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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES <BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER <BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION </b><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>84-0593263</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>One StorageTek Drive <BR>
Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309 <BR>
(Address of principal
executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>2004 LONG TERM
INCENTIVE PLAN </b><BR>
(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><b>MARK ROELLIG <BR>
Vice President, General Counsel &amp; Secretary <BR>
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION <BR>
One StorageTek Drive <BR>
Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309</b> <BR>
(Name and address of agent
for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(303) 673-5151 <BR>
(Telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>



<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Proposed Maximum</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Proposed Maximum</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Amount to be</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Offering Price Per</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Aggregate Offering</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Amount of</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">be Registered</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Registered (1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Share (2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Price (2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $.10 per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">7,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">24.765</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">185,737,500</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23,532.95</FONT></TD>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Storage
          Technology Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
          Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;1933
          Act&#148;), also covers additional shares of Common Stock that may become
          issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan. </FONT></P>

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          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(c) under the 1933 Act, based on $24.765 per share, the average of the
          high and low prices per share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
          composite tape on July 26, 2004. </FONT></P>




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STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION <BR><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>

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PART II.          INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents and information heretofore filed by the Registrant (the
&#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) (File
No. 1-7534) are hereby incorporated by reference: </FONT></P>

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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
          26, 2003. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <BR>

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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
          March 26, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated January 23, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <BR>

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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 28, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 8, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 21, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <BR>

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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
          Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 13, 1981, August
          23, 1990 and February 8, 1993 pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
All documents subsequently filed by
the Company 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, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the
date of filing such documents. Any statement contained herein or 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 is or is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </FONT></P>

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Item 4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities</FONT></H1>

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Not Applicable.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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Item 5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</FONT></H1>

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Not Applicable.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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Item 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, at Section 145, provides, in pertinent
part, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as the director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. In addition,
the indemnification of expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) is allowed in derivative
actions, except no indemnification is allowed in respect of any claim, issue or matter as
to which any such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit
was brought decides that indemnification is proper. To the extent that a present or former
director or officer of the corporation succeeds on the merits or otherwise, he shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith. The determination that the person to be
indemnified met the applicable standard of conduct, if not made by a court, is made by the
directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors not party to such an
action, suit or proceeding even though less than a quorum, by a committee of such
directors designated by a majority vote of such directors even though less than a quorum,
or, if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion or by the stockholders. Expenses may be paid in advance upon
the receipt, in the case of officers and directors, of undertakings to repay such amount
if it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by
the corporation as authorized in this Section 145. A corporation may purchase indemnity
insurance. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
above described indemnification and advancement of expenses, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s heirs, executors
and administrators. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
VI, Section 2 of the Company&#146;s By-laws provides that the Company shall indemnify its
officers and directors for such expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section
102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally
liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article Seventh of the
Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains such a provision. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
insurance policies of the Company, directors and officers of the Company may be
indemnified against certain losses arising from certain claims, including claims under the
Securities Act of 1933, which may be made against such persons by reason of their being
such directors or officers. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors
providing for the advancement of expenses and indemnification of the directors to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The agreements create certain presumptions in
favor of indemnification and provide a mechanism for directors to seek such payments,
including the use of an independent counsel to make the determination as to whether
indemnification is proper in the event of certain changes of control. </FONT></P>

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Item 7. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed</FONT></H1>

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Not Applicable.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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Item 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits </FONT></H1>

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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Storage Technology Corporation dated July
28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February 21, 2001, and incorporated
herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment dated May 22, 1989, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Second Amendment dated May 28, 1992, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Third Amendment dated May 21, 1999, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 25, 1999, filed on August
9, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.5 </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Restated Bylaws of Storage Technology Corporation, as amended through November 16,
2002 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 27, 2002, filed on March 7, 2003, and incorporated herein
by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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The Storage Technology Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2    </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included on pages 7 and 8 of this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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Item 9. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings</FONT></H1>


