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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;21, 2005</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EARTHLINK, INC.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  of incorporation or organization)</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">58-2511877<br></font></b>(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1375 Peachtree Street<br>
  Atlanta, Georgia 30309<br></font></b>(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. Stock Option Agreements and Warrants<br></font></b>(Full title of the plan)</p>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Charles
G. Betty<br>
Chief Executive Officer<br>
EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc.<br>
1375 Peachtree Street<br>
Atlanta, Georgia&#160; 30309<br></font></b>(Name and address of agent for service)</p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(404)
815-0770<br></font></b>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
services)</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copies to:<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"><br>
Scott M. Hobby,&nbsp;Esq.<br>
David M. Carter,&nbsp;Esq.<br>
Hunton&nbsp;&amp; Williams LLP<br>
Bank of America Plaza, Suite&nbsp;4100<br>
</font>600 Peachtree Street, N.E.<br>
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216<br>
(404) 888-4000</b></font></p>

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  to be registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  registered </font></b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  offering price<br>
  per share </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  aggregate<br>
  offering price</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  registration fee</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share,
  including rights to purchase the Registrant&#146;s Series&nbsp;D Junior Preferred
  Stock, $0.01 par value per share (&#147;Rights&#148;) (3)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">238,862
  shares</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.75</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,328,905</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.7%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">274.11</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration
Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock
that become issuable under the plan by reason of any stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>Calculated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;of the Securities Act on the basis of $9.75
per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on June&nbsp;17, 2005.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>The
Rights are evidenced by the certificates for shares of Common Stock and
automatically trade with the Common Stock.&#160;
The Rights are currently attached to and transferable only with shares
of Common Stock registered hereby.&#160; The
value attributed to the Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the
Common Stock.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXPLANATION STATEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
is being filed by EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to register 238,862
shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of the Company&#146;s common stock, $0.01 par value per share,
together with rights to purchase associated Series&nbsp;D Junior Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value per share, issuable pursuant to outstanding employee and
consultant stock option agreements and warrants.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;I<br>
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.&#160;
Plan Information.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not required to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.&#160;
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will provide the stock option holders
and the warrant holders, upon written or oral request and without charge, a
copy of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of
this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus,
and all documents required to be delivered to employees pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).&#160; Request for such documents should be directed
to EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc., 1375 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30309,
Attention: Secretary, telephone number (404) 815-0770.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;II<br>
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160;
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents filed with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004.</font></h2>

<h2 align="left" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:left;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2005.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K
as filed on January&nbsp;6, 2005, February&nbsp;1, 2005, February&nbsp;4, 2005,
February&nbsp;22, 2005, March&nbsp;2, 2005, March&nbsp;30, 2005, May&nbsp;9,
2005, and May&nbsp;20, 2005; provided, however, the Company does not
incorporate by reference any information furnished under Item 7.01 (Regulation
FD Disclosure) or any exhibits submitted in connection therewith and included
in any of these Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, contained
in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (Registration No.&nbsp;001-15605)
filed on January&nbsp;7, 2000.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of the Company&#146;s Series&nbsp;D Junior Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share, contained in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A
(Registration No.&nbsp;001-15605) filed on August&nbsp;6, 2002.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.&#160; Any statement contained in a
document 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 that is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier 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.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.&#160; Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.&#160;
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160;
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;), a corporation may indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and agents and its former directors, officers, employees and agents
and those who serve, at the corporation&#146;s request, in such capacities with
another enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), as well as
judgments, fines and settlements in nonderivative lawsuits, actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding in which they or any of them were or are made parties or are threatened
to be made parties by reason of their serving or having served in such
capacity. The DGCL provides, however, that such person must have acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in (or not opposed
to) the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal
action, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful. In addition, the DGCL does not permit indemnification in
any action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, where such person has
been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless, and only to the extent that, a
court determines that such person fairly and reasonably is entitled to
indemnity for costs the court deems proper in light of liability adjudication.
