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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;7, 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>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<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933  </I></FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>51-0380839</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>10240 Sorrento Valley Road<BR>
San Diego, CA 92121<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>WEBSENSE,&nbsp;INC.<BR>
2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plans) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>John B. Carrington<BR>
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Websense,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
10240 Sorrento Valley Road<BR>
San Diego, CA 92121<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service)   </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>(858)&nbsp;320-8000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2000 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
Common Stock, $0.01 par value</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>788,194 shares</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$12.40</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$9,773,606</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$2,443.40</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
Common Stock, $0.01 par value</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>197,049 shares</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$12.40</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$2,443,408</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$610.85</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>985,243 shares</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Aggregate Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>$3,054.25</B></FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Websense,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan or the
Websense,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of
consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on April 30, 2001, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 registers the offer and sale of an additional 985,243
shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Websense,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the Websense,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of the prior
Registration Statement relating to the Plans, Filing No.&nbsp;333-33382, is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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


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

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

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;8, 2001; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/12-G which was filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2000 in which there is described the
terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act") after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-39003 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of 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 San
Diego, State of California on this 7th day of May, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN B. CARRINGTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John B. Carrington<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board, President and<BR>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

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

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SIZE=2><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated. </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 below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN B. CARRINGTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John B. Carrington</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DOUGLAS C. WRIDE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Douglas C. Wride</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT J. LOARIE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert J. Loarie</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>BRUCE T. COLEMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Bruce T. Coleman</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN C. STISKA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John C. Stiska</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PETER C. WALLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Peter C. Waller</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May&nbsp;7, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-39003 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2001
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
WEBSENSE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
51-0380839
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
10240 Sorrento Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
WEBSENSE, INC.
2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plans)
John B. Carrington
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Websense, Inc.
10240 Sorrento Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92121
(Name and address of agent for service)
(858) 320-8000
(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 Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
2000 Stock Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
788,194 shares
$12.40
$9,773,606
$2,443.40
2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
197,049 shares
$12.40
$2,443,408
$610.85
985,243 shares
Aggregate Registration Fee
$3,054.25
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Websense, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan or the
Websense, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of
consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on April 30, 2001, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
Pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the offer and sale of an additional 985,243
shares of Common Stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Websense, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the Websense, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of the prior
Registration Statement relating to the Plans, Filing No. 333-33382, is incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Websense, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed with the Commission on March 29, 2001;
(b)
The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 8, 2001; and
(c)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/12-G which was filed with the Commission on March 24, 2000 in which there is described the
terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act") after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibits
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-39003 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant
to Item 3(c) to this Registration Statement.
5
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
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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 San
Diego, State of California on this 7th day of May, 2001.
WEBSENSE, INC.
By:
/s/
JOHN B. CARRINGTON
John B. Carrington
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Websense, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint John B. Carrington, Chairman of
the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and Douglas C. Wride, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and
authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable
said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration
Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments,
both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this
Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
JOHN B. CARRINGTON
John B. Carrington
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
May 7, 2001
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/s/
DOUGLAS C. WRIDE
Douglas C. Wride
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 7, 2001
/s/
ROBERT J. LOARIE
Robert J. Loarie
Director
May 7, 2001
/s/
BRUCE T. COLEMAN
Bruce T. Coleman
Director
May 7, 2001
/s/
JOHN C. STISKA
John C. Stiska
Director
May 7, 2001
/s/
PETER C. WALLER
Peter C. Waller
Director
May 7, 2001
/s/
GARY E. SUTTON
Gary E. Sutton
Director
May 7, 2001
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM S-8
UNDER
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WEBSENSE, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-39003 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference
pursuant to Item 3(c) to this Registration Statement.
5
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
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