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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;30, 2004<br>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________________</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>

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51-2198508</FONT></TD>
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incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">10 Ha&#146;amal Street, Park Afek<BR>
Rosh Ha&#146;ayin, Israel 48092<BR>
(972-3) 6118800</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan<BR>
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan<BR>
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Full titles of the plans)</FONT></DIV>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Erez Lorber<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
BackWeb Technologies Ltd.<BR>
c/o BackWeb Technologies Inc.<BR>
2077 Gateway Place, Suite&nbsp;500<BR>
San Jose, California 95110<BR>
(408)&nbsp;933-1700</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></DIV>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Barry J. Kramer<BR>
Scott J. Leichtner<BR>
Fenwick &#38; West LLP<BR>
801 California Street<BR>
Mountain View, California 94041</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Offering Price Per</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Proposed Maximum</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan
and 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,960,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.43</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">842,800</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">107</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">814,208</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.37</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">301,257</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">38</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,774,208</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,144,057</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">145</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents the number of Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares which may be issued
to the Registrant&#146;s employees pursuant to stock options granted under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, and 1998
U.S. Stock Option Plan, and Ordinary Shares issued under the BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in addition
to those Ordinary Shares registered pursuant to the Forms S-8 filed by the
Registrant with the Commission on August&nbsp;6, 1999,
December&nbsp;1, 2000, August&nbsp;31, 2001, and November&nbsp;15,
2002. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement
shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares
that become issuable under the aforementioned plans by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration that increase the number of
the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Ordinary Shares.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Act, on the basis of $0.43 per share,
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares
on September&nbsp;27, 2004, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Act, on the basis of 85% of
$0.43 per
share, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s
Ordinary Shares on September&nbsp;27, 2004, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock
Market.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;6,
1999, December&nbsp;1, 2000, August&nbsp;31, 2001, and
November&nbsp;15, 2002, the Registrant
filed Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-84659,
333-51098, 333-68804, and 333-101224, respectively) (the &#147;Previous S-8s&#148;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register Ordinary Shares that were
reserved for issuance pursuant to options granted under the Registrant&#146;s 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1996 U.S. Stock Option Plan and 1998 U.S.
Stock Option Plan, and purchase rights under the Registrant&#146;s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of
the Registrant&#146;s Previous S-8s are incorporated herein by this reference. The
Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 to register
additional Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to options granted under
the Registrant&#146;s 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan and 1998 U.S. Stock
Option Plan, and purchase rights under the Registrant&#146;s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the &#147;evergreen&#148; provisions of the 1996 Israeli Employee Stock
Option Plan and the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan, effective
July&nbsp;1, 2004, the
number of Ordinary Shares for which options may be granted under those plans
was increased by 1,960,000 shares (which was the lesser of (a)&nbsp;1,960,000 shares
and (b)&nbsp;5% of the 40,710,414 shares outstanding on that date). Of those
shares, 588,000 shares were allocated to the 1996 Israeli Stock Option Plan and
1,372,000 shares were allocated to the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the &#147;evergreen&#148; provisions under the 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, effective July&nbsp;1, 2004, the number of Ordinary Shares for which
options may be granted under that plan was increased by 814,208 shares (which
was the lesser of (a)&nbsp;833,333&nbsp;shares and (b)&nbsp;2% of the
40,710,414&nbsp;shares
outstanding on that date).
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></FONT>

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1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*</FONT></TD>
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1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January&nbsp;1, 2002)**</FONT></TD>
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1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&#38;&nbsp;Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Kost Forer Gubbay&nbsp;&#38;&nbsp;Kasierer, a member of
Ernst&nbsp;&#38;&nbsp;Young Global, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">*&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;1, 2000.</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">**&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">***&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;3, 1999,
and amended on June&nbsp;4, 1999.</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&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&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 San Jose, State of California, on
September&nbsp;27, 2004.
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<TD align="left" colspan="3" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD.</B></FONT></TD>
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By:
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. Morgan, his or her attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendment to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed as of September&nbsp;27, 2004 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ EREZ LORBER</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Erez Lorber</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/ ELI BARKAT</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Eli Barkat</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/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Michael A. Morgan</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>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ AMIR MAKLEFF</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Amir Makleff</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/ UDAY BELLARY</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Uday Bellary</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/ CHARLES FEDERMAN</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Charles Federman</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/ ISABEL MAXWELL</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade>
Isabel Maxwell</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><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Number</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Description</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January&nbsp;1, 2002)**</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel</FONT></DIV></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 Ernst&nbsp;&#38;&nbsp;Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<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 Kost Forer Gubbay&nbsp;&#38;&nbsp;Kasierer, a member of
Ernst&nbsp;&#38;&nbsp;Young Global, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">*&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;1, 2000.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">**&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">***&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;3, 1999,
and amended on June&nbsp;4, 1999.</FONT>

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Backweb Technologies LTD. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 30, 2004
Registration No. 333-_________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Israel
51-2198508
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
10 Ha'amal Street, Park Afek
Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel 48092
(972-3) 6118800
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Erez Lorber
Chief Executive Officer
BackWeb Technologies Ltd.
c/o BackWeb Technologies Inc.
2077 Gateway Place, Suite 500
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 933-1700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Barry J. Kramer
Scott J. Leichtner
Fenwick & West LLP
801 California Street
Mountain View, California 94041
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Share
Aggregate Offering Price
Registration Fee
Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan
and 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan
1,960,000
$
0.43
(2)
$
842,800
(2)
$
107
Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
814,208
$
0.37
(3)
$
301,257
(3)
$
38
Total
2,774,208
$
—
$
1,144,057
$
145
(1)
Represents the number of Registrant's Ordinary Shares which may be issued
to the Registrant's employees pursuant to stock options granted under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, and 1998
U.S. Stock Option Plan, and Ordinary Shares issued under the BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in addition
to those Ordinary Shares registered pursuant to the Forms S-8 filed by the
Registrant with the Commission on August 6, 1999,
December 1, 2000, August 31, 2001, and November 15,
2002. Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement
shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares
that become issuable under the aforementioned plans by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration that increase the number of
the Registrant's outstanding Ordinary Shares.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Act, on the basis of $0.43 per share,
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares
on September 27, 2004, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Act, on the basis of 85% of
$0.43 per
share, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
Ordinary Shares on September 27, 2004, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock
Market.
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
On August 6,
1999, December 1, 2000, August 31, 2001, and
November 15, 2002, the Registrant
filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-84659,
333-51098, 333-68804, and 333-101224, respectively) (the "Previous S-8s") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register Ordinary Shares that were
reserved for issuance pursuant to options granted under the Registrant's 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1996 U.S. Stock Option Plan and 1998 U.S.
Stock Option Plan, and purchase rights under the Registrant's 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of
the Registrant's Previous S-8s are incorporated herein by this reference. The
Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register
additional Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to options granted under
the Registrant's 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan and 1998 U.S. Stock
Option Plan, and purchase rights under the Registrant's 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Pursuant to the "evergreen" provisions of the 1996 Israeli Employee Stock
Option Plan and the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan, effective
July 1, 2004, the
number of Ordinary Shares for which options may be granted under those plans
was increased by 1,960,000 shares (which was the lesser of (a) 1,960,000 shares
and (b) 5% of the 40,710,414 shares outstanding on that date). Of those
shares, 588,000 shares were allocated to the 1996 Israeli Stock Option Plan and
1,372,000 shares were allocated to the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan.
Pursuant to the "evergreen" provisions under the 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, effective July 1, 2004, the number of Ordinary Shares for which
options may be granted under that plan was increased by 814,208 shares (which
was the lesser of (a) 833,333 shares and (b) 2% of the
40,710,414 shares
outstanding on that date).
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*
4.2
1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2002)**
4.3
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***
5.1
Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Kost Forer Gubbay & Kasierer, a member of
Ernst & Young Global, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
* Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December 1, 2000.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April 1, 2002.
*** Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Commission on June 3, 1999,
and amended on June 4, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto, duly
authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on
September 27, 2004.
BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
By:
/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN
Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. Morgan, his or her attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendment to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-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, this
Registration Statement has been signed as of September 27, 2004 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
/s/ EREZ LORBER
Director and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Erez Lorber
/s/ ELI BARKAT
Chairman
Eli Barkat
/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Michael A. Morgan
/s/ AMIR MAKLEFF
Director
Amir Makleff
/s/ UDAY BELLARY
Director
Uday Bellary
/s/ CHARLES FEDERMAN
Director
Charles Federman
/s/ ISABEL MAXWELL
Director
Isabel Maxwell
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*
4.2
1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2002)**
4.3
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***
5.1
Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Kost Forer Gubbay & Kasierer, a member of
Ernst & Young Global, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
* Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December 1, 2000.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April 1, 2002.
*** Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Commission on June 3, 1999,
and amended on June 4, 1999.