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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT>

<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>
<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.</B></FONT>

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

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>95-4700410</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1">(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>343 Congress Street, Suite&nbsp;2100<BR>
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1215<BR>
(617)&nbsp;603-3100</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, and telephone number)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>The Nextera Enterprises, Inc. International Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>The Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Nextera Enterprises, Inc.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Full title of the plans)</FONT></DIV>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Michael P. Muldowney<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Nextera Enterprises, Inc.<BR>
343 Congress Street, Suite&nbsp;2100<BR>
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1215<BR>
(617)&nbsp;603-3100</B></FONT></TD>
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Copies to:<BR>
<B>David A. Hahn, Esq.<BR>
Latham &#38; Watkins<BR>
701 &#147;B&#148; Street, Suite&nbsp;2100<BR>
San Diego, California 92101<BR>
(619)&nbsp;236-1234</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="1">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<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="2">Aggregate Offering</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">THE NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC. INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>500,000</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>$0.69</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>$345,000</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>$87</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 1998 EQUITY
PARTICIPATION PLAN OF NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>.625&nbsp;to&nbsp;$2.09</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>9,380,000</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>2345</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left"><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 covers 500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock available for issuance under the Nextera Enterprises, Inc.
International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Purchase Plan&#148;) and
7,000,000 additional shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock available for issuance
under the Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Nextera
Enterprises Inc., (the &#147;1998 Plan&#148;), pursuant to an amendment and
restatement of the 1998 Plan by the Board of Directors of the registrant,
and subject to approval by the stockholders of the registrant at the
Annual Meeting on July&nbsp;12, 2001 (&#147;Stockholder Approval&#148;). The 1998 Plan
authorizes, subject to Stockholder Approval, the issuance of a maximum of
19,000,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock. However, the offer and sale of
11,993,537 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock under the 1998 Plan, have
previously been registered pursuant to Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-50180 and Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-78825. The
remaining 6,463 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock issued upon exercise of
options under the 1998 Plan were not registered.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover
any additional shares of the registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock that become
issuable under the Purchase Plan or the 1998 Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the
registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457. The price per share and aggregate
offering price are based upon (a) (i)&nbsp;with respect to the 1998 Plan, the
weighted average exercise price of $1.48 for 5,787,523 shares issuable
pursuant to outstanding stock options previously granted under the 1998
Plan and (ii)&nbsp;the average of the high and low sales prices of the
registrant&#146;s common stock on June&nbsp;15, 2001, as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market, for the 1,212,477 shares yet to be granted under the 1998
Plan and (b)&nbsp;with respect to the Purchase Plan, the average of the high
and low sales prices of the registrant&#146;s common stock on June&nbsp;15, 2001, as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">Part I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">Part II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a73494orex4-1.txt">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by the Registrant are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
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        <TD width="1%" align="left"><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2000 filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), on April&nbsp;17, 2001 and
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto filed on April&nbsp;30, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed pursuant to the
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the description of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A
filed on May&nbsp;7, 1999, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act;
and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">all other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the effective date of the Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date this Registration Statement
is filed with the Commission and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of it
from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Officers and directors of the Registrant are covered by certain provisions
of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;), the charter, the bylaws,
indemnification agreements and insurance policies which serve to limit, and, in
certain instances, to indemnify them against, certain liabilities which they
may incur in such capacities. These various provisions are described below.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Elimination of Liability in Certain Circumstances. </I>In June&nbsp;1986, Delaware
enacted legislation which authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the
personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of directors&#146; fiduciary duty of care. This duty of
care requires that, when acting on behalf of the corporation, directors must
exercise an informed business judgment based on all significant information
reasonably available to them. Absent the limitations now authorized by such
legislation, directors are accountable to corporations and their stockholders
for monetary damages for conduct constituting negligence or gross negligence in
the exercise of their duty of care. Although the statute does not change
directors&#146; duty of care, it enables corporations to limit available relief to
equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission. The charter limits the
liability of directors to the Registrant or its stockholders (in their capacity
as directors but not in their capacity as officers) to the fullest extent
permitted by such legislation. Specifically, the directors of the Registrant
will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of a director&#146;s
fiduciary duty as director, except for liability: (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; (2)&nbsp;for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; (3)&nbsp;for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful
share repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL; or (4)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Indemnification and Insurance. </I>As a Delaware corporation, the Registrant
has the power, under specified circumstances generally requiring the director
or officer to act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in
or not opposed to the Registrant&#146;s best interests, to indemnify its directors
and officers in connection with actions, suits or proceedings brought against
them by a third party or in the name of the Registrant, by reason of the fact
that they were or are such directors or officers, against expenses, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any such action, suit
or proceeding. The bylaws generally provide for mandatory indemnification of
the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers to the full extent provided by Delaware
corporate law. In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with its directors and officers which generally provide for
mandatory indemnification under circumstances for which indemnification would
otherwise be discretionary under Delaware law. The Registrant maintains
insurance on behalf of its
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<P><FONT size="2">directors and officers, insuring them against liabilities that they may
incur in such capacities or arising out of such status.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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        <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><font size="2">provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement
is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on this 18th day
of June&nbsp;2001.
