As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PROSPER MARKETPLACE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 6199 | 73-1733867 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
221 Main Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 593-5400
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Prosper Marketplace, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Sachin Adarkar, Esq. General Counsel 221 Main Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 593-5400 | Copies to: Keir D. Gumbs, Esq. Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 662-6000 |
(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, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filero | Accelerated filero | ||
Non-accelerated filero (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting companyx |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE | ||||||||||||||
Title of Securities to Be Registered | Amount to Be Registered (1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share (3) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Amount of Registration Fee | ||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 21,913,100 shares(2) | $ | 2.14 | $ | 46,894,034 | $ | 4,722.23 |
(1) In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) The 21,913,100 shares of common stock being registered represent shares of common stock of Prosper Marketplace, Inc. (“Prosper”), $0.01 par value, reserved for issuance under the Prosper Marketplace, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
(3) The actual offering price per share of common stock will be determined in accordance with the terms of plan. Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on the basis of the book value of Prosper common stock as of December 31, 2015 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of filing this registration statement on Form S-8).
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
On February 16, 2016, Prosper effected a 5-for-1 forward stock split (the “Stock Split”), which resulted in an increase of the number of shares of common stock of Prosper, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), authorized for issuance under the Prosper Marketplace, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2015 Plan”), from 1,620,084 authorized shares to 8,100,420 authorized shares. Under Rule 416 under the Securities Act, those shares are deemed to be registered pursuant to the Form S-8 (SEC file number 333-204079) that Prosper filed with the SEC on May 12, 2015.
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed by Prosper to register an additional 21,913,100 shares under the 2015 Plan, comprised of 16,500,000 shares that were added to the 2015 Plan on February 16, 2016, as well as the inclusion of an additional 5,413,100 shares that were returned to the 2015 Plan under rollover provisions of the 2015 Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2015 (File No. 333-204079) are hereby incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to the extent not replaced hereby.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
Prosper is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. The following documents, which are on file with the SEC, are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:
• | Prosper’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2016. |
All documents subsequently filed by Prosper pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that 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 of such documents.
Item 8. | Exhibits. |
See the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Prosper 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 Francisco, California, on April 12, 2016.
PROSPER MARKETPLACE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Aaron Vermut | |
Aaron Vermut | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Aaron Vermut and Sachin Adarkar, and each 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 do any and all things in his name in the capacity indicated below which they may deem necessary or advisable to enable Prosper to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, in connection with the registration of shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold under the 2015 Plan, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for him in his name in the capacity indicated below this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and he hereby approves, ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his 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 below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Aaron Vermut | April 12, 2016 | |||
Aaron Vermut | Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Director | |||
/s/ David Kimball | April 12, 2016 | |||
David Kimball | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) | |||
April 12, 2016 | ||||
Stephan Vermut | Director | |||
/s/ Christopher Bishko | April 12, 2016 | |||
Christopher Bishko | Director | |||
/s/ Rajeev Date | April 12, 2016 | |||
Rajeev Date | Director | |||
/s/ David Golob | April 12, 2016 | |||
David Golob | Director | |||
/s/ Patrick Grady | April 12, 2016 | |||
Patrick Grady | Director | |||
/s/ Nigel Morris | April 12, 2016 | |||
Nigel Morris | Director |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Prosper Marketplace, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Prosper Funding LLC and Prosper Marketplace, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with on March 18, 2016) | |
4.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Prosper Marketplace, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan | |
5.1 | Opinion of Sachin Adarkar, General Counsel of Prosper | |
23.1 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP | |
23.3 | Consent of Sachin Adarkar, General Counsel of Prosper (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (see the signature pages of this Form S-8) |