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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;5, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-______</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER THE </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ZIMMER BIOMET
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>
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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">13-4151777</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>345&nbsp;East Main Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Warsaw, Indiana 46580 </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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chad&nbsp;F. Phipps </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>345&nbsp;East Main Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Warsaw, Indiana 46580 </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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(574) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">373-3333</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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Christine G. Long </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jason
Deppen </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Faegre Drinker Biddle&nbsp;&amp; Reath LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>600&nbsp;East 96<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;Street, Suite&nbsp;600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(317) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">569-9600</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;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:6pt; 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 STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> &#147;REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES&#148; </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) filed a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT>
(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-101243)</FONT> with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on November&nbsp;15, 2002 (the &#147;Initial Registration Statement&#148;), which registered shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), available for issuance under the Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of the <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095013702006341/c71932sv8.htm">Initial Registration Statement</A> are incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent
supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has filed this Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to register 10,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock under the ESPP, which shares represent an increase in the number of shares available for
issuance under the ESPP that was approved by the Registrant&#146;s stockholders on May&nbsp;10, 2024 (the &#147;Additional Shares&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement is hereby filed to reflect that, following the date hereof, the Additional Shares may be issued and are registered
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="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; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents of the Registrant filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001136869/000095017024019353/zbh-20231231.htm">Annual
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2023</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001136869/000095017024019353/zbh-20231231.htm">Annual
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;
31, 2023</A> from its <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001136869/000095017024037305/zbh-20240325.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on March<U></U>&nbsp;
27, 2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095017024052097/zbh-20240331.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001136869/000119312524002878/d705355d8k.htm">January&nbsp;5,
 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001136869/000095017024060580/zbh-20240510.htm">May&nbsp;15, 2024</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000091205701008093/a2042060z10-12b.txt">Registration
 Statement on Form 10-12B, filed on March 26, 2001</A>, as updated by the description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095017023004264/zbh-ex4_1.htm">Exhibit&nbsp;4.1</A>
to the Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001136869/000095017024019353/zbh-20231231.htm">Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed on February 23, 2024
</A>, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents, reports and
definitive proxy or information statements filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), (other than Current Reports furnished under Items
2.02 or 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicate 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein 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 that 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&#8201;4. Description of Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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&#8201;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify any current or former
director, officer, employee or agent against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative actions, suits or proceedings, other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if the director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions,
except that indemnification only extends to expenses incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has
been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by&nbsp;any&nbsp;by-law,&nbsp;agreement,&nbsp;vote</FONT> of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that each person who
was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person, or a
person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or, while a director or officer of the Registrant, is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, will be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as
the same exists or may hereafter be amended to provide broader indemnification rights than authorized prior to such amendment. The Registrant will indemnify such persons against the expenses, liabilities and loss, including attorneys&#146; fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if the following standards are met: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
Registrant&#146;s best interests, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL also permits a corporation to pay expenses of defense incurred by a director or
officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt (in the case of a current director or officer) of an undertaking
to repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains such a provision. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such rights are not exclusive of any other right which any person may have or thereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the
Restated Certificate of&nbsp;Incorporation or the Registrant&#146;s Restated Bylaws, or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation also specifically
authorizes the Registrant to maintain insurance and to grant similar indemnification rights to its employees or agents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant
has provided, consistent with the DGCL, in its Restated Certificate of Incorporation that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability for: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<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 the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any matter in respect of which the director would be liable under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the amendment nor repeal of such provision will eliminate or reduce the effect of such provision in respect of
any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for such provision, would accrue or arise prior to such amendment or repeal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers providing for mandatory indemnification
and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Registrant has a directors&#146; and
officers&#146; liability policy that insures against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, subject to applicable retentions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See Exhibit Index preceding the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;9. Undertakings </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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%; text-indent: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%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Filing
Fee Tables&#148; or &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that paragraphs
(A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) 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&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent: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%; text-indent: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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;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 herein, 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; text-indent:4%; 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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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312521167789/d568447dex32.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. dated May<U></U>&nbsp;
17, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit<U></U>&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filed May<U></U>&nbsp;20, 2021) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095017023004264/zbh-ex3_2.htm">Restated Bylaws of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. effective December<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit<U></U>&nbsp;
3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;10-K</FONT> filed February<U></U>&nbsp;24, 2023) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000156459019028842/zbh-ex41_93.htm">Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit<U></U>&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed August<U></U>&nbsp;5, 2019) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095017024060580/zbh-ex10_1.htm">Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended on May<U></U>&nbsp;
10, 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed May<U></U>&nbsp;15, 2024) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d836223dex51.htm">Opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle&nbsp;&amp; Reath LLP regarding legality of the securities being registered </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 Warsaw, State of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ivan Tornos</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ivan Tornos</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their
respective capacities and on the respective dates indicated opposite their names. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes each of Ivan Tornos, Suketu Upadhyay and Chad Phipps, each with full power of substitution, to execute in
the name and on behalf of such person any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, making such changes in this
Registration Statement as the Registrant deems appropriate, and appoints each of Ivan Tornos, Suketu Upadhyay and Chad&nbsp;Phipps, each with full power of substitution,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> to sign any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center">Title</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center">Date</P></TD></TR>


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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ivan Tornos</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ivan Tornos</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Suketu Upadhyay</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Suketu Upadhyay</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President &#150; Finance, Operations and Supply Chain (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></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">/s/ Paul Stellato</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul Stellato</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></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">/s/ Christopher Begley</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Christopher Begley</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Betsy Bernard</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Betsy Bernard</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael Farrell</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael Farrell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert Hagemann</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert Hagemann</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></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">/s/ Arthur Higgins</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Arthur Higgins</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Maria Teresa Hilado</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Maria Teresa Hilado</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></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">/s/ Syed Jafry</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Syed Jafry</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></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">/s/ Sreelakshmi Kolli</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sreelakshmi Kolli</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 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">/s/ Louis A. Shapiro</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Louis A. Shapiro</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2024
Registration
No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ZIMMER BIOMET
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-4151777
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
345 East Main Street
Warsaw, Indiana 46580
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Chad F. Phipps
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
345 East Main Street
Warsaw, Indiana 46580
(Name and address of agent for service)
(574)
373-3333
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Christine G. Long
Jason
Deppen
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
600 East 96
th
Street, Suite 600
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240
(317)
569-9600
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. ☐
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
OF FORM
S-8
"REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES"
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant") filed a Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(File
No. 333-101243)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 15, 2002 (the "Initial Registration Statement"), which registered shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), available for issuance under the Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
the contents of the
Initial Registration Statement
are incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent
supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.
