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<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; </B></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 S-8 </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>KORN/FERRY
INTERNATIONAL </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>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>95-2623879</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 No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, California 90067 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices) </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>KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE 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 Plan) </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gary D.
Burnison </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, California 90067 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(310) 552-1834 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address, zip code, and telephone number, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>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>Ari
Lanin, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2029 Century Park East </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, CA 90067 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<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>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></P>
<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</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per&nbsp;Share</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>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Aggregate</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
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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, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">1,500,000 (1)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$26.965(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$40,447,500(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,700</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of common stock of the
Registrant as may become issuable to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the terms of the Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of the Registrant
on the New York Stock Exchange on December&nbsp;4, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is filed by Korn/Ferry International, a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Registrant&#148;), relating to 1,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable to eligible persons under the Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the &#147;Plan&#148;), which 1,500,000 shares are in addition to the 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#146;s Form S-8 filed on September&nbsp;11, 2003 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-108696) (the &#147;Prior Registration
Statement&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;). The contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Registration Statement, except as amended
hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, because this Registration Statement registers additional securities under the Plan of the same
class as those to which the Prior Registration Statement relates and is effective, this Registration Statement consists only of the following: the facing page, the required statement regarding incorporation by reference, information required to be
in this Registration Statement that is not in the Prior Registration Statement, the required opinions and consents, and the signature page. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have previously been filed by
the Registrant with the Commission, are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the Registrant&#146;s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Sections 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) or latest prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the Registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">all other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#146;s latest Annual Report or prospectus
referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;3, 2000 on Form S-3 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all </P>

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securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed December 9, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-49286), filed November&nbsp;3, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed herewith. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Korn/Ferry International, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles,
State of California, on this 5th day of December, 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"><B>KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL</B></TD></TR>
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<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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Gary D. Burnison</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Gary D. Burnison</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned officers and directors of Korn/Ferry International, do hereby constitute and appoint Peter L. Dunn
and Gary D. Burnison, and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of us and in each of our names, places and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of us might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his/her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </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"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:15.95pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:16.00pt; 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/ Gary D. Burnison</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gary D. Burnison</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 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/ Robert P. Rozek</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert P. Rozek</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" 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/ George T. Shaheen</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">George T. Shaheen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:15.95pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:16.00pt; 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/ William Floyd</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William Floyd</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December&nbsp;5, 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/ Christina A. Gold</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Christina A. Gold</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" 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/ Jerry Leamon</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jerry Leamon</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" 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/ Edward Miller</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Edward Miller</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" 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/ Debra Perry</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debra Perry</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 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/ Harry You</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Harry You</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">December 5, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed December 9, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-49286), filed November&nbsp;3, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 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
KORN/FERRY
INTERNATIONAL
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
95-2623879
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600
Los Angeles, California 90067
(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of Plan)
Gary D.
Burnison
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 552-1834
(Name,
address, zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Ari
Lanin, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
1,500,000 (1)
$26.965(2)
$40,447,500(2)
$4,700
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of common stock of the
Registrant as may become issuable to prevent dilution in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the terms of the Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of the Registrant
on the New York Stock Exchange on December 4, 2014.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is filed by Korn/Ferry International, a Delaware corporation (the
"Registrant"), relating to 1,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable to eligible persons under the Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the "Plan"), which 1,500,000 shares are in addition to the 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Form S-8 filed on September 11, 2003 (Commission File No. 333-108696) (the "Prior Registration
Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Registration Statement, except as amended
hereby.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, because this Registration Statement registers additional securities under the Plan of the same
class as those to which the Prior Registration Statement relates and is effective, this Registration Statement consists only of the following: the facing page, the required statement regarding incorporation by reference, information required to be
in this Registration Statement that is not in the Prior Registration Statement, the required opinions and consents, and the signature page.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have previously been filed by
the Registrant with the Commission, are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
a)
the Registrant's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or latest prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
b)
all other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's latest Annual Report or prospectus
referred to in (a) above; and
c)
the description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on November 3, 2000 on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, 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 or 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 into this Registration Statement and to be a
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed December 9, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-49286), filed November 3, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference.
5.1*
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1*
Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
*
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Korn/Ferry International, 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 Los Angeles,
State of California, on this 5th day of December, 2014.
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL
By:
/s/ Gary D. Burnison
Gary D. Burnison
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Korn/Ferry International, do hereby constitute and appoint Peter L. Dunn
and Gary D. Burnison, and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of us and in each of our names, places and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of us might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his/her substitute, 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gary D. Burnison
Gary D. Burnison
President & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
December 5, 2014
/s/ Robert P. Rozek
Robert P. Rozek
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
December 5, 2014
/s/ George T. Shaheen
George T. Shaheen
Chairman of the Board and Director
December 5, 2014
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William Floyd
William Floyd
Director
December 5, 2014
/s/ Christina A. Gold
Christina A. Gold
Director
December 5, 2014
/s/ Jerry Leamon
Jerry Leamon
Director
December 5, 2014
/s/ Edward Miller
Edward Miller
Director
December 5, 2014
/s/ Debra Perry
Debra Perry
Director
December 5, 2014
/s/ Harry You
Harry You
Director
December 5, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed December 9, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-49286), filed November 3, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference.
5.1*
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1*
Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
*
Filed herewith.