As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 46-4066644 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
| 1400 American Lane, Schaumburg, Illinois | 60173 | |||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Ryan Glenn
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
1400 American Lane
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
(Name and address of agent for service)
(847) 463-3200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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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 | x | Accelerated filer | o | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | o | Smaller reporting company | o | |||||||||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | o | |||||||||||||||||||
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. o
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an additional 400,000 shares of common stock of Paylocity Holding Corporation ("the Registrant") to be issued pursuant to the Registrant’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). Accordingly, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the ESPP previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 27, 2014 (File No. 333-194840), February 9, 2015 (File No. 333-201983), February 9, 2018 (File No. 333-222959), February 5, 2021 (File No. 333-252779), February 4, 2022 (File No 333-262514) and February 3, 2023 (File No 333-269548) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:
(a)The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 filed with the Commission on August 4, 2023 (the “Annual Report”);
(b)All other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant’s Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and
(c)The description of the Registrant’s common stock included as Exhibit 4.2 to the Annual Report referred to in (a) above, including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such documents as set forth therein; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Under no circumstances will any information furnished under current items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary. Any statement contained herein or 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 in any subsequently filed document, which 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 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a corporation’s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents. As permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, no director will be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Pursuant to Delaware law such protection would be not available for liability:
•for any breach of a duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;
•for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•for any transaction from which the director derived an improper benefit; or
•for an act or omission for which the liability of a director is expressly provided by an applicable statute, including unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that if Delaware law is amended after the approval by the Registrant’s stockholders of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the Registrant’s directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
The Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws further provide that the Registrant must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws also authorize the Registrant to indemnify any of its employees or agents and authorize the Registrant to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or agent for any liability arising out of his or her action in that capacity, whether or not Delaware law would otherwise permit indemnification.
In addition, the Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant is required to advance expenses to its directors and officers as incurred in connection with legal proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified and that the rights conferred in the amended and restated bylaws are not exclusive.
Additionally, the Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, require the Registrant to indemnify each director and officer to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws for expenses such as, among other things, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by the director or executive officer in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the Registrant’s right, arising out of the person’s services as the Registrant’s director or executive officer or as the director or executive officer of any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Registrant’s request. The Registrant also maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| *Filed herewith | ||||||||
Item 9. Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that clauses (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) above shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereby, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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 Schaumburg, State of Illinois, on February 9, 2024.
| PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| Date: | February 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Steven R. Beauchamp | ||||||||
| Steven R. Beauchamp | |||||||||||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | |||||||||||
| Date: | February 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Toby J. Williams | ||||||||
| Toby J. Williams | |||||||||||
| President, Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | |||||||||||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Steven R. Beauchamp, Toby J. Williams and Ryan Glenn, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent with the full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, 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, proxies 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 for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, proxies and agents, or their or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | |||||||||
| /s/ Steven R. Beauchamp | Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Steven R. Beauchamp | |||||||||||
| /s/ Toby J. Williams | President, Co-Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Toby J. Williams | |||||||||||
| /s/ Ryan Glenn | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Ryan Glenn | |||||||||||
| /s/ Nicholas Rost | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Nicholas Rost | |||||||||||
| /s/ Steven I. Sarowitz | Chairman of the Board of Directors | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
Steven I. Sarowitz | |||||||||||
| /s/ Linda M. Breard | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Linda M. Breard | |||||||||||
| /s/ Virginia G. Breen | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Virginia G. Breen | |||||||||||
| /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Diehl | |||||||||||
| /s/ Robin L. Pederson | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Robin L. Pederson | |||||||||||
| /s/ Andres D. Reiner | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Andres D. Reiner | |||||||||||
| /s/ Kenneth B. Robinson | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Kenneth B. Robinson | |||||||||||
| /s/ Ronald V. Waters, III | Director | February 9, 2024 | |||||||||
| Ronald V. Waters, III | |||||||||||
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table
Form S-8
(Form Type)
Paylocity Holding Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant 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 Share(3) | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity | Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) | 400,000(2) | $135.40 | $ | 54,160,000.00 | $147.60 per $1,000,000 | $ | 7,994.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Offering Amounts | $ | 7,994.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fee Offsets | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fees Due | $ | 7,994.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Paylocity Holding Corporation (the “Registrant”) common stock that become issuable under the Paylocity Holding Corporation 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.
(2) Represents an increase to the number of shares of Registrant’s common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP, as provided for in the ESPP.
(3) Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the 1933 Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of 85% of $159.29, which represents the average of the high and low price per share of the Registrant’s common stock on February 5, 2024 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of the shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder will be equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value on (i) the first trading day of the offering period and (ii) the purchase date.
Exhibit 5.1
DLA Piper LLP (US)
303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
Austin, Texas 78701
www.dlapiper.com
T 512.457.7000
F 512.457.7001
February 9, 2024
Paylocity Holding Corporation
1400 American Lane
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As legal counsel for Paylocity Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), we are rendering this opinion in connection with the registration on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of up to 400,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the Company’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2014 ESPP”).
We have examined such instruments, documents and records which we deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We express no opinion concerning any law other than the law of the State of Texas, the corporation laws of the State of Delaware and the federal law of the United States. As to matters of Delaware corporation law, we have based our opinion solely upon our examination of such laws and the rules and regulations of the authorities administering such laws, all as reported in standard, unofficial compilations. We have not obtained opinions of counsel licensed to practice in jurisdictions other than the State of Texas.
Based on such examination, we are of the opinion that the Shares which may be issued under the 2014 ESPP are duly authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock, and, when issued against receipt of the consideration therefore in accordance with the provisions of the 2014 ESPP, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement referred to above and the use of our name wherever it appears in such Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder or Item 509 of Regulation S-K.
This opinion letter is given to you solely for use in connection with the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the Registration Statement and is not to be relied on for any other purpose. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company, the Shares or the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the use of our report dated August 4, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Paylocity Holding Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 9, 2024
February 9, 2024