As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 1997 Registration No. 333-_________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ___________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ___________ WANDEL & GOLTERMANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) North Carolina 22-1867386 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation of organization Identification No.) 1030 Swabia Court 27709-3585 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. Omnibus Stock Plan (Full title of the Plan) ___________________ Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Full title of the Plan) ___________________ Gerry Chastelet President and Chief Executive Officer Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. 1030 Swabia Court Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3585 (Name and address of agent for service) (919) 941-5730 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: Barney Stewart III, Esq. Moore & Van Allen, PLLC NationsBank Corporate Center 100 North Tryon Street, Floor 47 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4003 (704) 331-1000 __________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Maximum Title of Securities to be Amount to be Proposed Maximum Offering Aggregate Offering Amount of Registered Registered (1) Price Per Share (2) Price Registration Fee - ------------------------- ---------------- ------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Common Stock 400,000 shares (3) $12.3125 $4,925,000 $1,492.42 Common Stock 100,000 shares (4) $12.3125 $1,231,250 $ 373.11 TOTAL 500,000 shares -- $6,156,250 $1,865.53 (1) For the sole purpose of calculating the registration fee, the number of shares to be registered under this Registration Statement has been divided into two subtotals. (2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on May 30, 1997. (3) Subtotal represents the additional shares issuable upon exercise of options that have not yet been granted under the Omnibus Plan (400,000 shares). (4) Subtotal represents additional shares authorized to be issued under the Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 2 WANDEL & GOLTERMANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 400,000 Shares of Common Stock Par Value $.01 Per Share Offerred Pursuant to the Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. Omnibus Stock Plan, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan The contents of the registration statement filed on Form S-8 of Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc., registration number 33-81078, filed July 1, 1994, are hereby incorporated by reference. This registration statement is being filed for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares registered under the Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. Omnibus Stock Plan from 775,000 shares to 1,175,000 shares, of increasing the number of shares registered under the Wandel & Goltermann Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan from 100,000 shares to 200,000. 3 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 caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, on May 30, 1996. WANDEL & GOLTERMANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ Gerry Chastelet -------------------------------------- Gerry Chastelet President and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gerry Chastelet and Adelbert Kuthe, or either of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 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 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 their 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 Registrant Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Gerry Chastelet President, Chief Executive Officer and May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Director (Principal Executive Officer) Gerry Chastelet /s/ Adelbert Kuthe Vice President-Finance and Secretary May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial and Accounting Adelbert Kuthe Officer) /s/ Albrecht Wandel Chairman May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Albrecht Wandel /s/ Richard E. Pospisil Vice Chairman May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Richard E. Pospisil /s/ Peter Wagner Director May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Peter Wagner /s/ Rolf Schmid Director May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Rolf Schmid /s/ Sidney Topol Director May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Sidney Topol /s/ Joachim Simmross Director May 30, 1997 - -------------------------------------------- Joachim Simmross 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequential Exhibit No. Description of Document Page No. - ----------- ----------------------- ------------- 5.1 Opinion of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. 6 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen & Co., independent public accountants. 7 23.2 Consent of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit No. 5.1.) 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page.) 5