As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2002 Registration No. 333-_____ ================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 STORAGENETWORKS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 04-3436145 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 225 Wyman Street Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (781) 622-6700 (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices) ------------ 2000 STOCK PLAN 2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN 2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full Title of the Plan) ------------ Dean J. Breda Vice President and General Counsel 225 Wyman Street Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (781) 622-6700 (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of Amount to be Proposed Proposed Amount of Securities to be Registered (1) Maximum Maximum Registration Registered Offering Price Aggregate Fee Per Share Offering Price ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 3,303,440 shares (2) $1.745 (3) $5,764,502.80 $530.33 $0.01 par value per share ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. 2. Consists of (i) 3,000,000 shares issuable under the 2000 Stock Plan, (ii) 75,000 shares issuable under the 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and (iii) 228,440 shares issuable under the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 3. Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on June 7, 2002, a date within five (5) business days of the filing of this Registration Statement. PART II STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of registering additional securities of the same class as other securities for which registration statements on Form S-8 have previously been filed. Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, except as otherwise set forth below, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant on October 17, 2000 (File No. 333- 48096) relating to our Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, 2000 Stock Plan, 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and on October 12, 2001 (File No. 333-71520), relating to our 2000 Stock Plan. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference. 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 Waltham, Massachusetts, on this 10th day of June, 2002. STORAGENETWORKS, INC. By: /s/ Dean J. Breda ---------------------------- Dean J. Breda Vice President and General Counsel Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- * Chief Executive Officer and June 10, 2002 __________________ Chairman of the Board (Principal Peter W. Bell executive officer) * Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and June 10, 2002 __________________ Treasurer (Principal financial and accounting officer) Paul C. Flanagan * Director June 10, 2002 __________________ William D. Miller * Director June 10, 2002 __________________ Robert E. Davoli * Director June 10, 2002 __________________ Stephen J. Gaal * Director June 10, 2002 __________________ Michael D. Lambert * By: /s/ Dean J. Breda ------------------------- Dean J. Breda Attorney-in-Fact EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 5 Opinion of Dean J. Breda, Esq. 23.1 Consent of Dean J. Breda, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5) 23.2 Consent of Ernst and Young LLP 24.1 Powers of attorney