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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;18, 2000  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&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<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>ZAMBA CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DELAWARE</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="47%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-1636021</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 200<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan<BR>
2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Ian Nemerov<BR>
Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Zamba Corporation<BR>
3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 200<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416<BR>
(612)&nbsp;832-9800<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and 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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to be Registered<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be<BR>
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<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(1)<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(1)<BR> </B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT SIZE=2>Stock Options and Common Stock<BR>
(par value&nbsp;$0.01)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,500,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2.50</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6,250,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1656.25</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) based upon the closing sales price of the Registrant's Common
Stock on December&nbsp;7, 2000, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market, for 500,000&nbsp;shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan and
2,000,000&nbsp;shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents will not be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the
Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Part&nbsp;II<BR>  <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ja3215_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Company's annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999, filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
Company's quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2000, filed May&nbsp;15, 2000; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The
Company's quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2000, filed August&nbsp;14, 2000; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The
Company's quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2000, filed November&nbsp;14, 2000; and </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The
description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement filed under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement
from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or alleged breach of their duty of care, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, as permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide that (i)&nbsp;the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers and persons serving in such capacities in other
business enterprises (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the Registrant's request to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law including those
circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary; (ii)&nbsp;the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents where indemnification is not required by law;
(iii)&nbsp;upon receipt of an undertaking by the indemnitee to repay all amounts advanced and if it is ultimately determined that such indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, the Registrant
is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding; (iv)&nbsp;the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive and the
Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees; and (v)&nbsp;the Registrant may not retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions in a way
that is adverse to such directors, officers and employees. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and
executive officers by </FONT></P>

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Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Registrant's Bylaws, as well as certain procedural protections. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide that directors
and executive officers will be indemnified to the fullest possible extent not prohibited by law against all expenses including attorneys' fees and settlement amounts paid or incurred by them in any
action or proceeding, including any derivative action by or in the right of the Registrant, on account of their services as directors or executive officers of the Registrant or as directors or
officers of any other company or enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the agreements to indemnify or
advance expenses to an indemnified party with respect to proceedings or claims initiated by the indemnified party and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceeds specifically authorized by
the Board of Directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification under the indemnification agreement, the Registrant's Bylaws or any statute
or law. Under the agreements, the Registrant is not obligated to indemnify the indemnified party (i)&nbsp;for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Registrant consents to such
settlement; and (ii)&nbsp;if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification agreement requires a director or executive officer to reimburse the Registrant for all expenses advanced only to the extent it is ultimately determined that the
director or executive officer is not entitled, under Delaware law, the Registrant's Bylaws, the indemnification agreement or otherwise to be indemnified for such expenses. The indemnification
agreement provides that it is not exclusive of any rights a director or executive officer may have under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant's Bylaws, other agreements, any
majority-in-interest vote of the stockholders or vote of disinterested directors, Delaware law, or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification provision in the Registrant's Bylaws, and the indemnification agreements entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the officers and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and officer liability insurance to the extent reasonably available. As authorized by the Registrant's
Bylaws, the Registrant, with approval by the Board, has purchased director and officer liability insurance. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Counsel is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5 to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney is contained on the signature page&nbsp;II-4.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>99.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>UNDERTAKINGS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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

<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 the 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 the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement. </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 the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

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

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&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 Section&nbsp;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 the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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;&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 Securities and Exchange 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 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>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>II-3</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
Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on December&nbsp;15, 2000. </FONT></P>

