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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;27, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>03-0448754</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>680 Folsom Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Francisco, CA 94107 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2014 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jerry M. Kennelly </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Riverbed Technology, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>680 Folsom Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San
Francisco, CA 94107 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(415) 247-8800 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David
J. Segre, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Professional Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>650 Page Mill Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Palo
Alto, CA 94304-1050 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(650) 493-9300 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and
&#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered
(1)</B></P></TD>
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Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration Fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (2)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#151; to be issued under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">30,884,218(3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">30,884,218(3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">N/A (3)</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In accordance with Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of Common Stock that become issuable under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Each share of Common Stock includes one right to purchase a fraction of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock. Prior to the occurrence of certain events, the preferred share purchase rights will not be
exercisable or evidenced separately from the Common Stock. Accordingly, no additional registration fee is required. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents 12,405,193 shares of Common Stock that were available for grant under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2006 Plan&#148;), 2006 Director Option Plan (the &#147;Director Plan&#148;), and 2012 Stock
Incentive Plan (the &#147;2012 Plan&#148; and, together with the 2006 Plan, and the Director Plan, the &#147;Prior Plans&#148;) as of March&nbsp;10, 2014 that have been combined into the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and any shares of Common Stock
subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans that expire, or are otherwise forfeited to or repurchased by the Company after March&nbsp;10, 2014, up to a maximum of 18,479,025 additional shares, also will be available for future grant under
the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company has previously registered, and paid the registration fees for, those shares reserved under the Prior Plans that have or will be included under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan Registration Statements on
Forms S-8, Registration Nos. 333-137502, 333-141260, 333-149602, 333-157492, 333-164923, 333-172306, 333-179482, 333-185855, 333-186727, and 333-193980 filed on September&nbsp;21, 2006,&nbsp;March&nbsp;13, 2007,&nbsp;March&nbsp;7,
2008,&nbsp;February&nbsp;24, 2009,&nbsp;February&nbsp;16, 2010,&nbsp;February&nbsp;16, 2011,&nbsp;February&nbsp;10, 2012, January&nbsp;2, 2013,&nbsp;February&nbsp;19, 2013 and February&nbsp;18, 2014, respectively. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Riverbed Technology, Inc. (the &#147;<I>Registrant</I>&#148;) to register: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Up to 30,884,218 shares of common stock of the Registrant, $0.0001 par value (the &#147;<I>Common Stock</I>&#148;), which may be acquired upon the exercise or vesting of stock options, restricted stock awards,
restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and any other awards granted to certain employees, consultants and directors of the Company, under the Company&#146;s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, consisting of:
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">12,405,193 shares that were available for grant under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, 2006 Director Option Plan, and 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;<I>Prior Plans</I>&#148;) as of March&nbsp;10, 2014 (as reported
in the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement related to the approval of the Company&#146;s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan), and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Up to a maximum of 18,479,025 additional shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans that expire, or are otherwise forfeited to or repurchased by the Company after March&nbsp;10, 2014 (as reported in the
Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement related to the approval of the Company&#146;s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;I
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Plan Information</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in this
Item&nbsp;1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148;). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) and the instructions to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;2.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents
containing the information specified in this Item&nbsp;2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and
the instructions to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the
Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the
Securities Act. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">II-1 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed by the Registrant with the Commission: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;14, 2014, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2014, filed on May&nbsp;1, 2014; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;15, 2014,&nbsp;February&nbsp;27, 2014,&nbsp;February&nbsp;28,
2014, March&nbsp;4, 2014, May&nbsp;22, 2014, and May&nbsp;23, 2014; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained
in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;15, 2006, as amended on September&nbsp;19, 2006, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) The description of the rights attached to the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;12, 2013, as amended on February&nbsp;18, 2014, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that 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 of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws contain provisions relating to the limitation of liability and indemnification of directors and officers. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Registrant&#146;s
directors will not be personally liable to the Registrant or the Registrant&#146;s stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">in respect of unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">for any transaction from which the director derives any improper personal benefit. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that if Delaware law is amended after the approval by the Registrant&#146;s stockholders of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further
eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the Registrant&#146;s directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law as so amended. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">II-2 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify the
Registrant&#146;s directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as it now exists or may in the future be amended, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with their service for or on the
