As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Confluent, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 47-1824387 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
899 W. Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
(800) 439-3207
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Confluent, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Confluent, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Rohan Sivaram
Chief Financial Officer
Confluent, Inc.
899 W. Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
(800) 439-3207
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jon Avina Milson Yu Cooley LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, California 94304 (650) 843-5000 |
Melanie Vinson Confluent, Inc. 899 W. Evelyn Avenue Mountain View, California 94041 (800) 439-3207 |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, Confluent, Inc. (the Registrant) is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) to register (i) 15,610,080 additional shares of its Class A common stock under the Registrants 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2021 Plan), which consists of (A) 15,575,577 additional shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to the provisions of the 2021 Plan providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan on January 1, 2024 and (B) 34,503 shares of its Class A common stock that became available for issuance under the 2021 Plan upon cancellation of an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock previously issued pursuant to the early exercise of stock options granted under the Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan, which shares remained subject to vesting upon repurchase, and (ii) 3,115,115 additional shares of its Class A common stock under the Registrants 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2021 ESPP), pursuant to the provisions of the 2021 ESPP providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP on January 1, 2024. In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of the Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.
The Registrant previously registered shares of its Class A common stock for issuance under the 2021 Plan, the 2021 ESPP, and the Registrants Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan on a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on June 24, 2021 (File No. 333-257338) and subsequent Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022 (File No. 333-263004) and February 28, 2023 (File No. 333-270077) (together, the Prior Registration Statements). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statements except as set forth below.
ITEM 3. | INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE |
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 21, 2024.
(b) The description of the Registrants Class A Common Stock which is contained in the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 21, 2021 (File No. 001-40526) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022 (File No. 001-40526).
All other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 8. | EXHIBITS |
* | Filed herewith |
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 Mountain View, State of California, on this 21st day of February 2024.
CONFLUENT, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Edward Jay Kreps | |
Edward Jay Kreps | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Edward Jay Kreps, Rohan Sivaram, and Melanie Vinson, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and in their name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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 | ||
/s/ Edward Jay Kreps |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Edward Jay Kreps | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Rohan Sivaram |
Chief Financial Officer | February 21, 2024 | ||
Rohan Sivaram | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Ying Christina Liu |
Chief Accounting Officer | February 21, 2024 | ||
Ying Christina Liu | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ Lara Caimi |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Lara Caimi | ||||
/s/ Jonathan Chadwick |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Jonathan Chadwick | ||||
/s/ Alyssa Henry |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Alyssa Henry | ||||
/s/ Matthew Miller |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Matthew Miller | ||||
/s/ Neha Narkhede |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Neha Narkhede | ||||
/s/ Greg Schott |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Greg Schott | ||||
/s/ Eric Vishria |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Eric Vishria | ||||
/s/ Mike Volpi |
Director | February 21, 2024 | ||
Mike Volpi |
Exhibit 5.1
Jon C. Avina
T: +1 650 843 5307
javina@cooley.com
February 21, 2024
Confluent, Inc.
899 W. Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Confluent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) covering the offering of up to 18,725,195 shares (the Shares) of the Companys Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (Class A Common Stock), consisting of (a) 15,610,080 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Companys 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2021 Plan) and (b) 3,115,115 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Companys 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (together with the 2021 Plan, the Plans).
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement and related prospectuses, (b) the Companys certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as currently in effect, (c) the Plans, and (d) such other records, documents, certificates, memoranda, and instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, the accuracy, completeness, and authenticity of certificates of public officials, and the due authorization, execution, and delivery of all documents by all persons other than the Company where authorization, execution, and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon a certificate of an officer of the Company and have not independently verified such matters.
Our opinion is expressed only with respect to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion to the extent that any other laws are applicable to the subject matter hereof and express no opinion and provide no assurance as to compliance with any federal or state securities law, rule, or regulation.
On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the Plans, the Registration Statement, and the related prospectuses, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable (except as to shares issued pursuant to deferred payment arrangements, which will be fully paid and nonassessable when such deferred payments are made in full).
This opinion is limited to the matters expressly set forth in this letter, and no opinion should be implied, or may be inferred, beyond the matters expressly stated. This opinion speaks only as to law and facts in effect or existing as of the date hereof, and we have no obligation or responsibility to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in law that may hereafter occur.
Cooley LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
t: +1 650 843 5000 f: +1 650 849 7400 cooley.com
Confluent, Inc.
February 21, 2024
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We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely
Cooley LLP | ||
By: | /s/ Jon C. Avina | |
Jon C. Avina |
Cooley LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
t: +1 650 843 5000 f: +1 650 849 7400 cooley.com
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Confluent, Inc. of our report dated February 21, 2024 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Confluent, Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
San Francisco, California |
February 21, 2024 |
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
Form S-8
(Form Type)
Confluent, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
Security Type | Security Class Title | Fee Calculation Rule |
Amount Registered(1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||
Equity | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, Confluent, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Other(2) | 3,115,115 | $26.09(4) | $81,273,350.35 | 0.00014760 | $11,996.00 | |||||||
Equity | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, Confluent, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | Other(3) | 15,610,080 | $30.69(5) | $479,073,355.20 | 0.00014760 | $70,712.00 | |||||||
Total Offering Amount | $560,346,705.55 | $82,708.00 | ||||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | | |||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | | |||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $82,708.00 |
(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrants Class A common stock that become issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected that results in an increase to the number of outstanding shares of the Registrants Class A common stock, as applicable. |
(2) | Represents 3,115,115 additional shares of Class A common stock based on an automatic annual increase equal to 1% of the total number of shares of the Registrants Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding on December 31, 2023, which annual increase is provided by the Registrants 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2021 ESPP). |
(3) | Represents 15,610,080 additional shares of Class A common stock under the Registrants 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2021 Plan), which consists of (i) 15,575,577 shares of Class A common stock based on an automatic annual increase equal to 5% of the total number of shares of the Registrants Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding on December 31, 2023, which annual increase is provided by the 2021 Plan, and (ii) an additional 34,503 shares of Class A common stock that became available for issuance under the 2021 Plan upon cancellation of an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock previously issued pursuant to the early exercise of stock options granted under the Registrants Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan, which shares remained subject to vesting upon repurchase. |
(4) | Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrants Class A common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 13, 2024, multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the price per share applicable to purchases under the 2021 ESPP. |
(5) | Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrants Class A common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 13, 2024. |