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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>333 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061-3109, (847)&nbsp;634-6700<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of plans) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Edward L. Kaplan<BR>
333 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061-3109, (847)&nbsp;634-6700<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> MATTHEW S. BROWN, ESQ.<BR>
MARK D. WOOD, ESQ.<BR>
Katten Muchin Zavis<BR>
525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693</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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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,250,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$56.47</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$127,057,500</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$11,690</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock which may be issued under the anti-dilution and other
adjustment provisions of the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Based
upon the high and low sales prices of Zebra Technologies Corporation Class&nbsp;A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on March&nbsp;15, 2002; these
amounts are used solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Includes
associated Class&nbsp;A Rights to purchase 1/10,000 of a share of the Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Zebra Technologies
Corporation. Such rights initially attached to and trade with the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock. The value attributable to such Class&nbsp;A Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.   </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan is effective. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8,
the Company incorporates by reference the contents of the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-63009, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September&nbsp;4, 1998. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>I-1</FONT></P>

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

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<A NAME="toc_dg1988_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference    <BR>  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the SEC by Zebra Technologies Corporation are incorporated by reference into this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March&nbsp;31, 2001, June&nbsp;30, 2001 and September&nbsp;29, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated July&nbsp;31, 2001 and March&nbsp;13, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>4.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Company's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July&nbsp;15, 1991 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>5.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the Class&nbsp;A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;15, 2002 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or deregistering all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document 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. </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, effective February&nbsp;11, 1997, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.23 to the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997, and
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1st Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-63009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September&nbsp;8, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference</FONT></TD>
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4.3</FONT></TD>
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Second Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-63009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
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Third Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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Form of Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-63009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;8, 1998, and incorporated herein by
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Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3, File No.&nbsp;333-33315, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;11, 1997, and
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Bylaws of the Company, filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File No.&nbsp;33-41576, and incorporated herein by reference</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Bylaws of the Company, filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1992 Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, and incorporated herein by reference</FONT></TD>
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Specimen stock certificate representing Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File No.&nbsp;33-41576, and incorporated herein by reference</FONT></TD>
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4.10</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;14, 2002, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March&nbsp;15, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis as to the legality of securities being registered (including consent)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II-2</FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe 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 Vernon Hills, State of
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD L. KAPLAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward L. Kaplan<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board and<BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Edward L. Kaplan, Charles R. Whitchurch and Matthew S. Brown, and each of them, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, to sign on his behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, all amendments
and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD L. KAPLAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward L. Kaplan</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GERHARD CLESS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gerhard Cless</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES R. WHITCHURCH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles R. Whitchurch</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHRISTOPHER G. KNOWLES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Christopher G. Knowles</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID P. RILEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David P. Riley</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL A. SMITH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael A. Smith</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Third Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis as to the legality of the securities being registered (consent included)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-2675536
(State or other jurisdiction of
of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
333 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061-3109, (847) 634-6700
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of plans)
Edward L. Kaplan
333 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061-3109, (847) 634-6700
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
MATTHEW S. BROWN, ESQ.
MARK D. WOOD, ESQ.
Katten Muchin Zavis
525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693
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
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value(3)
2,250,000 shares
$56.47
$127,057,500
$11,690
(1)
This
registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock which may be issued under the anti-dilution and other
adjustment provisions of the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Based
upon the high and low sales prices of Zebra Technologies Corporation Class A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on March 15, 2002; these
amounts are used solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act.
(3)
Includes
associated Class A Rights to purchase 1/10,000 of a share of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Zebra Technologies
Corporation. Such rights initially attached to and trade with the Class A Common Stock. The value attributable to such Class A Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the
Class A Common Stock.
INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration
statement on Form S-8 relating to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan is effective. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8,
the Company incorporates by reference the contents of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-63009, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 4, 1998.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously filed with the SEC by Zebra Technologies Corporation are incorporated by reference into this registration statement:
1.
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
2.
The
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 29, 2001;
3.
The
Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated July 31, 2001 and March 13, 2002;
4.
The
description of the Company's Class A Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 15, 1991 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description; and
5.
The
description of the Class A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission on March 15, 2002 pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and all amendments thereto and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or deregistering all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document 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.
Item 8.
Exhibits
4.1
Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, effective February 11, 1997, filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, and
incorporated herein by reference
4.2
1st Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-63009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 8, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference
4.3
Second Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-63009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 8, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference
4.4
Third Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan
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4.5
Form of Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-63009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference
4.6
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-33315, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 1997, and
incorporated herein by reference
4.7
Bylaws of the Company, filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-41576, and incorporated herein by reference
4.8
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company, filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 1992 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and incorporated herein by reference
4.9
Specimen stock certificate representing Class A Common Stock, filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-41576, and incorporated herein by reference
4.10
Rights Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2002, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 15, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis as to the legality of securities being registered (including consent)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent public accountants
23.2
Consent of Katten Muchin Zavis (included in Exhibit 5)
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)
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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 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 Vernon Hills, State of
Illinois, on March 19, 2002.
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By:
/s/
EDWARD L. KAPLAN
Edward L. Kaplan
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Edward L. Kaplan, Charles R. Whitchurch and Matthew S. Brown, and each of them, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, to sign on his behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, all amendments
and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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 March 19, 2002.
Signatures
Title
/s/
EDWARD L. KAPLAN
Edward L. Kaplan
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
GERHARD CLESS
Gerhard Cless
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director
/s/
CHARLES R. WHITCHURCH
Charles R. Whitchurch
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
CHRISTOPHER G. KNOWLES
Christopher G. Knowles
Director
/s/
DAVID P. RILEY
David P. Riley
Director
/s/
MICHAEL A. SMITH
Michael A. Smith
Director
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibits
Description
4.4
Third Amendment to the Zebra Technologies Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan
5
Opinion of Katten Muchin Zavis as to the legality of the securities being registered (consent included)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent public accountants
23.2
Consent of Katten Muchin Zavis (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)
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