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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;25, 2002 Registration No.&nbsp;333-______</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>Verity, Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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77-0182779<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">894 Ross Drive<BR>
Sunnyvale, CA 94089<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">1997 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan for Verity Canada<BR>
(Full title of the plans)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Todd K. Yamami<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Verity, Inc.<BR>
894 Ross Drive<BR>
Sunnyvale, CA 94089<BR>
(408)&nbsp;541-1500<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copies to:<BR>
Timothy J. Moore, Esq.<BR>
Brett D. White, Esq.<BR>
Cooley Godward LLP<BR>
3000 El Camino Real<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94306<BR>
(650)&nbsp;843-5000</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Price per Share (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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340,000 shares
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h). The price per share and
aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low
prices of Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on June&nbsp;20, 2002 as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">1.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-44877<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-66913<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-89701<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-51642<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-60676</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-44877 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;23, 1998 are
incorporated by reference herein.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-66913 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;6, 1998 are
incorporated by reference herein.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-89701 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;26, 1999 are
incorporated by reference herein.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-51642 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2000 are
incorporated by reference herein.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-60676 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2001 are incorporated by
reference herein.
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verity, Inc.
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By-Laws of Verity, Inc.
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Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated August&nbsp;1, 1995, as amended
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Form of Rights Agreement, dated September&nbsp;18, 1996, by and between Verity,
Inc. and First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent
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First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July&nbsp;23, 1999, by and between
Verity, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A.
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Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
Registration Statement</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.</FONT></TD>
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1997 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan for Verity Canada, as amended as of
June&nbsp;19, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from exhibits with corresponding numbers in the
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;1 in the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on October&nbsp;10, 1996.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 in the Registrant&#146;s Current
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<P><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 Sunnyvale, State of California, on June&nbsp;25,
2002.
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<B>VERITY, INC</B></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ GARY J. SBONA</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Gary J. Sbona<BR>
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Gary J. Sbona and Todd K. Yamami, and
each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ GARY J. SBONA
<HR size="1" noshade>
(GARY J. SBONA)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ ANTHONY J. BETTENCOURT
<HR size="1" noshade>
(ANTHONY J. BETTENCOURT)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ TODD K. YAMAMI
<HR size="1" noshade>
(TODD K. YAMAMI)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ PAUL H. COOK
<HR size="1" noshade>
(PAUL H. COOK)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Corporate Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ STEVEN M. KRAUSZ
<HR size="1" noshade>
(STEVEN M. KRAUSZ)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ STEPHEN A. MACDONALD
<HR size="1" noshade>
(STEPHEN A. MACDONALD)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ KARL C. POWELL, JR.
<HR size="1" noshade>
(KARL C. POWELL, JR.)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ CHARLES P. WAITE, JR.
<HR size="1" noshade>
(CHARLES P. WAITE, JR.)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">June&nbsp;25, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">3.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verity, Inc.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(1</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">3.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By-Laws of Verity, Inc.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(1</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated August&nbsp;1, 1995, as amended
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(2</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Rights Agreement, dated September&nbsp;18, 1996, by and between Verity,
Inc. and First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">(3</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July&nbsp;23, 1999, by and between
Verity, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">(4</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this
Registration Statement</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
1997 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan for Verity Canada, as amended as of
June&nbsp;19, 2002.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from exhibits with corresponding numbers in the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended November&nbsp;30, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from exhibit with the corresponding number in the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1, as amended (No.&nbsp;33-96228).</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;1 in the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on October&nbsp;10, 1996.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 in the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on July&nbsp;29, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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Verity, Inc. Form S-8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2002 Registration No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Verity, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
77-0182779
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
894 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
1997 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan for Verity Canada
(Full title of the plans)
Todd K. Yamami
Chief Financial Officer
Verity, Inc.
894 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 541-1500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Timothy J. Moore, Esq.
Brett D. White, Esq.
Cooley Godward LLP
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 843-5000
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Price per Share (1)
Offering Price (1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock (par
value $.001)
340,000 shares
$
10.14
$
3,447,600.00
$
317.18
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h). The price per share and
aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low
prices of Registrant's Common Stock on June 20, 2002 as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market pursuant to Rule 457(c).
1.
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SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-44877
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-66913
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-89701
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-51642
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-60676
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-44877 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 1998 are
incorporated by reference herein.
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-66913 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 1998 are
incorporated by reference herein.
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-89701 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 1999 are
incorporated by reference herein.
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-51642 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2000 are
incorporated by reference herein.
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-60676 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2001 are incorporated by
reference herein.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verity, Inc.
(1
)
3.2
By-Laws of Verity, Inc.
(1
)
4.1
Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2
4.2
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated August 1, 1995, as amended
(2
)
4.3
Form of Rights Agreement, dated September 18, 1996, by and between Verity,
Inc. and First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent
(3
)
4.4
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July 23, 1999, by and between
Verity, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A.
(4
)
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this
Registration Statement
24
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
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Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
1997 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan for Verity Canada, as amended as of
June 19, 2002.
(1)
Incorporated by reference from exhibits with corresponding numbers in the
Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2000.
(2)
Incorporated by reference from exhibit with the corresponding number in the
Registrant's Form S-1, as amended (No. 33-96228).
(3)
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit No. 1 in the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 10, 1996.
(4)
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 in the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 29, 1999.
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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 Sunnyvale, State of California, on June 25,
2002.
VERITY, INC
By:
/s/ GARY J. SBONA
Gary J. Sbona
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 Gary J. Sbona and Todd K. Yamami, and
each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/ GARY J. SBONA
(GARY J. SBONA)
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
June 25, 2002
/S/ ANTHONY J. BETTENCOURT
(ANTHONY J. BETTENCOURT)
President and Director
June 25, 2002
/S/ TODD K. YAMAMI
(TODD K. YAMAMI)
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
June 25, 2002
/S/ PAUL H. COOK
(PAUL H. COOK)
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
June 25, 2002
/S/ STEVEN M. KRAUSZ
(STEVEN M. KRAUSZ)
Director
June 25, 2002
/S/ STEPHEN A. MACDONALD
(STEPHEN A. MACDONALD)
Director
June 25, 2002
/S/ KARL C. POWELL, JR.
(KARL C. POWELL, JR.)
Director
June 25, 2002
/S/ CHARLES P. WAITE, JR.
(CHARLES P. WAITE, JR.)
Director
June 25, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verity, Inc.
(1
)
3.2
By-Laws of Verity, Inc.
(1
)
4.1
Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2
4.2
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated August 1, 1995, as amended
(2
)
4.3
Form of Rights Agreement, dated September 18, 1996, by and between Verity,
Inc. and First National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent
(3
)
4.4
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July 23, 1999, by and between
Verity, Inc. and BankBoston, N.A.
(4
)
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this
Registration Statement
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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
1997 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan for Verity Canada, as amended as of
June 19, 2002.
(1)
Incorporated by reference from exhibits with corresponding numbers in the
Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2000.
(2)
Incorporated by reference from exhibit with the corresponding number in the
Registrant's Form S-1, as amended (No. 33-96228).
(3)
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit No. 1 in the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 10, 1996.
(4)
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 in the Registrant's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 29, 1999.