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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2002<br>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________________</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD.</B></FONT>

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

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51-2198508</FONT></TD>
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incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">3 Abba Hillel Street<BR>
Ramat Gan, Israel 52136<BR>
(972-3) 6118800</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan<BR>
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan<BR>
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Full titles of the plans)</FONT></DIV>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Eli Barkat<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
BackWeb Technologies Ltd.<BR>
c/o BackWeb Technologies Inc.<BR>
2077 Gateway Place, Suite&nbsp;500<BR>
San Jose, California 95110<BR>
(408)&nbsp;933-1700</FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></DIV>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Selim Day, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati,<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
One Market Street, Spear Tower, 33rd Floor<BR>
San Francisco, California 94105</FONT>

<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">Offering Price Per</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1">Proposed Maximum</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan
and 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,960,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.27</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">529,200</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">48.69</FONT></TD>
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per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">790,662</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.2295</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">181,457</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">16.69</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,750,662</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">&#151;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">710,657</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">65.38</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents the number of Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares which may be issued
to the Registrant&#146;s employees pursuant to stock options granted under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1998
U.S. Stock Option Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in addition
to those Ordinary Shares registered pursuant to the Forms S-8 filed by the
Registrant with the Commission on August&nbsp;6, 1999, December&nbsp;1, 2000 and
August&nbsp;31, 2001. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement
shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares
that become issuable under the aforementioned plans by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration that increase the number of
the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Act, on the basis of $0.27 per share,
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares
on November&nbsp;11, 2002, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Act, on the basis of 85% of $0.27 per
share, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s
Ordinary Shares on November&nbsp;11, 2002, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock
Market.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August&nbsp;6, 1999, December&nbsp;1, 2000, and August&nbsp;31, 2001, the Registrant
filed Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-84659,
333-51098, and 333-68804, respectively) (the &#147;Previous S-8s&#148;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register Ordinary Shares that were
reserved for issuance pursuant to options granted under the Registrant&#146;s 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1996 U.S. Stock Option Plan, 1998 U.S.
Stock Option Plan and/or 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of
the Registrant&#146;s Previous S-8s are incorporated herein by this reference. The
Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 to register
additional Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to options granted under
the Registrant&#146;s 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1998 U.S. Stock
Option Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the &#147;evergreen&#148; provisions of the 1996 Israeli Employee Stock
Option Plan and the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan, effective July&nbsp;1, 2002, the
number of Ordinary Shares for which options may be granted under those plans
was increased by 1,960,000 shares (which was the lesser of (a)&nbsp;1,960,000 shares
and (b)&nbsp;5% of the 39,533,083 shares outstanding on that date). Of those
shares, 588,000 shares were allocated to the 1996 Israeli Stock Option Plan and
1,372,000 shares were allocated to the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the &#147;evergreen&#148; provisions under the 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, effective July&nbsp;1, 2002, the number of Ordinary Shares for which
options may be granted under that plan was increased by 790,662 shares (which
was the lesser of (a)&nbsp;833,333 shares and (b)&nbsp;2% of the 39,533,083 shares
outstanding on that date).
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

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1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*</FONT></TD>
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1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January&nbsp;1, 2002)**</FONT></TD>
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1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">*&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;1, 2000.</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">**&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">***&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;3, 1999,
and amended on June&nbsp;4, 1999.</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&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 San Jose, State of California, on November&nbsp;14, 2002.
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        <TD align="left" colspan="3" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD</B></FONT></TD>
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By:
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. Morgan, his attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendment to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
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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 as of November&nbsp;14, 2002 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ELI BARKAT</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Eli Barkat</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Michael A. Morgan</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ GIL SHWED</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Gil Shwed</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ WILLIAM L. LARSON</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
William L. Larson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ CHARLES FEDERMAN</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Charles Federman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOSEPH GLEBERMAN</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><HR size="1" noshade>
Joseph Gleberman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><Td>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ISABEL MAXWELL</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<HR size="1" noshade>
Isabel Maxwell</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Exhibit</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">Number</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Description</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January&nbsp;1, 2002)**</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Naschitz, Brandes &#038; Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></DIV></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">*&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;1, 2000.</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">**&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;1, 2002.</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">***&nbsp;Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company&#146;s
registration Statement on Form&nbsp;F-1, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;3, 1999,
and amended on June&nbsp;4, 1999.</FONT>

