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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<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>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; 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>BrightSpring Health Services, 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">82-2956404</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>(IRS 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>805 N. Whittington Parkway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Louisville, Kentucky 40222 </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>Amended and Restated Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Steven S. Reed, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>805 N. Whittington Parkway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Louisville, Kentucky 40222 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(502) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">630-7438</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(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>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joseph H. Kaufman, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sunny Cheong, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>425 Lexington Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10017 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">455-2000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, 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 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;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">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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</TABLE> <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)&nbsp;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>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information specified in Item&nbsp;1 and Item&nbsp;2 of Part&nbsp;I of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> is omitted from this
Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), and the introductory note to Part&nbsp;I of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8.</FONT> The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> will be
delivered to the participants in the Amended and Restated Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or
prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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&nbsp;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 following documents filed with the Commission by BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, relating to the
Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-276348),</FONT> relating to the offering of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common
Stock&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865782/000119312524015961/d736994d8a12b.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-A</FONT></A> (File No. 001-41938) filed on January&nbsp;26, 2024 with the Commission, relating to the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, including all other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents that the Registrant subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act
after the date of this Registration Statement (except for any portions of the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 thereof and any
corresponding exhibits thereto not filed with the Commission) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4.
Description of Securities. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that
a director or officer of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer except where the director or officer breached the duty of
loyalty; failed to act in good faith; engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law; obtained an improper personal benefit; in the case of an officer, in any action by or in the right of the corporation; and in the case of a
director, such director authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law. The Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will provide for this limitation of
liability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL (&#147;Section&nbsp;145&#148;) provides, among other things, that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person
who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of
the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee, or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity
may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and
in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify any persons who were or are a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of
another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such person acted in
good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests, provided further that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer, director, employee, or agent
is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or
enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person
under Section&nbsp;145. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws will provide that the Registrant must indemnify, and advance expenses to, the
Registrant&#146;s directors and officers to the full extent authorized by the DGCL. The Registrant also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with the Registrant&#146;s directors and executive officers, which agreements will require the
Registrant to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to the Registrant, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them
as to which they could be indemnified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person
may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant shall not be obligated to indemnify a director or officer in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part
thereof) has been authorized by the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors pursuant to the applicable procedure outlined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an
unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held jointly and severally liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to
such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant expects to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1)&nbsp;to the
Registrant&#146;s directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (2)&nbsp;to the Registrant with respect to indemnification payments that the Registrant may make to such directors
and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865782/000119312524008939/d251968dex31.htm">Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Amendment
 No.&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1,</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;17, 2024). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865782/000119312524008939/d251968dex32.htm">Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with Amendment No.&nbsp;
2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1,</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;17, 2024). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865782/000119312524005605/d251968dex1020.htm">Amended and Restated Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 filed with Amendment
 No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1,</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;10, 2024). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788638dex44.htm">BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788638dex51.htm">Opinion of Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788638dex231.htm">Consent of KPMG LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788638dex51.htm">Consent of Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;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="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages&nbsp;to this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d788638dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and
(a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section
15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;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 Louisville, state of Kentucky,
on January&nbsp;26, 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="5"><B>BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jon Rousseau</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Jon Rousseau</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned directors and officers of BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint Jon Rousseau and Jim Mattingly and each of them,
any of whom may act without joinder of the other, the individual&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement and any or all amendments, including post effective amendments to the Registration Statement and all other documents in connection
therewith to be filed with the SEC, 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 and about the premises, 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> as agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereto. </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 of 1933, this registration statement and power of attorney have been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January&nbsp;26, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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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/ Jon Rousseau</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer<BR>(principal executive officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Jon Rousseau</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/ Jim Mattingly</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>(principal financial officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Jim Mattingly</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/ Jennifer Phipps</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Accounting Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(principal accounting officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Jennifer Phipps</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/ Hunter Craig</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Hunter Craig</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/ Matthew D&#146;Ambrosio</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Matthew D&#146;Ambrosio</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/ Johnny Kim</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Johnny Kim</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/ Olivia Kirtley</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Olivia Kirtley</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Max Lin</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 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
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
82-2956404
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
805 N. Whittington Parkway
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Amended and Restated Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Steven S. Reed, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
805 N. Whittington Parkway
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
(Name and address of agent for service)
(502)
630-7438
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Joseph H. Kaufman, Esq.
Sunny Cheong, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New
York, New York 10017
Tel: (212)
455-2000
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. ☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of
Form S-8
is omitted from this
Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement") in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and the introductory note to Part I of
Form S-8.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of
Form S-8
will be
delivered to the participants in the Amended and Restated Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or
prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Commission by BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (the "Registrant") pursuant to the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, relating to the
Registration Statement on Form
S-1
(File
No. 333-276348),
relating to the offering of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common
Stock");
(b) The Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
(File No. 001-41938) filed on January 26, 2024 with the Commission, relating to the Registrant's Common Stock, including all other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents that the Registrant subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
after the date of this Registration Statement (except for any portions of the Registrant's Current Reports on
Form 8-K
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof and any
corresponding exhibits thereto not filed with the Commission) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or 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 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that
a director or officer of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer except where the director or officer breached the duty of
loyalty; failed to act in good faith; engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law; obtained an improper personal benefit; in the case of an officer, in any action by or in the right of the corporation; and in the case of a
director, such director authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law. The Registrant's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will provide for this limitation of
liability.
Section 145 of the DGCL ("Section 145") provides, among other things, that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person
who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of
the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee, or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity
may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and
in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify any persons who were or are a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of
another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such person acted in
good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests, provided further that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer, director, employee, or agent
is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses (including
attorneys' fees) which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred.
Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or
enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person
under Section 145.
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws will provide that the Registrant must indemnify, and advance expenses to, the
Registrant's directors and officers to the full extent authorized by the DGCL. The Registrant also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with the Registrant's directors and executive officers, which agreements will require the
Registrant to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to the Registrant, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them
as to which they could be indemnified.
The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person
may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Registrant's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant shall not be obligated to indemnify a director or officer in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part
thereof) has been authorized by the Registrant's Board of Directors pursuant to the applicable procedure outlined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an
unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held jointly and severally liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to
such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.
The Registrant expects to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to the
Registrant's directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (2) to the Registrant with respect to indemnification payments that the Registrant may make to such directors
and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Amendment
 No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1,
filed with the Commission on January 17, 2024).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with Amendment No. 
2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1,
filed with the Commission on January 17, 2024).
4.3
Amended and Restated Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 filed with Amendment
 No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1,
filed with the Commission on January 10, 2024).
4.4
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement).
107
Filing Fee Table.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on
Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Louisville, state of Kentucky,
on January 26, 2024.
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.
By:
/s/ Jon Rousseau
Name:
Jon Rousseau
Title:
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and officers of BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. hereby constitute and appoint Jon Rousseau and Jim Mattingly and each of them,
any of whom may act without joinder of the other, the individual's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement and any or all amendments, including post effective amendments to the Registration Statement and all other documents in connection
therewith to be filed with the SEC, 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 and about the premises, 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
as agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement and power of attorney have been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on January 26, 2024.
Signature
Title
/s/ Jon Rousseau
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Jon Rousseau
/s/ Jim Mattingly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
Jim Mattingly
/s/ Jennifer Phipps
Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
Jennifer Phipps
/s/ Hunter Craig
Director
Hunter Craig
/s/ Matthew D'Ambrosio
Director
Matthew D'Ambrosio
/s/ Johnny Kim
Director
Johnny Kim
/s/ Olivia Kirtley
Director
Olivia Kirtley
/s/ Max Lin
Director
Max Lin