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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;23, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under the Securities Act of 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>NETZERO,&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="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>95-4644384<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>2555 Townsgate Road<BR>
Westlake Village, California 91361<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>NETZERO,&nbsp;INC. 2001 NON-EXECUTIVE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Mark R. Goldston<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
NetZero,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
2555 Townsgate Road<BR>
Westlake Village, California 91361<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(805)&nbsp;418-2000<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<BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan NetZero, Inc. Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>3,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>$0.825</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,475,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>$618.75</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 NetZero,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock
Incentive 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 (the "1933 Act"), on the basis of the average of the high and low
selling prices per share of Registrant's Common Stock on May&nbsp;18, 2001, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

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


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NetZero,&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 filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;28, 2000 for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2000, February&nbsp;14, 2001, and May&nbsp;15, 2001 for the
fiscal periods ended September&nbsp;30, 2000, December&nbsp;31, 2000, and March&nbsp;31, 2001, respectively;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-27405 on Form&nbsp;8-A12G filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;21, 1999, in which are
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 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145
of the Delaware law empowers a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers and to purchase insurance with respect to liability arising out of their capacity
or status as directors and officers, but this statutory provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>for
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>arising
under Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware law; or
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that directors will not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of
fiduciary duty as directors of the Registrant to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Delaware law provides further that the indemnification permitted thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the directors and officers may be entitled
under the corporation's bylaws, or by reason of any agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise. The Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer, or is or
was serving at the Registrant's request as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses, judgements,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in the action, suit or proceeding. </FONT></P>

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Registrant plans to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and its executive officers containing provisions that may require the Registrant, among other things,
to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a
culpable nature, to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, and has obtained directors' and officers' liability insurance. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits  </B></FONT></P>

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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27405 on Form 8-A12G, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to this
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5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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NetZero, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses </FONT></P>

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(1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;
(2)&nbsp;that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act 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; and (3)&nbsp;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 NetZero,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this 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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer, or controlling person of 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 the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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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 Westlake Village, State
of California on this 23<SUP>rd</SUP> day of May, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK R. GOLDSTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark R. Goldston<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR>    </I></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 NetZero,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Goldston and Charles S.
Hilliard and both 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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, 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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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK R. GOLDSTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark R. Goldston</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>May 23, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CHARLES S. HILLIARD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Charles S. Hilliard</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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May 23, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RONALD T. BURR</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ronald T. Burr</FONT></TD>
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27405 on Form 8-A12G, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to this
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under the Securities Act of 1933
NETZERO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
95-4644384
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2555 Townsgate Road
Westlake Village, California 91361
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
NETZERO, INC. 2001 NON-EXECUTIVE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Mark R. Goldston
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NetZero, Inc.
2555 Townsgate Road
Westlake Village, California 91361
(Name and address of agent for service)
(805) 418-2000
(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
2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan NetZero, Inc. Common Stock, $0.001 par value
3,000,000 shares
$0.825
$2,475,000
$618.75
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the NetZero, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock
Incentive 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 (the "1933 Act"), on the basis of the average of the high and low
selling prices per share of Registrant's Common Stock on May 18, 2001, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference
NetZero, 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 filed with the Commission on September 28, 2000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000;
(b)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 14, 2000, February 14, 2001, and May 15, 2001 for the
fiscal periods ended September 30, 2000, December 31, 2000, and March 31, 2001, respectively;
(c)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27405 on Form 8-A12G filed with the Commission on September 21, 1999, in which are
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 4.  Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145
of the Delaware law empowers a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers and to purchase insurance with respect to liability arising out of their capacity
or status as directors and officers, but this statutory provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director:
•
for
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
•
for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
arising
under Section 174 of the Delaware law; or
•
for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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The
Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that directors will not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of
fiduciary duty as directors of the Registrant to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law.
The
Delaware law provides further that the indemnification permitted thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the directors and officers may be entitled
under the corporation's bylaws, or by reason of any agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise. The Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer, or is or
was serving at the Registrant's request as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses, judgements,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in the action, suit or proceeding.
The
Registrant plans to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and its executive officers containing provisions that may require the Registrant, among other things,
to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a
culpable nature, to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, and has obtained directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27405 on Form 8-A12G, 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
NetZero, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan.
Item 9.  Undertakings
A.  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 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses
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(1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;
(2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act 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; and (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 NetZero, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan.
B.  The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this 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.
C.  Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer, or controlling person of 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 the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 Westlake Village, State
of California on this 23
rd
day of May, 2001.
NETZERO, INC.
By:
/s/
MARK R. GOLDSTON
Mark R. Goldston
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of NetZero, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mark R. Goldston and Charles S.
Hilliard and both 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/
MARK R. GOLDSTON
Mark R. Goldston
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
May 23, 2001
/s/
CHARLES S. HILLIARD
Charles S. Hilliard
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 23, 2001
/s/
RONALD T. BURR
Ronald T. Burr
President and Director
May 23, 2001
/s/
JAMES T. ARMSTRONG
James T. Armstrong
Director
May 23, 2001
/s/
ROBERT BERGLASS
Robert Berglass
Director
May 23, 2001
/s/
JENNIFER S. FONSTAD
Jennifer S. Fonstad
Director
May 23, 2001
/s/
DENNIS HOLT
Dennis Holt
Director
May 23, 2001
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM S-8
UNDER
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NETZERO, INC.
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Exhibit Number
Exhibit
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27405 on Form 8-A12G, 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
NetZero, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan.
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