As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 1999 Registration No. 333-73015 ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ___________________ POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 ___________________ ACTUATE SOFTWARE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 7372 94-3193197 (State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.) 999 Baker Way San Mateo, California 94404 (650) 425-2300 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ___________________ ACTUATE SOFTWARE CORPORATION 1998 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN ACTUATE SOFTWARE CORPORATION 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full title of the Plans) ___________________ NICOLAS C. NIERENBERG PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ACTUATE SOFTWARE CORPORATION 999 Baker Way San Mateo, California 94404 (Name and address of agent for service) (650) 425-2300 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ___________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================ Proposed Proposed Title of Maximum Maximum Securities Amount Offering Aggregate Amount of to be to be Price Offering Registration Registered Registered (1) per Share Price (2) Fee ---------- ---------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- 1998 Equity Incentive Plan - -------------------------- Options 688,967 N/A N/A N/A Common Stock (par value $.001) 688,967 shares $22.175 (2) $15,277,843.22(2) $4,248(3) 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan - ----------------------------------- Rights to Purchase 150,000 N/A N/A N/A Common Stock (par value $.001) 150,000 shares $22.175 (2) $3,326,250 (2) $925(4) (1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the 1998 Equity Incentive Plan and the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Actuate Software Corporation. (2) Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share of Common Stock of Actuate Software Corporation as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on February 19, 1999. (3) $4,190 of this fee has been paid previously with the filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-73015) which was declared effective by the commission on February 26, 1999. (4) $913 of this fee has been paid previously with the filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-73015) which was declared effective by the commission on February 26, 1999. II-1 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Mateo, State of California on this 26th day of March, 1999. ACTUATE SOFTWARE CORPORATION By: /s/ Nicolas C. Nierenberg ---------------------------------- President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post Effective Amendment No. 1 Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date - -------------------------------- -------------------------------------- -------------- /s/ Nicolas C. Nierenberg Chairman of the Board, - -------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer and March 26, 1999 Nicolas C. Nierenberg Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Daniel A. Gaudreau Vice President, Finance, March 26, 1999 - -------------------------------- and Chief Financial Officer Daniel A. Gaudreau (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) James Breyer* Director March 26, 1999 - -------------------------------- James Breyer Arthur Patterson* Director March 26, 1999 - -------------------------------- Arthur Patterson Nancy Schoendorf* Director March 26, 1999 - -------------------------------- Nancy Schoendorf Steven Whiteman* Director March 26, 1999 - -------------------------------- Steven Whiteman *By: /s/ Daniel A. Gaudreau -------------------------------- Daniel A. Gaudreau Attorney-in-Fact II-2