Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
August 28 2020 - 4:08PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2020
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FLEX
LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Company
Registration Number: 199002645H)
Singapore
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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2 Changi South
Lane,
Singapore 486123
(65) 6876 9899
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Flex Ltd. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Scott
Offer
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Flex Ltd.
2 Changi South Lane
Singapore 486123
(65) 6876 9899
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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
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x
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Accelerated filer
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¨
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Non-accelerated filer
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¨
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Smaller reporting company
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¨
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Emerging growth company
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¨
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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. ¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities
to be registered
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Amount to be
registered (1)
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Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share (2)
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Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
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Amount of
registration fee
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Ordinary Shares, no par value
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21,100,000
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$
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10.56
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$
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222,816,000
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$
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28,921.52
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(1)
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The ordinary shares to be registered are issuable under the Flex Ltd. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan,
as amended and restated. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), this registration statement also covers any additional ordinary shares that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution
as part of any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
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(2)
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Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely
for purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the ordinary shares on August 27, 2020, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
In accordance with
General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-220002 on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
by Flex Ltd. (the “Company”) on August 16, 2017, relating to Ordinary Shares, no par value (the “Shares”),
issuable pursuant to the Flex Ltd. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Plan”). This registration
statement is being filed to register an additional 21,100,000 Shares for issuance pursuant to the Plan. This registration
statement consists of the facing page, this page, other required information, required opinions, consents and other exhibits, and
the signature page.
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company
with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on May 28, 2020;
(b) All other reports filed by the
Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above; and
(c) The description of the Company’s
Ordinary Shares contained in the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January 31, 1994, as amended
by the Forms 8-A/A filed on February 22, 2006 and October 23, 2006, as further amended by Exhibit 4.14 (Description of Registrant’s Securities) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, including
any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by the
Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than portions of such
documents deemed not to be filed) on or after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment 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 into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing
of such documents.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Incorporated by Reference
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Exhibit
No.
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Exhibit
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Form
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File No.
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Filing
Date
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Exhibit
No.
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Filed
Herewith
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4.01
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Constitution of Flex Ltd. (incorporating all amendments as at August 20, 2019)
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10-Q
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000-23354
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10/30/2019
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3.01
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4.02
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Description of Registrant’s Securities
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10-K
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000-23354
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5/28/2020
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4.14
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5.01
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Opinion of Allen & Gledhill LLP
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X
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15.01
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Letter in Lieu of Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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X
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23.01
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Consent of Allen & Gledhill LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01)
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X
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23.02
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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X
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24.01
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement on Form S-8)
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X
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99.01
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Flex Ltd. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated as of August 7, 2020)
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DEF 14A
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000-23354
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6/26/2020
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Annex A
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 San Jose, State of California, on this 28th day of August 2020.
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FLEX LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Revathi Advaithi
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Revathi Advaithi
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Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Revathi Advaithi and Christopher Collier, and each of
them acting individually, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this 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, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute, may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Revathi Advaithi
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Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
and Authorized U.S. Representative
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August 28, 2020
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Revathi Advaithi
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/s/ Christopher E. Collier
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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August 28, 2020
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Christopher E. Collier
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/s/ David P. Bennett
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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August 28, 2020
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David P. Bennett
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/s/ Michael D. Capellas
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Chairman of the Board
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August 28, 2020
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Michael D. Capellas
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/s/ Jennifer Li
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Jennifer Li
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/s/ Erin L. McSweeney
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Erin L. McSweeney
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Marc A. Onetto
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Marc A. Onetto
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/s/ Willy C. Shih, Ph.D.
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Willy C. Shih, Ph.D.
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/s/ Charles K. Stevens, III
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Charles K. Stevens, III
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/s/ Lay Koon Tan
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Lay Koon Tan
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/s/ William D. Watkins
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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William D. Watkins
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/s/ Lawrence A. Zimmerman
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Director
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August 28, 2020
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Lawrence A. Zimmerman
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