The Registrant has filed this Form
S-8
Registration Statement (this "Registration Statement") to register 10,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock under the ESPP, which shares represent an increase in the number of shares available for
issuance under the ESPP that was approved by the Registrant's stockholders on May 10, 2024 (the "Additional Shares").
This Registration Statement is hereby filed to reflect that, following the date hereof, the Additional Shares may be issued and are registered
under the ESPP.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents of the Registrant filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
•
the Registrant's
Annual
 Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2023
;
•
the information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant's
Annual
 Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2023
from its
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on March
27, 2024
;
•
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended
March
31, 2024
;
•
the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on
January 5,
 2024
and
May 15, 2024
; and
•
the description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's
Registration
 Statement on Form 10-12B, filed on March 26, 2001
, as updated by the description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
Exhibit 4.1
to the Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed on February 23, 2024
, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents, reports and
definitive proxy or information statements filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (other than Current Reports furnished under Items
2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K
and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicate 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.
Any statement contained herein 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 that 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 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides that a corporation may indemnify any current or former
director, officer, employee or agent against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative actions, suits or proceedings, other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if the director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions,
except that indemnification only extends to expenses incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has
been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted
by any by-law, agreement, vote
of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise.
The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that each person who
was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person, or a
person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or, while a director or officer of the Registrant, is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, will be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as
the same exists or may hereafter be amended to provide broader indemnification rights than authorized prior to such amendment. The Registrant will indemnify such persons against the expenses, liabilities and loss, including attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if the following standards are met:
•
the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
Registrant's best interests, and
•
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.
Section 145 of the DGCL also permits a corporation to pay expenses of defense incurred by a director or
officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt (in the case of a current director or officer) of an undertaking
to repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains such a provision.
Such rights are not exclusive of any other right which any person may have or thereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Registrant's Restated Bylaws, or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation also specifically
authorizes the Registrant to maintain insurance and to grant similar indemnification rights to its employees or agents.
The Registrant
has provided, consistent with the DGCL, in its Restated Certificate of Incorporation that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability for:
•
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;
•
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
•
any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or
•
any matter in respect of which the director would be liable under Section 174 of the DGCL.
Neither the amendment nor repeal of such provision will eliminate or reduce the effect of such provision in respect of
any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for such provision, would accrue or arise prior to such amendment or repeal.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers providing for mandatory indemnification
and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
In addition, the Registrant has a directors' and
officers' liability policy that insures against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, subject to applicable retentions.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index preceding the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing
Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement.
(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) 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 the 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 herein, 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.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. dated May
17, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed May
20, 2021)
4.2
Restated Bylaws of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. effective December
14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed February
24, 2023)
4.3
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed August
5, 2019)
4.4
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended on May
10, 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed May
15, 2024)
5.1*
Opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP regarding legality of the securities being registered
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2*
Consent of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (included in the Opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the Signature Page of this Registration Statement)
107*
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith
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 Warsaw, State of
Indiana, on June 5, 2024.
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Ivan Tornos
Ivan Tornos
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their
respective capacities and on the respective dates indicated opposite their names. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes each of Ivan Tornos, Suketu Upadhyay and Chad Phipps, each with full power of substitution, to execute in
the name and on behalf of such person any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, making such changes in this
Registration Statement as the Registrant deems appropriate, and appoints each of Ivan Tornos, Suketu Upadhyay and Chad Phipps, each with full power of substitution,
attorney-in-fact
to sign any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Ivan Tornos
Ivan Tornos
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
June 5, 2024
/s/ Suketu Upadhyay
Suketu Upadhyay
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance, Operations and Supply Chain (Principal Financial Officer)
June 5, 2024
/s/ Paul Stellato
Paul Stellato
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
June 5, 2024
/s/ Christopher Begley
Christopher Begley
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Betsy Bernard
Betsy Bernard
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Michael Farrell
Michael Farrell
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Robert Hagemann
Robert Hagemann
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Arthur Higgins
Arthur Higgins
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Maria Teresa Hilado
Maria Teresa Hilado
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Syed Jafry
Syed Jafry
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Sreelakshmi Kolli
Sreelakshmi Kolli
Director
June 5, 2024
/s/ Louis A. Shapiro
Louis A. Shapiro
Director
June 5, 2024