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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;19, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&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>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ADAM.COM,&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>Georgia</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>58-1878070</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>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1600 RiverEdge Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30328<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>A.D.A.M. SOFTWARE,&nbsp;INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>ROBERT S. CRAMER, JR.<BR>
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
1600 RiverEdge Parkwy, Suite 800<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30328<BR>
(770)&nbsp;980-0988 (telephone)<BR>
(770)&nbsp;989-4970 (facsimile)<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies Requested to:<BR>
Jon H. Klapper, Esq.<BR>
Smith, Gambrell&nbsp;&amp; Russell, LLP<BR>
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
Suite 3100, Promenade II<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3592<BR>
(404)&nbsp;815-3500 (telephone)<BR>
(404)&nbsp;815-3509 (facsimile)  </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>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price<SUP>(1)</SUP></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%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>1,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$1.81</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,715,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$678.75</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) based upon the average of the high and low reported prices of the
common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on July&nbsp;16, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>This Registration Statement covers 1,500,000 additional shares of the $0.01 par value common stock of adam.com,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company") issuable pursuant
to the A.D.A.M. Software,&nbsp;Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan, for which previously filed Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 are effective. The contents of the
Company's earlier Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-92403, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
December&nbsp;9, 1999 and File No.&nbsp;333-07785, as filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;9, 1996, are incorporated herein by reference.  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Part II    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<A NAME="toc_de1389_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed below are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, and all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 part hereof from the date of
filing such documents: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement, dated June&nbsp;8, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in connection with the Company's 2001
Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001, as filed with the Commission; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>4.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Company's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;11, 1995, to register the Company's $0.01 par value Common Stock
under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which Registration Statement contains a description of the Common Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Smith, Gambrell &amp; Russell, LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>10.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Registrant's Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-96864).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>10.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment to Registrant's Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Smith, Gambrell &amp; Russell, LLP (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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
Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 18th day of July, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><B>ADAM.COM,&nbsp;Inc.</B></FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT S. CRAMER, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert S. Cramer, Jr.<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board and<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II&#150;3</FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert S. Cramer, Jr. and Rafe Payne or any of them,
his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, including a Registration Statement filed under Rule&nbsp;462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT S. CRAMER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert S. Cramer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>July&nbsp;18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RAFE PAYNE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Rafe Payne</FONT></TD>
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Controller and Corporate Secretary<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LINDA B. DAVIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Linda B. Davis</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DANIEL S. HOWE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Daniel S. Howe</FONT></TD>
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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;18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN W. MCCLAUGHERTY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John W. McClaugherty</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANCIS J. TEDESCO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Francis J. Tedesco</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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July&nbsp;18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Smith, Gambrell &amp; Russell, LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT SIZE=2>10.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment to Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1389_1">Part II</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1389_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1389_3">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADAM.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
58-1878070
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1600 RiverEdge Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)
A.D.A.M. SOFTWARE, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
ROBERT S. CRAMER, JR.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
1600 RiverEdge Parkwy, Suite 800
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(770) 980-0988 (telephone)
(770) 989-4970 (facsimile)
(Name, address, telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
Copies Requested to:
Jon H. Klapper, Esq.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 3100, Promenade II
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3592
(404) 815-3500 (telephone)
(404) 815-3509 (facsimile)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
(1)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
1,500,000 shares
$1.81
$2,715,000
$678.75
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the high and low reported prices of the
common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on July 16, 2001.
This Registration Statement covers 1,500,000 additional shares of the $0.01 par value common stock of adam.com, Inc. (the "Company") issuable pursuant
to the A.D.A.M. Software, Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan, for which previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 are effective. The contents of the
Company's earlier Registration Statements on Form S-8, File No. 333-92403, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
December 9, 1999 and File No. 333-07785, as filed with the Commission on July 9, 1996, are incorporated herein by reference.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed below are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, and all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 part hereof from the date of
filing such documents:
1.
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000;
2.
The
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement, dated June 8, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in connection with the Company's 2001
Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
3.
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, as filed with the Commission; and
4.
The
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on October 11, 1995, to register the Company's $0.01 par value Common Stock
under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which Registration Statement contains a description of the Common Stock.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
10.1
Registrant's Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-96864).
10.2
Amendment to Registrant's Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
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
Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 18th day of July, 2001.
ADAM.COM, Inc.
By:
/s/
ROBERT S. CRAMER, JR.
Robert S. Cramer, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert S. Cramer, Jr. and Rafe Payne or any of them,
his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, including a Registration Statement filed under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/
ROBERT S. CRAMER
Robert S. Cramer
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 18, 2001
/s/
RAFE PAYNE
Rafe Payne
Controller and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 18, 2001
/s/
LINDA B. DAVIS
Linda B. Davis
Director
July 18, 2001
/s/
DANIEL S. HOWE
Daniel S. Howe
Director
July 18, 2001
/s/
JOHN W. MCCLAUGHERTY
John W. McClaugherty
Director
July 18, 2001
/s/
FRANCIS J. TEDESCO
Francis J. Tedesco
Director
July 18, 2001
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
10.2
Amendment to Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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