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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=4><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>36-3702425</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>identification no.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>20 West Kinzie Street, Suite 1600</B></FONT></TD>
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60610</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Chicago, Illinois</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Braun Consulting,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Gregory A. Ostendorf<BR>
General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Braun Consulting,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
20 West Kinzie Street, Suite 1600<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60610<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(312)&nbsp;984-7000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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

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to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount To be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.001 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>800,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$8.07</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6,456,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$1,614.00</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
registration statement covers shares of Common Stock which may be offered or sold pursuant to the Braun Consulting,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and includes
an indeterminate number of shares that may be issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
the registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Braun Consulting,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan described herein.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) and (c), based on the average of the high and low sales price of a share of the
Common Stock on May&nbsp;31, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(2), no separate registration fee is required with respect to the interests in the Braun
Consulting,&nbsp;Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.   </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Braun Consulting,&nbsp;Inc. (the "Company" or "Braun Consulting") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>amendment
on Form&nbsp;10-K/A to the Company's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption "Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" in the Company's registration statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A filed August&nbsp;2, 1999. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by Braun Consulting or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after the date of this registration
statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superceded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained or incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supercedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement. </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><I>Delaware General Corporation Law  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Braun Consulting may and, in certain cases, must be indemnified by Braun Consulting against, in the case of a non-derivative
action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of such action, and in the case of a derivative action, against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. </FONT></P>

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This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative action, to matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer, employee or agent is liable to Braun Consulting, unless upon court order
it is determined that, despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and, in a
non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in which such person had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Certificate of Incorporation  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The certificate of incorporation of Braun Consulting provides that a director of Braun Consulting shall not be personally liable to Braun Consulting or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to Braun Consulting or its stockholders,
(2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL or (4)&nbsp;for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Additionally, the certificate of incorporation provides that Braun Consulting will indemnify its officers and directors to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. However, if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of Braun
Consulting, in addition to the limitation on personal liability described above, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. Further, any repeal or modification of such
provision of the certificate of incorporation by the stockholders of Braun Consulting shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director
of Braun Consulting existing at the time of such repeal or modification. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Bylaws  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Braun Consulting's Bylaws generally provide for indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents of Braun Consulting and persons serving at the
request of Braun Consulting in such capacities for other business organizations against certain losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses incurred by reason of their positions with Braun Consulting or
such other business organizations. In the case of non-derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement incurred by such person as long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. In the case of
derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by them as long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. Braun Consulting also has policies insuring its officers and directors and certain officers and directors of its wholly owned subsidiaries
against certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Insurance  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Braun Consulting maintains a policy of liability insurance to insure its officers and directors and certain directors and officers of its wholly owned
subsidiaries against losses resulting from certain acts committed by them in their capacities as officers and directors of Braun Consulting or its subsidiaries. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Reg.&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-79251) (the "Form&nbsp;S-1") by Braun Consulting).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;S-1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>*99.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Braun Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
herewith. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

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

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<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 of 1933; </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; 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 the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided,
however, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;of this section 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the 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 of 1933, 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 </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona
fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof; and </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 which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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 </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 </FONT></P>

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Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The Registrant</U>. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 7th day of June, 2001. </FONT></P>

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BRAUN CONSULTING,&nbsp;INC.</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN J. BRAUN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven J. Braun<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints STEVEN J. BRAUN and GREGORY A. OSTENDORF, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, 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 indicated on June&nbsp;7, 2001. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEVEN J. BRAUN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven J. Braun</FONT></TD>
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President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Chairman of the Board (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ANNE L. ZACZEK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Anne L. Zaczek</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Finance<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS A. SCHULER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas A. Schuler</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President, Corporate<BR>
Development and Investor Relations<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KEVIN J. SPARS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kevin J. Spars</FONT></TD>
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Controller (Principal Accounting<BR>
Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN J. MILLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen J. Miller</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. EVANISKO</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael J. Evanisko</FONT></TD>
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Plan</U>. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Board of Directors of Braun Consulting,&nbsp;Inc. has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 7th day of June, 2001. </FONT></P>

