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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;19, 2004<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333 -<U>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</U>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
<B><I>Under The Securities Act of 1933</I></B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>QUOVADX, INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<B>6400 S. Fiddler&#146;s Green Circle, Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Englewood, Colorado 80111<BR>
(303)&nbsp;488-2019<BR>
(Address , including zip code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>85-0373486<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Plan,<BR>
Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,<BR>
Amended and Restated 1999 Director Option Plan (collectively, the &#147;Plans&#148;)</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Linda K. Wackwitz, Esq.<BR>
Executive Vice President and<BR>
General Counsel<BR>
Quovadx, Inc.<BR>
6400 S. Fiddler&#146;s Green Circle, Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Englewood, Colorado 80111<BR>
(303)&nbsp;488-2019<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Copies to:<BR>
Arthur F. Schneiderman, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered</B> <SUP>(1)</SUP><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Per Share</B> <SUP>(2)</SUP><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering Price</B> <SUP>(2)</SUP><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, $.01 par
value, reserved for
issuance under
the Amended and Restated
1997 Stock Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,224,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.33</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">4,075,920</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">516.42</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, $.01 par
value, reserved for
issuance under
the Amended and Restated
1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">500,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.33</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">1,665,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">210.96</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock, $.01 par
value, reserved for
issuance under
the Amended and
Restated 1999 Director
Option Plan</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">200,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.33</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">666,000</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">84.38</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>1,924,000</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>6,406,920</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>811.76</B></TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock which become issuable under the Plans by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration
that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
the maximum offering price, per share and in aggregate, and the
registration fee, were calculated based upon the last sale price per share
of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
March&nbsp;19, 2004.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d13815exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d13815exv23w1.htm">Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Explanatory Note:</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quovadx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Registrant&#148;), is
filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (&#147;Registration
Statement&#148;) to register the following shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;1,224,000 additional shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock which have
been reserved for issuance under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Plan (the &#147;1997 Stock Plan&#148;), as a result of certain automatic annual increases
in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the 1997 Stock Plan;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;500,000 additional shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock which have been
reserved for issuance under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;1999 ESPP Plan&#148;), as a result of certain automatic
annual increases in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the 1999
ESPP Plan; and


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;200,000 additional shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock which have been
reserved for issuance under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated 1999 Director
Option Plan (the &#147;1999 Director Option Plan&#148;), as a result of certain automatic
annual increases in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the 1999
Director Option Plan.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The current registration of 1,224,000, 500,000, and 200,000 shares of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock will increase the number of shares registered under the
1997 Stock Plan, the 1999 ESPP Plan, and the 1999 Director Option Plan to
8,092,414, 2,328,165, and 1,014,083 shares, respectively.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the
Commission by the Registrant:


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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;18,
2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;18, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for the Company&#146;s 2003
annual stockholders meeting filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30,
2003; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
its registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;1, 2000 and declared effective February&nbsp;9, 2000 by the
Commission, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including
any amendment or report filed thereafter for the purpose of updating
such description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents and reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 after the date
of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents or
reports.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable (the Registrant&#146;s common stock is registered under Section
12 of the Exchange Act).

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the Registrant&#146;s common stock being registered by this
Registration Statement has been passed upon for the Registrant by Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;XIII of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to the maximum
extent and manner permitted under Delaware law. Delaware law provides that
directors of a corporation will not be held personally liable for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for breaches
of the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, acts or omissions
not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases,
redemption or other distributions, and transactions from which a director
derives an improper benefit.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provides that it must indemnify its
directors and officers and may indemnify its employees and agents to the
maximum extent and manner permitted under Delaware law. The Registrant believes
that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross
negligence on the part of indemnified parties. Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s
Bylaws also permit it to obtain insurance on behalf of any director, officer,
employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in
such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and
officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in its Bylaws. These
agreements, among other things, provided that the Registrant will indemnify
each
of its directors and officers for various expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees,
judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by them in any action or
proceeding, including any action by or arising out of their services as one of
its directors or officers, any subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise
to which he or she provides services at its request. In addition, the
Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance providing
indemnification for its
directors and officers. The Registrant believes that these provisions,
agreements and insurance are necessary to attract and retain qualified
directors and officers.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation (as to legality of securities being registered).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see signature page)</TD>
</TR>

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<P>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&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 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&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 Securities and Exchange
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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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Englewood, State of Colorado, on this 19th day of
March, 2004.

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">QUOVADX, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Linda K. Wackwitz
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Linda K. Wackwitz&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Executive Vice President and
General Counsel&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>




<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary T. Scherping and Linda K. Wackwitz,
jointly and severally, as attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including without limitation, post effective amendments) or
supplements to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Lorine R. Sweeney<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lorine R. Sweeney</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Gary T. Scherping<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gary T. Scherping</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial<BR>
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting<BR>
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jeffrey M. Krauss<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jeffrey M. Krauss</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Fred L. Brown<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Fred L. Brown</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ J. Andrew Cowherd<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
J. Andrew Cowherd</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James B. Hoover<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
James B. Hoover</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Charles J. Roesslein<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Charles J. Roesslein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James A. Gilbert<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
James A. Gilbert</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March 19, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional
Corporation as to legality of securities being registered).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Auditors</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see signature page)</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2004
Registration No. 333 -
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
QUOVADX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
6400 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 1000
Englewood, Colorado 80111
(303) 488-2019
(Address , including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
85-0373486
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Plan,
Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
Amended and Restated 1999 Director Option Plan (collectively, the "Plans")
Linda K. Wackwitz, Esq.
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Quovadx, Inc.
6400 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 1000
Englewood, Colorado 80111
(303) 488-2019
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Arthur F. Schneiderman, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Each Class of
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
Registered
(1)
Per Share
(2)
Offering Price
(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.01 par
value, reserved for
issuance under
the Amended and Restated
1997 Stock Plan
1,224,000
$
3.33
$
4,075,920
$
516.42
Common Stock, $.01 par
value, reserved for
issuance under
the Amended and Restated
1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
500,000
$
3.33
$
1,665,000
$
210.96
Common Stock, $.01 par
value, reserved for
issuance under
the Amended and
Restated 1999 Director
Option Plan
200,000
$
3.33
$
666,000
$
84.38
Total
1,924,000
$
6,406,920
$
811.76
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
Company's Common Stock which become issuable under the Plans by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration
that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the
Company's Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
the maximum offering price, per share and in aggregate, and the
registration fee, were calculated based upon the last sale price per share
of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
March 19, 2004.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Table of Contents
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Explanatory Note:
Quovadx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or "Registrant"), is
filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") this Registration Statement on Form S-8 ("Registration
Statement") to register the following shares of the Company's Common Stock:
1. 1,224,000 additional shares of the Company's Common Stock which have
been reserved for issuance under the Company's Amended and Restated 1997 Stock
Plan (the "1997 Stock Plan"), as a result of certain automatic annual increases
in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the 1997 Stock Plan;
2. 500,000 additional shares of the Company's Common Stock which have been
reserved for issuance under the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the "1999 ESPP Plan"), as a result of certain automatic
annual increases in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the 1999
ESPP Plan; and
3. 200,000 additional shares of the Company's Common Stock which have been
reserved for issuance under the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Director
Option Plan (the "1999 Director Option Plan"), as a result of certain automatic
annual increases in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the 1999
Director Option Plan.
The current registration of 1,224,000, 500,000, and 200,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock will increase the number of shares registered under the
1997 Stock Plan, the 1999 ESPP Plan, and the 1999 Director Option Plan to
8,092,414, 2,328,165, and 1,014,083 shares, respectively.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the
Commission by the Registrant:
•
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 18,
2004;
•
Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the
Commission on March 18, 2004;
•
The Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Company's 2003
annual stockholders meeting filed with the Commission on April 30,
2003; and
•
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
its registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
February 1, 2000 and declared effective February 9, 2000 by the
Commission, pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including
any amendment or report filed thereafter for the purpose of updating
such description.
In addition, all documents and reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 after the date
of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents or
reports.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable (the Registrant's common stock is registered under Section
12 of the Exchange Act).
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the Registrant's common stock being registered by this
Registration Statement has been passed upon for the Registrant by Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article XIII of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to the maximum
extent and manner permitted under Delaware law. Delaware law provides that
directors of a corporation will not be held personally liable for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for breaches
of the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, acts or omissions
not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases,
redemption or other distributions, and transactions from which a director
derives an improper benefit.
Article VI of the Registrant's Bylaws provides that it must indemnify its
directors and officers and may indemnify its employees and agents to the
maximum extent and manner permitted under Delaware law. The Registrant believes
that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross
negligence on the part of indemnified parties. Article VI of the Registrant's
Bylaws also permit it to obtain insurance on behalf of any director, officer,
employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in
such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification.
The Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and
officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in its Bylaws. These
agreements, among other things, provided that the Registrant will indemnify
each
of its directors and officers for various expenses, including attorney's fees,
judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by them in any action or
proceeding, including any action by or arising out of their services as one of
its directors or officers, any subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise
to which he or she provides services at its request. In addition, the
Registrant maintains directors' and officers' insurance providing
indemnification for its
directors and officers. The Registrant believes that these provisions,
agreements and insurance are necessary to attract and retain qualified
directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation (as to legality of securities being registered).
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
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Item 9. Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Englewood, State of Colorado, on this 19th day of
March, 2004.
QUOVADX, INC.
By:
/s/ Linda K. Wackwitz
Linda K. Wackwitz
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary T. Scherping and Linda K. Wackwitz,
jointly and severally, as attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including without limitation, post effective amendments) or
supplements to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Lorine R. Sweeney
Lorine R. Sweeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
March 19, 2004
/s/ Gary T. Scherping
Gary T. Scherping
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
March 19, 2004
/s/ Jeffrey M. Krauss
Jeffrey M. Krauss
Chairman of the Board and Director
March 19, 2004
/s/ Fred L. Brown
Fred L. Brown
Director
March 19, 2004
/s/ J. Andrew Cowherd
J. Andrew Cowherd
Director
March 19, 2004
/s/ James B. Hoover
James B. Hoover
Director
March 19, 2004
/s/ Charles J. Roesslein
Charles J. Roesslein
Director
March 19, 2004
/s/ James A. Gilbert
James A. Gilbert
Director
March 19, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation as to legality of securities being registered).
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
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