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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><I>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</I>_______</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>25-1799439</B><BR>
</FONT><Font size="1">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>4311 Jamboree Road<BR>
Newport Beach, California</B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="1">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B><BR>92660-3095</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.<BR>
1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="1">(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel<BR>
and Secretary<BR>
Conexant Systems, Inc.<BR>
4311 Jamboree Road<BR>
Newport Beach, California 92660-3095</B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="1">(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(949)&nbsp;483-4600</B><BR>
</FONT><FONT size="1">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
<B>Frederick T. Muto, Esq.<BR>
Cooley Godward LLP<BR>
4401 Eastgate Mall<BR>
San Diego, California 92121-9109<BR>
(858)&nbsp;550-6000</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Offering</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Aggregate</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Amount of</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Registered(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Price per Share(4)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share
(including the
associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)(1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.78</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,560,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">327.52</FONT></TD>
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$1.00 per share
(including the
associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)(2)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">7,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.78</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">13,350,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,228.20</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Representing shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock subject to the
Registrant&#146;s 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;1999
Plan&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Representing shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock subject to the
Registrant&#146;s 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;2001 Plan,&#148; and
together with the 1999 Plan, the &#147;Plans&#148;). A total of 5,000,000 shares of
the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock being registered for issuance under the 2001
Plan became subject to the 2001 Plan pursuant to an amendment effective
July&nbsp;18, 2002. The balance of 2,500,000 shares are being registered in
connection with a future automatic increase in the number of shares
available under the 2001 Plan.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also registers such additional shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as may become issuable under the Plans as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933. The price per share and aggregate offering price
are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock on July&nbsp;25, 2002, as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
National Market System.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is being filed with respect to the
registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for
which a Registration Statement filed on Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to each of the Plans
is effective, and to reflect certain additional modifications to the Plans.
The contents of the Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 Nos. 333-84187 and
333-68724, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;30, 1999
and August&nbsp;30, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by reference herein, with
the exception of Items 8 thereto, which are superseded in their entirety by
Item&nbsp;8 hereto.
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
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By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended.(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</FONT></TD>
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Specimen Certificate for the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the
Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent.(4)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</FONT></TD>
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First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;9, 1999, by and
between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
rights agent.(5)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq. Reference is made to Exhibit&nbsp;5.1.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4.</FONT></TD>
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Conexant Systems, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
related offering document, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related offering
document, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;000-24923), originally filed on September&nbsp;28, 1998, as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), originally filed on December&nbsp;11, 1998 as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 1999, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">3.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Newport Beach, State of California on August&nbsp;1,
2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">/s/ Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly</FONT></TD>
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Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and<BR>
Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly and Jasmina
Theodore Boulanger, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this
Registration Statement and any subsequent Registration Statement to be filed by
Conexant Systems, Inc. pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act of
1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 he 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 or her
substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="28%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="17%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Dwight W. Decker<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Dwight W. Decker</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the
Board of Directors<BR>
and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
<I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I><BR>
and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>


<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard M. Bressler<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard M. Bressler</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Hossein Eslambolchi<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Hossein Eslambolchi</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ F. Craig Farrill<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
F. Craig Farrill</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jerre L. Stead<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jerre L. Stead</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Balakrishnan S. Iyer<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Balakrishnan S. Iyer</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice
President and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer
(<I>Principal<BR>
Financial Officer</I>) and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. Scott Blouin<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
J. Scott Blouin</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice
President, Chief<BR>
Accounting Officer
and Controller<BR>
(<I>Principal
Accounting Officer</I>)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">August&nbsp;1, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">5.
</FONT>

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        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.(1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended.(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Specimen Certificate for the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.(3)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 1998, by and between the
Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent.(4)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;9, 1999, by and
between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
rights agent.(5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq. Reference is made to Exhibit&nbsp;5.1.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Conexant Systems, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
related offering document, as amended.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related offering
document, as amended.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2001, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;000-24923), originally filed on September&nbsp;28, 1998, as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68755), originally filed on December&nbsp;11, 1998 as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 1999, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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Conexant Systems, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2002
Registration No. 333-
_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Conexant Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
25-1799439
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4311 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
92660-3095
(Zip code)
Conexant Systems, Inc.