Indemnity is mandatory to the extent a claim, issue or matter has been
successfully defended.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company (the &#147;Certificate&#148;) contains provisions that provide that no
director of the Company shall be liable for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director except for (a)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to
the Company or its stockholders; (b)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (c)&nbsp;liability
under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL; or (d)&nbsp;any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. The Certificate contains
provisions that further provide for the indemnification of directors and
officers to the fullest extent the DGCL permits. Under the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company, the Company is required to advance expenses an officer
or director incurs in defending any such action if the director or officer
undertakes to repay such amount if it is determined that the director or
officer is not entitled to indemnification.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to the indemnifications described above,
Charles G. Betty, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has entered into
an Indemnification Agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
indemnify him from any liabilities related to the certifications he made in
reports filed with the Commission to the extent required by Commission order
number 4-460.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has in effect directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance that may cover liabilities under the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.&#160;
Exemption From Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160;
Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
  Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 of
  EarthLink, Inc. &#151; File No.&nbsp;333-109691).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Bylaws of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004 of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. &#151;
  File No.&nbsp;001-15605).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen Common Stock Certificate
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 of the Registration Statement
  on Form&nbsp;S-8 of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. &#151; File No.&nbsp;333-30024).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;6,
  2002, between EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s
  Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated August&nbsp;6, 2002 &#151; File No.&nbsp;001-15605).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Hunton&nbsp;&amp; Williams LLP as
  to the legality of the securities being registered (filed herewith).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Hunton&nbsp;&amp; Williams LLP (included
  in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, an
  independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:86.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included on signature
  page).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.&#160;
Undertakings.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes:</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities
Act.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the 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 the Registration Statement.&#160; 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 law 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)&nbsp;if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 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.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in the Registration Statement.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Provided, however,</font></i>
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;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 Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>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 <i><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i> offering thereof.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>The
undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the initial <i><font style="font-style:italic;">bona fide</font></i> offering thereof.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160; </font>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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.&#160; In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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.</p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">SIGNATURES</font></b></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 21st day of June, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EARTHLINK, INC.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Charles G. Betty</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Charles G. Betty</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Charles G. Betty and Kevin M. Dotts, the
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead
of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
to this Registration Statement on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Form&nbsp;S-8, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to
such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
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 <tr>
  <td width="38%" colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Charles G. Betty</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief
  Executive Officer and Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Charles G. Betty</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(principal
  executive officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Kevin M. Dotts</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief
  Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kevin M. Dotts</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(principal
  financial and accounting officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Robert M. Kavner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of
  the Board</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert M. Kavner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Sky D. Dayton</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sky D. Dayton</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ S. Marce Fuller</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">S. Marce Fuller</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ William H. Harris,&nbsp;Jr.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William H. Harris,&nbsp;Jr.</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Terrell B. Jones</font></p>
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  <td width="19%" colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Terrell B. Jones</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Thomas E. Wheeler</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;21,
  2005</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas E. Wheeler</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</font></p>

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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Second Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1
  to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 of
  EarthLink, Inc. &#151; File No.&nbsp;333-109691).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Bylaws of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004 of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. &#151;
  File No.&nbsp;001-15605).</font></p>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen Common Stock Certificate
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 of the Registration Statement
  on Form&nbsp;S-8 of EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. &#151; File No.&nbsp;333-30024).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;6,
  2002, between EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to EarthLink,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s
  Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, dated August&nbsp;6, 2002 &#151; File No.&nbsp;001-15605).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Hunton&nbsp;&amp; Williams LLP as
  to the legality of the securities being registered (filed herewith).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Hunton&nbsp;&amp; Williams LLP (included
  in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, an
  independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:87.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included on signature
  page).</font></p>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2005
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EARTHLINK, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
58-2511877
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1375 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
EarthLink, Inc. Stock Option Agreements and Warrants
(Full title of the plan)
Charles
G. Betty
Chief Executive Officer
EarthLink, Inc.
1375 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia  30309
(Name and address of agent for service)
(404)
815-0770
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
services)
Copies to:
Scott M. Hobby, Esq.
David M. Carter, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP
Bank of America Plaza, Suite 4100
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
(404) 888-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share
(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share,
  including rights to purchase the Registrant's Series D Junior Preferred
  Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Rights") (3)
238,862
  shares
$
9.75
$
2,328,905
$
274.11
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration
Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Company's Common Stock
that become issuable under the plan by reason of any stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act on the basis of $9.75
per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on June 17, 2005.
(3)
The
Rights are evidenced by the certificates for shares of Common Stock and
automatically trade with the Common Stock. 
The Rights are currently attached to and transferable only with shares
of Common Stock registered hereby.  The
value attributed to the Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the
Common Stock.
EXPLANATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement on Form S-8
is being filed by EarthLink, Inc. (the "Company") to register 238,862
shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share,
together with rights to purchase associated Series D Junior Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value per share, issuable pursuant to outstanding employee and
consultant stock option agreements and warrants.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. 
Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
Item 2. 
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The Company will provide the stock option holders
and the warrant holders, upon written or oral request and without charge, a
copy of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of
this Registration Statement, which are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus,
and all documents required to be delivered to employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").  Request for such documents should be directed
to EarthLink, Inc., 1375 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30309,
Attention: Secretary, telephone number (404) 815-0770.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. 
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
2.
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2005.
3.
