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<P id=PARA1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on </B><B>July 27</B><B>, 2016 </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration No. 333- </B></FONT><STRONG></STRONG>&nbsp;</P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA9 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><B>UNDER </B></I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA21 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>01-0616867</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA24 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA25 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA28 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA30 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>1717 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro, California 94577 </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA32 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA36 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Chris Gannon<BR></B><B>Chief </B><B>Financial </B><B>Officer</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>1717 Doolittle Drive </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA40 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>San Leandro, CA 94577 </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(Name and Address of Agent for Service) </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA42 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(510) 483-7370 </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA45 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><B>Copy to: </B></I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA48 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Leonard J. Essig</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA49 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Lewis Rice LLC</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA50 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>600 Washington Avenue, Suite 2500</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA51 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>St. Louis, Missouri 63101</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(314) 444-7600</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA54 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA53 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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 </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Check One): </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA56 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Large accelerated filer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&nbsp;<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Amount</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>to be</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registered (1)</B><B>(3)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA86 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA90 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration Fee</B><B>(3)(4)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA92 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Plan</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4,441,083 shares</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$10.14</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$45,032,581.62</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$4,534.78</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA411><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(1)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA412 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2016 Plan&#8221;) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock.&nbsp;</FONT></P></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA408 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee for shares reserved for future issuance under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan. The computation is based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ for July 20, 2016.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA409 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">As described in the Explanatory Note in this Registration Statement, on June 23, 2016, the stockholders of the Registrant approved the 2016 Plan and, in connection therewith, no further awards will be made under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Prior Plan&#8221;). Of the 4,41,083 shares of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock being registered under the 2016 Plan on this Registration Statement, 611,083 shares that were previously available for issuance but not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan now may be issued under the 2016 Plan.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA410 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the total registration fee for the shares being registered hereby is reduced by the filing fee of $158.27 previously paid by the Registrant in connection with the registration of shares of common stock on the Form S-8 Registration Statement for the Prior Plan (File No. 333-180076) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on March 14, 2012 (the &#8220;2012 Registration Statement&#8221;), which shares are contemporaneously with the filing of this Registration Statement being deregistered from the 2012 Registration Statement by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 2012 Registration Statement.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA116 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA118 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of registering shares of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock that may be issued to participants under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2016 Plan&#8221;).</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA120 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The maximum number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2016 Plan includes 3,830,000 shares plus any shares available for issuance but not subject to outstanding awards under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Prior Plan&#8221;) as of June 23, 2016, the effective date of the 2016 Plan. As of June 23, 2016, 611,083 such shares remained available under the Prior Plan, all of which were previously registered with the Commission on the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-180076) (the &#8220;2012 Registration Statement&#8221;). Such shares are now covered by this Registration Statement in connection with the 2016 Plan.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA122 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">A post-effective amendment to the Form S-8 Registration Statement for the Prior Plan is being filed contemporaneously with this Registration Statement to deregister such shares under the 2012 Registration Statement. Additional shares reserved for issuance under the Prior Plan may become available for issuance in the future under the 2016 Plan as the result of the forfeiture, cancellation or termination of awards outstanding under the Prior Plan (other than by exercise or settlement of the awards in shares), and any such additional shares will be included in the shares reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan and will be registered on one or more future Form S-8 Registration Statements.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART I &#8211; INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA126 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant information and employee plan annual information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8220;Commission&#8221;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART II </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA130 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA134 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The following documents filed by Energy Recovery, Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) with the Commission are incorporated by reference herein: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on March 4, 2016; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2016;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA140 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 3, 2016, March 2, 2016, March 21, 2016, June 22, 2016, June 27, 2016 and June 28, 2016, and all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#8217;s latest Annual Report referred to in (a) above (and provided that any portions of such reports that are deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to the instructions to Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into this registration statement); and </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA142 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock shares contained in the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 26, 2008, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as declared effective on July 1, 2008, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA144 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA143 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date 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 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 the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA145 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 4. Description of Securities. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA153 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA155 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of the Registrant or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Registrant. Further, the Registrant&#8217;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that limit the personal liability of the Registrant&#8217;s directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA178 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the bylaws to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person, except with respect to proceedings authorized by the registrant&#8217;s board of directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA183 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The rights conferred in the bylaws are not exclusive, and the registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, employees and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA188 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Registrant may not retroactively amend the bylaw provisions to reduce its indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees and agents. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA189 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA190 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Registrant also maintains directors and officers insurance to insure such persons against certain liabilities. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA191 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA430><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Exhibit<BR>Number</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA431><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></P></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA417 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA419 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA423 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 27, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA425 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of BDO USA, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA427 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Lewis Rice LLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA226 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 9. Undertakings. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA227 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(A) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA229 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA231 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 34.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA233 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 34.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(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; </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA236 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA235 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 34.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(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; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA237 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>p</I><I>rovided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA239 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA240 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA242 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA241 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(3) 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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA243 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(B) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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 <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA245 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA250 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>SIGNATURES </B></U></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA251 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Energy Recovery, Inc., 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 Leandro, State of California, on July 27, 2016. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA434.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><B>ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top width="35%" noWrap align=left>/s/ Joel Gay&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA434.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Joel Gay&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA434.22 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA262 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></U><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA265 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA264 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.25pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints Joel Gay, Chris Gannon and William Yeung, or each of them, each acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">-substitution, for such person and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments including post-effective amendments, 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, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA267 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA266 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 17.3pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA274 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Joel Gay</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA277 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director <FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA279 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Joel Gay</TD>
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<P id=PARA280 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Chris Gannon</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 48%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<P id=PARA284 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA285 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Chris Gannon</TD>
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<P id=PARA286 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Hans Peter Michelet </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA289 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director and Chairman of the Board</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA290 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA291 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Hans Peter Michelet</TD>
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<P id=PARA292 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Alexander J. Buehler</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA295 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA297 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Alexander J. Buehler</TD>
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<P id=PARA298 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Olav Fjell</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA301 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA303 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Olav Fjell</TD>
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<P id=PARA304 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Dominique Trempont</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA307 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA309 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Dominique Trempont</TD>
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<P id=PARA313 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA315 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Arve Hanstveit</TD>
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<P id=PARA316 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ Ole Peter Lorentzen</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA319 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA321 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 26, 2016</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 35%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ole Peter Lorentzen</TD>
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<P id=PARA322 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;/s/ </FONT>Robert Yu Lang Mao</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA417 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA419 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 95%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 27, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 95%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">Power of Attorney (included within signature page to this Form S-8)</TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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erii20160720_s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 27
, 2016
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
01-0616867
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1717 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro, California 94577
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Chris Gannon
Chief
Financial
Officer
1717 Doolittle Drive
San Leandro, CA 94577
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(510) 483-7370
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Leonard J. Essig
Lewis Rice LLC
600 Washington Avenue, Suite 2500
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(314) 444-7600
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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Check One):
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
X
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
(3)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
(3)(4)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, reserved for future issuance pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Plan
4,441,083 shares
$10.14
$45,032,581.62
$4,534.78
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant
's receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee for shares reserved for future issuance under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan. The computation is based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant
's Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ for July 20, 2016.
(3)
As described in the Explanatory Note in this Registration Statement, on June 23, 2016, the stockholders of the Registrant approved the 2016 Plan and, in connection therewith, no further awards will be made under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Prior Plan"). Of the 4,41,083 shares of the Registrant's common stock being registered under the 2016 Plan on this Registration Statement, 611,083 shares that were previously available for issuance but not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan now may be issued under the 2016 Plan.
(4)
Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the total registration fee for the shares being registered hereby is reduced by the filing fee of $158.27 previously paid by the Registrant in connection with the registration of shares of common stock on the Form S-8 Registration Statement for the Prior Plan (File No. 333-180076) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 14, 2012 (the "2012 Registration Statement"), which shares are contemporaneously with the filing of this Registration Statement being deregistered from the 2012 Registration Statement by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 2012 Registration Statement.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of registering shares of the Registrant's common stock that may be issued to participants under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan").
