Form S-8-Securities Act Registration Statement

Generally, Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) requires that a registration statement be filed with the Commission before any securities are publicly offered and that the registration statement be effective before any securities are sold. Section 5(b) of the Securities Act further requires that investors be furnished with a prospectus (which constitutes a major part of each registration statement) containing the information to enable them to evaluate the securities and make informed investment decisions. Section 7 and Schedule A of the Securities Act delineate the information required to be contained in a registration statement. Section 7 expressly gives the Commission the authority to vary such disclosure for various classes of issuers and securities. Pursuant to this authority, the Commission adopted Form S-8 (17 CFR 239.16b), a simplified registration statement that may be used to register securities offered under employee benefit plans. A principal function of the Commission’s forms and rules is to make material information available to investors and other market participants. The information required by Form S-8 informs security holders, investors, broker dealers, investment banking firms, professional securities analysts, and others when making investment and voting decisions in connection with the securities.

The latest form for Form S-8-Securities Act Registration Statement expires 2029-01-31 and can be found here.

SEC filings made via the EDGAR database are searchable on SEC.report, along with a feed of the latest filings for OMB 3235-0066: Form S-8 filings .