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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;26, 2000  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=1><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=1><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=1><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>CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Oregon</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=1><B>93-1040330</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>7175 N.W. Evergreen Parkway, #400<BR>
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-5839<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
AMENDED 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
2000 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
2001 NON-EMPLOYEE OPTION PLAN  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
MICHAEL KASSAN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
ANDY MALLINGER STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
HOWARD WEITZMAN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR. 1998 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR. 1999 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
STEVEN FRISON STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Full title of the plans) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR.,<BR>
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
7175 N.W. Evergreen Parkway, #400<BR>
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-5839<BR>
(503)&nbsp;615-3200<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Copies to:  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> DANIELLE BENDERLY<BR>
DAVID S. MATHESON<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
1211 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 1500<BR>
Portland, Oregon 97204-3715  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B> CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="36%" COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to Be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to Be<BR>
Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=1>Common Stock, without par value, reserved for issuance under the CenterSpan Communications Corporation:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Amended 1998 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>1,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$14.50(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$21,750,000.00(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$5,437.50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;900,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$14.50(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$13,050,000.00(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$3,262.50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>2001 Non-Employee Option Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$14.50(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$7,250,000.00(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,812.50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=1>Common Stock, no par value, subject to outstanding options under the CenterSpan Communications Corporation:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Andy Mallinger Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;125,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$13.438(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,679,750.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$419.94</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Michael Kassan Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;125,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$13.438(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,679,750.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$419.94</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Howard Weitzman Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;125,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$13.438(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,679,750.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$419.94</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1998 Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;60,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$2.75(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$165,000.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$41.25</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1999 Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$15.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$750,000.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$187.50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1>Steven Frison Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$23.875(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$596,875.00(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$149.22</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"><FONT SIZE=1>Total:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>3,410,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$14.25</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$48,601,125.00</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$12,150.29</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Together
with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1998 Stock Option Plan as the
result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant. </FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Estimated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee based on the average of
the high sales price ($15.00) and low sales price ($14.00) for the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April&nbsp;23,2001. </FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=1>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Based
on the exercise price of outstanding options being registered on this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN 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 are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on April&nbsp;2, 2001; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All
other 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
the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;8, 1995, under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
document filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that the securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective date on which such document is filed. </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>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. 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. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As an Oregon corporation, the Registrant is subject to the Oregon Business Corporation Act. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;60.047(2)(d) of the Oregon Business
Corporation Act, Article&nbsp;X of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles"), eliminates the liability of the Registrant's directors to the Registrant or its
shareholders, except for any liability related to (i)&nbsp;any breach of the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its shareholders; (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;any distribution that is unlawful under the Oregon Business Corporation Act; or (iv)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections
60.391 and 60.407(2) of the Oregon Business Corporation Act allow corporations to indemnify their directors and officers, respectively, against liability where the director
or officer has acted in good faith and with a reasonable belief that actions taken were in the best interests of the corporation or at least not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, if in
a criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct in question was unlawful. Under the Oregon Business Corporation Act, corporations may not indemnify against
liability in connection with a claim by or in the right of the corporation or for any improper personal benefit in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to the corporation. Sections 60.394
and 60.407(1) of the Oregon Business Corporation Act mandate indemnification of directors and officers, respectively, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the successful defense of any claim made
or threatened, whether or not such claim was by or in the right of the corporation. Finally, pursuant to the Sections 60.401 and 60.407(1) of the Oregon Business Corporation Act, a court may order
indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the director or officer met the good-faith and reasonable belief standards </FONT></P>

