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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4.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of November&nbsp;15, 2000 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.) and Computershare Investment Services,
LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated February 28, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-0743912
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
13625 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
55344
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
GLOBAL STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffrey D. Pflaum
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
13625 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
(Name and address of agent for service)
(952) 938-8080
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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(3)
Common Stock
($.20 par value)(4)
2,903,600 Shares
$3.64
$10,569,104
$973
(1)
Represents
the shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. issuable pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Global Stock Incentive Plan (the "Global
Plan"). This Registration Statement relates to a total of 2,903,600 shares (the "Shares") of common stock that were reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for future award grants
under ADC's Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Non-employee Director Plan") and that, following the combination of the Non-employee Director Plan with the Global Plan, are now available for
issuance under the Global Plan.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February 20, 2002.
(3)
Pursuant
to Rule 457(p), the Registrant previously paid an aggregate filing fee of $4,843.09 in connection with the registration of 3,860,000 shares of common stock under the
Non-employee Director Plan pursuant to Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 1991 (File No. 033-40357) (1,760,000
shares), April 22, 1997 (File No. 333-25623) (1,600,000 shares) and March 9, 2001 (File No. 333-56808) (500,000 shares). A total of 956,400 shares have been issued under
the Non-employee Director Plan, and 2,903,600 shares have been reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for future grants under the Global Plan. The shares listed above reflect all
ADC stock splits effective through the date of this filing.
(4)
Includes
corresponding rights to acquire shares of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. common stock pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of
November 28, 1995, as amended, between ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly known as Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association) and Computershare
Investment Services, LLC.
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed by ADC Telecommunications, Inc. ("ADC") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement:
(a)
ADC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001; and
(b)
the
description of ADC's common stock and common stock purchase rights contained in any registration statement on Form 8-A filed by ADC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
In
addition, all documents filed by ADC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document all or part of which is 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 subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such 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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Minnesota Statutes Section 302A.521 provides that a corporation shall indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason
of the former or present official capacity of such person against judgments, penalties, fines (including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against such person with respect to any employee
benefit plan), settlements and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding if, with respect to the acts or omissions of
such person complained of in the proceeding, such person (1) has not been indemnified therefor by another organization or employee benefit plan; (2) acted in good faith;
(3) received no improper personal benefit and Section 302A.255 (with respect to director conflicts of interest), if applicable, has been satisfied; (4) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and (5) reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or
omissions in such person's official capacity for the corporation or reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or omissions in
such person's official capacity for other affiliated organizations.
Article IX
of ADC's Restated Bylaws provides that ADC shall indemnify officers and directors to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes Section 302A.521 as now enacted
or hereafter amended. ADC also maintains an insurance policy or policies to assist in funding indemnification of directors and officers for certain liabilities.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).
4.2
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated
March 14, 2000).
4.3
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated June 30, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-g to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
July 31, 2000).
4.4
Restated Bylaws of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).
4.5
Form of certificate for shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-a to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 1996).
4.6
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, amended and restated as of November 28, 1995, between ADC and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (amending and restating the Rights Agreement dated as of
September 23, 1986, as amended and restated as of August 16, 1989), which includes as Exhibit A thereto the form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to ADC's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 11, 1995).
4.7
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October 6, 1999 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4-c to ADC's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999).
4.8
Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of November 15, 2000 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.)
and Computershare Investment Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated February 28, 2001).
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)    The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)  To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
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(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
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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)  To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above will not apply if 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 Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)  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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)  To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)    The
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 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)    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 other 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.
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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 Eden
Prairie, State of Minnesota, as of the 27th of February, 2002.
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By
/s/ Richard R. Roscitt
Richard R. Roscitt
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jeffrey D. Pflaum and Charles T. Roehrick and each of
them acting individually, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for such person, in any and all capacities, to
sign any and all amendments (including post-effective 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 and with such state securities commissions and other agencies as necessary, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as
such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed on February 27, 2002, by the following persons in the
capacities indicated:
Signature
Title
/s/ Richard R. Roscitt
Richard R. Roscitt
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert E. Switz
Robert E. Switz
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Charles T. Roehrick
Charles T. Roehrick
Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Robert Annunziata
Robert Annunziata
Director
/s/ John A. Blanchard III
John A. Blanchard III
Director
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/s/ John J. Boyle III
John J. Boyle III
Director
/s/ James C. Castle
James C. Castle, Ph.D.
Director
/s/ B. Kristine Johnson
B. Kristine Johnson
Director
/s/ Jean-Pierre Rosso
Jean-Pierre Rosso
Director
/s/ Larry W. Wangberg
Larry W. Wangberg
Director
/s/ John D. Wunsch
John D. Wunsch
Director
/s/ Charles D. Yost
Charles D. Yost
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).
4.2
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated March 14, 2000).
4.3
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated June 30, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-g to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2000).
4.4
Restated Bylaws of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 15, 1997).
4.5
Form of certificate for shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-a to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 1996).
4.6
Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, amended and restated as of November 28, 1995, between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (amending and restating the Rights Agreement dated as of
September 23, 1986, as amended and restated as of August 16, 1989), which includes as Exhibit A thereto the form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to ADC's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 11, 1995).
4.7
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October 6, 1999 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-c to ADC's Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999).
4.8
Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of November 15, 2000 between ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (formerly Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.) and Computershare Investment Services,
LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated February 28, 2001).
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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