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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2000
Registration No. 333-69355
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UBID, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 33-0775328
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
8550 W. BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 200, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
UBID, INC. 1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 4, 1998 BETWEEN UBID, INC. AND
BRIAN A. WILLIAMS
(Full Title of the Plans)
GREGORY K. JONES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
UBID, INC.
8550 W. BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 200
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(773) 272-5000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
WILLIAM WILLIAMS II, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
CMGI, INC.
100 BRICKSTONE SQUARE
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01810
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8, as amended, (File No.
333-69355) (the "Registration Statement"), uBid, Inc. (the "Registrant")
registered shares of its common stock, $.001 par value per share (the
"Registrant Common Stock"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for
offer and issuance pursuant to (i) the uBid, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and
(ii) the Stock Option Agreement dated December 4, 1998 by and between the
Registrant and Brian A. Williams (collectively, the "Plans"). On April 28,
2000, the Registrant merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of CMGI, Inc.
Therefore, pursuant to the Registrant's undertaking contained in the
Registration Statement, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statements is being filed for the purpose of deregistering all shares of
Registrant Common Stock which remain unissued under the respective Plans.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to Rule 478 promulgated under 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 Post-
Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statements on Form S-8 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Chicago, State of Illinois on June 29, 2000.
UBID, INC.
By /s/ William Williams II
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William Williams II
Secretary