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K
as filed on January 6, 2005, February 1, 2005, February 4, 2005,
February 22, 2005, March 2, 2005, March 30, 2005, May 9,
2005, and May 20, 2005; provided, however, the Company does not
incorporate by reference any information furnished under Item 7.01 (Regulation
FD Disclosure) or any exhibits submitted in connection therewith and included
in any of these Current Reports on Form 8-K.
4.
The
description of the Company's Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, contained
in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-15605)
filed on January 7, 2000.
5.
The
description of the Company's Series D Junior Preferred Stock, $0.01 par
value per share, contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(Registration No. 001-15605) filed on August 6, 2002.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or
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which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.  Any statement contained in a
document 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 that is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier 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.
Item 4.  Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. 
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. 
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law ("DGCL"), a corporation may indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and agents and its former directors, officers, employees and agents
and those who serve, at the corporation's request, in such capacities with
another enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), as well as
judgments, fines and settlements in nonderivative lawsuits, actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding in which they or any of them were or are made parties or are threatened
to be made parties by reason of their serving or having served in such
capacity. The DGCL provides, however, that such person must have acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in (or not opposed
to) the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal
action, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful. In addition, the DGCL does not permit indemnification in
any action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, where such person has
been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless, and only to the extent that, a
court determines that such person fairly and reasonably is entitled to
indemnity for costs the court deems proper in light of liability adjudication.
Indemnity is mandatory to the extent a claim, issue or matter has been
successfully defended.
The Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company (the "Certificate") contains provisions that provide that no
director of the Company shall be liable for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director except for (a) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the Company or its stockholders; (b) acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (c) liability
under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (d) any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. The Certificate contains
provisions that further provide for the indemnification of directors and
officers to the fullest extent the DGCL permits. Under the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company, the Company is required to advance expenses an officer
or director incurs in defending any such action if the director or officer
undertakes to repay such amount if it is determined that the director or
officer is not entitled to indemnification.
In addition to the indemnifications described above,
Charles G. Betty, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has entered into
an Indemnification Agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
indemnify him from any liabilities related to the certifications he made in
reports filed with the Commission to the extent required by Commission order
number 4-460.
The Company has in effect directors' and officers'
liability insurance that may cover liabilities under the Securities Act.
Item 7. 
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. 
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
4.1
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  of EarthLink, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
  Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
  EarthLink, Inc. — File No. 333-109691).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of EarthLink, Inc.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 of EarthLink, Inc. —
  File No. 001-15605).
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registration Statement
  on Form S-8 of EarthLink, Inc. — File No. 333-30024).
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6,
  2002, between EarthLink, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to EarthLink, Inc.'s
  Report on Form 8-K, dated August 6, 2002 — File No. 001-15605).
5.1
Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP as
  to the legality of the securities being registered (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included
  in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, an
  independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature
  page).
Item 9. 
Undertakings.
(a)
The
undersigned Company 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.
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the 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 the 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 law 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 a 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 the Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in the Registration Statement.
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Provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) 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 Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(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 Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 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 the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at the 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 Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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 Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 21st day of June, 2005.
EARTHLINK, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Charles G. Betty
Charles G. Betty
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Charles G. Betty and Kevin M. Dotts, the
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead
of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
to this Registration Statement on      Form S-8, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to
such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
By:
/s/ Charles G. Betty
Chief
  Executive Officer and Director
June 21,
  2005
Charles G. Betty
(principal
  executive officer)
By:
/s/ Kevin M. Dotts
Chief
  Financial Officer
June 21,
  2005
Kevin M. Dotts
(principal
  financial and accounting officer)
By:
/s/ Robert M. Kavner
Chairman of
  the Board
June 21,
  2005
Robert M. Kavner
By:
/s/ Sky D. Dayton
Director
June 21,
  2005
Sky D. Dayton
By:
/s/ S. Marce Fuller
Director
June 21,
  2005
S. Marce Fuller
By:
/s/ William H. Harris, Jr.
Director
June 21,
  2005
William H. Harris, Jr.
By:
/s/ Terrell B. Jones
Director
June 21,
  2005
Terrell B. Jones
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Signature
Title
Date
By:
/s/ Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
Director
June 21,
  2005
Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
By:
/s/ Thomas E. Wheeler
Director
June 21,
  2005
Thomas E. Wheeler
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
4.1
Second Restated Certificate of
  Incorporation of EarthLink, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
  to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
  EarthLink, Inc. — File No. 333-109691).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of EarthLink, Inc.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 of EarthLink, Inc. —
  File No. 001-15605).
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registration Statement
  on Form S-8 of EarthLink, Inc. — File No. 333-30024).
4.4
Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6,
  2002, between EarthLink, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Co.
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to EarthLink, Inc.'s
  Report on Form 8-K, dated August 6, 2002 — File No. 001-15605).
5.1
Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP as
  to the legality of the securities being registered (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included
  in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, an
  independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature
  page).
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