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Backweb Technologies Ltd., Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002
Registration No. 333-_________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Israel
51-2198508
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
3 Abba Hillel Street
Ramat Gan, Israel 52136
(972-3) 6118800
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Eli Barkat
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BackWeb Technologies Ltd.
c/o BackWeb Technologies Inc.
2077 Gateway Place, Suite 500
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 933-1700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Selim Day, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Professional Corporation
One Market Street, Spear Tower, 33rd Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Share
Aggregate Offering Price
Registration Fee
Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan
and 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan
1,960,000
$
0.27
(2)
$
529,200
(2)
$
48.69
Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.03
per share) to be issued under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1999
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
790,662
$
0.2295
(3)
$
181,457
(3)
$
16.69
Total
2,750,662
—
$
710,657
$
65.38
(1)
Represents the number of Registrant's Ordinary Shares which may be issued
to the Registrant's employees pursuant to stock options granted under the
BackWeb Technologies Ltd. 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1998
U.S. Stock Option Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in addition
to those Ordinary Shares registered pursuant to the Forms S-8 filed by the
Registrant with the Commission on August 6, 1999, December 1, 2000 and
August 31, 2001. Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement
shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares
that become issuable under the aforementioned plans by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration that increase the number of
the Registrant's outstanding shares of Ordinary Shares.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Act, on the basis of $0.27 per share,
the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares
on November 11, 2002, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Act, on the basis of 85% of $0.27 per
share, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
Ordinary Shares on November 11, 2002, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock
Market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
On August 6, 1999, December 1, 2000, and August 31, 2001, the Registrant
filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-84659,
333-51098, and 333-68804, respectively) (the "Previous S-8s") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register Ordinary Shares that were
reserved for issuance pursuant to options granted under the Registrant's 1996
Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1996 U.S. Stock Option Plan, 1998 U.S.
Stock Option Plan and/or 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of
the Registrant's Previous S-8s are incorporated herein by this reference. The
Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register
additional Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to options granted under
the Registrant's 1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan, 1998 U.S. Stock
Option Plan and 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Pursuant to the "evergreen" provisions of the 1996 Israeli Employee Stock
Option Plan and the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan, effective July 1, 2002, the
number of Ordinary Shares for which options may be granted under those plans
was increased by 1,960,000 shares (which was the lesser of (a) 1,960,000 shares
and (b) 5% of the 39,533,083 shares outstanding on that date). Of those
shares, 588,000 shares were allocated to the 1996 Israeli Stock Option Plan and
1,372,000 shares were allocated to the 1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan.
Pursuant to the "evergreen" provisions under the 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, effective July 1, 2002, the number of Ordinary Shares for which
options may be granted under that plan was increased by 790,662 shares (which
was the lesser of (a) 833,333 shares and (b) 2% of the 39,533,083 shares
outstanding on that date).
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*
4.2
1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2002)**
4.3
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***
5.1
Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel
23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
* Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December 1, 2000.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April 1, 2002.
*** Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Commission on June 3, 1999,
and amended on June 4, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto, duly
authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on November 14, 2002.
BACKWEB TECHNOLOGIES LTD
By:
/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN
Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. Morgan, his attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendment to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed as of November 14, 2002 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
/s/ ELI BARKAT
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Eli Barkat
/s/ MICHAEL A. MORGAN
Chief Financial Officer
Michael A. Morgan
/s/ GIL SHWED
Director
Gil Shwed
/s/ WILLIAM L. LARSON
Director
William L. Larson
/s/ CHARLES FEDERMAN
Director
Charles Federman
/s/ JOSEPH GLEBERMAN
Director
Joseph Gleberman
/s/ ISABEL MAXWELL
Director
Isabel Maxwell
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
1996 Israeli Employee Stock Option Plan (English translation)*
4.2
1998 U.S. Stock Option Plan (Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2002)**
4.3
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan***
5.1
Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel
23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Naschitz, Brandes & Co., legal counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
* Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-51098), filed with the
Commission on December 1, 2000.
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Commission on
April 1, 2002.
*** Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the Company's
registration Statement on Form F-1, filed with the Commission on June 3, 1999,
and amended on June 4, 1999.