As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2002 Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _______________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _______________ MULTILINK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) California 95-4522566 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) 300 Atrium Drive, 2/nd/ Floor Somerset, New Jersey 08873 (Address principal executive offices) Multilink Technology Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan Multilink Technology Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Full Title of the Plan) Richard N. Nottenburg President, Chief Executive Officer 300 Atrium Drive, 2/nd/ Floor Somerset, New Jersey 08873 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (732) 537-3700 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) Copies to: Mark J. Kelson Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, California 90067 (310) 788-2400 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ==================================================================================================================================== Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Title of Each Class of Amount to be Offering Price Per Aggregate Offering Amount of Securities to be Registered Registered (1) Share(2) Price Registration Fee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2000 Stock Incentive Plan Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (options available for future grant) 2,837,038 shares $1.91 $ 5,418,742.58 $498.53 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (shares available for future grant) 709,260 shares $1.91 $ 1,354,686.60 $124.63 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 3,546,298 shares $ 6,773,429.18 $623.16 ==================================================================================================================================== (1) This registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares which may be issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction, in accordance with Rule 416. (2) The proposed maximum offering price per share is estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee under Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share is based on the average of the high and low sale price of $1.91 per share of Multilink's Class A common stock reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on March 1, 2002. EXPLANATORY NOTE Multilink Technology Corporation, a California corporation (the "Registrant"), previously filed its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-66588) (the "Initial Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2001, for the purpose of registering shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issuable upon the grants of awards or the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Multilink Technology Corporation, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") and the Multilink Technology Corporation, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"). At the time of the filing of the Initial Registration Statement, 49,286,606 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock were authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan and 2,071,652 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock were authorized for issuance under the Purchase Plan. On January 2, 2002, the Incentive Plan was automatically increased by 2,837,038 shares pursuant to the automatic share increase provisions of Section V.B. of Article I of the Incentive Plan. On that same day, the Purchase Plan was automatically increased by 709,260 shares pursuant to the automatic share increase provisions of Section III.B. of the Purchase Plan. The Registrant hereby files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Second Registration Statement") for the purpose of registering (1) an additional 2,837,038 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock, issuable upon the grants of awards or the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Incentive Plan, and (2) an additional 709,260 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock issuable upon the grants of awards under the Purchase Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Registrant incorporates by reference herein the contents of the Initial Registration Statement, including the information incorporated therein by reference. This Second Registration Statement brings the total number of authorized and registered shares under the Incentive Plan to 52,123,644 and the total number of authorized and registered shares under the Purchase Plan to 2,780,912. -1- PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. Exhibits Exhibit Number Exhibit - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1* Multilink 2000 Stock Incentive Plan 4.2* Multilink 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 5.1 Opinion of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors 23.2 Consent of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this registration statement) ___________ * Incorporated by reference from Multilink's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-47376). II-1 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Multilink 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 Somerset, State of New Jersey, on the 8th day of March, 2002. MULTILINK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Richard N. Nottenburg ------------------------------------- Richard N. Nottenburg President and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned directors and officers of Multilink Technology Corporation hereby constitute and appoint Richard N. Nottenburg and Eric M. Pillmore and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and new registration statements relating to this Form S-8, 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 and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in- fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully 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 indicated below on the 8th day of March, 2002. Signature Title --------- ----- /s/ Richard N. Nottenburg President, Chief Executive Officer and Director - -------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) Richard N. Nottenburg /s/ Eric M. Pillmore Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and - -------------------------- Accounting Officer), Senior Vice President and Eric M. Pillmore Secretary /s/ Jens Albers Executive Vice President and Director - -------------------------- Jens Albers /s/ Stephen Forrest Director - -------------------------- Stephen Forrest /s/ G. Bradford Jones Director - -------------------------- G. Bradford Jones /s/ James Schneider Director - -------------------------- James Schneider /s/ John Walecka Director - -------------------------- John Walecka /s/ Edward J. Zander Director - -------------------------- Edward J. Zander II-2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1* Multilink 2000 Stock Incentive Plan 4.2* Multilink 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 5.1 Opinion of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors 23.2 Consent of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this registration statement) ___________ * Incorporated by reference from Multilink's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-47376). II-3