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of conduct set out in Section&nbsp;60.391 of the Oregon Business Corporation Act or was adjudged liable to the corporation. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;60.414
of the Oregon Business Corporation Act also provides that the statutory indemnification provisions are not deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
directors or officers may be entitled under a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, any agreement, general or specific action of the board of directors, vote of shareholders or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws require indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant to the fullest extent not prohibited by law. </FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Incorporation, as amended(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Bylaws(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.3</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in its Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Amended 1998 Stock Option Plan(4)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan(4)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Michael Kassan Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Andy Mallinger Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Howard Weitzman Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank&nbsp;G. Hausmann, Jr. 1998 Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank&nbsp;G. Hausmann, Jr. 1999 Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Steven Frison Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;5, 1995, as
amended on February&nbsp;7, 1995 and February&nbsp;24, 1995 (File No.&nbsp;33-88252-LA).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1996.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to the same exhibit number from the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;5,
1995, as amended on February&nbsp;7, 1995 and February&nbsp;24, 1995.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

<UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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; </FONT></P>

</UL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities 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. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>B.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in 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>C.&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, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<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
Hillsboro, State of Oregon, on April&nbsp;25, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="51%" COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank G. Hausmann, Jr.<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. and Mark Conan, and each of them, as
attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, any or all amendments
(including any and all 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. </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 indicated on
April&nbsp;25, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank G. Hausmann, Jr.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK CONAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark Conan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID BILLSTROM</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Billstrom</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GEN. MERRILL A. MCPEAK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gen. Merrill A. McPeak</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JEROME M. MEYER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Jerome M. Meyer</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>LEE E. MIKLES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lee E. Mikles</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>G. GERALD PRATT</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> G. Gerald Pratt</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FREDERICK M. STEVENS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frederick M. Stevens</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Incorporation, as amended(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Bylaws(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Common Stock Certificate(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in its Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Amended 1998 Stock Option Plan(4)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan(4)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Michael Kassan Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Andy Mallinger Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Howard Weitzman Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.7</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank&nbsp;G. Hausmann, Jr. 1998 Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.8</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank&nbsp;G. Hausmann, Jr. 1999 Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.9</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>CenterSpan Communications Corporation Steven Frison Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;5, 1995, as
amended on February&nbsp;7, 1995 and February&nbsp;24, 1995 (File No.&nbsp;33-88252-LA).
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1996.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to the same exhibit number from the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;5,
1995, as amended on February&nbsp;7, 1995 and February&nbsp;24, 1995.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(4)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000. </FONT></DD></DL>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2000
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon
93-1040330
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7175 N.W. Evergreen Parkway, #400
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-5839
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
AMENDED 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
2000 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
2001 NON-EMPLOYEE OPTION PLAN
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
MICHAEL KASSAN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
ANDY MALLINGER STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
HOWARD WEITZMAN STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR. 1998 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR. 1999 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
STEVEN FRISON STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
(Full title of the plans)
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR.,
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
7175 N.W. Evergreen Parkway, #400
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-5839
(503) 615-3200
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
DANIELLE BENDERLY
DAVID S. MATHESON
Perkins Coie LLP
1211 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 1500
Portland, Oregon 97204-3715
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to Be Registered
Amount to Be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, without par value, reserved for issuance under the CenterSpan Communications Corporation:
Amended 1998 Stock Option Plan
1,500,000
$14.50(2)
$21,750,000.00(2)
$5,437.50
2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
900,000
$14.50(2)
$13,050,000.00(2)
$3,262.50
2001 Non-Employee Option Plan
500,000
$14.50(2)
$7,250,000.00(2)
$1,812.50
Common Stock, no par value, subject to outstanding options under the CenterSpan Communications Corporation:
Andy Mallinger Stock Option Agreement
125,000
$13.438(3)
$1,679,750.00(3)
$419.94
Michael Kassan Stock Option Agreement
125,000
$13.438(3)
$1,679,750.00(3)
$419.94
Howard Weitzman Stock Option Agreement
125,000
$13.438(3)
$1,679,750.00(3)
$419.94
Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1998 Stock Option Agreement
60,000
$2.75(3)
$165,000.00(3)
$41.25
Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1999 Stock Option Agreement
50,000
$15.00(3)
$750,000.00(3)
$187.50
Steven Frison Stock Option Agreement
25,000
$23.875(3)
$596,875.00(3)
$149.22
Total:
3,410,000
$14.25
$48,601,125.00
$12,150.29
(1)
Together
with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1998 Stock Option Plan as the
result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant.
(2)
Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee based on the average of
the high sales price ($15.00) and low sales price ($14.00) for the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April 23,2001.
