As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 1999 Registration No. 333-71921 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 --------------- AMENDMENT NO. 5 to FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 --------------- EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 3576 77-0430270 (State or other (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Industrial Identification No.) incorporation or Classification organization) Number) 3585 Monroe Street Santa Clara, California 95051-1450 (408) 579-2800 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) --------------- Gordon L. Stitt President Extreme Networks, Inc. 3585 Monroe Street Santa Clara, California 95051-1450 (408) 579-2800 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies to: Gregory M. Gallo, Esq. Jeffrey D. Saper, Esq. Jay M. Spitzen, Esq. J. Robert Suffoletta, Esq. J. Howard Clowes, Esq. Robert G. Day, Esq. Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 400 Hamilton Avenue Professional Corporation Palo Alto, California 94301-1825 650 Page Mill Road (650) 328-6561 Palo Alto, California 94304-1050 (650) 493-9300 --------------- Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement. --------------- If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") check the following box. [_] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, check the following box. [_] --------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed Maximum Title of Each Class of Aggregate Offering Amount of Securities to be Registered Price(1) Registration Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, ($.001 par value)............ $120,750,000 $33,569(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee pursuat to Rule 457(o). (2) Includes registration fee of $14,387 paid on February 5, 1999 in connection with the filing of the original registration statement. The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EXPLANATORY NOTE This Amendment No. 5 amends the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the SEC on February 5, 1999, and thereafter amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The purpose of this Amendment No. 5 is to reflect the registration fee paid by Extreme as a result of the increase in the maximum aggregate offering price from $51,750,000 to $120,750,000.

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cupertino, County of Santa Clara, State of California, on the 8th day of April 1999. Extreme Networks, Inc. /s/ Vito E. Palermo By: _________________________________ Vito E. Palermo Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- Gordon L. Stitt* President, Chief Executive April 8, 1999 ______________________________________ Officer and Chairman Gordon L. Stitt (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Vito E. Palermo Vice President and Chief April 8, 1999 ______________________________________ Financial Officer Vito E. Palermo (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Charles Carinalli* Director April 8, 1999 ______________________________________ Charles Carinalli Promod Haque* Director April 8, 1999 ______________________________________ Promod Haque Lawrence K. Orr* Director April 8, 1999 ______________________________________ Lawrence K. Orr Peter Wolken* Director April 8, 1999 ______________________________________ Peter Wolken /s/ Vito E. Palermo April 8, 1999 *By __________________________________ Vito E. Palermo (Attorney-in-fact) II-5