As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2011		Registration No. 333-

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Blue Nile, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		91-1963165
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

2004 Equity Incentive Plan
2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan
(Full titles of the plans)

Vijay Talwar
Chief Financial Officer
Blue Nile, Inc.
705 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 336-6700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:
Michael E. Tenta
Cooley llp
Five Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 843-5000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer þ		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Proposed Maximum

Proposed Maximum

Title of Securities

Amount to be

Offering

Aggregate

Amount of

to be Registered

Registered(1)

Price Per Share(2)

Offering Price(2)

Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, to be issued under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the Third Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan

741,941 shares

$

52.52

$

38,966,742

$

4,524.04

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8

     This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 741,941 shares of the Registrant’s common stock to be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and Third Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8

     The contents of Registration Statements on Form S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2004 (File No. 333-115700), April 8, 2005 (File No. 333-123962), March 20, 2006 (File No. 333-132588), March 16, 2007 (File No. 333-141379), February 28, 2008 (File No. 333-149444), March 6, 2009 (File No. 333-157734) and February 25, 2010 (File No. 333-165067) are incorporated by reference herein.

EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number		Description
4.1(1)		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.2(2)		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.3(3)		Specimen Stock Certificate.
5.1		Opinion of Cooley llp.
23.1		Consent of Deloitte & Touche llp.
23.2		Consent of Cooley llp (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1		Power of Attorney is contained in the signature pages to this Registration Statement.
99.1.1(4)		Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.2(5)		Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.3(6)		Form of Stock Grant Notice pursuant to the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.4(7)		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Form of Award Agreement under the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.2.1(8)		Third Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan.
99.2.2(9)		Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan.

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 Seattle, State of Washington, on February 28, 2011.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Diane M. Irvine and Vijay Talwar, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her 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 attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her 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 date indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Diane M. Irvine   Diane M. Irvine		Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director (Principal Executive Officer)		February 28, 2011
/s/ Vijay Talwar   Vijay Talwar		Senior Vice President and General Manager of International and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		February 28 2011
/s/ Mark C. Vadon   Mark C. Vadon		Executive Chairman and Director		February 25, 2011
/s/ W. Eric Carlborg   W. Eric Carlborg		Director		February 24, 2010

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Leslie Lane   Leslie Lane		Director		February 24, 2011
/s/ Ned Mansour   Ned Mansour		Director		February 28, 2011
/s/ Michael Potter   Michael Potter		Director		February 22, 2011
/s/ Steve Scheid   Steve Scheid		Director		February 20, 2011
/s/ Mary Alice Taylor   Mary Alice Taylor		Director		February 24, 2011

EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number		Description
4.1(1)		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.2(2)		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Blue Nile, Inc.
4.3(3)		Specimen Stock Certificate.
5.1		Opinion of Cooley llp.
23.1		Consent of Deloitte & Touche llp.
23.2		Consent of Cooley llp (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1		Power of Attorney is contained in the signature pages to this Registration Statement.
99.1.1(4)		Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.2(5)		Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.3(6)		Form of Stock Grant Notice pursuant to the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1.4(7)		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Form of Award Agreement under the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
99.2.1(8)		Third Amended and Restated 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan.
99.2.2(9)		Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Blue Nile, Inc. 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan.