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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>As f</B><B>iled with the Securities and Ex</B><B>change</B><B> Commission on January 6, 2016</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration Statement No. 333-</B><B>____________</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>UNITED STATES</B><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Bridgeline Digital</B><B>, Inc.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA15 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA16 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>52-2263942</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>80 Blanchard Road</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA24 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Burlington</B><B>, MA 0180</B><B>3</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Bridgeline </B><B>Digital</B><B>, Inc. </B><B>Amended and Restated</B><B> Stock Incentive Plan</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA30 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Michael D. Prinn</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Co-Chief Executive Officer and President</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA32 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Chief </B><B>Financial</B><B> Officer</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA33 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>80 Blanchard Road</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA38 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Copies of all communications to:</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Daniele Ouellette Levy</B><B>, Esq.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA40 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Morse, Barnes-Brown &amp; Pendleton, P.C.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CityPoint, 230 Third St.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA42 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Waltham, Massachusetts 02451</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA43 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(781) 622-5930</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA45 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA62 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Per&nbsp;Share</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA64 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Offering</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA66 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Price </B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA67 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA68 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA69 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Fee</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=233>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=332>Common stock, $0.001 par value</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=184>398,267 shares (2)</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=245>$1.025 (3)</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=233>$408,223.68</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=66>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=165>$41.11</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 26.65pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Common stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA76 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">71,733 shares (4)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$1.15 (5)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$82,492.95</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA79 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$8.31</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" width=332>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" width=184>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" width=245>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" width=233>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" width=66>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" width=165>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=332>
<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Total</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=184>
<P id=PARA81 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>470,000 shares</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=245>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=233>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=66>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" width=165>
<P id=PARA82 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>$</B><B>49.42</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</B></FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA88 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(1)&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 97%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA89 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Plus such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock of the Registrant as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA92 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(2)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 97%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA93 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options available for grant pursuant to the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA96 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(3) </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 97%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA97 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, using the average of the high and low sales price as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 4, 2016.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA100 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(4)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 97%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA101 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA104 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(5)</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 97%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA105 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act based on the weighted average exercise price per share of such options outstanding under the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA108.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA110 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EX<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">PLANATOR</FONT>Y NOTE</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 470,000 shares of Bridgeline Digital, Inc. common stock to be issued pursuant to the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). These shares are in addition to the aggregate of 778,800 shares of common stock registered under the Plan pursuant to the Registration Statements on Form S-8, File No. 333-170819 filed on November 24, 2010, File No. 333-181677 filed on May 25, 2012 and File No. 333-188854 filed on May 24, 2013.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA114 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The contents of our Registration Statements on Form S-8, File No. 333-170819, File No. 333-181677 and File No. 333-188854, are incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA116 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART II</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA275><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>ITEM 8.</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA276><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">EXHIBITS. </P></FONT></B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA122 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement are as follows: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA126 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA128 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bridgeline Digital, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Quarterly Report on</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 15, 2013).</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA130 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 5, 2015).</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA132 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.3</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated By-laws of Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on February 17, 2015).</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA134 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.3</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on August 18, 2015).</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA136 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1*</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Legal Opinion of Morse, Barnes-Brown &amp; Pendleton, P.C.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1*</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Marcum LLP</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Morse, Barnes-Brown &amp; Pendleton, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA142 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1 </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA143 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA145 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">* Filed herewith.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA150 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA151 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA152 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B></B>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 caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Burlington, Massachusetts, on this 6<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP> day of January 2016. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA277.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Bridgeline Digital</B><B>, Inc.</B></FONT></P></FONT></TD>
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<P id=PARA277.13 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By: </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA277.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Michael D. Prinn</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA277.15 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA277.16 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA277.17 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%" vAlign=top width=443>
<P id=PARA277.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Michael D. Prinn</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 7%" vAlign=top width=146>
