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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-</FONT><U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CUSHMAN&nbsp;&amp; WAKEFIELD plc </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><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">98-1193584</FONT><BR></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification Number)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>125 Old Broad Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>London, United Kingdom, EC2N 1AR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: +44 20 3296 3000 </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)&#8195; </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECOND AMENDED&nbsp;&amp; RESTATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2018 OMNIBUS MANAGEMENT SHARE AND CASH INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECOND AMENDED&nbsp;&amp; RESTATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2018 OMNIBUS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-EMPLOYEE</FONT> DIRECTOR SHARE AND CASH 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="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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Noelle J.
Perkins </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, General </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Counsel &amp; Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cushman&nbsp;&amp; Wakefield </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>225 West Wacker Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, Illinois 60606 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">470-1800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert M. Hayward, P.C. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kevin M. Frank </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Katie J.
Holahan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>333 West Wolf Point Plaza </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, Illinois 60654 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">862-2000</FONT> </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated
filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</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) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;16, 2024, the shareholders of Cushman&nbsp;&amp; Wakefield plc (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) approved the Second Amended&nbsp;&amp; Restated 2018
Omnibus Management Share and Cash Incentive Plan (the &#147;Management Omnibus Plan&#148;) and the Second Amended&nbsp;&amp; Restated 2018 Omnibus <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director Share and Cash Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Director Omnibus Plan&#148; and, together with the Management Omnibus Plan, the &#147;Plans&#148;), in order to, among other amendments: (i)&nbsp;increase the number of ordinary shares, $0.10 nominal value per share (the &#147;Ordinary
Shares&#148;), reserved for issuance under the Management Omnibus Plan by 3,500,000; increase the number of Ordinary Shares reserved for issuance under the Director Omnibus Plan by 400,000; and extend the scheduled expiration date of the Management
Omnibus Plan and Director Omnibus Plan from May&nbsp;6, 2031 and May&nbsp;5, 2032, respectively, to May&nbsp;16, 2034. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed for the purposes of registering (i)&nbsp;an additional 3,500,000 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant under the Management Omnibus Plan and
(ii)&nbsp;an additional 400,000 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant under the Director Omnibus Plan, which have been authorized and reserved for issuance under the applicable Plan and include Ordinary Shares that may again become available for
delivery with respect to awards under the applicable Plan pursuant to share counting and other terms and conditions of the applicable Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance
with General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> relating to the Plans and previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) on August&nbsp;16, 2018 (File No.&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312518250733/d592191ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-226875</FONT></A>), January 27, 2022 (File No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312522019809/d26952ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-262372</FONT></A>) and June&nbsp;28, 2022 (File No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312522183937/d401349ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-265876</FONT></A>) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which previously have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000162836924000005/cwk-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;
21, 2024, which incorporates by reference certain portions of the Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000130817924000456/lcwk2024_def14a.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement</A>
for the Registrant&#146;s 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;5, 2024; </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 STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000162836924000010/cwk-20240331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2024; </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 STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312524070244/d783313d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
18, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312524082063/d817126d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
29, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312524090857/d787643d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
9, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312524134247/d836815d8k.htm">May&nbsp;8, 2024</A> (excluding any portions of such reports that were &#147;furnished&#148; rather than
&#147;filed&#148;); 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 STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312518231291/d554052d8a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-38611),</FONT> filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;30, 2018. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All other reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Registration Statement, any
document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any 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;8. Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628369/000119312521155007/d436122dex31.htm">Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d838915dex42.htm">Second Amended&nbsp;&amp; Restated 2018 Omnibus Management Share and Cash Incentive Plan, effective May&nbsp;16, 2024. </A></TD></TR>
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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 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>CUSHMAN&nbsp;&amp; WAKEFIELD plc</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michelle MacKay</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Michelle MacKay</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and director of Cushman&nbsp;&amp; Wakefield plc whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Michelle MacKay, Neil Johnston and Noelle J. Perkins, and each of them, his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and
revocation, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute any or all amendments including any post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, 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">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director and Chief Executive Officer<BR>(Principal Executive Officer and Authorized Representative in the United States)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer<BR>(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Laurida Sayed</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Accounting Officer<BR>(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Jonathan Coslet</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jonathan Coslet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Michelle Felman</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Michelle Felman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Jodie McLean</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jodie McLean</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jennifer J. McPeek</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 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
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales
98-1193584
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
125 Old Broad Street
London, United Kingdom, EC2N 1AR
Telephone: +44 20 3296 3000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
SECOND AMENDED & RESTATED
2018 OMNIBUS MANAGEMENT SHARE AND CASH INCENTIVE PLAN
SECOND AMENDED & RESTATED
2018 OMNIBUS
NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR SHARE AND CASH INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Noelle J.
