SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Nomicos Nicholas G (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAIN CAPITAL, LLC 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE (Street) BOSTON MA 02199 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/02/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CMGI INC [ CMGI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock $0.01 value	645,058	I	See Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options to purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	08/02/2004	11/02/2004	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	223,363	0.56	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person and/or entities affiliated with him are partners of BCIP Associates and BCIP Trust Associates II and, accordingly, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person is a party to a Stockholder Selling Agreement dated as of August 2, 2004 and a Stock Transfer Agreement dated as of March 23, 2003 and consequently may be considered to acting as a group with the other persons and entities party thereto. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares held by such parties and makes this filing on behalf of himself only.

	/s/ Nicholas G. Nomicos	08/17/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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