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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;24, 2009</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Monster Worldwide, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>13-3906555</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">or Organization)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>622 Third Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10017</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Michael C. Miller<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel &#038; Secretary<BR>
622 Third Avenue<BR>
New York, NY 10017<BR>
(212)&nbsp;351-7000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copy to:<BR>
Martin Nussbaum, Esq.<BR>
Dechert LLP<BR>
1095 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
New York, NY 10036</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check One):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price per</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,710,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">11.53</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">31,246,300</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,744</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement covers 2,710,000 additional shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Monster Worldwide, Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;) available for issuance pursuant to awards under the
Company&#146;s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers any
additional shares of the Company&#146;s common stock that become issuable
pursuant to awards by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or
other similar transaction that results in an increase in the number of
the outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act,
the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share
is estimated to be $11.53, based on the average of the high sales
price ($12.07) and the low sales price ($10.99) per share of the
Company&#146;s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
June&nbsp;23, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, a filing fee is only
being paid with respect to the registration of additional securities
under the Plan. A Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been filed
previously on June&nbsp;5, 2008 (File No.&nbsp;333-151430) covering 15,768,665
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to
awards under the Plan.</TD>
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<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;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation by Reference</U>. This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form S-8. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed previously
on June&nbsp;5, 2008 (File No.&nbsp;333-151430) are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration of Additional Shares of Common Stock Under the Plan</U>. This Registration
Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to register an additional
2,710,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, which may be awarded
under the Company&#146;s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;12, 2009, which
contains audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;6, 2009;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K,
filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;29, 2009, February&nbsp;27, 2009, April&nbsp;30, 2009, May&nbsp;18, 2009 and
June&nbsp;5, 2009; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;the description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;6, 2008, including any amendment or report filed to
update such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters the securities offered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Dechert LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Monster Worldwide, Inc. 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended as of April&nbsp;28, 2009 (filed as Annex
A to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
filed on April 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on this
24th day of June, 2009.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.</B><BR>
(Registrant)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">Dated: June 24, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Salvatore Iannuzzi
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Salvatore Iannuzzi&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(principal executive officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD align="left">Dated: June 24, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Timothy T. Yates
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Timothy T. Yates&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" nowrap>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer<br>
(principal financial officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD align="left">Dated: June 24, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ James Langrock
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">James Langrock&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left" nowrap>Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
Accounting Officer<br>
(principal accounting officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Salvatore Iannuzzi and
Timothy T. Yates, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with the power of substitution, to
execute in the name of and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated
below, and to file, any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Salvatore Iannuzzi
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Salvatore Iannuzzi
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(principal executive officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Timothy T. Yates
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Timothy T. Yates
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director, Executive Vice President and Chief<br>
Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert J. Chrenc
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Chrenc
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Gaulding
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John Gaulding
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ronald J. Kramer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert Tunioli
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3906555
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or Organization)
622 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Michael C. Miller
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
622 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 351-7000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Martin Nussbaum, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check One):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities to be
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
registration
registered
registered(1)
share(2)
price(2)
fee(3)
Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per
share
2,710,000
$
11.53
$
31,246,300
$
1,744
(1)
This Registration Statement covers 2,710,000 additional shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Monster Worldwide, Inc.
(the "Company") available for issuance pursuant to awards under the
Company's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan").
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers any
additional shares of the Company's common stock that become issuable
pursuant to awards by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or
other similar transaction that results in an increase in the number of
the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act,
the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share
is estimated to be $11.53, based on the average of the high sales
price ($12.07) and the low sales price ($10.99) per share of the
Company's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
June 23, 2009.
(3)
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, a filing fee is only
being paid with respect to the registration of additional securities
under the Plan. A Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been filed
previously on June 5, 2008 (File No. 333-151430) covering 15,768,665
shares of the Company's common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to
awards under the Plan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-5.1
EX-15.1
EX-23.1
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Incorporation by Reference
. This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form S-8. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed previously
on June 5, 2008 (File No. 333-151430) are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
Registration of Additional Shares of Common Stock Under the Plan
. This Registration
Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") to register an additional
2,710,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, which may be awarded
under the Company's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 12, 2009, which
contains audited consolidated financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed;
(b) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2009;
(c) the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K,
filed with the Commission on January 29, 2009, February 27, 2009, April 30, 2009, May 18, 2009 and
June 5, 2009; and
(d) the description of the Company's common stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on November 6, 2008, including any amendment or report filed to
update such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters the securities offered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the
respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Dechert LLP
15.1
Letter from BDO Seidman, LLP regarding unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
23.1
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP
23.2
Consent of Dechert LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)
99.1
Monster Worldwide, Inc. 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended as of April 28, 2009 (filed as Annex
A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
filed on April 29, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)
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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 the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on this
24th day of June, 2009.
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Registrant)
Dated: June 24, 2009
By:
/s/ Salvatore Iannuzzi
Salvatore Iannuzzi
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Dated: June 24, 2009
By:
/s/ Timothy T. Yates
Timothy T. Yates
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
(principal financial officer)
Dated: June 24, 2009
By:
/s/ James Langrock
James Langrock
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Salvatore Iannuzzi and
Timothy T. Yates, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with the power of substitution, to
execute in the name of and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated
below, and to file, any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.
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/ Salvatore Iannuzzi
Salvatore Iannuzzi
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
June 24, 2009
/s/ Timothy T. Yates
Timothy T. Yates
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
June 24, 2009
/s/ Robert J. Chrenc
Robert J. Chrenc
Director
June 24, 2009
/s/ John Gaulding
John Gaulding
Director
June 24, 2009
/s/ Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.
Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.
Director
June 24, 2009
/s/ Ronald J. Kramer
Ronald J. Kramer
Director
June 24, 2009
/s/ Robert Tunioli
Robert Tunioli
Director
June 24, 2009