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        <TD width="50%"><font size="2">NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="5%"><font size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" width="45%"><font size="2">/s/&nbsp;DAVID SCHNEIDER
<BR><HR size="1">
<B>David Schneider<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and President</B></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;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints David Schneider and Stanley E. Maron and
each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration
statement filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, which relates 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 attorney-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act or 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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        <TD></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;DAVID
SCHNEIDER</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">David Schneider</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Chief Executive Officer,
President and <BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;MICHAEL P. MULDOWNEY</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Michael P. Muldowney</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Chief Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;STEVEN B. FINK</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Steven B. Fink</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;ROGER BROSSY</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Roger Brossy</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;GREGORY J. CLARK</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Gregory J. Clark</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;RALPH FINERMAN</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Ralph Finerman</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2"><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;KEITH D. GRINSTEIN</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Keith D. Grinstein</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;STANLEY E. MARON</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Stanley E. Maron</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;VINCENT C. PERRO</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Vincent C. Perro</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;MICHAEL D. ROSE</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Michael D. Rose</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;RICHARD V. SANDLER</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
<FONT size="2">Richard V. Sandler</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/&nbsp;RICHARD L. SANDOR</FONT>
<BR><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">Richard L. Sandor</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top">
<FONT size="2">Director</FONT>
</TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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The Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Nextera Enterprises, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Latham &#38; Watkins regarding the Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Latham &#38; Watkins regarding the 1998 Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#38; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Latham &#38; Watkins (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Latham &#38; Watkins (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.2 hereto).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).</FONT></TD>
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Nextera Enterprises, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
95-4700410
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
343 Congress Street, Suite 2100
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1215
(617) 603-3100
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code, and telephone number)
The Nextera Enterprises, Inc. International Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Nextera Enterprises, Inc.
(Full title of the plans)
Michael P. Muldowney
Chief Financial Officer
Nextera Enterprises, Inc.
343 Congress Street, Suite 2100
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1215
(617) 603-3100
Copies to:
David A. Hahn, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
701 "B" Street, Suite 2100
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 236-1234
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)(2)
Per Share(3)
Price(3)
Fee
THE NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC. INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
500,000
$0.69
$345,000
$87
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 1998 EQUITY
PARTICIPATION PLAN OF NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
7,000,000
$
.625 to $2.09
$
9,380,000
$
2345
(1)
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 covers 500,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock available for issuance under the Nextera Enterprises, Inc.
International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") and
7,000,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock available for issuance
under the Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Nextera
Enterprises Inc., (the "1998 Plan"), pursuant to an amendment and
restatement of the 1998 Plan by the Board of Directors of the registrant,
and subject to approval by the stockholders of the registrant at the
Annual Meeting on July 12, 2001 ("Stockholder Approval"). The 1998 Plan
authorizes, subject to Stockholder Approval, the issuance of a maximum of
19,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. However, the offer and sale of
11,993,537 shares of Class A Common Stock under the 1998 Plan, have
previously been registered pursuant to Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-50180 and Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-78825. The
remaining 6,463 shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon exercise of
options under the 1998 Plan were not registered.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover
any additional shares of the registrant's Class A Common Stock that become
issuable under the Purchase Plan or the 1998 Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the
registrant's outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457. The price per share and aggregate
offering price are based upon (a) (i) with respect to the 1998 Plan, the
weighted average exercise price of $1.48 for 5,787,523 shares issuable
pursuant to outstanding stock options previously granted under the 1998
Plan and (ii) the average of the high and low sales prices of the
registrant's common stock on June 15, 2001, as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market, for the 1,212,477 shares yet to be granted under the 1998
Plan and (b) with respect to the Purchase Plan, the average of the high
and low sales prices of the registrant's common stock on June 15, 2001, as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market.
