Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
April 26 2023 - 4:57PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 26, 2023
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
85-2373325 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
8201 Peters Road
Suite 1000
Plantation, FL 3324
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(954) 255-4000
(Telephone number, including area code, of registrant)
Jeffrey Walker
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000
Plantation, Florida 33324
(Name and address of agent for service)
(954) 255-4000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORPORATION 2023
OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Copies to:
Brad L. Shiffman, Esq.
Kathleen A. Cunningham, Esq.
Blank Rome LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(212) 885-5000
Brad.shiffman@blankrome.com
Kathleen.cunningham@blankrome.com
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 x |
Smaller reporting company x |
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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. ¨
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.
Information required by Part I to be conformed
in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents
incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of the Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in the
Section 10(a) Prospectus), and any other documents required to be delivered to the employees pursuant to Rule 428 promulgated
under the Securities Act are available, without charge by contacting Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation, 8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000,
Plantation, Florida 33324, telephone number (954) 255-4000, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by us with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”) are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March 30, 2023; |
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission
on January 17,
2023, January 19,
2023, February 13,
2023, February 24, 2023 and April 12, 2023 and
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the description of our common stock contained in our Proxy Statement/Prospectus, filed with the SEC on December 12, 2022 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and all amendments or reports filed by us for the purpose of updating those descriptions. |
Any information provided pursuant to Items 2.02
or 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits thereto, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement.
All reports and other documents subsequently filed
by Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act 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 in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing; provided,
however, that the Company is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on
Form 8-K.
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 prospectus
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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 court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently
broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising
under the Securities Act. The Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation permits indemnification of the Registrant's
directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and the Registrant's
amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and executive officers and permit the Registrant
to indemnify its other officers, employees and other agents, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements provide that the Registrant will indemnify each of its
directors and such officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and its amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended
and restated bylaws.
The Registrant also maintains a general liability
insurance policy, which will cover certain liabilities of its directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions
in their capacities as directors or officers.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
The securities that are to be reoffered or resold
pursuant to this Registration Statement were issued pursuant to the 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan in transactions that were exempt
from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
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 of 1933;
(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 the 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.
(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 paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in 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 the Registration Statement.
(b) 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.
(c) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.
(2) 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 that is incorporated by reference
in the 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.
(3) 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 Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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, 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 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 New York, State of New York, on this 26th day of
April 2023.
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ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey
Walker |
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Name: Jeffrey Walker |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey Walker and John Kutch, and each or any of them, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
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/s/ Jeffrey Walker |
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Jeffrey Walker |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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April 26, 2023 |
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/s/ John Kutch |
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John Kutch |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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April 26, 2023 |
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/s/ Bruce Ogilvie |
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Bruce Ogilvie |
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Executive Chairman |
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April 26, 2023 |
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/s/ W. Tom Donaldson III |
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W. Tom Donaldson III |
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Director |
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April 26, 2023 |
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Paul Eibeler |
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Director |
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/s/ Thomas Finke |
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Director |
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April 26, 2023 |
Thomas Finke |
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/s/ Chris Nagelson |
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Director |
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April 26, 2023 |
Chris Nagelson |
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/s/ Terilea Wielenga |
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Director |
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April 26, 2023 |
Terilea Wielenga |
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