The maximum number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2016 Plan includes 3,830,000 shares plus any shares available for issuance but not subject to outstanding awards under the Energy Recovery, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Prior Plan") as of June 23, 2016, the effective date of the 2016 Plan. As of June 23, 2016, 611,083 such shares remained available under the Prior Plan, all of which were previously registered with the Commission on the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-180076) (the "2012 Registration Statement"). Such shares are now covered by this Registration Statement in connection with the 2016 Plan.
A post-effective amendment to the Form S-8 Registration Statement for the Prior Plan is being filed contemporaneously with this Registration Statement to deregister such shares under the 2012 Registration Statement. Additional shares reserved for issuance under the Prior Plan may become available for issuance in the future under the 2016 Plan as the result of the forfeiture, cancellation or termination of awards outstanding under the Prior Plan (other than by exercise or settlement of the awards in shares), and any such additional shares will be included in the shares reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan and will be registered on one or more future Form S-8 Registration Statements.
PART I – INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant information and employee plan annual information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Energy Recovery, Inc. (the "Registrant") with the Commission are incorporated by reference herein:
(a)     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on March 4, 2016;
(b)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2016;
(c)     The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 3, 2016, March 2, 2016, March 21, 2016, June 22, 2016, June 27, 2016 and June 28, 2016, and all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's latest Annual Report referred to in (a) above (and provided that any portions of such reports that are deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to the instructions to Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into this registration statement); and
(d)     The description of the Registrant's common stock shares contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 26, 2008, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as declared effective on July 1, 2008, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date 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 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 the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant
's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of the Registrant or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Registrant. Further, the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that limit the personal liability of the Registrant's directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the amended and restated bylaws of the Registrant provide that:
●
The Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers for serving the Registrant in those capacities or for serving other business enterprises at the Registrant's request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that a corporation may indemnify such person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful.
●
The Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where indemnification is not required by law.
●
The Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding, except that such director or officer shall undertake to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
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The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the bylaws to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person, except with respect to proceedings authorized by the registrant's board of directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification.
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The rights conferred in the bylaws are not exclusive, and the registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, employees and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons.
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The Registrant may not retroactively amend the bylaw provisions to reduce its indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees and agents.
The Registrant also maintains directors and officers insurance to insure such persons against certain liabilities.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant
's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant
's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009
5.1
Opinion of Lewis Rice LLC
10.1
Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 27, 2016
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Lewis Rice LLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included within signature page to this Form S-8)
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;
(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;
p
rovided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
(3) 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.
(B) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant
's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, Energy Recovery, Inc., 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 Leandro, State of California, on July 27, 2016.
ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.
By:
/s/ Joel Gay
Joel Gay
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints Joel Gay, Chris Gannon and William Yeung, or each of them, each acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re
-substitution, for such person and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments including post-effective amendments, 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, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that any such attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Joel Gay
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
July 26, 2016
Joel Gay
/s/ Chris Gannon
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 26, 2016
Chris Gannon
/s/ Hans Peter Michelet
Director and Chairman of the Board
July 26, 2016
Hans Peter Michelet
/s/ Alexander J. Buehler
Director
July 26, 2016
Alexander J. Buehler
/s/ Olav Fjell
Director
July 26, 2016
Olav Fjell
/s/ Dominique Trempont
Director
July 26, 2016
Dominique Trempont
/s/ Arve Hanstveit
Director
July 26, 2016
Arve Hanstveit
/s/ Ole Peter Lorentzen
Director
July 26, 2016
Ole Peter Lorentzen
/s/
Robert Yu Lang Mao
Director
July 26, 2016
Robert Yu Lang Mao
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant
's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant
's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009
5.1
Opinion of Lewis Rice LLC
10.1
Energy Recovery, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 27, 2016
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Lewis Rice LLC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included within signature page to this Form S-8)