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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="4">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR><FONT SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></FONT></FONT>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4">FORM S-8 </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="4"><B>NETIQ CORPORATION</B><BR><FONT SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></FONT> </TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)</FONT></FONT> </TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</FONT></FONT> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>3553 North First
Street<BR>San Jose, California 95134</B><BR>  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>1995 STOCK PLAN<BR>
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>


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Charles M. Boesenberg<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board<BR>
NetIQ Corporation<BR>
3553 North First Street<BR>
San Jose, California 95134</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<I>Copy to:</I><BR>
<em>William M. Kelly, Esq.<BR>
Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell<BR>
1600 El Camino Real<BR>
Menlo Park, California 94025<BR>
(650) 752-2000</em><BR>
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     <TD COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></FONT></TD></tr>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="42%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>Title of securities<BR>to be registered</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="19%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>Amount to be<BR>
     registered</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>offering price per<BR>share</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>Proposed maximum<BR>aggregate<BR>offering price</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>Amount of<BR>registration fee</B></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="42%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">Common Stock, $0.001 par value, issuable &nbsp;under:</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">1995 Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">2,600,000 shares&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$9.85&nbsp;(1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$25,610,000&nbsp;(2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$3,245&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">800,000 shares&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$8.37&nbsp;(2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$6,698,000&nbsp;(3)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$849</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Totals</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">3,400,000 shares&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$32,308,000&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="-1">$4,094&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><em><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(1) </FONT></em></TD>
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Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed maximum
offering price per share has been determined based on the average of the high and low prices of NetIQ
Common Stock on September 3, 2004, as reported by the
Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></em></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><em><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(2) </FONT></em></TD>
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Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price
per share has been determined by
multiplying 85% times the average of the high and low prices of NetIQ
Common Stock on September 3, 2004, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. Pursuant to Section 2(n) of the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares are sold at 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of such
shares on the enrollment date or on the exercise date. </FONT></em></TD>
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<P align="center"><B><FONT size=2 face="serif">PART I</FONT></B>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></B> </font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plans as specified under Rule 428(b)(i) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not required to be, and are not being, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.</FONT></font>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">PART II</FONT></B> </font>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></B> </font>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</FONT></B> </font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">This Registration Statement incorporates herein by reference the following documents which have been filed with the Commission by the Company as Registrant: </FONT></font></P>
<P><font size="2"><FONT face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K
  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">(2) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2003, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. </FONT></font>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act since June 30, 2003. </FONT>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed July 19, 1999 pursuant to Section </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">12(g) of the Exchange Act. </FONT>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">All documents subsequently filed by NetIQ 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 registered 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 filing of such documents. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item 4. Description of Securities.</FONT></B> </font>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.<br>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.</FONT></B> </font>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable. <br>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT></B> </font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its charter documents, and in agreements between the corporation and its directors and officers,
provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that specifically provided by the current law. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">Article XI of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware Law. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">Article VI of our Bylaws provides for the indemnification of officers, directors and third parties acting on behalf of the corporation if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party had no reason to believe his conduct was unlawful. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Bylaws, and intend to enter into indemnification
agreements with new directors and officers in the future. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item 7. Exemption for Registration Claimed.</FONT></B> </font>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable. </FONT>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item 8. Exhibits.</FONT></B> </font>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">The following are filed as part of this Registration Statement: </FONT>
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            <td width="93%" valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3A to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101821). </font> <font size=2 face="serif">&nbsp; </font></td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">4.1B </font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">Form of Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3B to the </font> <font size=2 face="serif">Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)). </font> </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">4.1C</font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">Form of Director Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3C to the </font> <font size=2 face="serif">Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)). </font> </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">4.2A</font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4A to the Company&#146;s Registration </font> <font size=2 face="serif">Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).</font></td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">4.2B </font> </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">Form of Subscription Agreement under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to</font> <font size="2"><font face="serif">Exhibit 10.4B to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).</font></font></td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;<font face="serif"> 5.1</font></font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif">Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered (filed herewith). </font></font></td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif">23.1</font></font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif">Consent of Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</font></font></td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif"> 23.2</font></font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).</font></font></td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif"> 24.1</font></font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
            <td valign="top"><font size="2"><font face="serif"> Power of Attorney (see page S-1) </font></font> </td>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Item9. Undertakings.</FONT></B> </font>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A. NetIQ hereby undertakes: </FONT>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="serif">       (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement 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></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="serif">       (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. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="serif">       (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. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">B. NetIQ hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of NetIQ'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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></font>
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  <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">C. Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of NetIQ pursuant to law, NetIQ's Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws, indemnification agreements, or otherwise, NetIQ has been advised that in the
opinion of the SEC 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 NetIQ of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of NetIQ in a successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder,
NetIQ will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has already 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></font>
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on the 9th day of September, 2004.
