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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES 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> <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: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>Confluent, 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">47-1824387</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>899 W. Evelyn Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mountain View, California 94041 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">439-3207</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) (Zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Confluent, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Confluent, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full titles of the plans) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Rohan Sivaram </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Financial Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Confluent, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>899 W. Evelyn Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mountain View, California 94041 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">439-3207</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>
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<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="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jon Avina</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Milson Yu</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cooley
LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3175 Hanover Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Palo Alto, California 94304</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(650) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">843-5000</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Melanie Vinson</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Confluent, Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>899 W.
Evelyn Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mountain View, California 94041</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">439-3207</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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, 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. </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">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&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:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> Confluent, Inc. (the
&#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;) is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) to register (i) 15,610,080 additional shares of its Class&nbsp;A common stock under
the Registrant&#146;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B><I>2021 Plan</I></B>&#148;), which consists of (A) 15,575,577 additional shares of its Class&nbsp;A common stock pursuant to the provisions of the 2021 Plan providing for an automatic
increase in the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan on January&nbsp;1, 2024 and (B) 34,503 shares of its Class&nbsp;A common stock that became available for issuance under the 2021
Plan upon cancellation of an equivalent number of shares of Class&nbsp;B common stock previously issued pursuant to the early exercise of stock options granted under the Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan, which shares remained subject to vesting
upon repurchase, and (ii) 3,115,115 additional shares of its Class&nbsp;A common stock under the Registrant&#146;s 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;<B><I>2021 ESPP</I></B>&#148;), pursuant to the provisions of the 2021 ESPP providing for
an automatic increase in the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP on January&nbsp;1, 2024. In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> has been omitted from this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant previously registered shares of its Class&nbsp;A common stock for issuance under the 2021 Plan, the 2021 ESPP, and the
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan on a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521197890/d182625ds8.htm">June
<U></U>&nbsp;24, 2021</A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;
333-257338)</FONT> and subsequent Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312522052711/d282634ds8.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
25, 2022</A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-263004)</FONT> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312523052122/d426672ds8.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2023</A> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-270077)</FONT> (together, the &#147;<B><I>Prior Registration Statements</I></B>&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> this Registration Statement
hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statements except as set forth below. </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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000095017024018036/cflt-20231231.htm">February&nbsp;21, 2024</A>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> The description of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock which is contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001699838/000119312521195185/d138799d8a12b.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2021</A> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-40526)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description,
including <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001699838/000095017022002008/cflt-ex4_5.htm">Exhibit 4.5</A> of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2021, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;24, 2022 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-40526).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All other reports
and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and
exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. 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 subsequently filed
document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521202200/d189473dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Confluent, Inc.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-40526</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">June 28, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000095017023017249/cflt-ex3_2.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Confluent, Inc.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-40526</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">May&nbsp;3, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521191615/d63025dex41.htm">Form of Class<U></U>&nbsp;A Common Stock Certificate.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1/A</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256693</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;16, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521355699/d267858dex41.htm">Indenture, dated as of December 13, 2021, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-40526</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">December&nbsp;14,&nbsp;2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699838/000119312521355699/d267858dex41.htm">Form of Global Note, representing the Registrant&#146;s 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as
 Exhibit 4.4).</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-40526</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">December 14, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>5.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d772470dex51.htm">Opinion of Cooley LLP. </A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d772470dex51.htm">Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d772470dex232.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. </A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page). </A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001699838/000119312521191615/d63025dex105.htm">2021 Equity Incentive Plan.</A></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1/A</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256693</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;16, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001699838/000119312521191615/d63025dex106.htm">Forms of Notice of Stock Option Grant, Global Stock Option Agreement, and Exercise Notice under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.</A></TD>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1/A</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256693</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;16, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001699838/000119312521191615/d63025dex107.htm">Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1/A</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256693</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.7</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;16, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001699838/000119312521191615/d63025dex108.htm">2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1/A</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-256693</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.8</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;16, 2021</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d772470dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mountain
View, State of California, on this 21st day of February 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>CONFLUENT, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Edward Jay Kreps</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Edward Jay Kreps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>Chief Executive Officer</I></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Edward Jay Kreps, Rohan
Sivaram, and Melanie Vinson, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and
in their name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Edward Jay Kreps</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Edward Jay Kreps</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></TD>
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<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Rohan Sivaram</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Rohan Sivaram</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Financial Officer)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ying Christina Liu</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Accounting Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Ying Christina Liu</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Lara Caimi</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Lara Caimi</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Jonathan Chadwick</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Jonathan Chadwick</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Alyssa Henry</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Alyssa Henry</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Matthew Miller</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Matthew Miller</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Neha Narkhede</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Neha Narkhede</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Greg Schott</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Greg Schott</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Eric Vishria</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Eric Vishria</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Mike Volpi</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">February 21, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Mike Volpi</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 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
Confluent, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
47-1824387
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
899 W. Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
(800)
439-3207
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Confluent, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Confluent, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Rohan Sivaram
Chief
Financial Officer
Confluent, Inc.
