Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _______________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 77-0328533 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) _______________ 2952 BUNKER HILL LANE SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 (Address of principal executive offices) _______________ 1997 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED (Full title of the plan) EDWARD LOPEZ GENERAL COUNSEL TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 2952 BUNKER HILL LANE SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 (408) 727-4400 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) _______________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------ PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF REGISTERED REGISTERED SHARE (1) PRICE (1) REGISTRATION FEE ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------ Shares of Common Stock, 3,000,000 $7.645 $22,935,000 $2,110.02 par value $.001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the 1997 Equity Incentive Plan ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------ Total 3,000,000 $22,935,000 $2,110.02 ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------ -------------------- (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on March 27, 2002 for shares available for future grant pursuant to the 1997 Equity Incentive Plan (pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORMS S-8 NOS. 333-66139, 333-4470, 333-47154 AND 333-61050 The contents of Registration Statements on Forms S-8 Nos. 333-66139, 333-4470, 333-47154 and 333-61050 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 1998, August 29, 2000, October 2, 2000 and May 16, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by reference herein. EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER 5.1 Opinion of Edward Lopez, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Human Resources of Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors. 23.2 Consent of Edward Lopez is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Santa Clara, State of California on April 2, 2002. TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ Dr. Zaki Rakib ----------------------------------- DR. ZAKI RAKIB CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SECRETARY 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/ Dr. Zaki Rakib Chief Executive Officer, April 2, 2002 ----------------------------- Secretary and Director DR. ZAKI RAKIB (Principal Executive Officer) * Chief Financial Officer April 2, 2002 ----------------------------- (Principal Financial and CAROL LUSTENADER Accounting Officer) * Director April 2, 2002 ----------------------------- ALEK KRSTAJIC * President and Chairman of April 2, 2002 ----------------------------- the Board of Directors SHLOMO RAKIB * Director April 2, 2002 ----------------------------- CHRISTOPHER J. SCHAEPE * Director April 2, 2002 ----------------------------- LEWIS SOLOMON *By: /s/ Dr. Zaki Rakib ------------------------- Dr. Zaki Rakib Attorney-in-Fact 3 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 5.1 Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP. 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors. 23.2 Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement. 4