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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     The Company hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></TD>
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></TD>
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered 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 a 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 price
set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></TD>
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   To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
   previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to
   such information in this registration statement; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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provided, however, that the
undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2) </FONT></TD>
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          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 herein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3) </FONT></TD>
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          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
          the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering. </FONT></TD>
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          The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
          under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual
          report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
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          Insofar as indemnification
          for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
          directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the
          provisions referred to in Item 6 of this registration statement, or otherwise,
          the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
          Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
          Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
          claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
          the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
          person of the Company in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
          is asserted against the Company by such director, officer or controlling person
          in connection with the securities registered hereby, the Company 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 Securities
          Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. &nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 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 Louisville, State of Colorado, on
the 28th<B> </B>day of July, 2004. </FONT></P>

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STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By: /s/ PATRICK J. MARTIN
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patrick J. Martin
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President, Chief Executive Officer and
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman of the Board</FONT></P>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and
severally, Robert S. Kocol, Mark Roellig and Thomas G. Arnold as his or her
attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or her
in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement
(including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute
or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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></P>


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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PATRICK J. MARTIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Patrick J. Martin</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board (Director), President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT S. KOCOL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert S. Kocol</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS G. ARNOLD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas G. Arnold</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES R. ADAMS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James R. Adams</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES E. FOSTER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles E. Foster</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MERCEDES JOHNSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mercedes Johnson</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM T. KERR</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William T. Kerr</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT E. LEE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert E. Lee</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JUDY C. ODOM</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Judy C. Odom</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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July 28, 2004</FONT></TD>
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<B>STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION <BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Storage Technology Corporation dated July
28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February 21, 2001, and incorporated
herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment dated May 22, 1989, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Certificate of Second Amendment dated May 28, 1992, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Certificate of Third Amendment dated May 21, 1999, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 25, 1999, filed on August
9, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Restated Bylaws of Storage Technology Corporation, as amended through November 16,
2002 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 27, 2002, filed on March 7, 2003, and incorporated herein
by reference) </FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
The Storage Technology Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included on pages 7 and 8 of this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
84-0593263
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
One StorageTek Drive
Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309
(Address of principal
executive offices) (Zip Code)
2004 LONG TERM
INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
MARK ROELLIG
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
One StorageTek Drive
Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309
(Name and address of agent
for service)
(303) 673-5151
(Telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
be Registered
Registered (1)
Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
7,500,000 shares
$
24.765
$
185,737,500
$
23,532.95
(1)    
          Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Storage
          Technology Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
          Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
          Act"), also covers additional shares of Common Stock that may become
          issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.
(2)       
          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(c) under the 1933 Act, based on $24.765 per share, the average of the
          high and low prices per share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
          composite tape on July 26, 2004.
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
_________________
PART II.          INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
The
following documents and information heretofore filed by the Registrant (the
"Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (File
No. 1-7534) are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
          26, 2003.
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
          March 26, 2004.
(c)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 2004.
(d)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2004.
(e)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated January 23, 2004.
(f)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2004.
(g)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 28, 2004.
(h)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2004.
(i)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 8, 2004.
(j)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 21, 2004.
(k)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
          Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 13, 1981, August
          23, 1990 and February 8, 1993 pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
