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<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><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=4><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=4><B>BROADVISION,&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>94-3184303</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>585 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plans) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Pehong Chen<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
BroadVision,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
585 Broadway<BR>
Redwood City, California 94063<BR>
(650)&nbsp;261-5100<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and<BR>
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Copies to:<BR>  </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Kenneth L. Guernsey, Esq.<BR>
Jamie E. Chung, Esq.<BR>
Virginia C. Edwards, Esq.<BR>
Cooley Godward LLP<BR>
One Maritime Plaza, 20<SUP>th</SUP> Floor<BR>
San Francisco, CA 94111<BR>
(415)&nbsp;693-2000  </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="35%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be<BR>
Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
Registered (1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,374,906</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$11.8087</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$16,235,852.48</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4,058.96</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, subject to outstanding options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>23,750,094</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4.275</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$101,531,651.85</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$25,382.91</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4.275</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6,412,500</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,603.13</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Totals</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>26,625,000</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="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$124,180,004.33</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$31,045.00</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
addition to Common Stock set forth in the table, the amount to be registered includes an indeterminate number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or in respect of the
options, as such number may be adjusted as the result of stock splits, stock dividends and antidulution provisions (including adjustments to the option exercise prices) in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;416.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon (a)&nbsp;the weighted
average exercise price, for shares subject to options previously granted under the BroadVision,&nbsp;Inc. (Registrant or Company) Equity Incentive Plan (pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act)) and (b)&nbsp;the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on June&nbsp;20, 2001 for
shares available for future grant pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and shares available for future issuance pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the
Act). </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8<BR>
NO. 333-14057, NO. 333-62619 AND NO. 333-35114  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 No.&nbsp;333-14057, No.&nbsp;333-62619 and
No.&nbsp;333-35114 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;15, 1996, August&nbsp;31, 1998 and April&nbsp;19, 2000, respectively, are incorporated by
reference herein. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG 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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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.</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
Redwood City, State of California, on June 25, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RANDALL C. BOLTEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Randall C. Bolten<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Financial Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Pehong Chen and Randall C. Bolten, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, 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
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PEHONG CHEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Pehong Chen</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RANDALL C. BOLTEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Randall C. Bolten</FONT></TD>
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Vice President Operations, and Chief Financial Officer </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</I></FONT></TD>
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June 19, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID L. ANDERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David L. Anderson</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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June 12, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>TODD A. GARRETT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Todd A. Garrett</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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June 13, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KOH BOON HWEE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Koh Boon Hwee</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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June 12, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KLAUS LUFT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Klaus Luft</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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June 12, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CARL PASCARELLA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Carl Pascarella</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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June 19, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="6%"><FONT SIZE=2>99.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="92%"><FONT SIZE=2>Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BROADVISION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
94-3184303
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
585 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063
(Address of principal executive offices)
Equity Incentive Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Pehong Chen
President and Chief Executive Officer
BroadVision, Inc.
585 Broadway
Redwood City, California 94063
(650) 261-5100
(Name, address, including zip code, and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Kenneth L. Guernsey, Esq.
Jamie E. Chung, Esq.
Virginia C. Edwards, Esq.
Cooley Godward LLP
One Maritime Plaza, 20
th
Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 693-2000
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
Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan
1,374,906
$11.8087
$16,235,852.48
$4,058.96
Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, subject to outstanding options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan
23,750,094
$4.275
$101,531,651.85
$25,382.91
Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1,500,000
$4.275
$6,412,500
$1,603.13
Totals
26,625,000
$124,180,004.33
$31,045.00
(1)
In
addition to Common Stock set forth in the table, the amount to be registered includes an indeterminate number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or in respect of the
options, as such number may be adjusted as the result of stock splits, stock dividends and antidulution provisions (including adjustments to the option exercise prices) in accordance with
Rule 416.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon (a) the weighted
average exercise price, for shares subject to options previously granted under the BroadVision, Inc. (Registrant or Company) Equity Incentive Plan (pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act)) and (b) the average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on June 20, 2001 for
shares available for future grant pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and shares available for future issuance pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the
Act).
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
NO. 333-14057, NO. 333-62619 AND NO. 333-35114
The contents of Registration Statements on Form S-8 No. 333-14057, No. 333-62619 and
No. 333-35114 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 1996, August 31, 1998 and April 19, 2000, respectively, are incorporated by
reference herein.
EXHIBITS
5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.
24
Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
99.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
2
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
Redwood City, State of California, on June 25, 2001.
BROADVISION, INC.
By:
/s/
RANDALL C. BOLTEN
Randall C. Bolten
Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Pehong Chen and Randall C. Bolten, and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, 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.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
PEHONG CHEN
Pehong Chen
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 19, 2001
/s/
RANDALL C. BOLTEN
Randall C. Bolten
Vice President Operations, and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 19, 2001
/s/
DAVID L. ANDERSON
David L. Anderson
Director
June 12, 2001
/s/
TODD A. GARRETT
Todd A. Garrett
Director
June 13, 2001
/s/
KOH BOON HWEE
Koh Boon Hwee
Director
June 12, 2001
/s/
KLAUS LUFT
Klaus Luft
Director
June 12, 2001
/s/
CARL PASCARELLA
Carl Pascarella
Director
June 19, 2001
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5.1
Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement.
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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
99.1
Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
99.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
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