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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><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>ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES,&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>OREGON</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>93-0370304</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<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"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>13900 N.W. Science Park Drive<BR>
Portland, Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Address of Principal<BR>
Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>97229</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Electro Scientific Industries,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
2000 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>JOSEPH L. REINHART<BR>
Vice President and Corporate Secretary<BR>
Electro Scientific Industries,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
13900 N.W. Science Park Drive<BR>
Portland, Oregon 97229<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service: </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>(503)&nbsp;641-4141  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Copy to:<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>STEVEN H. HULL<BR>
Stoel Rives LLP<BR>
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600<BR>
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268  </B></FONT></P>

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

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to Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount<BR>
to Be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price Per<BR>
Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount<BR>
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Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,250,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$32.28</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$40,350,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$10,087.50</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is
based on $32.28 which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on August&nbsp;9, 2001 as reported for Nasdaq National Market Issues. </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;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Incorporation of Documents By Reference.</I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by Electro Scientific Industries,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to
rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 that contains audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All
other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report or prospectus referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The
description of the authorized capital stock of the Company contained in the Company's registration statement filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description. </FONT></P>

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

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

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

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


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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII
of the Company's Third Restated Articles of Incorporation indemnifies directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. The effects of
Article&nbsp;VII may be summarized as follows: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Article grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred, provided the person concerned acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of an action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or plea of </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>nolo contendere</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> does not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
Article grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action or suit by or in the right of the Company against the expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred if the person concerned acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no right
of indemnification will be granted regarding any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct unless permitted by a court. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Every person who has been wholly successful on the merits of a controversy described in (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above is entitled to indemnification as a matter of
right. Persons who have not been wholly successful on the merits are not necessarily precluded from being reimbursed by the Company for their expenses so long as (i)&nbsp;the Board of Directors, by
a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, determines that their conduct has met the
standards required for indemnification set out in the Oregon statutes; (ii)&nbsp;independent legal counsel renders written advice that in their opinion such person has met the standards for
indemnification; (iii)&nbsp;the stockholders determine that the person has met the standards for indemnification; or (iv)&nbsp;the court in which the action, suit or proceeding was pending
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The
Company may pay expenses incurred in defending an action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof upon receipt of a satisfactory
undertaking to repay in the event indemnification is not authorized. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The
above paragraphs summarize the indemnification expressly authorized by the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act"). Article&nbsp;VII provides for
indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law, which is intended to provide indemnification broader than that expressly authorized by the Act. It is unclear to what extent Oregon law permits
such broader indemnification. The limits of lawful indemnification may ultimately be determined by the courts. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
rights of indemnification described above are not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which the persons indemnified may be entitled under any statute, agreement,
vote of shareholders or directors or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has directors' and officers' insurance coverage which insures directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries against certain liabilities. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has also entered into indemnity agreements with certain directors and officers. While the indemnity agreements in large part incorporate the indemnification provisions of
the Act as described above, they vary from the statute in several respects. In addition to the indemnification expressly permitted under the statute, the agreements provide for indemnification for
settlements in derivative lawsuits and expand coverage in proceedings involving a breach of fiduciary duty to include judgments. The contracts also require the Company to pay expenses incurred by an
indemnity in advance of final disposition of a suit or proceeding upon request of the indemnity, without regard to the indemnity's ability to repay the sum advanced and without prior approval of the
directors, stockholders or court, or the receipt of an opinion of counsel. A claimant would thus be entitled to receive advanced expenses unless action were taken to prevent such payment. The
agreements also generally shift the presumption in favor of indemnification of the indemnity. Partial indemnification is also expressly authorized by the agreements. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exemption From Registration Claimed.</I></B></FONT></P>

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

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exhibits.</I></B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May&nbsp;31, 1991.</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-B of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May&nbsp;31, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;2, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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2001 Restated Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter year ended March&nbsp;3, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;1, 2001 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, relating to rights issued to all holders of Company Common Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-A of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;2, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stoel Rives 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 Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Undertakings.</I></B></FONT></P>