<P id=PARA277.19 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA277.20 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA277.21 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%" vAlign=top width=443>
<P id=PARA277.22 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Co-Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 7%" vAlign=top width=146>
<P id=PARA277.23 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 55%" vAlign=top width=617>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%" vAlign=top width=23>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%" vAlign=top width=443>Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 7%" vAlign=top width=146>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 55%" vAlign=top width=617>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%" vAlign=top width=23>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 36%" vAlign=top width=443>(Co-Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 7%" vAlign=top width=146>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA165 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA167 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B></B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roger Kahn and Michael D. Prinn, and each of them acting individually, 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 filed pursuant to Rule 462, or otherwise) of and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA168 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA169 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of January 6, 2016.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA170 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA171 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA172 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA173 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Signature</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA174 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA175 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Title</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">/s/Roger Kahn</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 6, 2016</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Co-Chief Executive Officer and President</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Roger Kahn</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(Co-Principal Executive Officer)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">/s/Michael D. Prinn</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 6, 2016</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Co-Chief Executive Officer and President</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Michael D. Prinn</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA197 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(Co-Principal Executive Officer; Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">/s/Kenneth Galaznik</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 6, 2016</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Kenneth Galaznik</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">/s/Joni Kahn</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 6, 2016</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Joni Kahn</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">/s/Scott Landers</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 6, 2016</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Director</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Scott Landers</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<P id=PARA225 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/Michael Taglich</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">January 6, 2016</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Director</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Michael Taglich</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA234 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA237 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;<B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA239 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA240 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA241 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=1117 colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA242 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=113>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=1117 colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA243 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1*</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA245 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Legal Opinion of Morse, Barnes-Brown &amp; Pendleton, P.C.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=10>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=113>
<P id=PARA247 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1*</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=1107>
<P id=PARA248 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Marcum LLP</FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=10>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=113>
<P id=PARA249 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=1107>
<P id=PARA250 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Morse, Barnes-Brown &amp; Pendleton, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD width=10>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA251 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA252 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA254 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA255 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">* Filed herewith.</FONT></P>
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blin20160106_s8.htm
As f
iled with the Securities and Ex
change
Commission on January 6, 2016
Registration Statement No. 333-
____________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Bridgeline Digital
, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
52-2263942
(State or other  jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
80 Blanchard Road
Burlington
, MA 0180
3
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Bridgeline
Digital
, Inc.
Amended and Restated
Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
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Michael D. Prinn
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President
Chief
Financial
Officer
80 Blanchard Road
Burlington, MA 01803
(
781) 376-5555
(
Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
Daniele Ouellette Levy
, Esq.
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C.
CityPoint, 230 Third St.
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(781) 622-5930
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer   ☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller Reporting Company   √
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be
Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common stock, $0.001 par value
398,267 shares (2)
$1.025 (3)
$408,223.68
$41.11
Common stock, $0.001 par value
71,733 shares (4)
$1.15 (5)
$82,492.95
$8.31
Total
470,000 shares
$
49.42
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(1)
Plus such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock of the Registrant as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act").
(2)
Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options available for grant pursuant to the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, using the average of the high and low sales price as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 4, 2016.
(4)
Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
(5)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act based on the weighted average exercise price per share of such options outstanding under the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
EX
PLANATOR
Y NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 470,000 shares of Bridgeline Digital, Inc. common stock to be issued pursuant to the Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These shares are in addition to the aggregate of 778,800 shares of common stock registered under the Plan pursuant to the Registration Statements on Form S-8, File No. 333-170819 filed on November 24, 2010, File No. 333-181677 filed on May 25, 2012 and File No. 333-188854 filed on May 24, 2013.
The contents of our Registration Statements on Form S-8, File No. 333-170819, File No. 333-181677 and File No. 333-188854, are incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS.
The exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement are as follows:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bridgeline Digital, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 15, 2013).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 5, 2015).
4.3
Amended and Restated By-laws of Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on February 17, 2015).
4.3
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on August 18, 2015).
5.1*
Legal Opinion of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C.
23.1*
Consent of Marcum LLP
23.2
Consent of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page)
* Filed herewith.
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 caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Burlington, Massachusetts, on this 6
th
day of January 2016.
Bridgeline Digital
, Inc.
By:
/s/ Michael D. Prinn
Michael D. Prinn
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President
Chief Financial Officer
(Co-Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roger Kahn and Michael D. Prinn, and each of them acting individually, 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 filed pursuant to Rule 462, or otherwise) of and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, 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 indicated as of January 6, 2016.
Signature
Date
Title
/s/Roger Kahn
January 6, 2016
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President
Roger Kahn
(Co-Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Michael D. Prinn
January 6, 2016
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President
Michael D. Prinn
Chief Financial Officer
(Co-Principal Executive Officer; Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/Kenneth Galaznik
January 6, 2016
Director
Kenneth Galaznik
/s/Joni Kahn
January 6, 2016
Director
Joni Kahn
/s/Scott Landers
January 6, 2016
Director
Scott Landers
/s/Michael Taglich
January 6, 2016
Director
Michael Taglich
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1*
Legal Opinion of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C.
23.1*
Consent of Marcum LLP
23.2
Consent of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page)
* Filed herewith.