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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-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</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>
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<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>BAKKT 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">98-1550750</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.)<BR></B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 1000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 </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, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; 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>Andrew Main </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 1000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(678) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">534-5849</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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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>J. Matthew Lyons</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Austin D. March</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, P.C.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>900 S. Capital of Texas Highway</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Las Cimas IV, 5th Floor</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Austin, TX 78746</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(512) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">338-5400</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>Marc D&#146;Annunzio</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General Counsel</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10000
Avalon Boulevard, Suite 1000</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Alpharetta, Georgia 30009</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(678) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">534-5849</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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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, 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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; 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:12pt;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>Explanatory Note </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;SEC&#148;) to register 938,625 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock to be issued under Bakkt Holdings, Inc.&#146;s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). These 938,625 shares represent an increase in the number of shares of
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, which increase was approved by the stockholders on May&nbsp;31, 2024. As a result of the foregoing, the total number of shares of common stock registered for offer and sale under the
Plan is now 3,034,921. </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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant incorporates by reference the following documents that the Registrant has previously filed with the SEC: </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 Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000056/bakkt-20231231.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;25, 2024 (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</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 portions of the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000068/bakkt-2024proxyagmfinal412.htm">Schedule 14A</A> (other than information furnished rather than filed) that are incorporated by reference into the Annual Report, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;19, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</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 Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000094/bakkt-20240331.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</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 Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000031/bakkt-20240229.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000041/bakkt-20240229.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;4, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000044/bakkt-20240313.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312524070368/d794298d8k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;19, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000076/bakkt-20240423.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000080/bakkt-20240426.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312524130799/d824146d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000099/bakkt-20240531.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;6, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000103/bakkt-20240603.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;7, 2024</A> and Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT>
filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030224000026/bakkt-20230401.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2024;</A> 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 Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312521299620/d211377d8a12b.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39544)</FONT> filed with the SEC on
October&nbsp;15, 2021, pursuant to Section&nbsp;
12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030222000005/a46-descriptionofsecurit.htm">Exhibit 4.8</A> of the
Annual Report. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; <I>provided, however</I>, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not
filed in accordance with the rules of the SEC (including, without limitation, information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and the exhibits related to such items furnished
under Item 9.01) shall not be deemed 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 this Registration Statement,
or 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 which also is incorporated or 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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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> or any exhibit thereto, is or was furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporate Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) authorizes a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court
to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that limit the
liability of the Company&#146;s directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, the Company&#146;s directors will not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for any
breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any breach of their duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of
the DGCL; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any transaction from which they derived an improper personal benefit. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any amendment, repeal or elimination of these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim
that occurred or arose prior to that amendment, repeal or elimination. If the DGCL is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors of corporations, then the personal liability of the Company&#146;s directors will
be further limited to the greatest extent permitted by the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Company&#146;s bylaws
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#147;By-Laws&#148;)</FONT> provide that the Company will indemnify its directors and officers, and may indemnify its employees, agents and any other persons, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The
Company&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> also provide that the Company must advance expenses incurred by or on behalf of a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, subject to limited
exceptions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Further, the Company has entered into or will enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that
may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. These indemnification agreements require the Company, among other things, to indemnify its directors and executive officers against liabilities that may arise by
reason of their status or service. These indemnification agreements also require the Company to advance all expenses reasonably and actually incurred by the directors and executive officers in investigating or defending any such action, suit or
proceeding. The Company believes that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and executive officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions included in the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> and the indemnification agreements that the Company has entered into or will enter into with its directors and executive officers may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the
