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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2000
Registration No. 333-__________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Onvia.com, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 91-1859172
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1260 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Stock Option and Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
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Glenn S. Ballman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Onvia.com, Inc.
1260 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 282-5170
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copy to:
Mark J. Handfelt
Venture Law Group
A Professional Corporation
4750 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 739-8700
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Maximum Maximum
Maximum Amount Offering Amount of Amount of
Title of Securities to be to be Price Per Aggregate Registration
Registered Registered(1) Share Offering Price Fee
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Stock Option and Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value.... 209,435 Shares $10.54(2) $2,207,445 $582.77
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(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock which become issuable under the Plan being registered pursuant
to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without
the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2) Computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Computation based on the
weighted average per share exercise price (rounded to nearest cent) of
outstanding options under the referenced plan, the shares issuable under
which are registered hereby.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a) The Registrant's Prospectus filed on March 1, 2000 pursuant to Rule
424(b) of the Securities Act, which contains audited financial statements for
the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited financial
statements referred to in (a) above.
(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") on
February 18, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-
effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities. Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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As of the date of this Registration Statement, employees of Venture Law
Group and an investment partnership affiliated with Venture Law Group
beneficially own an aggregate of 166,505 shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation reduces the liability of a
director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for
breaches of his or her fiduciary duty of care to the fullest extent permissible
under Delaware law. The Bylaws of the Registrant further provide for
indemnification of corporate agents to the maximum extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law. In addition, the Registrant has entered into
Indemnification Agreements with its officers and directors.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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5.1 Opinion of Venture Law Group, a Professional Corporation.
23.1 Consent of Venture Law Group, a Professional Corporation (included in
Exhibit 5.1).
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23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1 Powers of Attorney (see p. 5).
Item 9. Undertakings.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
(2) that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as the indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in a
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered hereunder, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the question has already been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant,
Onvia.com, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, 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 Seattle, State of Washington, on this August 30,
2000.
Onvia.com, Inc.
By: /s/ Glenn S. Ballman
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Glenn S. Ballman
President and 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 Glenn S. Ballman and Mark T. Calvert,
jointly and severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file such amendments, together with
exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully as he or she might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or his or her substitute or substitutes, may 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/ Glenn S. Ballman President and Chief Executive Officer August 30, 2000
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Glenn S. Ballman
/s/ Mark T. Calvert Vice President and Chief Financial Officer August 30, 2000
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Mark T. Calvert
/s/ Kenneth A. Fox Director August 30, 2000
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Kenneth A. Fox
/s/ Michael D. Pickett Director August 30, 2000
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Michael D. Pickett
/s/ Nancy J. Schoendorf Director August 30, 2000
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Nancy J. Schoendorf
Director August ___, 2000
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William W. Ericson
Director August ___, 2000
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Steven D. Smith
/s/ Jeffrey C. Ballowe Director August 30, 2000
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Jeffrey C. Ballowe
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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5.1 Opinion of Venture Law Group, a Professional Corporation
23.1 Consent of Venture Law Group, a Professional Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1 Powers of Attorney (see p. 5).