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Part I
Item 1. Plan Information.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 5.2
EXHIBIT 23.1
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Part I
Item 1. Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") by the Registrant are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000 filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), on April 17, 2001 and
Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on April 30, 2001;
(b)
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act on May 15, 2001;
(c)
the description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed on May 7, 1999, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act;
and
(d)
all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the effective date of the Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date this Registration Statement
is filed with the Commission and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of it
from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Officers and directors of the Registrant are covered by certain provisions
of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), the charter, the bylaws,
indemnification agreements and insurance policies which serve to limit, and, in
certain instances, to indemnify them against, certain liabilities which they
may incur in such capacities. These various provisions are described below.
Elimination of Liability in Certain Circumstances.
In June 1986, Delaware
enacted legislation which authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the
personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of directors' fiduciary duty of care. This duty of
care requires that, when acting on behalf of the corporation, directors must
exercise an informed business judgment based on all significant information
reasonably available to them. Absent the limitations now authorized by such
legislation, directors are accountable to corporations and their stockholders
for monetary damages for conduct constituting negligence or gross negligence in
the exercise of their duty of care. Although the statute does not change
directors' duty of care, it enables corporations to limit available relief to
equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission. The charter limits the
liability of directors to the Registrant or its stockholders (in their capacity
as directors but not in their capacity as officers) to the fullest extent
permitted by such legislation. Specifically, the directors of the Registrant
will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of a director's
fiduciary duty as director, except for liability: (1) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; (2) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law; (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful
share repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or (4)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Indemnification and Insurance.
As a Delaware corporation, the Registrant
has the power, under specified circumstances generally requiring the director
or officer to act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in
or not opposed to the Registrant's best interests, to indemnify its directors
and officers in connection with actions, suits or proceedings brought against
them by a third party or in the name of the Registrant, by reason of the fact
that they were or are such directors or officers, against expenses, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any such action, suit
or proceeding. The bylaws generally provide for mandatory indemnification of
the Registrant's directors and officers to the full extent provided by Delaware
corporate law. In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with its directors and officers which generally provide for
mandatory indemnification under circumstances for which indemnification would
otherwise be discretionary under Delaware law. The Registrant maintains
insurance on behalf of its
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directors and officers, insuring them against liabilities that they may
incur in such capacities or arising out of such status.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement
is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on this 18th day
of June 2001.
NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/ DAVID SCHNEIDER
David Schneider
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints David Schneider and Stanley E. Maron and
each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration
statement filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, which relates 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 attorney-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act or 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ DAVID
SCHNEIDER
David Schneider
Chief Executive Officer,
President and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
June 18, 2001
/s/ MICHAEL P. MULDOWNEY
Michael P. Muldowney
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 18, 2001
/s/ STEVEN B. FINK
Steven B. Fink
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ ROGER BROSSY
Roger Brossy
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ GREGORY J. CLARK
Gregory J. Clark
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ RALPH FINERMAN
Ralph Finerman
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ KEITH D. GRINSTEIN
Keith D. Grinstein
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ STANLEY E. MARON
Stanley E. Maron
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ VINCENT C. PERRO
Vincent C. Perro
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ MICHAEL D. ROSE
Michael D. Rose
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ RICHARD V. SANDLER
Richard V. Sandler
Director
June 18, 2001
/s/ RICHARD L. SANDOR
Richard L. Sandor
Director
June 18, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
4.1*
The Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Nextera Enterprises, Inc.
5.1*
Opinion of Latham & Watkins regarding the Purchase Plan.
5.2*
Opinion of Latham & Watkins regarding the 1998 Plan.
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2*
Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.3*
Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.2 hereto).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
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Filed herewith