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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i7da45a6418f8435e86a5f1d14f0666f5_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2023</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No.&#160;333-__________</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:93.103%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.85pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:43.103%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.8pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNDER </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:30.603%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.8pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:20pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">LivePerson, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:30.603%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.8pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:89.655%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:34.797%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:27.105%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:34.798%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13-3861628</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:49.281%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">530 7th Avenue, Floor M1 </font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">New York, New York 10018</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:30.603%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.8pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended  </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">LivePerson, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(Full title of the Plans)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Monica L. Greenberg, Esq.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Executive Vice President of Policy and General Counsel</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">LivePerson, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">530 7th Avenue, Floor M1</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">New York, New York 10018</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(212) 609-4200</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Agent for Service)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Copy to&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Mark Hayek, Esq.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &#38; Jacobson LLP</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">One New York Plaza</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">New York, NY 10004-1980</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(212) 859-8000</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:34.482%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.8pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:89.655%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Large accelerated filer</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> &#9746;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Accelerated filer </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Non-accelerated filer</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Smaller reporting company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Emerging growth company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:93.103%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:5pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.8pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">At the 2023 annual meeting of the stockholders of LivePerson, Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), the Registrant&#8217;s stockholders approved an amendment to each of the Registrant&#8217;s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Equity Incentive Plan&#8221;), which provides for grants of equity awards to eligible employees, officers, and directors of the Registrant and its affiliates, and the Registrant&#8217;s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;ESPP&#8221;), which provides eligible employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock at a discounted price. The number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan was increased by 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the ESPP was increased by 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock. This registration statement on Form S-8 (this &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) relates to the additional 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan and the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for future issuance under the ESPP.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the registration statements on Form S-8 with respect to each of the Equity Incentive Plan (</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">File No. 333-234676</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">on November 13, 2019, August 14, 2020</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, and August 6, 2021, and the ESPP (File No. 333-234676) filed with the Commission on November 13, 2019, including the information contained therein, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PART I</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As permitted by the rules of the Commission, this Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to the participants of the Equity Incentive Plan and the ESPP, respectively, as required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus, respectively, for each of the Equity Incentive Plan and the ESPP, that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. </font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PART II</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Item 3.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated in the Registration Statement by reference&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)        The Registrant&#8217;s latest annual report filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the Registrant&#8217;s latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)        All other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#8217;s documents referred to in (a) above.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)        The description of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#8217;s registration statement on Form 8-A12G filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act on March 28, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 the filing of such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. 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 </font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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 statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Description of Securities.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">                Not required to be filed with the Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div id="i7da45a6418f8435e86a5f1d14f0666f5_7"></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 8.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Exhibits.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The following exhibits are filed herewith&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:4pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.827%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.930%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.709%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:41.627%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.860%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.860%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.657%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.860%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.172%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.860%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.445%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.709%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.845%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Incorporated by Reference</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Filed Herewith</font></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit Description</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Form</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">File No.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Filing Date</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;4.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000091205701505793/a2041838zex-3_1.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline">Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000).</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10-K</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">000-30141</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">3.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">March 30, 2001</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;4.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299319000123/exhibit42-certificateamend.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline">Certificate of Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation effective as of November 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to the Company&#8217;s Form S-8 filed on November 13, 2019).</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">S-8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">333-234676</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">4.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">November 13, 2019</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;4.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000091205701505793/a2041838zex-3_2.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline">Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000).</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10-K</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">000-30141</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;5.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="exhibit51-opinionoffriedfra.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline">Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &#38; Jacobson LLP.</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="exhibit231-consentofbdousa.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Consent of BDO USA, P.C.</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.2*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%">Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &#38; Jacobson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Power of Attorney authorizing signature (on behalf of each officer and Trustee included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="exhibit991-livepersoninc20.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline">LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.2*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="exhibit992-livepersoninc20.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%;text-decoration:underline">LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">107*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="exhibit107-calculationoffia.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Calculation of Filing Fee Table.</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">X</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">* Filed herewith</font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div></div></div><div id="i7da45a6418f8435e86a5f1d14f0666f5_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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 the 16th day of November, 2023.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:91.826%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:52.826%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.196%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:34.678%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">LIVEPERSON, INC.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Date&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> November 16, 2023</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; John Collins</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">John Collins</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4</font></div></div></div><div id="i7da45a6418f8435e86a5f1d14f0666f5_13"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We, the undersigned officers and directors of LivePerson, Inc. (the &#34;Company&#34;), hereby severally constitute and appoint John Collins, Jeffrey Ford and Monica L. Greenberg, and each of them singly, as our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable the Company. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:89.548%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.850%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:51.423%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.850%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.353%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURE</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;padding-left:4.5pt;padding-right:4.5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">TITLE</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">DATE</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; John Collins</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">November 16, 2023</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">John Collins</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Jeffrey Ford</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">November 16, 2023</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Jeffrey Ford</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 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
LivePerson, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3861628
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
530 7th Avenue, Floor M1
New York, New York 10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
LivePerson, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
(Full title of the Plans)
Monica L. Greenberg, Esq.
