As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 1998 Registration No. 333-_______ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 94-2802192 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 645 North Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94088 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1993 Stock Option Plan (Full title of the plans) Charles R. Trimble President Trimble Navigation Limited 645 North Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94088 (Name and address of agent for service) (408) 481-8000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: John B. Goodrich, Esq. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professional Corporation 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304-1050 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposed Proposed Title of Amount Maximum Maximum Amount of Securities to to be Offering Aggregate Registration be Registered Registered Price Per Share Offering Price Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock - 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 650,000 $15.778(1) $10,255,700.00(1) $3,025.00 - 1993 Stock Option Plan 600,000 $18.563(2) $11,137,800.00(2) $3,286.00 --------------------------------------- --------- ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ 1,250,000 $21,393,500.00 $6,311.00 ========= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <FN> (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of 85% of the high and low price reported by the Nasdaq National Market System on May 20, 1998. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low price reported by the Nasdaq National Market System on May 20, 1998. </FN> PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT The registrant hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the following Registration Statements on Form S-8: Registration No. 33-39647 dated April 2, 1991, Registration No. 34-57522 dated January 28, 1993, Registration No. 33-78502 dated May 3, 1994, Registration No. 33-91858 dated May 3, 1995, Registration No. 333-04670 dated May 3, 1996, and Registration No. 333-28429 dated June 3, 1997. Item 8. Exhibits. Exhibit Number ------ 5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation 10.1 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 10.2 1993 Stock Option Plan 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors 23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (Contained in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Power of Attorney (See Page 3) 2 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 Sunnyvale, State of California, on May 19, 1998. TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED By:/s/ Charles R. Trimble Charles R. Trimble, President POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Charles R. Trimble and Dennis R. Ing, jointly and severally, his attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 3 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/ Charles R. Trimble (Charles R. Trimble) President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director May 19, 1998 /s/ Dennis R. Ing (Dennis R. Ing) Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) May 19, 1998 /s/ Robert S. Cooper (Robert S. Cooper) Director May 27, 1998 /s/ John B. Goodrich (John B. Goodrich) Director May 20, 1998 /s/ William Hart (William Hart) Director May 27, 1998 /s/ Bradford W. Parkinson (Bradford W. Parkinson) Director May 17, 1998 4 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED Certificate of Secretary Robert A. Trimble certifies as follows: 1) He is the duly elected and acting Secretary of Trimble Navigation Limited, a California corporation (the "Company"). 2) Attached hereto as is a true and correct copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the company at a meeting on December 18, 1997, and such resolutions have not been amended or revoked an are in full force and effect on the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEROF, I have executed this certificate this 5th day of May, 1998. /s/ Robert A. Trimble Robert A. Trimble, Secretary 5 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRETORS OF TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED AMENDMENT OF STOCK PLANS RESOLVED FURTHER: That the board hereby increases by 600,000 shares the number of shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance under the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan from 3,200,000 shares to 3,800,000 shares. RESOLVED FURTHER: That the board hereby increases by 650,000 shares the number of shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance under the Company's 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan from 1,700,000 shares to 2,350,000 shares. 6 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description ------ ---------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation 10.1 1988 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 10.2 1993 Stock Option Plan 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors 23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (Contained in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Power of Attorney (see Page 3) 7