As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2001 Registration No. 333-________ ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Red Hat, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 06-1364380 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 2600 Meridian Parkway Durham, North Carolina 27713 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Red Hat, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, As Amended on August 2, 2001 (Full title of the plan) Matthew J. Szulik President and Chief Executive Officer Red Hat, Inc. 2600 Meridian Parkway Durham, North Carolina 27713 (Name and address of agent for service of process) (919) 547-0012 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: Brian T. Atkinson, Esq. Moore & Van Allen PLLC 100 North Tryon Street, Floor 47 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4003 (704) 331-1000 ================================================================================ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Securities to be Registered Amount To Be Proposed Proposed Amount of Registered Maximum Maximum Registration Offering Price Aggregate Fee Per Share Offering Price (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share 15,000,000 $3.99 $59,850,000 $14,963 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, reported on the Nasdaq National Market on October 16, 2001, which were $4.19 and $3.78, respectively. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration Statement relates to the registration of additional securities issuable pursuant to an employee benefit plan for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-96163) was filed by Red Hat, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2000. The contents of the Registration Statement filed on February 4, 2000 are incorporated herein by this reference. 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 Durham in the State of North Carolina, on this 18th day of October, 2001. RED HAT, INC. By: /s/ Matthew J. Szulik ---------------------------------------- Matthew J. Szulik President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------ /s/ MATTHEW J. SZULIK Chief Executive Officer, President and October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ Director (principal executive officer) Matthew J. Szulik /S/ KEVIN B. THOMPSON Senior Vice President and Chief October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ Financial Officer (principal Kevin B. Thompson financial and accounting officer) /S/ ROBERT F. YOUNG Director October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ Robert F. Young /S/ EUGENE J. MCDONALD Director October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ Eugene J. McDonald /S/ WILLIAM S. KAISER Director October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ William S. Kaiser /S/ ERIC HAHN Director October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ Eric Hahn /S/ F. SELBY WELLMAN Director October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------ F. Selby Wellman 2 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Opinion of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC 23.1 Consent of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5). 23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 3