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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>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. employer<BR>
identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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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 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE 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="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" 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="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock<BR>
($.20 par value)(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>15,000,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$3.64</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$54,600,000.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$5,024</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 Employee Stock Purchase 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>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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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement relates to the registration of 15,000,000 shares of common stock,
$.20 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of the Registrant under the ADC Telecommunications,&nbsp;Inc. Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a stock-based employee benefit plan for which the
Registrant registered 8,000,000 shares of common stock under a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;11, 1994 (File
No.&nbsp;033-52637), the contents of which (including any post-effective amendments thereto) are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The shares listed above reflect all
stock splits of the Registrant effective through the date of this filing. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II.<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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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 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 4.6 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated March&nbsp;14, 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 4-g to ADC's Form 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 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-a to ADC's Form 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 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).</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 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).</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 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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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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Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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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
Prairie, State of Minnesota, as of the 26th of February, 2002. </FONT></P>

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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
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<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;26, 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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/s/ John J. Boyle III</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John J. Boyle III</FONT></TD>
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/s/ James C. Castle</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James C. Castle, Ph.D.</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 4.6 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated March&nbsp;14, 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 4-g to ADC's Form 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 4.2 to ADC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated April 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-a to ADC's Form 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 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).</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 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).</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 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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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.)
13625 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
55344
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE 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
Common Stock
($.20 par value)(3)
15,000,000 Shares
$3.64
$54,600,000.00
$5,024
(1)
Represents
the shares of common stock of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. issuable pursuant to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Global Employee Stock Purchase 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)
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.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement relates to the registration of 15,000,000 shares of common stock,
$.20 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of the Registrant under the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a stock-based employee benefit plan for which the
Registrant registered 8,000,000 shares of common stock under a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 1994 (File
No. 033-52637), the contents of which (including any post-effective amendments thereto) are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The shares listed above reflect all
stock splits of the Registrant effective through the date of this filing.
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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 (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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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 26th 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 26, 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 (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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