899 W. Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
(800)
439-3207
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jon Avina
Milson Yu
Cooley
LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650)
843-5000
Melanie Vinson
Confluent, Inc.
899 W.
Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
(800)
439-3207
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting
company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
S-8,
Confluent, Inc. (the
"
Registrant
") is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") to register (i) 15,610,080 additional shares of its Class A common stock under
the Registrant's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "
2021 Plan
"), which consists of (A) 15,575,577 additional shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to the provisions of the 2021 Plan providing for an automatic
increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan on January 1, 2024 and (B) 34,503 shares of its Class A common stock that became available for issuance under the 2021
Plan upon cancellation of an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock previously issued pursuant to the early exercise of stock options granted under the Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan, which shares remained subject to vesting
upon repurchase, and (ii) 3,115,115 additional shares of its Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "
2021 ESPP
"), pursuant to the provisions of the 2021 ESPP providing for
an automatic increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP on January 1, 2024. In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form
S-8
as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of the Form
S-8
has been omitted from this Registration Statement.
The Registrant previously registered shares of its Class A common stock for issuance under the 2021 Plan, the 2021 ESPP, and the
Registrant's Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan on a Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed with the Commission on
June
24, 2021
(File
No. 
333-257338)
and subsequent Registration Statements on Form
S-8
filed with the SEC on
February
25, 2022
(File
No. 333-263004)
and
February
28, 2023
(File
No. 333-270077)
(together, the "
Prior Registration Statements
"). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
this Registration Statement
hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statements except as set forth below.
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on
February 21, 2024
.
(b)
The description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock which is contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form
8-A
filed on
June
21, 2021
(File
No. 001-40526)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description,
including
Exhibit 4.5
of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31,
2021, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022 (File
No. 001-40526).
All other reports
and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
8-K
and
exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. 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 subsequently filed
document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Description
Schedule
Form
File Number
Exhibit
Filing Date
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Confluent, Inc.
8-K
001-40526
3.1
June 28, 2021
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Confluent, Inc.
10-Q
001-40526
3.2
May 3, 2023
4.3
Form of Class
A Common Stock Certificate.
S-1/A
333-256693
4.1
June 16, 2021
4.4
Indenture, dated as of December 13, 2021, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
8-K
001-40526
4.1
December 14, 2021
4.5
Form of Global Note, representing the Registrant's 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as
 Exhibit 4.4).
8-K
001-40526
4.2
December 14, 2021
5.1*
Opinion of Cooley LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1
2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
S-1/A
333-256693
10.5
June 16, 2021
99.2
Forms of Notice of Stock Option Grant, Global Stock Option Agreement, and Exercise Notice under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
S-1/A
333-256693
10.6
June 16, 2021
99.3
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
S-1/A
333-256693
10.7
June 16, 2021
99.4
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
S-1/A
333-256693
10.8
June 16, 2021
107*
Filing Fee Table.
*
Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Mountain
View, State of California, on this 21st day of February 2024.
CONFLUENT, INC.
By:
/s/ Edward Jay Kreps
Edward Jay Kreps
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Edward Jay Kreps, Rohan
Sivaram, and Melanie Vinson, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and
in their name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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/ Edward Jay Kreps
Chief Executive Officer and Director
February 21, 2024
Edward Jay Kreps
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Rohan Sivaram
Chief Financial Officer
February 21, 2024
Rohan Sivaram
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Ying Christina Liu
Chief Accounting Officer
February 21, 2024
Ying Christina Liu
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Lara Caimi
Director
February 21, 2024
Lara Caimi
/s/ Jonathan Chadwick
Director
February 21, 2024
Jonathan Chadwick
/s/ Alyssa Henry
Director
February 21, 2024
Alyssa Henry
/s/ Matthew Miller
Director
February 21, 2024
Matthew Miller
/s/ Neha Narkhede
Director
February 21, 2024
Neha Narkhede
/s/ Greg Schott
Director
February 21, 2024
Greg Schott
/s/ Eric Vishria
Director
February 21, 2024
Eric Vishria
/s/ Mike Volpi
Director
February 21, 2024
Mike Volpi