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

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)(1)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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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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&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
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 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, the Company 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
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2>By</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*JOSEPH L. REINHART</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joseph L. Reinhart<BR>
Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*DAVID F. BOLENDER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David F. Bolender</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*LARRY L. HANSEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Larry L. Hansen</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*W. ARTHUR PORTER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> W. Arthur Porter</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*VERNON B. RYLES, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Vernon B. Ryles, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*GERALD F. TAYLOR</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gerald F. Taylor</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*JON D. TOMPKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jon D. Tompkins</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*KEITH L. THOMSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Keith L. Thomson</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="43%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>*JOSEPH L. REINHART</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joseph L. Reinhart, Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May&nbsp;31, 1991.</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-B of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May&nbsp;31, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;2, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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2001 Restated Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;3, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;1, 2001 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, relating to rights issued to all holders of Company Common Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-A of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;2, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stoel Rives 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 Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2001
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OREGON
93-0370304
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
13900 N.W. Science Park Drive
Portland, Oregon
Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
97229
(Zip Code)
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
2000 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of plan)
JOSEPH L. REINHART
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
13900 N.W. Science Park Drive
Portland, Oregon 97229
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service:
(503) 641-4141
Copy to:
STEVEN H. HULL
Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to Be Registered
Amount
to Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)
Amount
of Registration
Fee
Common Stock
1,250,000 shares
$32.28
$40,350,000
$10,087.50
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is
based on $32.28 which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on August 9, 2001 as reported for Nasdaq National Market Issues.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The
following documents filed by Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The
Company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to
rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 that contains audited financial statements for the Company's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b) All
other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report or prospectus referred to in (a) above.
(c) The
description of the authorized capital stock of the Company contained in the Company's registration statement filed under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a) and (c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 date of the filing of such reports and documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not
Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article VII
of the Company's Third Restated Articles of Incorporation indemnifies directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. The effects of
Article VII may be summarized as follows:
(a) The
Article grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred, provided the person concerned acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
termination of an action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or plea of
nolo contendere
does not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and had reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.
(b) The
Article grants a right of indemnification in respect of any action or suit by or in the right of the Company against the expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred if the person concerned acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no right
of indemnification will be granted regarding any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct unless permitted by a court.
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(c) Every person who has been wholly successful on the merits of a controversy described in (a) or (b) above is entitled to indemnification as a matter of
right. Persons who have not been wholly successful on the merits are not necessarily precluded from being reimbursed by the Company for their expenses so long as (i) the Board of Directors, by
a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, determines that their conduct has met the
standards required for indemnification set out in the Oregon statutes; (ii) independent legal counsel renders written advice that in their opinion such person has met the standards for
indemnification; (iii) the stockholders determine that the person has met the standards for indemnification; or (iv) the court in which the action, suit or proceeding was pending
determines that indemnification is proper.
(d) The
Company may pay expenses incurred in defending an action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof upon receipt of a satisfactory
undertaking to repay in the event indemnification is not authorized.
(e) The
above paragraphs summarize the indemnification expressly authorized by the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act"). Article VII provides for
indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law, which is intended to provide indemnification broader than that expressly authorized by the Act. It is unclear to what extent Oregon law permits
such broader indemnification. The limits of lawful indemnification may ultimately be determined by the courts.
The
rights of indemnification described above are not exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which the persons indemnified may be entitled under any statute, agreement,
vote of shareholders or directors or otherwise.
The
Company has directors' and officers' insurance coverage which insures directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries against certain liabilities.
The
Company has also entered into indemnity agreements with certain directors and officers. While the indemnity agreements in large part incorporate the indemnification provisions of
the Act as described above, they vary from the statute in several respects. In addition to the indemnification expressly permitted under the statute, the agreements provide for indemnification for
settlements in derivative lawsuits and expand coverage in proceedings involving a breach of fiduciary duty to include judgments. The contracts also require the Company to pay expenses incurred by an
indemnity in advance of final disposition of a suit or proceeding upon request of the indemnity, without regard to the indemnity's ability to repay the sum advanced and without prior approval of the
directors, stockholders or court, or the receipt of an opinion of counsel. A claimant would thus be entitled to receive advanced expenses unless action were taken to prevent such payment. The
agreements also generally shift the presumption in favor of indemnification of the indemnity. Partial indemnification is also expressly authorized by the agreements.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not
Applicable.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1991.
4.2
Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-B of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1999.
4.3
Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 2, 2000.
4.4
2001 Restated Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter year ended March 3, 2001.
4.5
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2001 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, relating to rights issued to all holders of Company Common Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-A of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 2, 2001.
5.1
Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)(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;
(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;
(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) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(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
Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 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, the Company 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
Portland, State of Oregon on August 9, 2001.
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
By
/s/
*JOSEPH L. REINHART
Joseph L. Reinhart
Vice President & Corporate Secretary
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 9, 2001.
Signature
Title
/s/
*DONALD R. VANLUVANEE
Donald R. VanLuvanee
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
*JAMES T. DOOLEY
James T. Dooley
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
*DAVID F. BOLENDER
David F. Bolender
Director
/s/
*LARRY L. HANSEN
Larry L. Hansen
Director
/s/
*W. ARTHUR PORTER
W. Arthur Porter
Director
/s/
*VERNON B. RYLES, JR.
Vernon B. Ryles, Jr.
Director
/s/
*GERALD F. TAYLOR
Gerald F. Taylor
Director
/s/
*JON D. TOMPKINS
Jon D. Tompkins
Director
/s/
*KEITH L. THOMSON
Keith L. Thomson
Director
*By
/s/
*JOSEPH L. REINHART
Joseph L. Reinhart, Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
4.1
Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1991.
4.2
Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3-B of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1999.
4.3
Articles of Amendment of Third Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 2, 2000.
4.4
2001 Restated Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 3, 2001.
4.5
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2001 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, relating to rights issued to all holders of Company Common Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4-A of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 2, 2001.
5.1
Opinion of Stoel Rives LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of Stoel Rives LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
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