All documents subsequently filed by
the Company 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, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the
date of filing such documents. Any statement contained herein or 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 is or is deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.     Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5.     Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
Item 6.     Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, at Section 145, provides, in pertinent
part, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as the director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person
did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. In addition,
the indemnification of expenses (including attorneys' fees) is allowed in derivative
actions, except no indemnification is allowed in respect of any claim, issue or matter as
to which any such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit
was brought decides that indemnification is proper. To the extent that a present or former
director or officer of the corporation succeeds on the merits or otherwise, he shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection therewith. The determination that the person to be
indemnified met the applicable standard of conduct, if not made by a court, is made by the
directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors not party to such an
action, suit or proceeding even though less than a quorum, by a committee of such
directors designated by a majority vote of such directors even though less than a quorum,
or, if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion or by the stockholders. Expenses may be paid in advance upon
the receipt, in the case of officers and directors, of undertakings to repay such amount
if it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by
the corporation as authorized in this Section 145. A corporation may purchase indemnity
insurance.
The
above described indemnification and advancement of expenses, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors
and administrators.
Article
VI, Section 2 of the Company's By-laws provides that the Company shall indemnify its
officers and directors for such expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section
102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally
liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article Seventh of the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains such a provision.
Under
insurance policies of the Company, directors and officers of the Company may be
indemnified against certain losses arising from certain claims, including claims under the
Securities Act of 1933, which may be made against such persons by reason of their being
such directors or officers.
In
addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors
providing for the advancement of expenses and indemnification of the directors to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The agreements create certain presumptions in
favor of indemnification and provide a mechanism for directors to seek such payments,
including the use of an independent counsel to make the determination as to whether
indemnification is proper in the event of certain changes of control.
Item 7.     Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8.     Exhibits
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Storage Technology Corporation dated July
28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February 21, 2001, and incorporated
herein by reference)
4.2
Certificate of Amendment dated May 22, 1989, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
Certificate of Second Amendment dated May 28, 1992, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.4
Certificate of Third Amendment dated May 21, 1999, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 25, 1999, filed on August
9, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.5
Restated Bylaws of Storage Technology Corporation, as amended through November 16,
2002 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 27, 2002, filed on March 7, 2003, and incorporated herein
by reference)
4.6
The Storage Technology Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on pages 7 and 8 of this Registration Statement).
Item 9.     Undertakings
(a)
The Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered 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 a 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 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 this registration statement or any material change to
   such information in this registration statement;
provided, however, that the
undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
          the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
(b)
The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
          under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's annual
          report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall
          be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
          therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
          the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification
          for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
          directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the
          provisions referred to in Item 6 of this registration statement, or otherwise,
          the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
          Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
          Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
          claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
          the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
          person of the Company in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
          is asserted against the Company by such director, officer or controlling person
          in connection with the securities registered hereby, the Company 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 Securities
          Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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 Louisville, State of Colorado, on
the 28th
day of July, 2004.
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ PATRICK J. MARTIN
——————————————
Patrick J. Martin
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and
severally, Robert S. Kocol, Mark Roellig and Thomas G. Arnold as his or her
attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or her
in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement
(including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute
or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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/
PATRICK J. MARTIN
Patrick J. Martin
Chairman of the Board (Director), President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal executive officer)
July 28, 2004
/s/
ROBERT S. KOCOL
Robert S. Kocol
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial officer)
July 28, 2004
/s/
THOMAS G. ARNOLD
Thomas G. Arnold
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal accounting officer)
July 28, 2004
/s/
JAMES R. ADAMS
James R. Adams
Director
July 7, 2004
/s/
CHARLES E. FOSTER
Charles E. Foster
Director
July 7, 2004
/s/
MERCEDES JOHNSON
Mercedes Johnson
Director
July 28, 2004
/s/
WILLIAM T. KERR
William T. Kerr
Director
July 28, 2004
/s/
ROBERT E. LEE
Robert E. Lee
Director
July 28, 2004
/s/
JUDY C. ODOM
Judy C. Odom
Director
July 28, 2004
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Storage Technology Corporation dated July
28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February 21, 2001, and incorporated
herein by reference)
4.2
Certificate of Amendment dated May 22, 1989, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
Certificate of Second Amendment dated May 28, 1992, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2000, filed on February
21, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.4
Certificate of Third Amendment dated May 21, 1999, to the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation dated July 28, 1987 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 25, 1999, filed on August
9, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.5
Restated Bylaws of Storage Technology Corporation, as amended through November 16,
2002 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 27, 2002, filed on March 7, 2003, and incorporated herein
by reference)
4.6
The Storage Technology Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on pages 7 and 8 of this Registration Statement).