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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;22, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No. 333-&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>FIRST VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>77-0357037</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>3393 Octavius Drive<BR>
Santa Clara, CA 95054<BR>
(408) 567-7200  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
1997 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Ralph Ungermann<BR>
Chairman of the Board<BR>
FIRST VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.<BR>
3393 Octavius Drive<BR>
Santa Clara, CA 95054<BR>
(408) 567-7200<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies to:<BR>
Julie M. Robinson, Esq.<BR>
COOLEY GODWARD LLP<BR>
4365 Executive Drive, Suite&nbsp;1100<BR>
San Diego, CA 92121  </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%" 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</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)</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>Common Stock, par value $.001 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,350,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,350,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$338.00</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and 457(h)(1)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, (the "Securities Act"). The price per share and aggregate offering price are calculated on the basis of $1.00, the average of the high and low sales
prices of Registrant's Common Stock on June&nbsp;21, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the shares subject to the Plan registered hereunder. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference herein: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Registration
Statement No. 333-51799 as filed on May&nbsp;5, 1998.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Registration
Statement No. 333-80725 as filed on June&nbsp;15, 1999.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Registration
Statement No. 333-41596 as filed on July&nbsp;17, 2000. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXHIBITS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Specimen Certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant(1)</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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1997 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June&nbsp;10, 1998 (File No. 000-23305). </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;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 Santa Clara, State of
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RANDY ACRES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Randy Acres<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
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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 PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ralph Ungermann and Randy Acres, and each or any
one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all 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
in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he 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 substitutes or substitute, 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, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RANDY ACRES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Randy Acres</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>EDWARD HARRIS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward Harris</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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June&nbsp;22, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RALPH UNGERMANN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ralph Ungermann</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ADAM STETTNER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Adam Stettner</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JONATHAN MORGAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jonathan Morgan</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Specimen Certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant(1)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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1997 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June&nbsp;10, 1998 (File No. 000-23305). </FONT></DD></DL>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Delaware
77-0357037
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3393 Octavius Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 567-7200
1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1997 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
Ralph Ungermann
Chairman of the Board
FIRST VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
3393 Octavius Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 567-7200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Julie M. Robinson, Esq.
COOLEY GODWARD LLP
4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92121
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, par value $.001 per share
1,350,000 shares
$1.00
$1,350,000
$338.00
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, (the "Securities Act"). The price per share and aggregate offering price are calculated on the basis of $1.00, the average of the high and low sales
prices of Registrant's Common Stock on June 21, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the shares subject to the Plan registered hereunder.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The contents of the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference herein:
1.
Registration
Statement No. 333-51799 as filed on May 5, 1998.
2.
Registration
Statement No. 333-80725 as filed on June 15, 1999.
3.
Registration
Statement No. 333-41596 as filed on July 17, 2000.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
4.1
Specimen Certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant(1)
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.
24.1
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
99.2
1997 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended.
(1)
Filed
as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 10, 1998 (File No. 000-23305).
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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 Santa Clara, State of
California, on June 22, 2001.
FIRST VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/
RANDY ACRES
Randy Acres
Chief Financial Officer
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ralph Ungermann and Randy Acres, and each or any
one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all 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
in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he 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 substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/
KILLKO A. CABALLERO
Killko A. Caballero
President and Chief Executive Officer
(PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
June 22, 2001
/s/
RANDY ACRES
Randy Acres
Chief Financial Officer
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
June 22, 2001
/s/
EDWARD HARRIS
Edward Harris
Director
June 22, 2001
/s/
RALPH UNGERMANN
Ralph Ungermann
Chairman of the Board
June 22, 2001
/s/
ADAM STETTNER
Adam Stettner
Director
June 22, 2001
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/s/
DAVID A. NORMAN
David A. Norman
Director
June 22, 2001
/s/
ROBERT WILMOT
Robert Wilmot
Director
June 22, 2001
/s/
JONATHAN MORGAN
Jonathan Morgan
Director
June 22, 2001
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Exhibit Number
4.1
Specimen Certificate for Common Stock of the Registrant(1)
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.
24.1
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
99.2
1997 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended.
(1)
Filed
as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 10, 1998 (File No. 000-23305).
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