(3)
Based
on the exercise price of outstanding options being registered on this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on April 2, 2001;
(b) All
other 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
the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above; and
(c) The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
February 8, 1995, under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Any
document filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that the securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters the securities covered hereby then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective date on which such document is filed.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not applicable.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
As an Oregon corporation, the Registrant is subject to the Oregon Business Corporation Act. Pursuant to Section 60.047(2)(d) of the Oregon Business
Corporation Act, Article X of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles"), eliminates the liability of the Registrant's directors to the Registrant or its
shareholders, except for any liability related to (i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) any distribution that is unlawful under the Oregon Business Corporation Act; or (iv) any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
Sections
60.391 and 60.407(2) of the Oregon Business Corporation Act allow corporations to indemnify their directors and officers, respectively, against liability where the director
or officer has acted in good faith and with a reasonable belief that actions taken were in the best interests of the corporation or at least not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, if in
a criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct in question was unlawful. Under the Oregon Business Corporation Act, corporations may not indemnify against
liability in connection with a claim by or in the right of the corporation or for any improper personal benefit in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to the corporation. Sections 60.394
and 60.407(1) of the Oregon Business Corporation Act mandate indemnification of directors and officers, respectively, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the successful defense of any claim made
or threatened, whether or not such claim was by or in the right of the corporation. Finally, pursuant to the Sections 60.401 and 60.407(1) of the Oregon Business Corporation Act, a court may order
indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the director or officer met the good-faith and reasonable belief standards
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of conduct set out in Section 60.391 of the Oregon Business Corporation Act or was adjudged liable to the corporation.
Section 60.414
of the Oregon Business Corporation Act also provides that the statutory indemnification provisions are not deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
directors or officers may be entitled under a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, any agreement, general or specific action of the board of directors, vote of shareholders or otherwise.
The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws require indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant to the fullest extent not prohibited by law.
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended(1)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws(2)
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate(3)
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.1
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in its Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
99.1
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Amended 1998 Stock Option Plan(4)
99.2
CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan(4)
99.3
CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Option Plan
99.4
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Michael Kassan Stock Option Agreement
99.5
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Andy Mallinger Stock Option Agreement
99.6
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Howard Weitzman Stock Option Agreement
99.7
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1998 Stock Option Agreement
99.8
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1999 Stock Option Agreement
99.9
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Steven Frison Stock Option Agreement
(1)
Incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January 5, 1995, as
amended on February 7, 1995 and February 24, 1995 (File No. 33-88252-LA).
(2)
Incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
(3)
Incorporated
by reference to the same exhibit number from the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January 5,
1995, as amended on February 7, 1995 and February 24, 1995.
(4)
Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
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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 Securities 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 paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities 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.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
B.  The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in 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 Securities Act 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 Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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
Hillsboro, State of Oregon, on April 25, 2001.
CENTERSPAN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:
/s/
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR.
Frank G. Hausmann, Jr.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. and Mark Conan, and each of them, as
attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, any or all amendments
(including any and all 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.
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 indicated on
April 25, 2001.
/s/
FRANK G. HAUSMANN, JR.
Frank G. Hausmann, Jr.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
/s/
MARK CONAN
Mark Conan
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/
DAVID BILLSTROM
David Billstrom
Director
/s/
GEN. MERRILL A. MCPEAK
Gen. Merrill A. McPeak
Director
/s/
JEROME M. MEYER
Jerome M. Meyer
Director
/s/
LEE E. MIKLES
Lee E. Mikles
Director
/s/
G. GERALD PRATT
G. Gerald Pratt
Director
/s/
FREDERICK M. STEVENS
Frederick M. Stevens
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended(1)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws(2)
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate(3)
5.1
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in its Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
99.1
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Amended 1998 Stock Option Plan(4)
99.2
CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan(4)
99.3
CenterSpan Communications Corporation 2001 Non-Employee Option Plan
99.4
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Michael Kassan Stock Option Agreement
99.5
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Andy Mallinger Stock Option Agreement
99.6
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Howard Weitzman Stock Option Agreement
99.7
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1998 Stock Option Agreement
99.8
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Frank G. Hausmann, Jr. 1999 Stock Option Agreement
99.9
CenterSpan Communications Corporation Steven Frison Stock Option Agreement
(1)
Incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January 5, 1995, as
amended on February 7, 1995 and February 24, 1995 (File No. 33-88252-LA).
(2)
Incorporated
by reference to exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
(3)
Incorporated
by reference to the same exhibit number from the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on January 5,
1995, as amended on February 7, 1995 and February 24, 1995.
(4)
Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS