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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;15, 2002
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW</B>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>52-1468699</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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<B>Washington, DC 20037</B>
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY 1997 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY 2001 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY DIRECTORS&#146; STOCK PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full Title of the Plans)
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<B>Copies to:</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>David L. Felsenthal</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Steven R. Finley, Esq</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Chief Financial Officer</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>The Advisory Board Company</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>200 Park Avenue</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>New York, NY 10166</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, DC 20037</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(212)&nbsp;351-4000</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(202)&nbsp;672-5600</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share</B></FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>13,121,728 shares</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>N/A</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>373,838,031</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>34,393</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Of the 13,121,728 shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock,
$0.01 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) being registered, up to (i)
9,080,128 of the Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to The Advisory
Board Company 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;1997
Plan&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;2,357,600 of the Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to
The Advisory Board Company 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan
(the &#147;2001 Plan&#148;), (iii)&nbsp;842,000 of the Shares are reserved for issuance
pursuant to The Advisory Board Company Directors&#146; Stock Plan (the
&#147;Directors&#146; Plan&#148;), and (iv)&nbsp;842,000 of the Shares are reserved for
issuance pursuant to The Advisory Board Company Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;). Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also registers such
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing plans in
connection with certain changes in the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock because of events such as recapitalizations, stock dividends,
stock splits and reverse stock splits, and any other securities with respect
to which the outstanding Shares are converted or exchanged.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
The registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of
the high and low prices for the Common Stock on March&nbsp;14, 2002, which was
$28.49.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information required by Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8
will be sent or given to participants in the 1997 Plan, the 2001 Plan, the
Directors&#146; Plan and the ESPP as specified in Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under
the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents
are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. The
Registrant will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the
provisions of Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act. Upon request, the Registrant
will furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all documents
included in that file.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act (Registration No.
333-68146), filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;13, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock set forth in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.
000-33283), filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2001, under
which the Registrant registered the Common Stock under Section&nbsp;12(g) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), together with any amendment or report filed with the
Commission for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for its
fiscal quarters ended after the filing of the Registrant&#146;s
Prospectus referenced above, which on the
date this Form&nbsp;S-8 is filed is the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
third quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;13, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents that the Registrant subsequently files
with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that
the Registrant has sold all of the securities offered under this Registration
Statement or that deregisters the distribution of all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement from the date that the Registrant files such report or
document. Any statement
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<P><FONT size="2"> contained in this Registration Statement or any report or document
incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference, however, shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently dated report or
document that is also considered part of this Registration Statement, or in any
amendment to this Registration Statement, is inconsistent with such prior
statement. The Registrant&#146;s file number with the Commission is 000-33283.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Description of Securities.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (a)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or complete action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, employee or agent of the corporation or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (b)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor
by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
above, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court
in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the
adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law further provides that
to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been
successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
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<P><FONT size="2"> fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith;
that indemnification or advancement of expenses provided for by Section&nbsp;145
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified
party may be entitled; and empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation against any liability asserted against him or incurred by him in
any such capacity or arising out of his status as such whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities
under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the maximum
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the personal
liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duties as directors. The Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
provide that the Registrant will indemnify its officers, directors and
employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. In
addition, the Registrant has entered into individual indemnification agreements
with its directors and certain officers and employees.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exhibits.</B>
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<B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001, as amended</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as filed with the Commission on
August&nbsp;22, 2001, as amended</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
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The Advisory Board Company 1997 Stock-Based Incentive
Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.11 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company 2001 Stock-Based Incentive
Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.13 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company Directors&#146; Stock Plan, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.15 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001, as amended</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.34 of the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.
333-68146), as filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001,
as amended</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Undertakings.</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
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        <TD width="6%"></TD>
        <TD width="94%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) under the Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this 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 and of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="6%"></TD>
        <TD width="94%"></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2"><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>&#091;SIGNATURES ON THE NEXT PAGE&#093;</B>
</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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 Washington, District of Columbia, on this 15th day
of March 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2"><B>THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/ Frank J. Williams &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><br>
Name: Frank J. Williams<BR>
Title: Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated. Each of the directors and/or officers of the Registrant whose
signature appears below hereby appoints Frank J. Williams and David L.
Felsenthal, and each of them severally as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign
his or her name and, on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities stated
below, file with the Commission any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement as appropriate, and
generally to do all such things on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities
stated below, to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act and all requirements of the Commission.
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Name and Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jeffrey D. Zients</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;15, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Jeffrey D. Zients</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Frank J. Williams</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;15, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Frank J. Williams</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David L. Felsenthal</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer,
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;15, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Treasurer and Secretary</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">David L. Felsenthal</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(Principal Financial and</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael A. D&#146;Amato</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;15, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Michael A. D&#146;Amato</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph E. Laird, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;15, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Joseph E. Laird, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</FONT>

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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Sequentially</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Numbered Page</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of
the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.
333-68146), as filed with the
Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001, as
amended
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">9</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company 1997
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation
Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.11 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as filed with
the Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001, as
amended
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company 2001
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation
Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.13 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as filed with
the Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001, as
amended
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company Directors&#146;
Stock Plan, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.15 of the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
The Advisory Board Company Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.34
of the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.
333-68146), as filed with the
Commission on August&nbsp;22, 2001, as
amended
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">N/A</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP
(contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">9</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">11</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on the
signature page of this Registration
Statement)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">9</FONT></TD>
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s-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_______________
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
52-1468699
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Washington, DC 20037
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
Identification No.)
_______________
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY 1997 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY 2001 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY DIRECTORS' STOCK PLAN
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
_______________
Copies to:
David L. Felsenthal
Steven R. Finley, Esq
Chief Financial Officer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
The Advisory Board Company
200 Park Avenue
600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
New York, NY 10166
Washington, DC 20037
(212) 351-4000
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
_______________
(202) 672-5600
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
_______________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
(1)
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration Fee
(2)
Per Share
Offering Price
(2)
Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share
13,121,728 shares
N/A
$
373,838,031
$
34,393
(1)
Of the 13,121,728 shares (the "Shares") of the Registrant's Common Stock,
$0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") being registered, up to (i)
9,080,128 of the Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to The Advisory
Board Company 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan (the "1997
Plan"), (ii) 2,357,600 of the Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to
The Advisory Board Company 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan
(the "2001 Plan"), (iii) 842,000 of the Shares are reserved for issuance
pursuant to The Advisory Board Company Directors' Stock Plan (the
"Directors' Plan"), and (iv) 842,000 of the Shares are reserved for
issuance pursuant to The Advisory Board Company Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "ESPP"). Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also registers such
additional
shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing plans in
connection with certain changes in the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock because of events such as recapitalizations, stock dividends,
stock splits and reverse stock splits, and any other securities with respect
to which the outstanding Shares are converted or exchanged.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
The registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of
the high and low prices for the Common Stock on March 14, 2002, which was
$28.49.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants in the 1997 Plan, the 2001 Plan, the
Directors' Plan and the ESPP as specified in Rule 428 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 under
the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents
are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. The
Registrant will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act. Upon request, the Registrant
will furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all documents
included in that file.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed with the Commission are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
1.
The Registrant's Prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act (Registration No.
333-68146), filed with the Commission on November 13, 2001.
2.
The description of the Common Stock set forth in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.
000-33283), filed with the Commission on October 30, 2001, under
which the Registrant registered the Common Stock under Section 12(g) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), together with any amendment or report filed with the
Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
3.
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for its
fiscal quarters ended after the filing of the Registrant's
Prospectus referenced above, which on the
date this Form S-8 is filed is the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
third quarter ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
February 13, 2002.
All reports and other documents that the Registrant subsequently files
with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that
the Registrant has sold all of the securities offered under this Registration
Statement or that deregisters the distribution of all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement from the date that the Registrant files such report or
document. Any statement
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contained in this Registration Statement or any report or document
incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference, however, shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently dated report or
document that is also considered part of this Registration Statement, or in any
amendment to this Registration Statement, is inconsistent with such prior
statement. The Registrant's file number with the Commission is 000-33283.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or complete action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, employee or agent of the corporation or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor
by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
above, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court
in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the
adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law further provides that
to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been
successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
subsections (a) and (b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys'
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fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith;
that indemnification or advancement of expenses provided for by Section 145
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified
party may be entitled; and empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation against any liability asserted against him or incurred by him in
any such capacity or arising out of his status as such whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities
under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the maximum
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the personal
liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duties as directors. The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
provide that the Registrant will indemnify its officers, directors and
employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. In
addition, the Registrant has entered into individual indemnification agreements
with its directors and certain officers and employees.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August 22, 2001, as amended
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-68146), as filed with the Commission on
August 22, 2001, as amended
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
10.1
The Advisory Board Company 1997 Stock-Based Incentive
Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.11 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-68146), as filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended
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10.2
The Advisory Board Company 2001 Stock-Based Incentive
Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.13 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-68146), as filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended
10.3
The Advisory Board Company Directors' Stock Plan, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August 22, 2001, as amended
10.4
The Advisory Board Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-68146), as filed with the Commission on August 22, 2001,
as amended
23.1
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit
5.1)
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
Registration Statement)
Item 9.       Undertakings.
1.      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)      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) under the Securities Act;
(ii)      To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this 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 and of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20
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percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective registration statement; and
(iii)     To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(b)      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; and
(c)      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.
2.      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
3.      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, 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 Washington, District of Columbia, on this 15th day
of March 2002.
THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY
By:
/s/ Frank J. Williams
Name: Frank J. Williams
Title: Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated. Each of the directors and/or officers of the Registrant whose
signature appears below hereby appoints Frank J. Williams and David L.
Felsenthal, and each of them severally as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign
his or her name and, on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities stated
below, file with the Commission any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement as appropriate, and
generally to do all such things on his or her behalf, in any and all capacities
stated below, to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act and all requirements of the Commission.
Name and Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Jeffrey D. Zients
Chairman of the Board
March 15, 2002
Jeffrey D. Zients
/s/ Frank J. Williams
Chief Executive Officer and Director
March 15, 2002
(Principal Executive Officer)
Frank J. Williams
/s/ David L. Felsenthal
Chief Financial Officer,
March 15, 2002
Treasurer and Secretary
David L. Felsenthal
(Principal Financial and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Michael A. D'Amato
Director
March 15, 2002
Michael A. D'Amato
/s/ Joseph E. Laird, Jr.
Director
March 15, 2002
Joseph E. Laird, Jr.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequentially
Exhibit No.
Description
Numbered Page
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended
N/A
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of
the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-68146), as filed with the
Commission on August 22, 2001, as
amended
N/A
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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10.1
The Advisory Board Company 1997
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation
Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-68146), as filed with
the Commission on August 22, 2001, as
amended
N/A
10.2
The Advisory Board Company 2001
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation
Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.13 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-68146), as filed with
the Commission on August 22, 2001, as
amended
N/A
10.3
The Advisory Board Company Directors'
Stock Plan, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-68146), as
filed with the Commission on August
22, 2001, as amended
N/A
10.4
The Advisory Board Company Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.34
of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-68146), as filed with the
Commission on August 22, 2001, as
amended
N/A
23.1
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
(contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
11
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the
signature page of this Registration
Statement)
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