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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2026
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
STUBHUB HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-2082924 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
175 Greenwich Street, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10007
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
2025 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Eric H. Baker
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
StubHub Holdings, Inc.
175 Greenwich Street, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10007
(888) 977-5364
(Name and address of agent for service)
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Michael Benjamin Tad J. Freese Alison A. Haggerty Latham & Watkins LLP 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 (212) 906-1200 |
Connie James Chief Financial Officer Mark Streams Chief Legal Officer StubHub Holdings, Inc. 175 Greenwich Street, 59th Floor New York, New York 10007 (888) 977-5364 |
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. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
StubHub Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant") is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the purpose of registering an aggregate of 24,941,852 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), including (i) an additional 21,481,146 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan and (ii) an additional 3,460,706 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the Registrant's 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, for which the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-290313) is effective.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the above-referenced prior Registration Statement are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document, which is incorporated by reference herein or therein.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
| (a) |
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2026; |
| (b) |
All other reports filed 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 Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above; and |
| (c) |
The description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock set forth in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-42846), filed by the Registrant with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act on September 12, 2025, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of 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 de-registers 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 statements as set forth therein. 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 other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained 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 incorporated or 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.
Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Current Report on Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description |
Incorporated by Reference |
Filed Herewith |
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Form |
File No. |
Exhibit |
Filing Date |
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| 4.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant | 8-K | 001-42846 | 3.1 | September 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 4.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant | 8-K | 001-42846 | 3.2 | September 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 4.3 | Specimen Stock Certificate of the Registrant evidencing the shares of Class A common stock | S-1 | 333-286000 | 4.2 | March 21, 2025 | |||||||
| 5.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP | X | ||||||||||
| 23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm | X | ||||||||||
| 23.2 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | X | ||||||||||
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney (see signature page) | X | ||||||||||
| 99.1 | Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | S-1/A | 333-286000 | 10.13 | September 8, 2025 | |||||||
| 99.2 | Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement under Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | S-1/A | 333-286000 | 10.14 | September 8, 2025 | |||||||
| 99.3 | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | S-8 | 333-290313 | 99.7 | September 17, 2025 | |||||||
| 99.4 | 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | S-1/A | 333-286000 | 10.16 | September 8, 2025 | |||||||
| 107.1 | Calculation of Filing Fee Table | X | ||||||||||
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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 New York, State of New York, on March 5, 2026.
| STUBHUB HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Eric H. Baker |
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Name: Title: |
Eric H. Baker Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of StubHub Holdings, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Eric H. Baker, Connie James and Mark Streams, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any other registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), 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 or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as full 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 or his or her substitute or 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 held on the dates indicated.
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Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Eric H. Baker |
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Eric H. Baker | ||||
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/s/ Connie James |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 5, 2026 | ||
| Connie James | ||||
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/s/ Scott Fitzgerald |
Principal Accounting Officer | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Scott Fitzgerald | ||||
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/s/ Mark Streams |
Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Legal Officer and Director | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Mark Streams | ||||
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/s/ Sameer Bhargava |
Director | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Sameer Bhargava | ||||
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/s/ Jeffrey Blackburn |
Director | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Jeffrey Blackburn | ||||
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/s/ Rajini Sundar Kodialam |
Director | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Rajini Sundar Kodialam | ||||
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/s/ Jeremy Levine |
Director | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Jeremy Levine | ||||
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/s/ Thomas A. Patterson |
Director | March 5, 2026 | ||
| Thomas A. Patterson | ||||