Perkins
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Cushman & Wakefield
225 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone: (312)
470-1800
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to
:
Robert M. Hayward, P.C.
Kevin M. Frank
Katie J.
Holahan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(312)
862-2000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated
filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On May 16, 2024, the shareholders of Cushman & Wakefield plc (the "Registrant") approved the Second Amended & Restated 2018
Omnibus Management Share and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Management Omnibus Plan") and the Second Amended & Restated 2018 Omnibus
Non-Employee
Director Share and Cash Incentive Plan (the
"Director Omnibus Plan" and, together with the Management Omnibus Plan, the "Plans"), in order to, among other amendments: (i) increase the number of ordinary shares, $0.10 nominal value per share (the "Ordinary
Shares"), reserved for issuance under the Management Omnibus Plan by 3,500,000; increase the number of Ordinary Shares reserved for issuance under the Director Omnibus Plan by 400,000; and extend the scheduled expiration date of the Management
Omnibus Plan and Director Omnibus Plan from May 6, 2031 and May 5, 2032, respectively, to May 16, 2034.
This Registration Statement on
Form
S-8
(the "Registration Statement") is being filed for the purposes of registering (i) an additional 3,500,000 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant under the Management Omnibus Plan and
(ii) an additional 400,000 Ordinary Shares of the Registrant under the Director Omnibus Plan, which have been authorized and reserved for issuance under the applicable Plan and include Ordinary Shares that may again become available for
delivery with respect to awards under the applicable Plan pursuant to share counting and other terms and conditions of the applicable Plan.
In accordance
with General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
the registration statements on Form
S-8
relating to the Plans and previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on August 16, 2018 (File No.
333-226875
), January 27, 2022 (File No.
333-262372
) and June 28, 2022 (File No.
333-265876
) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which previously have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
1.
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 
21, 2024, which incorporates by reference certain portions of the Registrant's
Definitive Proxy Statement
for the Registrant's 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Commission on April 5, 2024;
2.
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on April 30, 2024;
3.
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the
Commission on
March 
18, 2024
,
March 
29, 2024
,
April 
9, 2024
and
May 8, 2024
(excluding any portions of such reports that were "furnished" rather than
"filed"); and
4.
The description of the Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form
8-A
(File
No. 001-38611),
filed with the Commission on July 30, 2018.
All other reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
For purposes of this Registration Statement, any
document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on May 7, 2021)
.
4.2
Second Amended & Restated 2018 Omnibus Management Share and Cash Incentive Plan, effective May 16, 2024.
4.3
Second Amended & Restated 2018 Omnibus
Non-Employee
Director Share and Cash Incentive Plan, effective May 16, 2024.
5.1
Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables.
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 New York, State of New York, on
May 16, 2024.
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD plc
By:
/s/ Michelle MacKay
Name:
Michelle MacKay
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and director of Cushman & Wakefield plc whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Michelle MacKay, Neil Johnston and Noelle J. Perkins, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and
revocation, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute any or all amendments including any post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact
and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Michelle MacKay
Michelle MacKay
Director and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Authorized Representative in the United States)
May 16, 2024
/s/ Neil Johnston
Neil Johnston
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 16, 2024
/s/ Laurida Sayed
Laurida Sayed
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 16, 2024
/s/ Jonathan Coslet
Jonathan Coslet
Director
May 16, 2024
/s/ Michelle Felman
Michelle Felman
Director
May 16, 2024
/s/ Jodie McLean
Jodie McLean
Director
May 16, 2024
/s/ Jennifer J. McPeek
Jennifer J. McPeek
Director
May 16, 2024
/s/ Angela Sun
Angela Sun
Director
May 16, 2024
/s/ Rajesh Vennam
Rajesh Vennam
Director
May 16, 2024
/s/ Brett White
Brett White
Non-Executive
Chairman
May 16, 2024
/s/ Billie Williamson
Billie Williamson
Lead Director
May 16, 2024