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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
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 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>BITSTREAM&nbsp;INC.  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B><U>Delaware</U></B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B><U>04-2744890</U></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation<BR>
or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B> 215 First Street</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B><U>Cambridge, Massachusetts</U></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Bitstream&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Plan  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Anna M. Chagnon, President<BR>
Bitstream&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
215 First Street  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> (617)&nbsp;497-6222  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum offering price per unit(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value per share)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4.225</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4,225,000.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,056.25</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Together
with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may result from a stock split, stock dividend, or other similar adjustment of the outstanding shares of
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
estimate is made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee. It is not known how many shares will be purchased under the plan or
at which price such shares will be purchased. The above calculation is based on the offering of 1,000,000 shares at a purchase price of $4.225 per share, which purchase price is the average of the
high ($4.400) and low ($4.050) prices of the Registrant's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class&nbsp;A Common Stock"), as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System on
October&nbsp;23, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 is included in documents sent or given to participants in the 2000 Stock Plan of
Bitstream&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). </FONT></P>

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

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 and June&nbsp;30, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>all
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since December&nbsp;31,
2000; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
description of the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;15, 1996,
under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You
may request, orally or in writing, a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost, by contacting the Registrant at: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Bitstream&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
215 First Street<BR>
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142<BR>
Telephone: (617)&nbsp;497-6222 </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents subsequently filed by the 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 hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such 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 herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified
or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superceded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of the shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock being registered hereby are being passed upon by
Kirkpatrick&nbsp;&amp; Lockhart LLP, 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, outside counsel to the Registrant. As of October&nbsp;25, 2001, neither Kirkpatrick&nbsp;&amp; Lockhart LLP nor any of
its members beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Laws empowers a Delaware corporation to indemnify its officers and directors and certain other persons
to the extent and under the circumstances set forth therein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant and the By-laws of the Registrant provide for indemnification of officers and directors of the Registrant and certain
other persons against liabilities and expenses incurred by any of them in certain stated proceedings and under certain stated conditions. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements ("Indemnification Agreements") with certain of its directors and officers. Each Indemnification Agreement provides that the
Registrant will indemnify the indemnitee against expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding arising out of the performance of his or her duties as a director or officer so long as the indemnitee acted in good faith in
respect thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
directors and officers of the Registrant are also insured under policies of insurance maintained by the Registrant, within the limits and subject to the limitations of such
policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to
which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are part of this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>2000 Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, filed August&nbsp;14, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="91%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or 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;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section&nbsp;13(a) or 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&nbsp;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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(5)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
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 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 that matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the questions 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. </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, 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
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ANNA M. CHAGNON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Anna M. Chagnon<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby severally constitutes and appoints each of Charles Ying, or his respective successor in office, and
Anna M. Chagnon, or her respective successor in office, with full power to act as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments (including post effective amendments and
amendments thereto) to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of the Registrant and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact 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 for all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact or his or her 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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<TD WIDTH="43%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES YING</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles Ying</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ANNA M. CHAGNON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Anna M. Chagnon</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES P. DORE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James P. Dore</FONT></TD>
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Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GEORGE B. BEITZEL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> George B. Beitzel</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>AMOS KAMINSKI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Amos Kaminski</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL LANG</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael Lang</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID G. LUBRANO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David G. Lubrano</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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October&nbsp;25, 2001</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BITSTREAM INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
04-2744890
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
215 First Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02142
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Bitstream Inc. 2000 Stock Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Anna M. Chagnon, President
Bitstream Inc.
215 First Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Name and address of agent for service)
(617) 497-6222
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered(1)
Proposed maximum offering price per unit(2)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(2)
Amount of registration fee
Class A Common Stock ($0.01 par value per share)
1,000,000
$4.225
$4,225,000.00
$1,056.25
(1)
Together
with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may result from a stock split, stock dividend, or other similar adjustment of the outstanding shares of
Class A Common Stock.
(2)
This
estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee. It is not known how many shares will be purchased under the plan or
at which price such shares will be purchased. The above calculation is based on the offering of 1,000,000 shares at a purchase price of $4.225 per share, which purchase price is the average of the
high ($4.400) and low ($4.050) prices of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System on
October 23, 2001.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required by Part I of Form S-8 is included in documents sent or given to participants in the 2000 Stock Plan of
Bitstream Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
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 ("SEC") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(1)
the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
(2)
the
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001;
(3)
all
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since December 31,
2000; and
(4)
the
description of the Class A Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on October 15, 1996,
under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description.
You
may request, orally or in writing, a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost, by contacting the Registrant at:
Bitstream Inc.
215 First Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
Telephone: (617) 497-6222
In
addition, all documents subsequently filed by the 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 hereby have been sold or which deregisters all of such 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 herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supercedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified
or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superceded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock being registered hereby are being passed upon by
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, outside counsel to the Registrant. As of October 25, 2001, neither Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP nor any of
its members beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Class A Common Stock.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Laws empowers a Delaware corporation to indemnify its officers and directors and certain other persons
to the extent and under the circumstances set forth therein.
The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant and the By-laws of the Registrant provide for indemnification of officers and directors of the Registrant and certain
other persons against liabilities and expenses incurred by any of them in certain stated proceedings and under certain stated conditions.
The
Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements ("Indemnification Agreements") with certain of its directors and officers. Each Indemnification Agreement provides that the
Registrant will indemnify the indemnitee against expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding arising out of the performance of his or her duties as a director or officer so long as the indemnitee acted in good faith in
respect thereof.
The
directors and officers of the Registrant are also insured under policies of insurance maintained by the Registrant, within the limits and subject to the limitations of such
policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to
which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are part of this Registration Statement:
4.1
2000 Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed August 14, 2000).
5.
Opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP.
23.1
Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
24.
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
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 arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or 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;
(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.
(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.
(4)
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 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.
(5)
That,
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 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 that matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the questions 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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
Cambridge, Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 25, 2001.
BITSTREAM INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
ANNA M. CHAGNON
Anna M. Chagnon
President
Each
person whose signature appears below on this Registration Statement hereby severally constitutes and appoints each of Charles Ying, or his respective successor in office, and
Anna M. Chagnon, or her respective successor in office, with full power to act as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments (including post effective amendments and
amendments thereto) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Registrant and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact 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 for all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact or his or her 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.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/
CHARLES YING
Charles Ying
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
October 25, 2001
/s/
ANNA M. CHAGNON
Anna M. Chagnon
President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel (Principal Financial Officer)
October 25, 2001
/s/
JAMES P. DORE
James P. Dore
Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
October 25, 2001
/s/
GEORGE B. BEITZEL
George B. Beitzel
Director
October 25, 2001
/s/
AMOS KAMINSKI
Amos Kaminski
Director
October 25, 2001
/s/
MICHAEL LANG
Michael Lang
Director
October 25, 2001
/s/
DAVID G. LUBRANO
David G. Lubrano
Director
October 25, 2001
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