Edgar Filing: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BLANCHARD JOHN A III

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC [ADCT]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2006

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55344

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								24,226	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 24.18

03/08/2006

2,770

03/08/2007

03/08/2016

Common Stock

2,770

$ 0

2,770

Restricted Stock Unit (3-06)

⁽¹⁾

03/08/2006

1,032

⁽¹⁾

Common Stock

1,032

$ 0

1,032

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 15.68

03/05/2004

03/05/2013

Common Stock

3,571

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 16.17

03/02/2006

03/02/2015

Common Stock

4,100

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 20.44

01/01/2005

03/03/2014

Common Stock

3,571

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 25.34

02/20/2003

02/20/2012

Common Stock

3,571

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.75

04/01/2003

04/01/2012

Common Stock

2,835

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 77.875

02/28/2002

02/28/2011

Common Stock

1,714

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 84.1106

11/03/2000

11/03/2009

Common Stock

9,142

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 92.89

10/08/1999

01/02/2007

Common Stock

6,137

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 154

02/23/2001

02/23/2010

Common Stock

3,428

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 187.355

10/08/1999

10/08/2009

Common Stock

21,480

Restricted Stock Unit (3-04)

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

1,223

Restricted Stock Unit (3-05)

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

1,552

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLANCHARD JOHN A III 13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55344	X

Signatures

John A. Blanchard		03/10/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These are Phantom Stock Units issued under the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Global Stock Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The units of phantom stock will be settled, one-for-one, in shares of common stock one year following the director's cessation of service as a member of the Board of Directors. The units are subject to forfeiture and become fully vested on the first business day of the calendar year in the year following the date of the grant. ALL HOLDINGS AND GRANTS INCLUDED HEREIN HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE 1-FOR-7 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMPANY AS OF MAY 10, 2005.
(2)	These are Phantom Stock Units issued under the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Global Stock Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The units of phantom stock will be settled, one-for-one, in shares of common stock one year following the director's cessation of service as a member of the Board of Directors. These units are fully vested.

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