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Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2003</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No.
333-___________  </FONT></P>

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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=4>FORM S-8 <BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 </FONT></H1>


<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>(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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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>One StorageTek Drive, Louisville, Colorado</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>80028-4309</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED 1987 EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN</B> </FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(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><B>(303) 673-5151</B> <BR>(Telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>


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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">Share (2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $.10 per share</FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="center" nowrap><FONT size="2">3,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22.8183</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">68,454,900</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5,538.00</FONT></TD>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Represents additional shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to
          the Storage Technology Corporation Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock
          Purchase Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Also covers additional shares
          of Common Stock that may become available for purchase in accordance with the
          provisions of the Plan in the event of certain changes in the outstanding shares
          of Common Stock, including, among other things, stock dividends, stock splits,
          reverse stock splits, reorganizations and recapitalization. In addition,
          pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;1933
          Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
          interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(c) under the 1933 Act, based on: (a) $26.845 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 7, 2003; and (b) the Plan&#146;s provision that
          Common Stock purchased under the Plan may be purchased at 85% of the market
          value. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION <BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II.
         INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></P>

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of Documents by Reference</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>In accordance with General
Instruction E to Registration Statement on Form S-8, the contents of the following
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the Storage Technology
Corporation Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 2-80183, filed on August 7, 1987. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-32243, filed on March 22, 1989. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-42818, filed on September 18,
          1991. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-08116 filed on September 8,
          1994. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-08495, filed on July 19, 1996. </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=97%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-53995, filed on June 1, 1998. </FONT></P></TD>
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          Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-65078, filed on July 13, 2001. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to
grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such
indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law provides that the certificate of incorporation may include a
provision that eliminates or limits the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability for (i) any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty
to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payment of an
improper dividend under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Storage Technology Corporation&#146;s
(the &#147;Company&#148;) Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for
indemnification of directors, officers and agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law. The Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that
a director shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the extent permitted by Delaware
law. In addition, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that no repeal or
modification of such provisions shall eliminate or reduce any right or protection of a
director of the Company existing at the time of such repeal or modification. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company&#146;s Restated Bylaws
provide that the Company shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law
each of its directors and officers against expenses and losses (including judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any
proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was serving in such
capacity. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of its directors that provide that the Company shall
indemnify such director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against expenses
and losses (including judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company maintains directors and
officers liability insurance covering all directors and officers of the Company against
claims arising out of the performance of their duties, including claims under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>

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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 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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<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 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 WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.3 </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>
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 WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.4 </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>
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>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Storage Technology Corporation Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended. </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>Opinion
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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>Consent
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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>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>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Powers
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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><I>The Registrant</I>.&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 10th day of July, 2003. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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 attorney-in-fact and
agents, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all 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, 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 such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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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<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 10, 2003</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 10, 2003</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 10, 2003</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 10, 2003</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 10, 2003</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 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT E. LA BLANC</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert E. La Blanc</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 10, 2003</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>
<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 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD C. STEADMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard C. Steadman</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 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION <BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8  </FONT></H1>

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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 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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<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 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>Storage
Technology Corporation's Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended. </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>Opinion
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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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>Consent
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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>Powers
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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2003
Registration No.
333-___________
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)
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1987 EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE 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
3,000,000 shares
$
22.8183
$
68,454,900
$
5,538.00
(1)    
          Represents additional shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to
          the Storage Technology Corporation Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock
          Purchase Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). Also covers additional shares
          of Common Stock that may become available for purchase in accordance with the
          provisions of the Plan in the event of certain changes in the outstanding shares
          of Common Stock, including, among other things, stock dividends, stock splits,
          reverse stock splits, reorganizations and recapitalization. In addition,
          pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
          Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
          interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.
(2)    
          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(c) under the 1933 Act, based on: (a) $26.845 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 7, 2003; and (b) the Plan's provision that
          Common Stock purchased under the Plan may be purchased at 85% of the market
          value.
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8
PART II.
         INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
In accordance with General
Instruction E to Registration Statement on Form S-8, the contents of the following
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the Storage Technology
Corporation Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
1.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 2-80183, filed on August 7, 1987.
2.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-32243, filed on March 22, 1989.
3.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-42818, filed on September 18,
          1991.
4.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-08116 filed on September 8,
          1994.
5.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-08495, filed on July 19, 1996.
6.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-53995, filed on June 1, 1998.
7.
Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-65078, filed on July 13, 2001.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to
grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such
indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law provides that the certificate of incorporation may include a
provision that eliminates or limits the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty
to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payment of an
improper dividend under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Storage Technology Corporation's
(the "Company") Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for
indemnification of directors, officers and agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law. The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that
a director shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the extent permitted by Delaware
law. In addition, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that no repeal or
modification of such provisions shall eliminate or reduce any right or protection of a
director of the Company existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
The Company's Restated Bylaws
provide that the Company shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law
each of its directors and officers against expenses and losses (including judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any
proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was serving in such
capacity.
The Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of its directors that provide that the Company shall
indemnify such director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against expenses
and losses (including judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director.
The Company maintains directors and
officers liability insurance covering all directors and officers of the Company against
claims arising out of the performance of their duties, including claims under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended.
5.1
Opinion
of Counsel.
23.1
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent
of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Powers
of Attorney (included as part of signature page).
SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.  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 10th day of July, 2003.
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 attorney-in-fact and
agents, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all 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, 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 such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 10, 2003
/s/
ROBERT S. KOCOL
Robert S. Kocol
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial officer)
July 10, 2003
/s/
THOMAS G. ARNOLD
Thomas G. Arnold
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal accounting officer)
July 10, 2003
/s/
JAMES R. ADAMS
James R. Adams
Director
July 10, 2003
/s/
CHARLES E. FOSTER
Charles E. Foster
Director
July 10, 2003
/s/
WILLIAM T. KERR
William T. Kerr
Director
July 10, 2003
/s/
ROBERT E. LA BLANC
Robert E. La Blanc
Director
July 10, 2003
/s/
ROBERT E. LEE
Robert E. Lee
Director
July 10, 2003
/s/
RICHARD C. STEADMAN
Richard C. Steadman
Director
July 10, 2003
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
Storage
Technology Corporation's Amended and Restated 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended.
5.1
Opinion
of Counsel.
23.1
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent
of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Powers
of Attorney (included as part of signature page).