Registrant&#146;s behalf. The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall advance the expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of an action or proceeding. The Amended and
Restated Bylaws also authorize the Registrant to indemnify any of the Registrant&#146;s employees or agents and permit the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent for any liability arising out of his or
her action in that capacity, whether or not Delaware law would otherwise permit indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of the Registrant&#146;s directors and executive officers and certain other key employees. The form of agreement provides that the Registrant will indemnify each of the Registrant&#146;s directors, executive
officers and such other key employees against any and all expenses incurred by that director, executive officer or other key employee because of his or her status as one of the Registrant&#146;s directors, executive officers or other key employees,
to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (except in a proceeding initiated by such person without approval of the
Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors). In addition, the form agreement provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant will advance all expenses incurred by the Registrant&#146;s directors, executive officers and such
other key employees in connection with a legal proceeding. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Exhibits</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 Registration No. 333-133437</I>)</TD></TR>
<TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2011, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on November 12, 2013, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment No. 1 to the Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant&#146;s Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2014, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2014 Equity Incentive Plan (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 23, 2014, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">5.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">23.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">23.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (<I>see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">24.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (see page&nbsp;II-5)</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Undertakings</U>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">C. Insofar as 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 the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question 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. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">II-4 </P>


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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 San Francisco, state of California, on this 27th day of May,
2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jerry M. Kennelly</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Jerry M. Kennelly</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ernest E. Maddock and
Brett&nbsp;A. Nissenberg, or either of them, as his lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jerry M. Kennelly</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jerry M. Kennelly</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (<I>Principal Executive Officer</I>)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ernest E. Maddock</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ernest E. Maddock</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (<I>Principal Accounting and Financial Officer</I>)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael Boustridge</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael Boustridge</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark A. Floyd</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark A. Floyd</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark S. Lewis</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark S. Lewis</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Christopher J. Schaepe</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Christopher J. Schaepe</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kim Stevenson</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kim Stevenson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Eric Wolford</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eric Wolford</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May 27, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration No. 333-133437</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2011, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Commission on November 12, 2013, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment No. 1 to the Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 of the Registrant&#146;s Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2014, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2014 Equity Incentive Plan (<I>incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on May 23, 2014, File No. 001-33023</I>)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">23.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (<I>see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (see page&nbsp;II-5)</TD></TR>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2014
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
03-0448754
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
680 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jerry M. Kennelly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Riverbed Technology, Inc.
680 Folsom Street
San
Francisco, CA 94107
(Name and address of agent for service)
(415) 247-8800
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
David
J. Segre, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo
Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
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.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (2)
— to be issued under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
30,884,218(3)
N/A (3)
N/A (3)
N/A (3)
TOTAL
30,884,218(3)
N/A (3)
N/A (3)
N/A (3)
(1)
In accordance with Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of Common Stock that become issuable under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Each share of Common Stock includes one right to purchase a fraction of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock. Prior to the occurrence of certain events, the preferred share purchase rights will not be
exercisable or evidenced separately from the Common Stock. Accordingly, no additional registration fee is required.
(3)
Represents 12,405,193 shares of Common Stock that were available for grant under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan"), 2006 Director Option Plan (the "Director Plan"), and 2012 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "2012 Plan" and, together with the 2006 Plan, and the Director Plan, the "Prior Plans") as of March 10, 2014 that have been combined into the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and any shares of Common Stock
subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans that expire, or are otherwise forfeited to or repurchased by the Company after March 10, 2014, up to a maximum of 18,479,025 additional shares, also will be available for future grant under
the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company has previously registered, and paid the registration fees for, those shares reserved under the Prior Plans that have or will be included under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan Registration Statements on
Forms S-8, Registration Nos. 333-137502, 333-141260, 333-149602, 333-157492, 333-164923, 333-172306, 333-179482, 333-185855, 333-186727, and 333-193980 filed on September 21, 2006, March 13, 2007, March 7,
2008, February 24, 2009, February 16, 2010, February 16, 2011, February 10, 2012, January 2, 2013, February 19, 2013 and February 18, 2014, respectively.
