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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;13, 2010
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-____
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES 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: 6pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>

Under<BR>

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">94-3250323<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">1804 Embarcadero Road <BR>
Palo Alto, CA<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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94303<BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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Financial Engines, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>

(Full title of the plans)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Copy to:</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Davina K. Kaile, Esq.</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Financial Engines, Inc.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">1804 Embarcadero Road
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">2475 Hanover Street</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Palo Alto, CA 94303
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Palo Alto, CA 94304</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(650) 565-4900
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(650) 233-4500</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Name, address and telephone <BR>
number of agent for service)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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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 definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;small reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Large accelerated filer</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Accelerated filer </FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> Non-accelerated filer </FONT>
<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if smaller reporting company)</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Smaller reporting company</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of Securities</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Amount To</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">To Be Registered<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"> (1) </SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Be Registered<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Price Per Share<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Offering Price</TD>
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                    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share:
</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,121,893
</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$15.36
</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$47,952,276.48
</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$3,419.00</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, this registration statement also covers any additional securities that
may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or
any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration, which results in an
increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the
average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
May&nbsp;7, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule&nbsp;462 under
the Securities Act.</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.*</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Program Annual Information.*</B>
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    <TD valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s prospectus dated March&nbsp;15, 2010 pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(4) of the Securities
Act (File No.&nbsp;333-163581), which contains audited financial statements for the Registrant&#146;s latest
fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.&nbsp;001-34636) for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of Registrant&#146;s Capital Stock contained in Registrant&#146;s registration
statement on Form 8-A, filed on February&nbsp;22, 2010 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Registrant by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto, California.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award or a
corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant indemnification to directors and officers in terms
sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities
(including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933.
Article&nbsp;VIII of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit&nbsp;3.(i).2 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-163581) (the &#147;Form&nbsp;S-1 Registration
Statement&#148;)) and Article&nbsp;6 of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (Exhibit&nbsp;3.(ii).2 to the
Form S-1 Registration Statement) provide for indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors,
officers, employees and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements (Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Form S-1
Registration Statement) with its officers and directors that will require the Registrant to, among
other things, indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status
or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 4).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Financial Engines, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-163581).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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 the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant
to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&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
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&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 Act 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 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Palo Alto, State of California, on the 13th day of May, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
 <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
 <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD align="left">By&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="1" align="left">Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="1" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<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;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda and Raymond J. Sims and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each 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, 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 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>May&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Raymond J. Sims
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Raymond J. Sims
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Paul G. Koontz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Paul G. Koontz</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ E. Olena Berg-Lacy
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">E. Olena Berg-Lacy</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Heidi K. Fields
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Heidi K. Fields</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Joseph A. Grundfest
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Joseph A. Grundfest</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ C. Richard Kramlich
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">C. Richard Kramlich</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John B. Shoven
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">John B. Shoven</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark A. Wolfson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Mark A. Wolfson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="84%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 6pt">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 6pt">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 6pt">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (see page 4).</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 6pt">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">99.1*</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Financial Engines, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-163581).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2010
Registration No. 333-____
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
94-3250323
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1804 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
94303
(Zip Code)
Financial Engines, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
Copy to:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Davina K. Kaile, Esq.
Financial Engines, Inc.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1804 Embarcadero Road
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 565-4900
(650) 233-4500
(Name, address and telephone
number of agent for service)
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 definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "small reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one)
o
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
o
Smaller reporting company
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of Securities
Amount To
Maximum Offering
Maximum Aggregate
Amount of
To Be Registered
(1)
Be Registered
(2)
Price Per Share
(3)
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share:
3,121,893
$15.36
$47,952,276.48
$3,419.00
(1)
The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416, this registration statement also covers any additional securities that
may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or
any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration, which results in an
increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(3)
Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the
average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
May 7, 2010.
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462 under
the Securities Act.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Program Annual Information.*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act") and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) Registrant's prospectus dated March 15, 2010 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities
Act (File No. 333-163581), which contains audited financial statements for the Registrant's latest
fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34636) for the quarter ended
March 31, 2010.
(c) The description of Registrant's Capital Stock contained in Registrant's registration
statement on Form 8-A, filed on February 22, 2010 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Registrant by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto, California.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award or a
corporation's board of directors to grant indemnification to directors and officers in terms
sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities
(including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933.
Article VIII of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3.(i).2 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-163581) (the "Form S-1 Registration
Statement")) and Article 6 of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws (Exhibit 3.(ii).2 to the
Form S-1 Registration Statement) provide for indemnification of the Registrant's directors,
officers, employees and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
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The Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements (Exhibit 10.4 to the Form S-1
Registration Statement) with its officers and directors that will require the Registrant to, among
other things, indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status
or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by law.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 4).
99.1*
Financial Engines, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 333-163581).
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 of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant
to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
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(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 which 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 section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at 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 Act 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 Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Palo Alto, State of California, on the 13th day of May, 2010.
FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC.
By
/s/ Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda and Raymond J. Sims and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each 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, 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 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
President, Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
and Director
May 13, 2010
/s/ Raymond J. Sims
Raymond J. Sims
Executive Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
May 13, 2010
/s/ Paul G. Koontz
Chairman
May 13, 2010
Paul G. Koontz
/s/ E. Olena Berg-Lacy
Director
May 13, 2010
E. Olena Berg-Lacy
/s/ Heidi K. Fields
Director
May 13, 2010
Heidi K. Fields
/s/ Joseph A. Grundfest
Director
May 13, 2010
Joseph A. Grundfest
/s/ C. Richard Kramlich
Director
May 13, 2010
C. Richard Kramlich
/s/ John B. Shoven
Director
May 13, 2010
John B. Shoven
/s/ Mark A. Wolfson
Director
May 13, 2010
Mark A. Wolfson
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 4).
99.1*
Financial Engines, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 333-163581).