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<I>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</I><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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<B>25-1799439</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>4311 Jamboree Road<BR>
Newport Beach, California<BR></B>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<B>92660-3095</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Conexant Systems, Inc.<BR>
2001 Performance Share Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<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>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(949)&nbsp;483-4600</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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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>
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$1.00&nbsp;per share
(including the
associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">4,000,000 shares</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 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. The price per unit and aggregate offering price are based
upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock on November&nbsp;19, 2001, as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">2.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(a)&nbsp; </B>Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30,
2000 (including the portions of our Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting
of Shareowners that are incorporated therein by reference);
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(b)&nbsp; </B>Our Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended December&nbsp;31,
2000, March&nbsp;31, 2001 and June&nbsp;30, 2001;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(c)&nbsp; </B>Our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on October&nbsp;3, 2000, March&nbsp;27,
2001 and May&nbsp;29, 2001; and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(d)&nbsp; </B>The description of our Common Stock which is contained in Item&nbsp;11 of
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10, as amended (Registration No.&nbsp;000-24923),
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in and to be a part of this registration
statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this
Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., who has passed upon the legality of any
newly issued shares of our Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement,
is Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Conexant Systems, Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;).
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Delaware General Corporation Law permits Delaware corporations to
eliminate or limit the monetary liability of directors for breach of their
fiduciary duty of care, subject to certain limitations. Our restated
certificate of incorporation provides that our directors are not liable to the
Company or its shareowners for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as
a director, except for liability (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the Company or its shareowners, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (c)&nbsp;for willful or negligent violation of the laws governing the payment
of dividends or the purchase or redemption of stock or (d)&nbsp;for any transaction
from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. The Delaware
General Corporation Law permits indemnification of directors, officers,
employees and agents subject to certain limitations. Our by-laws and the
appendix thereto provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers,
employees and agents to the extent permitted by Delaware law. Our directors and
officers are insured against certain liabilities for actions taken in such
capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.(1)</FONT></TD>
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Amended By-Laws of the Registrant.(2)</FONT></TD>
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Specimen Certificate for the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.(3)</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.(2)</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.(4)</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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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page 6.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Performance Share Plan and related Performance
Share Award Terms and Conditions.</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="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
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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="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><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(a)&nbsp; </B>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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        <TD><FONT size="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) </B>To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) </B>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) </B>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></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(b)&nbsp; </B>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
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(c)&nbsp; </B>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.
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>2.</B></FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to 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 <I>bona fide</I>
offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2"><B>3.</B></FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">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 registrant 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></TD>
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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
November&nbsp;21,
2001.
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        <TD width="49%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <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>
</TR>
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        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">
Dennis E. O&#146;Reilly<br>
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and
Secretary</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<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>
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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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        <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>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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</TR>
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<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 and Chief Executive Officer <I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I> and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;21, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DONALD R. BEALL<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Donald R. Beall</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">November&nbsp;21, 2001</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"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;21, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ F. CRAIG FERRILL<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
F. Craig Ferrill</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">November&nbsp;21, 2001</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">November&nbsp;21, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ RALPH J.
CICERONE<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Ralph J. Cicerone</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">November&nbsp;21, 2001</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 Financial Officer (<I>Principal Financial Officer</I>)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;21, 2001</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 and Chief Accounting Officer (<I>Principal Accounting Officer</I>)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;21, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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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>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">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.(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended By-Laws of the Registrant.(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">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>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">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.(2)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">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.(4)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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        <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 6.</FONT></TD>
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        <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. 2001 Performance Share Plan and related Performance
Share Award Terms and Conditions.</FONT></TD>
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      <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>
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      <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 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">(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>
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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 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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Conexant Systems, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2001
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.
2001 Performance Share 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
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
of Securities
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
to be Registered(1)
Price per Unit(2)
Offering Price(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share
(including the
associated Preferred
Share Purchase Rights)
4,000,000 shares
$
13.77
$55,080,000
$
13,770
(1)
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 as a result of stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
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. The price per unit and aggregate offering price are based
upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common
Stock on November 19, 2001, as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
National Market System.
2.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2000 (including the portions of our Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting
of Shareowners that are incorporated therein by reference);
(b)
Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31,
2000, March 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001;
(c)
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2000, March 27,
2001 and May 29, 2001; and
(d)
The description of our Common Stock which is contained in Item 11 of
the Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended (Registration No. 000-24923),
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in and to be a part of this registration
statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this
Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Jasmina Theodore Boulanger, Esq., who has passed upon the legality of any
newly issued shares of our Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement,
is Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Conexant Systems, Inc.
(the "Company").
Item 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law permits Delaware corporations to
eliminate or limit the monetary liability of directors for breach of their
fiduciary duty of care, subject to certain limitations. Our restated
certificate of incorporation provides that our directors are not liable to the
Company or its shareowners for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as
a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Company or its shareowners, (b) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (c) for willful or negligent violation of the laws governing the payment
of dividends or the purchase or redemption of stock or (d) for any transaction
from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. The Delaware
General Corporation Law permits indemnification of directors, officers,
employees and agents subject to certain limitations. Our by-laws and the
appendix thereto provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers,
employees and agents to the extent permitted by Delaware law. Our directors and
officers are insured against certain liabilities for actions taken in such
capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.(1)
4.2
Amended By-Laws of the Registrant.(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.(2)
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.(4)
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 6.
99.1
Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Performance Share Plan and related Performance
Share Award Terms and Conditions.
(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 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.
(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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
1.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
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would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective 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)(i) and (a)(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 with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
2.
The undersigned registrant 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 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to 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.
3.
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 registrant 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 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
November 21,
2001.
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.
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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 and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ DWIGHT W. DECKER
Dwight W. Decker
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
and Director
November 21, 2001
/s/ DONALD R. BEALL
Donald R. Beall
Director
November 21, 2001
/s/ RICHARD M. BRESSLER
Richard M. Bressler
Director
November 21, 2001
/s/ F. CRAIG FERRILL
F. Craig Ferrill
Director
November 21, 2001
/s/ JERRE L. STEAD
Jerre L. Stead
Director
November 21, 2001
/s/ RALPH J.
CICERONE
Ralph J. Cicerone
Director
November 21, 2001
/s/ BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER
Balakrishnan S. Iyer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (
Principal Financial Officer
)
November 21, 2001
/s/ J. SCOTT BLOUIN
J. Scott Blouin
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (
Principal Accounting Officer
)
November 21, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.(1)
4.2
Amended By-Laws of the Registrant.(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.(2)
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.(4)
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 6.
99.1
Conexant Systems, Inc. 2001 Performance Share Plan and related Performance
Share Award Terms and Conditions.
(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 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.
(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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999, as amended through the date hereof, and
incorporated herein by reference.