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2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GREGORY A. OSTENDORF</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gregory A. Ostendorf<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg.&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-79251) (the "Form&nbsp;S-1") by Braun Consulting).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Form&nbsp;S-1).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2001
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-3702425
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)
identification no.)
20 West Kinzie Street, Suite 1600
60610
Chicago, Illinois
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Braun Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Gregory A. Ostendorf
General Counsel and Secretary
Braun Consulting, Inc.
20 West Kinzie Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(Name and address of agent for service)
(312) 984-7000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount To be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
800,000
$8.07
$6,456,000
$1,614.00
(1)
This
registration statement covers shares of Common Stock which may be offered or sold pursuant to the Braun Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and includes
an indeterminate number of shares that may be issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,
the registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Braun Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan described herein.
(2)
Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c), based on the average of the high and low sales price of a share of the
Common Stock on May 31, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq National Market. Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(2), no separate registration fee is required with respect to the interests in the Braun
Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with
Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Braun Consulting, Inc. (the "Company" or "Braun Consulting") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a)
the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
(b)
amendment
on Form 10-K/A to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
(c)
the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001; and
(d)
the
description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption "Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" in the Company's registration statement on
Form 8-A filed August 2, 1999.
All
documents filed by Braun Consulting or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after the date of this registration
statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superceded for the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained or incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supercedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Braun Consulting may and, in certain cases, must be indemnified by Braun Consulting against, in the case of a non-derivative
action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of such action, and in the case of a derivative action, against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting.
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This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative action, to matters as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer, employee or agent is liable to Braun Consulting, unless upon court order
it is determined that, despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and, in a
non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in which such person had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Certificate of Incorporation
The certificate of incorporation of Braun Consulting provides that a director of Braun Consulting shall not be personally liable to Braun Consulting or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to Braun Consulting or its stockholders,
(2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Additionally, the certificate of incorporation provides that Braun Consulting will indemnify its officers and directors to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. However, if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of Braun
Consulting, in addition to the limitation on personal liability described above, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. Further, any repeal or modification of such
provision of the certificate of incorporation by the stockholders of Braun Consulting shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director
of Braun Consulting existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
Bylaws
Braun Consulting's Bylaws generally provide for indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents of Braun Consulting and persons serving at the
request of Braun Consulting in such capacities for other business organizations against certain losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses incurred by reason of their positions with Braun Consulting or
such other business organizations. In the case of non-derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement incurred by such person as long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. In the case of
derivative actions, Braun Consulting will indemnify such persons against expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by them as long as they acted in good faith and in a manner they believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of Braun Consulting. Braun Consulting also has policies insuring its officers and directors and certain officers and directors of its wholly owned subsidiaries
against certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Insurance
Braun Consulting maintains a policy of liability insurance to insure its officers and directors and certain directors and officers of its wholly owned
subsidiaries against losses resulting from certain acts committed by them in their capacities as officers and directors of Braun Consulting or its subsidiaries.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-79251) (the "Form S-1") by Braun Consulting).
4.2
Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1).
*5.1
Opinion of Gregory A. Ostendorf, General Counsel.
*23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
*24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
*99.1
Braun Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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Filed
herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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 of 1933;
(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; and
(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 (1)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement;
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof; and
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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
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Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 7th day of June, 2001.
BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.
By:
/s/
STEVEN J. BRAUN
Steven J. Braun
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
KNOW
ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints STEVEN J. BRAUN and GREGORY A. OSTENDORF, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, 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 indicated on June 7, 2001.
Signature
Title
/s/
STEVEN J. BRAUN
Steven J. Braun
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/
ANNE L. ZACZEK
Anne L. Zaczek
Senior Vice President, Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
THOMAS A. SCHULER
Thomas A. Schuler
Senior Vice President, Corporate
Development and Investor Relations
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
KEVIN J. SPARS
Kevin J. Spars
Controller (Principal Accounting
Officer)
/s/
STEPHEN J. MILLER
Stephen J. Miller
Director
/s/
MICHAEL J. EVANISKO
Michael J. Evanisko
Director
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/s/
JAMES M. KALUSTIAN
James M. Kalustian
Director
/s/
NORMAN R. BOBINS
Norman R. Bobins
Director
/s/
WILLIAM M. CONROY
William M. Conroy
Director
/s/
WILLIAM H. INMON
William H. Inmon
Director
/s/
ERIC V. SCHULTZ
Eric V. Schultz
Director
The
Plan
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Board of Directors of Braun Consulting, Inc. has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 7th day of June, 2001.
BRAUN CONSULTING, INC.
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
/s/
GREGORY A. OSTENDORF
Gregory A. Ostendorf
Secretary of the Board of Directors
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-79251) (the "Form S-1") by Braun Consulting).
4.2
Form of Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1).
*5.1
Opinion of Gregory A. Ostendorf, General Counsel.
*23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
*24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
*99.1
Braun Consulting, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
*
Filed
herewith.
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