1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Dennis E. O'Reilly, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Conexant Systems, Inc.
4311 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, California 92660-3095
(Name and address of agent for service)
(949) 483-4600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Frederick T. Muto, Esq.
Cooley Godward LLP
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, California 92121-9109
(858) 550-6000
.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2
Table of Contents
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount to be
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
Registered(3)
Price per Share(4)
Offering Price(4)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share
(including the
associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)(1)
2,000,000 shares
$
1.78
$
3,560,000
$
327.52
Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share
(including the
associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)(2)
7,500,000 shares
$
1.78
$
13,350,000
$
1,228.20
(1)
Representing shares of the Registrant's Common Stock subject to the
Registrant's 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "1999
Plan").
(2)
Representing shares of the Registrant's Common Stock subject to the
Registrant's 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2001 Plan," and
together with the 1999 Plan, the "Plans"). A total of 5,000,000 shares of
the Registrant's Common Stock being registered for issuance under the 2001
Plan became subject to the 2001 Plan pursuant to an amendment effective
July 18, 2002. The balance of 2,500,000 shares are being registered in
connection with a future automatic increase in the number of shares
available under the 2001 Plan.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also registers such additional shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock as may become issuable under the Plans as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933. The price per share and aggregate offering price
are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
Common Stock on July 25, 2002, as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
National Market System.
2.
Table of Contents
INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
This Registration Statement is being filed with respect to the
registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for
which a Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 relating to each of the Plans
is effective, and to reflect certain additional modifications to the Plans.
The contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 Nos. 333-84187 and
333-68724, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 1999
and August 30, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by reference herein, with
the exception of Items 8 thereto, which are superseded in their entirety by
Item 8 hereto.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.(1)
4.2
By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended.(2)
4.3
Specimen Certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock.(3)
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998, by and between the
Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent.(4)
4.5
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, by and
between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
rights agent.(5)
5.1
Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4.
99.1
Conexant Systems, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
related offering document, as amended.
99.2
Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related offering
document, as amended.
(1)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2000, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(3)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 000-24923), originally filed on September 28, 1998, as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-68755), originally filed on December 11, 1998 as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
3.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Newport Beach, State of California on August 1,
2002.
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC
By:
/s/ Dennis E. O'Reilly
Dennis E. O'Reilly
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Dennis E. O'Reilly and Jasmina
Theodore Boulanger, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this
Registration Statement and any subsequent Registration Statement to be filed by
Conexant Systems, Inc. pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of
1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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 he 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 or her
substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
4.
Table of Contents
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dwight W. Decker
Dwight W. Decker
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
and Director
August 1, 2002
/s/ Richard M. Bressler
Richard M. Bressler
Director
August 1, 2002
/s/ Hossein Eslambolchi
Hossein Eslambolchi
Director
August 1, 2002
/s/ F. Craig Farrill
F. Craig Farrill
Director
August 1, 2002
/s/ Jerre L. Stead
Jerre L. Stead
Director
August 1, 2002
/s/ Balakrishnan S. Iyer
Balakrishnan S. Iyer
Senior Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
(
Principal
Financial Officer
) and Director
August 1, 2002
/s/ J. Scott Blouin
J. Scott Blouin
Senior Vice
President, Chief
Accounting Officer
and Controller
(
Principal
Accounting Officer
)
August 1, 2002
5.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.(1)
4.2
By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended.(2)
4.3
Specimen Certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock.(3)
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998, by and between the
Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as rights agent.(4)
4.5
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 9, 1999, by and
between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
rights agent.(5)
5.1
Opinion of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 4.
99.1
Conexant Systems, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
related offering document, as amended.
99.2
Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related offering
document, as amended.
(1)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2000, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(3)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 000-24923), originally filed on September 28, 1998, as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-68755), originally filed on December 11, 1998 as amended
through the date hereof, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)
Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
6.