1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 1998 Registration No. 333- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ----------------------- PLANTRONICS, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) ----------------------- DELAWARE 77-0207692 (STATE OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) 337 ENCINAL STREET SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95060 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) ----------------------- 1993 STOCK PLAN (FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN) ----------------------- JOHN A. KNUTSON VICE PRESIDENT--LEGAL, SENIOR GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY PLANTRONICS, INC. 337 ENCINAL STREET SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95060 408-426-5858 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) ----------------------- Copies to: Henry P. Massey, Jr., Esq. David C. Drummond, Esq. Eric John Finseth, Esq. WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304-1050 415-493-9300 2 ================================================================================ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE WITH RESPECT TO 1,300,000 ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE REGISTERED UNDER 1993 STOCK PLAN ================================================================================ Title of Maximum Amount to be Proposed Proposed Maximum Amount of Additional Registered Maximum Aggregate Offering Registration Securities Offering Price Price Fee to be Registered Per Share - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value .......................... 1,300,000 shares(1) $ 61.90(2) $80,467,000.00 $ 23,737.77 ======================================================================================================================== (1) Represents 1,300,000 additional shares issuable upon exercise of options granted under the 1993 Stock Plan. (2) This number is a weighted average reflecting two components: (i) Options to purchase 152,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock at an exercise price of $61.125 per share; and (ii) Options to purchase 1,148,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock with respect to which the exercise price is not known as of the date hereof and the amount has therefore been estimated in accordance with Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As to such component (ii), the average of the high ($62.875 per share) and low ($61.125 per share) prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 31, 1998 was $62.00. 2 3 PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT The purpose of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register an additional 1,300,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock for issuance upon exercise of options granted under the Registrant's 1993 Stock Plan. ITEM 3. INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-14833, filed on October 25, 1996 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. Exhibit Number Document 5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to Legality of Securities Being Registered. 10.1(1) 1993 Stock Plan. 10.2(2) Amendment effective as of April 23, 1996 to the 1993 Stock Plan. 10.3 Amendment effective as of July 30, 1998 to the 1993 Stock Plan. 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants (see Exhibit 23.1). 23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 6 of original filing of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-14833, on October 25, 1996). - ---------- (1) Exhibit No. 10.1 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-70744. (2) Exhibit No. 10.2 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-14833. 3 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant, Plantronics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, 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 Santa Cruz, State of California, on August 5, 1998. PLANTRONICS, INC. By: /s/ John A. Knutson -------------------------- John A. Knutson, Vice President--Legal, Senior General Counsel and Secretary POWER OF ATTORNEY: KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert S. Cecil and John A. Knutson, jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her 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 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, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date - -------------------- ----------------------------------------- -------------- /s/ Robert S. Cecil* Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive August 5, 1998 - -------------------- Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Robert S. Cecil /s/ Barbara V. Scherer Senior Vice President--Finance & August 5, 1998 - ---------------------- Administration, and Chief Financial Officer Barbara V. Scherer (Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer) Director August 5, 1998 - --------------------- Robert F.B. Logan /s/ M. Saleem Muqaddam* Director August 5, 1998 - ----------------------- M. Saleem Muqaddam /s/ John Mowbray O'Mara* Director August 5, 1998 - ------------------------ John Mowbray O'Mara /s/ Trude C. Taylor* Director August 5, 1998 - -------------------- Trude C. Taylor /s/ J. Sidney Webb* Director August 5, 1998 - ------------------- J. Sidney Webb /s/ David A. Wegmann* Director August 5, 1998 - -------------------- David A. Wegmann *By: /s/ John A. Knutson ---------------------- John A. Knutson, Attorney-in-Fact 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Document - ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to Legality of Securities Being Registered. 10.1(1) 1993 Stock Plan. 10.2(2) Amendment effective as of April 23, 1996 to the 1993 Stock Plan. 10.3 Amendment effective as of July 30, 1998 to the 1993 Stock Plan. 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants (see Exhibit 23.1). 23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 6 of original filing of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-14833, on October 25, 1996). - ---------- (1) Exhibit No. 10.1 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-70744. (2) Exhibit No. 10.2 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-14833.