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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;31, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933  </I></B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ASK JEEVES,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>94-3334199</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer Identification No.)<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>5858 Horton Street, Suite 350<BR>
Emeryville, California 94608<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000<BR>
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan(s)) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>A. George (Skip) Battle<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Ask Jeeves,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
5858 Horton Street, Suite 350<BR>
Emeryville, California 94608<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service)<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>(510)&nbsp;985-7400<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Rod J. Howard<BR>
David B. Haber<BR>
Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison LLP<BR>
2000 University Avenue<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94303<BR>
Telephone: (650)&nbsp;331-8000<BR>
Facsimile: (650)&nbsp;331-8100  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000 Common Stock, $.001&nbsp;par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,884,219 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.95</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,740,008.05</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$252.09</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000 Common Stock, $.001&nbsp;par value(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>400,000&nbsp;shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.95</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$380,000.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$34.96</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>3,284,219 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Aggregate Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$287.05</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000
and the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000 by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the
Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on July&nbsp;26, 2002 as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Due
to a typographical error, the number of shares registered under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the proposed offering price of $1.22 in the Registration Statement Filing
No.&nbsp;333-73400 was incorrectly stated as 283,623. The actual number of shares registered (and for which a filing fee was paid) was 233,623. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers the offer and sale of an additional 3,284,219
shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000 and the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through
May&nbsp;25, 2000. The contents of the prior Registration Statements relating to the Plans, Filing No.&nbsp;333-73400, Filing No.&nbsp;333-88435 and Filing
No.&nbsp;333-33694, are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  <BR>    Information Required in the Registration Statement    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Item 3. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference    <BR>  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ask Jeeves,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"): </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;28, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended March&nbsp;31, 2002 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2002;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-26521 on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;28, 1999 pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding
Common Stock; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-26521 on Form&nbsp;8-A/12G filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2001, pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act, in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining
unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Item 8. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exhibits    <BR>  </I></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statements No.&nbsp;000-26521 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
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Rights Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;26, 2001, between the Registrant and Fleet National Bank, N.A.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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Form of Option Agreement for the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed with the Registrant's Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form&nbsp;S-8 (Filing No.&nbsp;333-73400) filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;15, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Emeryville, State of California on this 31st day of July, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A. GEORGE (SKIP) BATTLE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. George (Skip) Battle<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That the undersigned officers and directors of Ask Jeeves,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint A. George (Skip) Battle, Chief
Executive Officer and Cynthia Pevehouse, Secretary and General Counsel, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to
enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this
Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and
directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
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<TD WIDTH="45%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A. GEORGE (SKIP) BATTLE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. George (Skip) Battle</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN J. SORDELLO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven J. Sordello</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHRISTINE M. DAVIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Christine M. Davis</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GARRETT GRUENER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Garrett Gruener</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID S. CARLICK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David S. Carlick</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOSHUA C. GOLDMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joshua C. Goldman</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES KIRSNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James Kirsner</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROGER A. STRAUCH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Roger A. Strauch</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GEOFFREY Y. YANG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Geoffrey Y. Yang</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
July&nbsp;31, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statements No.&nbsp;000-26521 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to Item 3(c) and 3(d) of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>(1)</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;26, 2001, between the Registrant and Fleet National Bank, N.A.</FONT></TD>
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5&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young, LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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24&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>(2)</FONT></TD>
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1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>(2)</FONT></TD>
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Form of Option Agreement for the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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99.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>(2)</FONT></TD>
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1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May&nbsp;25, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Previously
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
ASK JEEVES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3334199
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5858 Horton Street, Suite 350
Emeryville, California 94608
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000
(Full title of the Plan(s))
A. George (Skip) Battle
Chief Executive Officer
Ask Jeeves, Inc.
5858 Horton Street, Suite 350
Emeryville, California 94608
(Name and address of agent for service)
(510) 985-7400
(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy
to:
Rod J. Howard
David B. Haber
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
2000 University Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94303
Telephone: (650) 331-8000
Facsimile: (650) 331-8100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of Registration Fee
1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000 Common Stock, $.001 par value
2,884,219 shares
$0.95
$2,740,008.05
$252.09
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000 Common Stock, $.001 par value(3)
400,000 shares
$0.95
$380,000.00
$34.96
3,284,219 shares
Aggregate Registration Fee
$287.05
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000
and the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000 by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the
Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on July 26, 2002 as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
(3)
Due
to a typographical error, the number of shares registered under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the proposed offering price of $1.22 in the Registration Statement Filing
No. 333-73400 was incorrectly stated as 283,623. The actual number of shares registered (and for which a filing fee was paid) was 233,623.
Pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the offer and sale of an additional 3,284,219
shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000 and the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through
May 25, 2000. The contents of the prior Registration Statements relating to the Plans, Filing No. 333-73400, Filing No. 333-88435 and Filing
No. 333-33694, are incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Ask Jeeves, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on February 28, 2002;
(b)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2002 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2002;
(c)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-26521 on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 28, 1999 pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding
Common Stock; and
(d)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-26521 on Form 8-A/12G filed with the Commission on May 10, 2001, pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights.
All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining
unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statements No. 000-26521 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to Item 3(c) and 3(d) of this Registration Statement.
4.2
(1)
Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001, between the Registrant and Fleet National Bank, N.A.
5
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
(2)
1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000.
99.2
(2)
Form of Option Agreement for the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000.
99.3
(2)
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000.
(1)
Previously
filed with the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 10, 2001.
(2)
Previously
filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form S-8 (Filing No. 333-73400) filed with the Commission on November 15, 2001.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Emeryville, State of California on this 31st day of July, 2002.
Ask Jeeves, Inc.
By:
/s/
A. GEORGE (SKIP) BATTLE
A. George (Skip) Battle
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Ask Jeeves, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint A. George (Skip) Battle, Chief
Executive Officer and Cynthia Pevehouse, Secretary and General Counsel, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do any and
all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to
enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this
Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and
directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
A. GEORGE (SKIP) BATTLE
A. George (Skip) Battle
Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer)
July 31, 2002
/s/
STEVEN J. SORDELLO
Steven J. Sordello
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
July 31, 2002
/s/
CHRISTINE M. DAVIS
Christine M. Davis
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
July 31, 2002
/s/
GARRETT GRUENER
Garrett Gruener
Chairman of the Board of Directors
July 31, 2002
/s/
DAVID S. CARLICK
David S. Carlick
Director
July 31, 2002
/s/
JOSHUA C. GOLDMAN
Joshua C. Goldman
Director
July 31, 2002
/s/
JAMES KIRSNER
James Kirsner
Director
July 31, 2002
/s/
ROGER A. STRAUCH
Roger A. Strauch
Director
July 31, 2002
/s/
GEOFFREY Y. YANG
Geoffrey Y. Yang
Director
July 31, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statements No. 000-26521 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by
reference pursuant to Item 3(c) and 3(d) of this Registration Statement.
4.2
(1)
Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001, between the Registrant and Fleet National Bank, N.A.
5
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
(2)
1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000.
99.2
(2)
Form of Option Agreement for the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000.
99.3
(2)
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended through May 25, 2000.
(1)
Previously
filed with the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 10, 2001.
(2)
Previously
filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form S-8 (Filing No. 333-73400) filed with the Commission on November 15, 2001.
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