Executive Vice President of Policy and General Counsel
LivePerson, Inc.
530 7th Avenue, Floor M1
New York, New York 10018
(212) 609-4200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Mark Hayek, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004-1980
(212) 859-8000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or 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
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Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
(Do not check if a 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
.
¨
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
At the 2023 annual meeting of the stockholders of LivePerson, Inc. (the "Registrant"), the Registrant's stockholders approved an amendment to each of the Registrant's 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"), which provides for grants of equity awards to eligible employees, officers, and directors of the Registrant and its affiliates, and the Registrant's 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"), which provides eligible employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of the Registrant's Common Stock at a discounted price. The number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan was increased by 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the ESPP was increased by 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock. This registration statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") relates to the additional 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan and the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for future issuance under the ESPP.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the registration statements on Form S-8 with respect to each of the Equity Incentive Plan (
File No. 333-234676
) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on November 13, 2019, August 14, 2020
, and August 6, 2021, and the ESPP (File No. 333-234676) filed with the Commission on November 13, 2019, including the information contained therein, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.
PART I
As permitted by the rules of the Commission, this Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to the participants of the Equity Incentive Plan and the ESPP, respectively, as required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus, respectively, for each of the Equity Incentive Plan and the ESPP, that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated in the Registration Statement by reference:
(a)        The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that contains audited financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b)        All other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's documents referred to in (a) above.
(c)        The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A12G filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act on March 28, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 the filing of such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. 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
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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 statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Not required to be filed with the Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit Number
Incorporated by Reference
Filed Herewith
Exhibit Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing Date
4.1
Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000).
10-K
000-30141
3.1
March 30, 2001
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation effective as of November 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to the Company's Form S-8 filed on November 13, 2019).
S-8
333-234676
4.2
November 13, 2019
4.3
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000).
10-K
000-30141
3.2
March 30, 2001
5.1*
Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
X
23.1*
Consent of BDO USA, P.C.
X
23.2*
Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
X
24.1*
Power of Attorney authorizing signature (on behalf of each officer and Trustee included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
X
99.1*
LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
X
99.2*
LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.
X
107*
Calculation of Filing Fee Table.
X
* Filed herewith
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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 the 16th day of November, 2023.
LIVEPERSON, INC.
Date:
November 16, 2023
By:
/s/ John Collins
Name:
John Collins
Title:
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of LivePerson, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby severally constitute and appoint John Collins, Jeffrey Ford and Monica L. Greenberg, and each of them singly, as our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable the Company. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ John Collins
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
November 16, 2023
John Collins
/s/ Jeffrey Ford
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
November 16, 2023
Jeffrey Ford
/s/ Jill Layfield
Director
November 16, 2023
Jill Layfield
/s/ James Miller
Director
November 16, 2023
James Miller
/s/ Bruce Hansen
Director
November 16, 2023
Bruce Hansen
/s/ Vanessa Pegueros
Director
November 16, 2023
Vanessa Pegueros
/s/ William G. Wesemann
Director
November 16, 2023
William G. Wesemann
/s/ Kevin C. Lavan
Director
November 16, 2023
Kevin C. Lavan
/s/ Yael Zhang
Director
November 16, 2023
Yael Zhang
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