As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2002 Registration No. 333-____________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ---------------- INKTOMI CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) ---------------- DELAWARE 95-3238130 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF 4100 E. THIRD AVENUE (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) ---------------- 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN ---------------- JOSEPH M. EANDI ESQ. ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 4100 EAST THIRD AVENUE FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 650-653-2800 (GENERAL) (NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) ---------------- Copy to: DOUGLAS H. COLLOM, ESQ. WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 650 PAGE MILL ROAD PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1050 (650) 493-9300 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ========================================================================================================= PROPOSED PROPOSED TITLE OF MAXIMUM MAXIMUM MAXIMUM SECURITIES AMOUNT OFFERING AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF TO BE TO BE PRICE PER OFFERING REGISTRATION REGISTERED REGISTERED SHARE* PRICE FEE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $0.001 par value To be issued under the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.......... 800,000 $ 2.41 $ 1,928,000.00 $ 177.38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................................ 800,000 $ 1,928,000.00 $ 177.38 ========================================================================================================= * Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April 30, 2002. With respect to the shares of common stock of the Registrant hereby registered under the Inktomi Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 as filed with the Commission on October 28, 1998 (File No. 333-66217), on June 8, 1999 (File No. 333-80195), on June 23, 2000 (File No. 333-40036) and on June 25, 2001 (File No. 333-63742), collectively the "Prior Form S-8s", are incorporated herein by reference. The Registrant is registering an additional 800,000 shares of its Common Stock under this Registration Statement which are reserved for issuance under the Inktomi Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Under the Prior Form S-8s, the Company registered 2,713,349 shares of its Common Stock, as adjusted for stock splits, that had been or were eligible to be issued under the Inktomi Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. 10.3* 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of agreements thereunder 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Power of Attorney (See page (II-3)) ---------- * Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-50247), as amended. II-1 SIGNATURES 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 Foster City, State of California, on this 1st day of May, 2002. INKTOMI CORPORATION By: /s/ Jerry Kennelly ------------------------------ Jerry M. Kennelly, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary II-2 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David C. Peterschmidt and Jerry M. Kennelly, and each of them, as his or her attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution in each, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may 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/ David C. Peterschmidt President, Chief Executive Officer and May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Chairman (Principal Executive Officer) David C. Peterschmidt /s/ Jerry M. Kennelly Executive Vice President, Chief May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Financial Officer and Secretary Jerry M. Kennelly (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Eric A. Brewer Director May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Eric A. Brewer /s/ Frank Gill Director May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Frank Gill /s/ Allen J. Gula, Jr. Director May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Allen J. Gula, Jr. /s/ Greg Myers Director May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Greg Myers /s/ Alan F. Shugart Director May 1, 2002 ------------------------------------ Alan F. Shugart II-3 EXHIBIT INDEX ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 5.1 Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. 10.3* 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of agreements thereunder 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 23.2 Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Power of Attorney (See page (II-3)) ---------- * Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-50247), as amended.