Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
June 28 2013 - 4:14PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2013
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ARRIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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58-2588724
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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3871 Lakefield Drive
Suwanee, Georgia
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30024
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Lawrence A. Margolis
ARRIS Group, Inc.
3871 Lakefield Drive
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
(678) 473-2000
(Name and address of agent for service)
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
The
Commission is requested to mail signed copies of all orders, notices and communications to:
W. Brinkley Dickerson,
Jr.
Troutman Sanders LLP
600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 5200
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
(404) 885-3000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting
company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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Large accelerated filer
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x
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Accelerated filer
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¨
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Non-accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities
to be Registered
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Amount
to be
Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
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Amount of
Registration Fee(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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3,000,000
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$14.43
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$43,290,000
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$5,904.76
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(1)
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This Registration Statement registers 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock, not previously registered, under the ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
Amended ESPP).
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(2)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act using the average
of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock as reported by The NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 26, 2013, which was $14.43 per share.
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STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
OF FORM S-8
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This Registration Statement relates to the registration of 3,000,000
additional shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), of ARRIS Group, Inc. (the Registrant) reserved for issuance and delivery under the ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended
through April 2013) (the Amended ESPP). The increase in the number of shares authorized to be issued under the Amended ESPP was approved by the Registrants shareholders on June 5, 2013. The Registrant has previously
registered for issuance under the ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (previously titled Broadband Parent Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan): (A) 800,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed by the Registrant on August 20, 2001 (the 2001 S-8); (B) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant on June 6, 2003 (the 2003 S-8); and
(C) 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant on August 11, 2009 (collectively with the 2001 S-8 and the 2003 S-8, the Prior Registration Statements). Except
to the extent that they are superseded by information contained herein, or in exhibits hereto, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements (File No. 333-67936, File No. 333-105909 and File No. 333-161248) are incorporated herein
by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
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 Suwanee, State of Georgia, on June 28, 2013.
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ARRIS GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Robert J. Stanzione
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Robert J. Stanzione
Chief
Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David B. Potts and Lawrence A. Margolis, or either of them, such persons true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including any
post-effective amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or their 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 and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Robert J. Stanzione
Robert J. Stanzione
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President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal
Executive Officer)
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ David B. Potts
David B. Potts
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ Alex B. Best
Alex B. Best
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ Harry L. Bosco
Harry L. Bosco
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ James A. Chiddix
James A. Chiddix
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ John A. Craig
John A. Craig
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ Andrew T. Heller
Andrew T. Heller
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ Matthew B. Kearney
Matthew B. Kearney
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ Debora J. Wilson
Debora J. Wilson
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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/s/ David A. Woodle
David A. Woodle
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Director
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June 28, 2013
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Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibit
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4.1
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ARRIS Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Schedule 14A filed with the SEC by ARRIS Group, Inc. on April 30,
2013).
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5.1
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Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP.
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23.1
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
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23.2
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Consent of KPMG LLP.
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23.3
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Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this registration statement).
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