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BY</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DOUG HOLDEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Doug Holden<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Doug Holden, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL H. CARREL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael H. Carrel</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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December&nbsp;15, 2000</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL D. EDELHERTZ</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul D. Edelhertz</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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December&nbsp;15, 2000</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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December&nbsp;15, 2000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Counsel.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="84%"><FONT SIZE=2>1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2000
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ZAMBA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation)
41-1636021
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 200
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
(Address of principal executive offices)
1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan
2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ian Nemerov
Secretary and General Counsel
Zamba Corporation
3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 200
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
(612) 832-9800
(Name, address, including zip code, and 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(1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Stock Options and Common Stock
(par value $0.01)
2,500,000
$2.50
$6,250,000
$1656.25
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) based upon the closing sales price of the Registrant's Common
Stock on December 7, 2000, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market, for 500,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan and
2,000,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form S-8, such documents will not be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by Zamba Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
(a) The
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
(b) The
Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, filed May 15, 2000;
(c) The
Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed August 14, 2000;
(d) The
Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, filed November 14, 2000; and
(e) The
description of the Company's Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement filed under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
All
reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement
from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or alleged breach of their duty of care, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide that (i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers and persons serving in such capacities in other
business enterprises (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the Registrant's request to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law including those
circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary; (ii) the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents where indemnification is not required by law;
(iii) upon receipt of an undertaking by the indemnitee to repay all amounts advanced and if it is ultimately determined that such indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, the Registrant
is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding; (iv) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive and the
Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees; and (v) the Registrant may not retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions in a way
that is adverse to such directors, officers and employees.
The
Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and
executive officers by
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Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Registrant's Bylaws, as well as certain procedural protections. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide that directors
and executive officers will be indemnified to the fullest possible extent not prohibited by law against all expenses including attorneys' fees and settlement amounts paid or incurred by them in any
action or proceeding, including any derivative action by or in the right of the Registrant, on account of their services as directors or executive officers of the Registrant or as directors or
officers of any other company or enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the agreements to indemnify or
advance expenses to an indemnified party with respect to proceedings or claims initiated by the indemnified party and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceeds specifically authorized by
the Board of Directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification under the indemnification agreement, the Registrant's Bylaws or any statute
or law. Under the agreements, the Registrant is not obligated to indemnify the indemnified party (i) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Registrant consents to such
settlement; and (ii) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.
The
indemnification agreement requires a director or executive officer to reimburse the Registrant for all expenses advanced only to the extent it is ultimately determined that the
director or executive officer is not entitled, under Delaware law, the Registrant's Bylaws, the indemnification agreement or otherwise to be indemnified for such expenses. The indemnification
agreement provides that it is not exclusive of any rights a director or executive officer may have under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant's Bylaws, other agreements, any
majority-in-interest vote of the stockholders or vote of disinterested directors, Delaware law, or otherwise.
The
indemnification provision in the Registrant's Bylaws, and the indemnification agreements entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the officers and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
The
indemnification agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and officer liability insurance to the extent reasonably available. As authorized by the Registrant's
Bylaws, the Registrant, with approval by the Board, has purchased director and officer liability insurance.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
5
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of Counsel is contained in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement.
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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature page II-4.
99.1
1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.
99.2
2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.
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UNDERTAKINGS
1.  The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) 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 the 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 the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein.
(b) 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 herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
2.  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 Section 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 the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.  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 Securities and Exchange 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 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
Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on December 15, 2000.
ZAMBA CORPORATION
BY
/s/
DOUG HOLDEN
Doug Holden
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Doug Holden, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
DOUG HOLDEN
Doug Holden
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
December 15, 2000
/s/
MICHAEL H. CARREL
Michael H. Carrel
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
December 15, 2000
/s/
PAUL D. EDELHERTZ
Paul D. Edelhertz
Director
December 15, 2000
/s/
JOSEPH B. COSTELLO
Joseph B. Costello
Director
December 15, 2000
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/s/
DIXON R. DOLL
Dixon R. Doll
Director
December 15, 2000
/s/
JOHN OLSEN
John Olsen
Director
December 15, 2000
/s/
SVEN A. WEHRWEIN
Sven A. Wehrwein
Director
December 15, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of Counsel is contained in Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement.
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Power of Attorney is contained on the signature page II-4.
99.1
1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.
99.2
2000 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan.
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