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

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


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Blue Nile, Inc.</FONT></B>


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



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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>91-1963165</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of Incorporation)
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite&nbsp;900, Seattle, WA 98104</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2004 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Mark C. Vadon<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Blue Nile, Inc.<BR>
705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite&nbsp;900<BR>
Seattle, WA 98104<BR>
Tel: 206-336-6700</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copies to:<BR>
John M. Geschke, Esq.<BR>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Cooley Godward llp</FONT><BR>
5 Palo Alto Square<BR>
3000 El Camino Real<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94306<BR>
(650)&nbsp;843-5000



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


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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of Securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Amount to be</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">to be Registered</TD>
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                    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">Stock Options and<BR>
Common Stock, par<BR>
value $.001 per share
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    <TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">886,364&nbsp;shares
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    <TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$28.04&nbsp;
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    <TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$24,849,214.74&nbsp;
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    <TD align="center" valign="middle" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,924.75&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall cover any additional shares of common stock which become
issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of shares of the Registrant outstanding common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;). The
offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high
and low prices of Registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
April&nbsp;4, 2005.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF<BR> REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-115700) previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;20, 2004 is incorporated by reference herein.


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Nile, Inc.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blue Nile, Inc.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen Stock Certificate.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Cooley Godward <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">llp</FONT>.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Cooley Godward <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">llp </FONT>(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">. </FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(6)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Blue Nile, Inc. Stock Grant Notice pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended July&nbsp;4, 2004 (No.&nbsp;000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August&nbsp;6, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
11, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1/A (No.&nbsp;333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;4,
2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.4.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1/A (No.&nbsp;333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April&nbsp;19, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Form 10-K for the annual
period ended January&nbsp;2, 2005 (No.&nbsp;000-50763), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;25, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(6)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (No.
000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;13, 2004
and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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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 Seattle, State of Washington, on April&nbsp;8, 2005.


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Blue Nile, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Mark C. Vadon
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Mark C. Vadon&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&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;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mark C. Vadon and Diane M.
Irvine, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or
substitute, may lawfully 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, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Mark C. Vadon
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Mark C. Vadon</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
President, Chief
Executive Officer and
Chairman (Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Diane M. Irvine
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Diane M. Irvine</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chief Financial
Officer and Director
(Principal Financial
and Accounting
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Joseph Jimenez
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Joseph Jimenez</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Joanna A. Strober
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Joanna A. Strober</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Augustus O. Tai
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Augustus O. Tai</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Mary Alice Taylor
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Mary Alice Taylor</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 4, 2005</TD>
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    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Brian P. McAndrews
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Brian P. McAndrews</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ W. Eric Carlborg
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
W. Eric Carlborg</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">April 4, 2005</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Nile, Inc.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blue Nile, Inc.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen Stock Certificate.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Cooley Godward <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">llp</FONT>.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Cooley Godward <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">llp </FONT>(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">. </FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1.3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(6)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Blue Nile, Inc. Stock Grant Notice pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended July&nbsp;4, 2004 (No.&nbsp;000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August&nbsp;6, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
11, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1/A (No.&nbsp;333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;4,
2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.4.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1/A (No.&nbsp;333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April&nbsp;19, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Form 10-K for the annual
period ended January&nbsp;2, 2005 (No.&nbsp;000-50763), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;25, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
</TR>

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

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(6)</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (No.
000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;13, 2004
and incorporated by reference herein.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2005
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Blue Nile, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
91-1963165
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
2004 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Mark C. Vadon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Nile, Inc.
705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-336-6700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
John M. Geschke, Esq.
Cooley Godward llp
5 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 843-5000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Price per Share (2)
Offering Price (2)
Registration Fee
Stock Options and
Common Stock, par
value $.001 per share
886,364 shares
$28.04
$24,849,214.74
$2,924.75
(1)
This Registration Statement shall cover any additional shares of common stock which become
issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of shares of the Registrant outstanding common stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The
offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high
and low prices of Registrant's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
April 4, 2005.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
Table of Contents
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-115700) previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2004 is incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
(1)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.2
(2)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.3
(3)
Specimen Stock Certificate.
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward
llp
.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward
llp
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).
99.1.1
(4)
Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.2
(5)
Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.3
(6)
Blue Nile, Inc. Stock Grant Notice pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
(1)
Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended July 4, 2004 (No. 000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 6, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein.
(2)
Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
11, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
(3)
Previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
S-1/A (No. 333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4,
2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
(4)
Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-1/A (No. 333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 19, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
(5)
Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the annual
period ended January 2, 2005 (No. 000-50763), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 25, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein.
(6)
Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (No.
000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2004
and incorporated by reference herein.
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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 Seattle, State of Washington, on April 8, 2005.
Blue Nile, Inc.
By:
/s/ Mark C. Vadon
Mark C. Vadon
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mark C. Vadon and Diane M.
Irvine, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or
substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Mark C. Vadon
Mark C. Vadon
President, Chief
Executive Officer and
Chairman (Principal
Executive Officer)
April 8, 2005
/s/ Diane M. Irvine
Diane M. Irvine
Chief Financial
Officer and Director
(Principal Financial
and Accounting
Officer)
April 8, 2005
/s/ Joseph Jimenez
Joseph Jimenez
Director
April 4, 2005
/s/ Joanna A. Strober
Joanna A. Strober
Director
April 4, 2005
/s/ Augustus O. Tai
Augustus O. Tai
Director
April 4, 2005
/s/ Mary Alice Taylor
Mary Alice Taylor
Director
April 4, 2005
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Brian P. McAndrews
Brian P. McAndrews
Director
April 4, 2005
/s/ W. Eric Carlborg
W. Eric Carlborg
Director
April 4, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
(1)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.2
(2)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.3
(3)
Specimen Stock Certificate.
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward
llp
.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward
llp
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).
99.1.1
(4)
Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.2
(5)
Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.3
(6)
Blue Nile, Inc. Stock Grant Notice pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
(1)
Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended July 4, 2004 (No. 000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 6, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein.
(2)
Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
11, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
(3)
Previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
S-1/A (No. 333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4,
2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
(4)
Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-1/A (No. 333-113494), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 19, 2004, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
(5)
Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4.2 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the annual
period ended January 2, 2005 (No. 000-50763), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 25, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein.
(6)
Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Blue Nile, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (No.
000-50763), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2004
and incorporated by reference herein.