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Riverbed Technology, Inc. (the "
Registrant
") to register:
•
Up to 30,884,218 shares of common stock of the Registrant, $0.0001 par value (the "
Common Stock
"), which may be acquired upon the exercise or vesting of stock options, restricted stock awards,
restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and any other awards granted to certain employees, consultants and directors of the Company, under the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, consisting of:
•
12,405,193 shares that were available for grant under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, 2006 Director Option Plan, and 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the "
Prior Plans
") as of March 10, 2014 (as reported
in the Registrant's Proxy Statement related to the approval of the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan), and
•
Up to a maximum of 18,479,025 additional shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans that expire, or are otherwise forfeited to or repurchased by the Company after March 10, 2014 (as reported in the
Registrant's Proxy Statement related to the approval of the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
.
The documents containing the information specified in this
Item 1 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") and the instructions to Form
S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or
as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2.
Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.
The documents
containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and
the instructions to Form
S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
There are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed by the Registrant with the Commission:
(1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Commission on
February 14, 2014, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
");
(2) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014, filed on May 1, 2014;
(3) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2014, February 27, 2014, February 28,
2014, March 4, 2014, May 22, 2014, and May 23, 2014;
(4) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained
in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on September 15, 2006, as amended on September 19, 2006, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description; and
(5) The description of the rights attached to the Registrant's Common Stock
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on November 12, 2013, as amended on February 18, 2014, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that 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 of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
The Registrant's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws contain provisions relating to the limitation of liability and indemnification of directors and officers. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Registrant's
directors will not be personally liable to the Registrant or the Registrant's stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
•
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;
•
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
in respect of unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or
•
for any transaction from which the director derives any improper personal benefit.
The
Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that if Delaware law is amended after the approval by the Registrant's stockholders of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further
eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the Registrant's directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law as so amended.
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The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify the
Registrant's directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as it now exists or may in the future be amended, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with their service for or on the
Registrant's behalf. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall advance the expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of an action or proceeding. The Amended and
Restated Bylaws also authorize the Registrant to indemnify any of the Registrant's employees or agents and permit the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent for any liability arising out of his or
her action in that capacity, whether or not Delaware law would otherwise permit indemnification.
The Registrant has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of the Registrant's directors and executive officers and certain other key employees. The form of agreement provides that the Registrant will indemnify each of the Registrant's directors, executive
officers and such other key employees against any and all expenses incurred by that director, executive officer or other key employee because of his or her status as one of the Registrant's directors, executive officers or other key employees,
to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (except in a proceeding initiated by such person without approval of the
Registrant's Board of Directors). In addition, the form agreement provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant will advance all expenses incurred by the Registrant's directors, executive officers and such
other key employees in connection with a legal proceeding.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration No. 333-133437
)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2011, File No. 001-33023
)
4.3
Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on November 12, 2013, File No. 001-33023
)
4.4
Amendment No. 1 to the Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2014, File No. 001-33023
)
4.5
2014 Equity Incentive Plan (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 23, 2014, File No. 001-33023
)
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (
see Exhibit 5.1
)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-5)
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Item 9.
Undertakings
.
A. 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:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii) 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.
Provided,
however
, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose 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.
B. 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 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
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.
C. Insofar as 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 the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question 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.
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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 San Francisco, state of California, on this 27th day of May,
2014.
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
/s/ Jerry M. Kennelly
Jerry M. Kennelly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ernest E. Maddock and
Brett A. Nissenberg, or either of them, as his lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or 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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Jerry M. Kennelly
Jerry M. Kennelly
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (
Principal Executive Officer
)
May 27, 2014
/s/ Ernest E. Maddock
Ernest E. Maddock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (
Principal Accounting and Financial Officer
)
May 27, 2014
/s/ Michael Boustridge
Michael Boustridge
Director
May 27, 2014
/s/ Mark A. Floyd
Mark A. Floyd
Director
May 27, 2014
/s/ Mark S. Lewis
Mark S. Lewis
Director
May 27, 2014
/s/ Christopher J. Schaepe
Christopher J. Schaepe
Director
May 27, 2014
/s/ Kim Stevenson
Kim Stevenson
Director
May 27, 2014
/s/ Eric Wolford
Eric Wolford
Director
May 27, 2014
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration No. 333-133437
)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2011, File No. 001-33023
)
4.3
Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on November 12, 2013, File No. 001-33023
)
4.4
Amendment No. 1 to the Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2013, between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2014, File No. 001-33023
)
4.5
2014 Equity Incentive Plan (
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 23, 2014, File No. 001-33023
)
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (
see Exhibit 5.1
)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-5)