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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;9, 2003</B></FONT>

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

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

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>REALNETWORKS, INC.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2601 Elliott Avenue, Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98121<BR>
(206)&nbsp;674-2700</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REALNETWORKS, INC. 2002 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Brian V. Turner<BR>
Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations,<BR>
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer<BR>
RealNetworks, Inc.<BR>
2601 Elliott Avenue, Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98121<BR>
(206)&nbsp;674-2700</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>Copies of all communications should be sent to:</I></B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Patrick J. Schultheis, Esq.<BR>
Christian E. Montegut, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, Professional Corporation<BR>
5300 Carillon Point<BR>
Kirkland, WA 98033-7356<BR>
(425)&nbsp;576-5800</B></FONT>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with (i)&nbsp;an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that
may become issuable under the RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock
Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), as a result of the adjustment provisions
therein, and (ii)&nbsp;if any interests in the Plan constitute separate
securities required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, then, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c), an indeterminate amount of such
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated in part pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and in part pursuant to Rule
457(c) under the Securities Act. With respect to 135,000 shares subject
to outstanding options to purchase Common Stock under the Plan, the
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the weighted average
exercise price of $5.6763 per share pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the
Securities Act. With respect to 615,000 shares of Common Stock available
for future grant under the Plan, the estimated Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities
Act whereby the per share price is the average between the high and low
price reported on the Nasdaq National Market on January&nbsp;7, 2003, which
average was $3.875. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
represents a weighted average of the foregoing estimates calculated in
accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">-ii-</FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART II &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v86865exv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v86865exv23w2.txt">EXHIBIT 23.2</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;);
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters
ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, June&nbsp;30, 2002 and September&nbsp;30, 2002;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;26, 1997, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s preferred stock purchase rights
set forth in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;14, 1998, as amended on
June&nbsp;16, 1999 and February&nbsp;7, 2000, including any amendments or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all of the securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all of the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold,
shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which
such documents are filed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement 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 also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 of the Washington Business
Corporation Act (the &#147;WBCA&#148;) authorize a court to award, or a corporation&#146;s
board of directors to grant, indemnification to directors and officers on terms
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;). The registrant&#146;s Restated Articles of Incorporation and
Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of the registrant&#146;s
directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted by
Washington law. The directors and officers of the registrant also may be
indemnified against liability they may incur for serving in that capacity
pursuant to a liability insurance policy maintained by the registrant for such
purpose. Section&nbsp;23B.08.320 of the WBCA authorizes a corporation to limit a
director&#146;s liability to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary
damages for acts or omissions as a director, except in certain circumstances
involving intentional misconduct, knowing violations of law or illegal
corporate loans or distributions, or any transaction from which the director
personally receives a benefit in money, property or services to which the
director is not legally entitled. The registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation contain provisions implementing, to the fullest
extent permitted by Washington law, such limitations on a director&#146;s liability
to the registrant and its shareholders. The registrant has entered into certain
indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. The indemnification
agreements provide the registrant&#146;s officers and directors with indemnification
to the maximum extent permitted by the WBCA.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, P.C.</FONT></TD>
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RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.2 to RealNetworks&#146; Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30,
2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;25, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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Forms of Stock Option Agreement under the RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option
Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to RealNetworks&#146; Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, P.C. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. UNDERTAKINGS</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided,
however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefits plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Seattle, State of Washington, on January&nbsp;7,
2003.
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By:
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Robert Glaser and Brian V. Turner, and
each of them severally, as such person&#146;s attorneys-in-fact, with the power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (including post-effective amendments or any
abbreviated registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;462(b) increasing the number of securities for which registration is
sought), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitutie 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 indicated below on the 7th day of January, 2003.
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Robert Glaser</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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Brian V. Turner</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer<BR>
and Treasurer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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Edward Bleier</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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James W. Breyer</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Jeremy Jaech</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Kalpana Raina</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, P.C.</FONT></TD>
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RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.2 to RealNetworks&#146; Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30,
2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;25, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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Forms of Stock Option Agreement under the RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option
Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to RealNetworks&#146; Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 filed with the Securities and
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Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati, P.C. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Realnetworks, Inc.
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 9, 2003
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
REALNETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
91-1628146
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2601 Elliott Avenue, Suite 1000
Seattle, Washington 98121
(206) 674-2700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
REALNETWORKS, INC. 2002 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Brian V. Turner
Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
RealNetworks, Inc.
2601 Elliott Avenue, Suite 1000
Seattle, Washington 98121
(206) 674-2700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications should be sent to:
Patrick J. Schultheis, Esq.
Christian E. Montegut, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
5300 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033-7356
(425) 576-5800
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to Be
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to Be Registered
Registered(1)
Offering Price Per Share(2)
Price(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value
750,000
$
4.20
$
3,150,000
$
289.80
(1)
Together with (i) an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that
may become issuable under the RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan"), as a result of the adjustment provisions
therein, and (ii) if any interests in the Plan constitute separate
securities required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, then, pursuant to Rule 416(c), an indeterminate amount of such
interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.
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(2)
Estimated in part pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and in part pursuant to Rule
457(c) under the Securities Act. With respect to 135,000 shares subject
to outstanding options to purchase Common Stock under the Plan, the
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the weighted average
exercise price of $5.6763 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the
Securities Act. With respect to 615,000 shares of Common Stock available
for future grant under the Plan, the estimated Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities
Act whereby the per share price is the average between the high and low
price reported on the Nasdaq National Market on January 7, 2003, which
average was $3.875. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
represents a weighted average of the foregoing estimates calculated in
accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.
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PART II                      INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
(a)  The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act");
(b)  The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002;
(c)  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 26, 1997, including any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(d)  The description of the Registrant's preferred stock purchase rights
set forth in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 1998, as amended on
June 16, 1999 and February 7, 2000, including any amendments or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all of the securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all of the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold,
shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective dates on which
such documents are filed.
Any statement 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 also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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 required.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not applicable.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Sections 23B.08.500 through 23B.08.600 of the Washington Business
Corporation Act (the "WBCA") authorize a court to award, or a corporation's
board of directors to grant, indemnification to directors and officers on terms
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). The registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation and
Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of the registrant's
directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent permitted by
Washington law. The directors and officers of the registrant also may be
indemnified against liability they may incur for serving in that capacity
pursuant to a liability insurance policy maintained by the registrant for such
purpose. Section 23B.08.320 of the WBCA authorizes a corporation to limit a
director's liability to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary
damages for acts or omissions as a director, except in certain circumstances
involving intentional misconduct, knowing violations of law or illegal
corporate loans or distributions, or any transaction from which the director
personally receives a benefit in money, property or services to which the
director is not legally entitled. The registrant's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation contain provisions implementing, to the fullest
extent permitted by Washington law, such limitations on a director's liability
to the registrant and its shareholders. The registrant has entered into certain
indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. The indemnification
agreements provide the registrant's officers and directors with indemnification
to the maximum extent permitted by the WBCA.
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Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
10.1
RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.2 to RealNetworks' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2002)
10.2
Forms of Stock Option Agreement under the RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option
Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to RealNetworks' Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002)
23.1
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
A.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided,
however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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 that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
B.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefits plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 Seattle, State of Washington, on January 7,
2003.
REALNETWORKS, INC.
By:
/s/ Robert Glaser
Robert Glaser
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Robert Glaser and Brian V. Turner, and
each of them severally, as such person's attorneys-in-fact, with the power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments or any
abbreviated registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to
Rule 462(b) increasing the number of securities for which registration is
sought), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitutie 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 indicated below on the 7th day of January, 2003.
Signature
Title
/s/ Robert Glaser
Robert Glaser
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Brian V. Turner
Brian V. Turner
Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Edward Bleier
Edward Bleier
Director
/s/ James W. Breyer
James W. Breyer
Director
/s/ Jeremy Jaech
Jeremy Jaech
Director
Kalpana Raina
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
10.1
RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.2 to RealNetworks' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2002)
10.2
Forms of Stock Option Agreement under the RealNetworks, Inc. 2002 Director Stock Option
Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to RealNetworks' Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002)
23.1
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)