Company&#146;s directors and executive officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers, even though an action, if successful,
might benefit the Company and its stockholders. Further, a stockholder&#146;s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and executive officers as required by
these indemnification provisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has obtained insurance policies under which, subject to the limitations of the policies, coverage is
provided to the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongful acts as a director or executive officer, including claims relating to public securities
matters, and to the Company with respect to payments that may be made by the Company to these directors and executive officers pursuant to the Company&#146;s indemnification obligations or otherwise as a matter of law. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of the Company&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors may, through
their relationships with their employers, be insured and/or indemnified against certain liabilities incurred in their capacity as members of the board of directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d133420dex41.htm">Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, as currently in effect. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312521303985/d219325dex32.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT><U></U>&nbsp;of the Registrant, as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Form<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;8-K</FONT><U></U>&nbsp;filed with the SEC on October<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312521303985/d219325dex41.htm">Specimen Class<U></U>&nbsp;A Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on October<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312521303985/d219325dex109.htm">Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on October<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001820302/000182030224000056/ex1011amendno1toequityplan.htm">Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;1 to Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on March<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2024).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.6*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d133420dex46.htm">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030222000005/a1011-formofrsuagreement.htm">Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on March<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2022).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030223000062/exhibit102formofrsuagreeme.htm">Form of Executive Officer Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the SEC on May<U></U>&nbsp;11, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.9</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000182030223000062/exhibit101bakkt-formofpsua.htm">Form of Performance Unit Agreement under the Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the SEC on May<U></U>&nbsp;11, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.10</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312522242987/d277417dex101.htm">Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on September<U></U>&nbsp;12, 2022).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.11</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000119312522242987/d277417dex102.htm">Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on September<U></U>&nbsp;12, 2022).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d133420dex51.htm">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d133420dex231.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.4*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d133420dex51.htm">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d133420ds8.htm#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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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">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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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 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 Alpharetta, State of Georgia, on the 8th day of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BAKKT HOLDINGS, INC.</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Andrew Main</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Main</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Andrew Main, Marc D&#146;Annunzio and
Karen Alexander, and each or any one of them, as such person&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
such person in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC granting unto each said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, or any substitute or substitutes of any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </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 below. </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:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Andrew Main</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Andrew Main</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>(<I>Principal Executive Officer</I>)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Karen Alexander</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Karen Alexander</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer<BR>(<I>Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer</I>)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">July&nbsp;8, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ David C. Clifton</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">David C. Clifton</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Sean Collins</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Sean Collins</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">July&nbsp;8, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ De&#146;Ana Dow</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">De&#146;Ana Dow</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Michelle Goldberg</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Michelle Goldberg</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard Lumb</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jill Simeone</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 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
BAKKT HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
98-1550750
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 1000
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Andrew Main
Chief
Executive Officer
10000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 1000
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
(678)
534-5849
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
J. Matthew Lyons
Austin D. March
Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
900 S. Capital of Texas Highway
Las Cimas IV, 5th Floor
Austin, TX 78746
(512)
338-5400
Marc D'Annunzio
General Counsel
10000
Avalon Boulevard, Suite 1000
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
(678)
534-5849
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. ☐
Explanatory Note
Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") to register 938,625 shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued under Bakkt Holdings, Inc.'s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These 938,625 shares represent an increase in the number of shares of
Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, which increase was approved by the stockholders on May 31, 2024. As a result of the foregoing, the total number of shares of common stock registered for offer and sale under the
Plan is now 3,034,921.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant incorporates by reference the following documents that the Registrant has previously filed with the SEC:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2024 (the "Annual Report");
(b)
The portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A
(other than information furnished rather than filed) that are incorporated by reference into the Annual Report, filed with the SEC on April 19, 2024;
(c)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2024;
(d)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the
Commission on
February
29, 2024
,
March
4, 2024
,
March
14, 2024
,
March
19, 2024
,
April
25, 2024
,
April
29, 2024
,
May
3, 2024
,
June
6, 2024
and
June
7, 2024
and Current Report on Form
8-K/A
filed with the Commission on
February
14, 2024;
and
(e)
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement
on
Form
8-A
(File
No. 001-39544)
filed with the SEC on
October 15, 2021, pursuant to Section 
12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including
Exhibit 4.8
of the
Annual Report.
All documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents;
provided, however
, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not
filed in accordance with the rules of the SEC (including, without limitation, information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Current Reports on Form
8-K
and the exhibits related to such items furnished
under Item 9.01) shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement,
or 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 which also is incorporated or 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.
To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form
8-K,
or any exhibit thereto, is or was furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporate Law ("DGCL") authorizes a corporation's board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court
to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that limit the
liability of the Company's directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, the Company's directors will not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for any
breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for the following:
•
any breach of their duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders;
•
any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of
the DGCL; or
•
any transaction from which they derived an improper personal benefit.
Any amendment, repeal or elimination of these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim
that occurred or arose prior to that amendment, repeal or elimination. If the DGCL is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors of corporations, then the personal liability of the Company's directors will
be further limited to the greatest extent permitted by the DGCL.
In addition, the Company's bylaws
("By-Laws")
provide that the Company will indemnify its directors and officers, and may indemnify its employees, agents and any other persons, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The
Company's
By-Laws
also provide that the Company must advance expenses incurred by or on behalf of a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, subject to limited
exceptions.
Further, the Company has entered into or will enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that
may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. These indemnification agreements require the Company, among other things, to indemnify its directors and executive officers against liabilities that may arise by
reason of their status or service. These indemnification agreements also require the Company to advance all expenses reasonably and actually incurred by the directors and executive officers in investigating or defending any such action, suit or
proceeding. The Company believes that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and executive officers.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions included in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation,
By-Laws
and the indemnification agreements that the Company has entered into or will enter into with its directors and executive officers may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the
Company's directors and executive officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Company's directors and executive officers, even though an action, if successful,
might benefit the Company and its stockholders. Further, a stockholder's investment may be adversely affected to the extent that the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and executive officers as required by
these indemnification provisions.
The Company has obtained insurance policies under which, subject to the limitations of the policies, coverage is
provided to the Company's directors and executive officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongful acts as a director or executive officer, including claims relating to public securities
matters, and to the Company with respect to payments that may be made by the Company to these directors and executive officers pursuant to the Company's indemnification obligations or otherwise as a matter of law.
Certain of the Company's
non-employee
directors may, through
their relationships with their employers, be insured and/or indemnified against certain liabilities incurred in their capacity as members of the board of directors.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1*
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, as currently in effect.
4.2
By-Laws
of the Registrant, as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on October
21, 2021).
4.3
Specimen Class
A Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on October
21, 2021).
4.4
Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on October
21, 2021).
4.5
Amendment No.
1 to Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on March
25, 2024).
4.6*
Amendment No. 2 to Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
4.7
Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on March
31, 2022).
4.8
Form of Executive Officer Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form
10-Q
filed with the SEC on May
11, 2023).
4.9
Form of Performance Unit Agreement under the Bakkt Holdings, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form
10-Q
filed with the SEC on May
11, 2023).
4.10
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on September
12, 2022).
4.11
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on September
12, 2022).
5.1*
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C.
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.4*
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
107*
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Alpharetta, State of Georgia, on the 8th day of
July, 2024.
BAKKT HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Andrew Main
Andrew Main
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Andrew Main, Marc D'Annunzio and
Karen Alexander, and each or any one of them, as such person's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
such person in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8,
and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC granting unto each said
attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any said
attorney-in-fact
and agent, or any substitute or substitutes of any of them, 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 below.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Andrew Main
Andrew Main
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(
Principal Executive Officer
)
July 8, 2024
/s/ Karen Alexander
Karen Alexander
Chief Financial Officer
(
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
)
July 8, 2024
/s/ David C. Clifton
David C. Clifton
Director
July 8, 2024
/s/ Sean Collins
Sean Collins
Director
July 8, 2024
/s/ De'Ana Dow
De'Ana Dow
Director
July 8, 2024
/s/ Michelle Goldberg
Michelle Goldberg
Director
July 8, 2024
Richard Lumb
Director
/s/ Jill Simeone
Jill Simeone
Director
July 8, 2024
/s/ Gordon Watson
Gordon Watson
Director
July 8, 2024