SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _____________________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 TERADYNE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-2272148 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 321 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02118 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) _____________________ TERADYNE, INC. 1979 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 1991 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (Full title of the plans) _____________________ William B. Asher, Jr., Esq. TESTA, HURWITZ & THIBEAULT Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (Name and address of agent for service) (617) 248-7000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ________________________________ Approximate date of commencement of sales pursuant to plan: From time to time after the Registration Statement has become effective. ________________________________ Total of sequentially numbered pages: 27 Exhibit index on sequentially numbered page: 6 - 2 - CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================ Proposed Proposed Title of Amount maximum maximum Amount of Securities to to be offering price aggregate registration be registered registered per share (1) offering price fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1979 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Common Stock 400,000 $28.75 $11,500,000 $ 3,965.55 $0.125 Par Value shares 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan Common Stock 3,000,000 $28.75 $86,250,000 $29,741.59 $0.125 Par Value shares ================================================================================ (1) The price of $28.75 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 1994, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. ================================================================================ - 3 - This Registration Statement registers additional securities of the same class as other securities for which the Registration Statement No. 33-38251 on Form S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 18, 1990 relating to the 1979 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Registration Statement No. 33-42352 on Form S-8 was filed with the Commission on August 23, 1991 relating to the 1979 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E, the contents of the above-listed Registration Statements are hereby incorporated by reference. PART II ------- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------- Item 8. Exhibits. -------- Exhibit Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 4.1 Teradyne, Inc. 1979 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. 4.2 Teradyne, Inc. 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended. 4.3 Restated Articles of Organization of the Registrant, as amended (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective December 5, 1991 and incorporated herein by reference). 5.1 Opinion of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault. 23.1 Consent of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of Independent Auditors. 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on page 4 of this Registration Statement). - 4 - POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below this registration statement hereby constitutes and appoints Alexander V. d'Arbeloff, Owen W. Robbins and Richard J. Testa and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for hin or her and in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-8 of Teradyne, Inc., 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 fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 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 cuased this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this 15th day of August, 1994. TERADYNE, INC. By:/s/ Owen W. Robbins ------------------- Owen W. Robbins Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer - 5 - Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Capacity Date --------- -------- ---- \s\ Alexander V. d'Arbeloff President and Chairman of August 15, 1994 - --------------------------- the Board (Principal Alexander V. d'Arbeloff Executive Officer) \s\ Owen W. Robbins Executive Vice President August 15, 1994 - ------------------- and Director (Principal Owen W. Robbins Financial Officer) \s\ Donald J. Hamman Controller (Principal August 15, 1994 - -------------------- Accounting Officer) Donald J. Hamman \s\ Edwin L. Artzt Director August 15, 1994 - ------------------ Edwin L. Artzt \s\ Albert Carnesale Director August 15, 1994 - -------------------- Albert Carnesale \s\ Daniel S. Gregory Director August 15, 1994 - --------------------- Daniel S. Gregory \s\ Dwight H. Hibbard Director August 15, 1994 - --------------------- Dwight H. Hibbard \s\ Franklin P. Johnson, Jr. Director August 15, 1994 - ---------------------------- Franklin P. Johnson, Jr. Director - -------------------- John P. Mulroney \s\ James A. Prestridge Executive Vice President August 15, 1994 - ----------------------- and Director James A. Prestridge \s\ Richard J. Testa Director August 15, 1994 - -------------------- Richard J. Testa - 6 - EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Exhibit Description of Exhibit Numbered Page - ------- ---------------------- ------------- 4.1 Teradyne, Inc. 1979 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. 7 4.2 Teradyne, Inc. 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended. 15 4.3 Restated Articles of Organization of the Registrant, as amended (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective December 5, 1991 and incorporated herein by reference). -- 5.1 Opinion of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault. 25 23.1 Consent of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault (included in Exhibit 5.1). -- 23.2 Consent of Independent Auditors. 27 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in page 4 of this Registration Statement). --