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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>

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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>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-0743912</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. employer<BR>
identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>12501 Whitewater Drive</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnetonka, Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>55343</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="26%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Zip code)<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN<BR>
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT 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, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.<BR>
12501 Whitewater Drive<BR>
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(952) 938-8080<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, 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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<TH WIDTH="42%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per share(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="42%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock ($.20 par value)(3)(4)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>20,400,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$184,926,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$46,232</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Represents
20,000,000 shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. ("ADC") that may be offered or sold pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
and 400,000 shares of common stock of ADC that may be offered or sold pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 401(k) Supplemental Retirement Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=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 May 16, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to
the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II.<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. ("ADC") or the ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. Retirement Savings
Plan (the "Retirement Savings Plan") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, as of their respective dates: </FONT></P>

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<DT><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, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ADC's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January&nbsp;31, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>ADC's
Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on January&nbsp;19, 2001, January&nbsp;29, 2001 and March&nbsp;28, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K of the Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
description of ADC's common stock and common stock purchase rights contained in any registration statement or report filed by ADC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), or in any report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by ADC and the Retirement Savings Plan pursuant to Sections&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>

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

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

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

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


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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 </FONT></P>

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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;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>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="92%"><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 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-f to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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4.3</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 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&nbsp;4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 dated April 15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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4.5</FONT></TD>
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Form&nbsp;of certificate for shares of common stock of ADC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-a to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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4.6</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
23, 1986, as amended and restated as of August 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 11,
1995).</FONT></TD>
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4.7</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;6, 1999 (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>
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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&nbsp;4.8 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated February 28, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Internal Revenue Service determination letter with respect to ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;5 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 date April 3, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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5.2</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&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) 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;(iii)&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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<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) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&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;(3)&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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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&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) or 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 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;(c)&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;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
Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on May&nbsp;23, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD R. ROSCITT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard R. Roscitt<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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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;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;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed on May&nbsp;23, 2001, by the following persons in the capacities
indicated: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD R. ROSCITT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard R. Roscitt</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT E. SWITZ</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert E. Switz</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES T. ROEHRICK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles T. Roehrick</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN A. BLANCHARD III</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John A. Blanchard III</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES C. CASTLE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James C. Castle, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>B. KRISTINE JOHNSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> B. Kristine Johnson</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEAN-PIERRE ROSSO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jean-Pierre Rosso</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN D. WUNSCH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John D. Wunsch</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES D. YOST</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles D. Yost</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustees have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on May&nbsp;23, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=2>ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LAURA N. OWEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Laura N. Owen<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Vice President, Human Resources</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><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 15, 1997).</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. dated January 20, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-f to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 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 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;of certificate for shares of common stock of ADC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4-a to ADC's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 1996).</FONT></TD>
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4.6</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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&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 11, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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4.7</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of October&nbsp;6, 1999 (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>
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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&nbsp;4.8 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated February 28, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Internal Revenue Service determination letter with respect to ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated April 3, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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5.2</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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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</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.)
12501 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota
55343
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffrey D. Pflaum
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
12501 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(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)
Common Stock ($.20 par value)(3)(4)
20,400,000 Shares
$184,926,000
$46,232
(1)
Represents
20,000,000 shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. ("ADC") that may be offered or sold pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
and 400,000 shares of common stock of ADC that may be offered or sold pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 401(k) Supplemental Retirement 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 May 16, 2001.
(3)
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.
(4)
Pursuant
to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to
the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan.
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") or the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings
Plan (the "Retirement Savings Plan") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, as of their respective dates:
(a)
ADC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000;
(b)
ADC's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2001;
(c)
ADC's
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on January 19, 2001, January 29, 2001 and March 28, 2001;
(d)
The
Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 1999; and
(e)
the
description of ADC's common stock and common stock purchase rights contained in any registration statement or report filed by ADC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), or in any report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
In
addition, all documents filed by ADC and the Retirement Savings Plan 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.
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-f to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 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 (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 (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
Internal Revenue Service determination letter with respect to ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 date April 3, 1995).
5.2
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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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;
(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
Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on May 23, 2001.
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/
RICHARD R. ROSCITT
Richard R. Roscitt
Chairman of the Board 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 May 23, 2001, by the following persons in the capacities
indicated:
Signature
Title
/s/
RICHARD R. ROSCITT
Richard R. Roscitt
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
/s/
ROBERT E. SWITZ
Robert E. Switz
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
/s/
CHARLES T. ROEHRICK
Charles T. Roehrick
Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)
/s/
JOHN A. BLANCHARD III
John A. Blanchard III
Director
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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/
JOHN D. WUNSCH
John D. Wunsch
Director
/s/
CHARLES D. YOST
Charles D. Yost
Director
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustees have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on May 23, 2001.
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/
LAURA N. OWEN
Laura N. Owen
Vice President, Human Resources
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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-f to ADC's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 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 (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 (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
Internal Revenue Service determination letter with respect to ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated April 3, 1995).
5.2
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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