As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 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
RAMBUS INC.
(Exact name
of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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94-3112828
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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1050 Enterprise Way, Suite 700
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jae Kim, Esq.
Senior
Vice President and General Counsel
1050 Enterprise Way, Suite 700
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408) 462-8000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Michael E. Coke, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo
Alto, California 94304
(650) 493-9300
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.
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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☐
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Emerging growth company
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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. ☐
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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
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share:
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- 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
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7,800,000(2)
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$15.38
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$119,964,000.00
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$15,571.33
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- 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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2,000,000(3)
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$13.07
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26,140,000.00
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3,392.97
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Total
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9,800,000
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$146,104,000.00
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$18,964.30
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(1)
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this
Registration Statement covers any additional shares of the Registrants common stock (Common Stock) that become issuable under the Registrants 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2015 Plan) and the Registrants
2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP), by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrants receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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(2)
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Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee on the basis of $15.38 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of Common Stock, as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 27, 2020.
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(3)
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Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee on the basis of 85% of $15.38 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of Common Stock, as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 27, 2020. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance thereunder will be at least 85% of the lower of the fair market value of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or the Exercise Date (as such terms are defined in the ESPP).
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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may determine.