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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">32-0402956</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>15935 La Cantera Parkway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Antonio, Texas 78256 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">898-2400</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Nina Gupta </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Legal
Officer and Head of Human Resource Administration </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>15935 La Cantera Parkway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Antonio, Texas 78256 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">898-2400</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David
K. Boston </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Danielle Scalzo </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>787 Seventh Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10019 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">728-8000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is filed by Victory Capital
Holdings, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Registrant&#148;) to register an additional 2,800,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), which may be issued under the Victory
Capital Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which Plan was originally adopted on February&nbsp;5, 2018, and was amended in its present form on March&nbsp;8, 2024 and subsequently approved by the
Registrant&#146;s stockholders on May&nbsp;8, 2024 (the &#147;Approval Date&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000110465918007718/a17-11066_13s8.htm">Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-222937</FONT></A>) filed by the Registrant on
February&nbsp;9, 2018 (the &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;), the Registrant previously registered an aggregate of 3,372,484 shares of Common Stock under the Plan (as adjusted to reflect all stock splits and stock dividends to date,
including elimination of the Company&#146;s dual-class stock structure on November&nbsp;19, 2021). The additional shares of Common Stock being registered by this Registration Statement are of the same class as those securities registered on the
Prior Registration Statement. The contents of the Prior Registration Statement, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents hereof or otherwise,
are incorporated herein by reference in accordance with General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement have been or will be sent or given to participating employees as
specified in Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the&nbsp;&#147;Securities Act&#148;), in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;). Such
documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, filed with the Commission by the Company, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000095017024022869/vctr-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed on February&nbsp;29, 2024, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000095017024057507/vctr-20240331.htm">May&nbsp;10, 2024</A>, pursuant to the Exchange Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000115752324000046/a53880383.htm">January&nbsp;10,
 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000115752324000222/a53894617.htm">February&nbsp;12, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000119312524064875/d760290d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
11, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000119312524090892/d809952d8k.htm">April&nbsp;9, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000095017024055794/vctr-20240508.htm">May&nbsp;
8, 2024</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000095017024057141/vctr-20240509.htm">May&nbsp;9, 2024</A>, pursuant to the Exchange Act; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in our registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000110465918006833/a17-11066_118a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed on February&nbsp;6, 2018, as amended by <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1570827/000156459020010652/vctr-ex45_571.htm">Exhibit 4.5</A> to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> filed on March&nbsp;13, 2020, and including any subsequent amendment or any report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all of the securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, however,
that documents or portions thereof which are &#147;furnished&#148; and not &#147;filed&#148; in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement unless the Registrant
expressly provides to the contrary that such document is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement except as so modified
or superseded. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Index to Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David C. Brown</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned officers and directors of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint David C. Brown, Michael D. Policarpo,
and Nina Gupta, or any of them individually, our true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> with full power of substitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities
indicated below the Registration Statement and any and all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-effective</FONT> and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities
as officers and directors to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act, and all requirements of the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
32-0402956
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.
15935 La Cantera Parkway
San Antonio, Texas 78256
(216)
898-2400
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED
2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Nina Gupta
Chief Legal
Officer and Head of Human Resource Administration
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.
15935 La Cantera Parkway
San Antonio, Texas 78256
(216)
898-2400
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David
K. Boston
Danielle Scalzo
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New
York, New York 10019
(212)
728-8000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form
S-8
(this "Registration Statement") is filed by Victory Capital
Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Registrant") to register an additional 2,800,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), which may be issued under the Victory
Capital Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which Plan was originally adopted on February 5, 2018, and was amended in its present form on March 8, 2024 and subsequently approved by the
Registrant's stockholders on May 8, 2024 (the "Approval Date").
Pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(
Registration
No. 333-222937
) filed by the Registrant on
February 9, 2018 (the "Prior Registration Statement"), the Registrant previously registered an aggregate of 3,372,484 shares of Common Stock under the Plan (as adjusted to reflect all stock splits and stock dividends to date,
including elimination of the Company's dual-class stock structure on November 19, 2021). The additional shares of Common Stock being registered by this Registration Statement are of the same class as those securities registered on the
Prior Registration Statement. The contents of the Prior Registration Statement, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated therein by reference to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents hereof or otherwise,
are incorporated herein by reference in accordance with General Instruction E to Form
S-8.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement have been or will be sent or given to participating employees as
specified in Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such
documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents, filed with the Commission by the Company, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
the Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
(b)
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2024, filed on
May 10, 2024
, pursuant to the Exchange Act;
(c)
the Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K,
filed on
January 10,
 2024
,
February 12, 2024
,
March 
11, 2024
,
April 9, 2024
,
May 
8, 2024
, and
May 9, 2024
, pursuant to the Exchange Act; and
(d)
the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in our registration statement on
Form
8-A
filed on February 6, 2018, as amended by
Exhibit 4.5
to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K,
filed on March 13, 2020, and including any subsequent amendment or any report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all of the securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, however,
that documents or portions thereof which are "furnished" and not "filed" in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement unless the Registrant
expressly provides to the contrary that such document is 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 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 to constitute a part of this Registration Statement except as so modified
or superseded.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Index to Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
Incorporated by Reference
Form
Annex
Filing Date
Filed
Herewith
5.1
Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
X
23.1
Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
X
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young, independent registered public accounting firm
X
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
X
99.1
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
DEF 14A
B
March 28, 2024
107
Filing Fee Table
X
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Antonio, State of Texas, on the fifth day of June
2024.
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.
/s/ David C. Brown
David C. Brown
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint David C. Brown, Michael D. Policarpo,
and Nina Gupta, or any of them individually, our true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
with full power of substitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities
indicated below the Registration Statement and any and all
pre-effective
and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities
as officers and directors to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act, and all requirements of the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said
attorneys-in-fact
to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David C. Brown
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
June 5, 2024
David C. Brown
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael D. Policarpo
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
June 5, 2024
Michael D. Policarpo
(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Robert V. Delaney, Jr.
Director
June 5, 2024
Robert V. Delaney, Jr.
/s/ Lawrence Davanzo
Director
June 5, 2024
Lawrence Davanzo
/s/ Richard M. DeMartini
Director
June 5, 2024
Richard M. DeMartini
/s/ Robert J. Hurst
Director
June 5, 2024
Robert J. Hurst
/s/ Karin
Hirtler-Garvey
Director
June 5, 2024
Karin
Hirtler-Garvey
/s/ Mary Jackson
Director
June 5, 2024
Mary Jackson
/s/ Alan H. Rappaport
Director
June 5, 2024
Alan H. Rappaport