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Charles M. Boesenberg</FONT><HR ALIGN=LEFT SIZE="1" WIDTH="70%" noshade></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="35%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Charles M. Boesenberg<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Charles M. Boesenberg and James A. Barth and each of
them, to execute in the name and on behalf of each such person and to file any amendment to this
Registration Statement, and appoints Charles
M. Boesenberg and James A. Barth, or each of them, as attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf individually
and in each capacity stated below, and to file any amendments to this Registration Statement, including
any and all post-effective amendments.</FONT>
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   <TD><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">James A. Barth</FONT></font></TD>
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   <TD width="47%"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT></TD>
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            <td width="93%" valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3A to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101821). </font> <font size=2 face="serif">&nbsp; </font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">Form of Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3B to the </font> <font size=2 face="serif">Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)). </font> </td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">Form of Director Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3C to the </font> <font size=2 face="serif">Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)). </font> </td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4A to the Company&#146;s Registration </font> <font size=2 face="serif">Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).</font></td>
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            <td valign="top"><font size=2 face="serif">Form of Subscription Agreement under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to</font> <font size="2"><font face="serif">Exhibit 10.4B to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).</font></font></td>
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sep0804_s8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2004
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NETIQ CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0405505
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3553 North First
Street
San Jose, California 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
1995 STOCK PLAN
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Charles M. Boesenberg
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
NetIQ Corporation
3553 North First Street
San Jose, California 95134
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408) 856-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
William M. Kelly, Esq.
Davis Polk & Wardwell
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 752-2000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed
maximum
offering price per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, issuable  under:
1995 Stock Plan
2,600,000 shares
$9.85 (1)
$25,610,000 (2)
$3,245
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
800,000 shares
$8.37 (2)
$6,698,000 (3)
$849
Totals
3,400,000 shares
$32,308,000
$4,094
(1)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the proposed maximum
offering price per share has been determined based on the average of the high and low prices of NetIQ
Common Stock on September 3, 2004, as reported by the
Nasdaq National Market.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price
per share has been determined by
multiplying 85% times the average of the high and low prices of NetIQ
Common Stock on September 3, 2004, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. Pursuant to Section 2(n) of the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares are sold at 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of such
shares on the enrollment date or on the exercise date.
2
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 participants in the Plans as specified under Rule 428(b)(i) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be, and are not being, filed by the Company 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 under the Securities Act. Such documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
This Registration Statement incorporates herein by reference the following documents which have been filed with the Commission by the Company as Registrant:
(1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K
  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.
(2) The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2003, December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act.
(3) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act since June 30, 2003.
(4) The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed July 19, 1999 pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act.
All documents subsequently filed by NetIQ 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 registered 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 filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its charter documents, and in agreements between the corporation and its directors and officers,
provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that specifically provided by the current law.
Article XI of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware Law.
Article VI of our Bylaws provides for the indemnification of officers, directors and third parties acting on behalf of the corporation if such person acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the indemnified party had no reason to believe his conduct was unlawful.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Bylaws, and intend to enter into indemnification
agreements with new directors and officers in the future.
Item 7. Exemption for Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The following are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1A
1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3A to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101821).
4.1B
Form of Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3B to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
4.1C
Form of Director Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3C to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
4.2A
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4A to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
4.2B
Form of Subscription Agreement under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.4B to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page S-1)
Item9. Undertakings.
A. NetIQ hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement 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.
(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 which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. NetIQ hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of NetIQ'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 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 NetIQ pursuant to law, NetIQ's Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws, indemnification agreements, or otherwise, NetIQ has been advised that in the
opinion of the SEC 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 NetIQ of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of NetIQ in a successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder,
NetIQ will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has already 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, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on the 9th day of September, 2004.
NETIQ
CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Charles M. Boesenberg
Charles M. Boesenberg
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes Charles M. Boesenberg and James A. Barth and each of
them, to execute in the name and on behalf of each such person and to file any amendment to this
Registration Statement, and appoints Charles
M. Boesenberg and James A. Barth, or each of them, as attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf individually
and in each capacity stated below, and to file any amendments to this Registration Statement, including
any and all post-effective amendments.
Signature
Title
Date
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
September 9, 2004
/s/ Charles M. Boesenberg
Board (Principal Executive Officer)
Charles M. Boesenberg
/s/ James A. Barth
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, and
September 9, 2004
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
James A. Barth
/s/ Richard H. Van Hoesen
Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
September 9, 2004
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Richard H. Van Hoesen
/s/ David J. Barram
Director
September 9, 2004
David J. Barram
/s/ Alan W. Kaufman
Director
September 8, 2004
Alan W. Kaufman
Director
Michael E. Lehman
/s/ Maureen F. McNichols
Director
September 8, 2004
Maureen F. McNichols
/s/ Michael J. Rose
Director
September 8, 2004
Michael J. Rose
Director
Elijahu Shapira
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1A
1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3A to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101821).
4.1B
Form of Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3B to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
4.1C
Form of Director Option Agreement under the 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3C to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
4.2A
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4A to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
4.2B
Form of Subscription Agreement under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.4B to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-81682)).
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page S-1)