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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<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>PLAYA HOTELS&nbsp;&amp; RESORTS N.V. </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>The Netherlands</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">98-1346104</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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Playa Hotels&nbsp;&amp; Resorts N.V. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tracy M.J. Colden </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EVP&nbsp;&amp; General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Playa Hotels&nbsp;&amp; Resorts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Suite 310 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33323 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(954) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">453-3100</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael&nbsp;E.&nbsp;McTiernan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hogan Lovells US LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>555
Thirteenth Street, N.W. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20004 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">637-5600</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, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-accelerated&nbsp;filer,</FONT> a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;of</FONT> the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#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; text-indent:4%; 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 by the
registrant, Playa Hotels&nbsp;&amp; Resorts N.V. (the &#147;Registrant,&#148; or &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; or &#147;us&#148;), a Dutch public limited liability company (<I>naamloze vennootschap</I>) with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) for the purpose of registering 12,000,000 additional ordinary shares in the Registrant&#146;s capital, par value &#128;0.10&nbsp;per share, for issuance pursuant to the Playa Hotels&nbsp;&amp; Resorts N.V. 2017 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, as amended (as amended, the &#147;Plan&#148;). The contents of the previous <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312520240114/d87666ds8.htm">Registration Statement on<U></U>&nbsp;Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT></A> filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;4, 2020&nbsp;(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;
333-248621)</FONT> and the previous <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312517170866/d382320ds8.htm">Registration Statement on<U></U>&nbsp;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT></A> filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;15, 2017&nbsp;(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-218017)</FONT> are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof in accordance with General Instruction E of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </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">our Annual Report on<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241223000038/plya-20221231.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT></A>&nbsp;for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, including the information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> from our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312523103614/d428201ddef14a.htm#toc428201_48">Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</A>, filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;17, 2023; </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">our Quarterly Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;for</FONT> the fiscal quarter
ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241223000051/plya-20230331.htm">March<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">our Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312523143487/d456585d8k.htm">May
<U></U>&nbsp;12, 2023</A>; 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">the description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312517035747/d341126d8a12b.htm">Registration Statement on<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;Form&nbsp;8-A</FONT></A>&nbsp;filed on February&nbsp;9, 2017, as amended by the
description of our Ordinary Shares contained in&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241220000008/ye19-exhibit41.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A><U></U>&nbsp;to our Annual Report
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities 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 or reports. We are not, however, incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> These documents may include,
among others, Annual Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> as well as proxy
statements. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The class of securities to be offered under this Registration Statement is registered under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is a public limited liability company (<I>naamloze vennootschap</I>) organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Articles of Association provide for certain indemnification rights for its directors and those executive officers designated by the
Registrant&#146;s board of directors, and the Registrant entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors providing for procedures for indemnification and advancements by the Registrant of certain expenses
and costs relating to claims, suits or proceedings arising from his or her service to us or, at the Registrant&#146;s request, service to other entities, as officers or directors to the maximum extent permitted by Dutch law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Articles of Association, the Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless each of its indemnified officers and directors against any financial
losses, costs, fines or other damages incurred by such indemnified officer or director and any expense reasonably paid or incurred by or on behalf of such indemnified officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed inquiry,
investigation, suit, claim, action or legal proceedings of a civil, criminal, administrative or other nature, formal or informal, in which he becomes involved, to the extent relating to or arising in connection with his current or former position
with the Registrant and/or a group company and/or his current or former service at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, limited or general partner, member, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic entity, partnership,
joint venture, trust, other enterprise (whether conducted for profit or not for profit) or employee benefit plan, and in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No indemnification shall be given to an indemnified officer or director under the Articles of Association: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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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">if a competent court or arbitral tribunal has finally established (without the possibility for appeal) that the
acts or omissions of such indemnified officer or director that led to the financial losses, costs, fines, damages, other expenses, suit, claim, action or legal proceedings are of a nature constituting malice, gross negligence, intentional misconduct
and/or serious culpability attributable to such indemnified officer or director; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to the extent that his or her financial losses, costs, fines, damages and other expenses are covered under an
insurance policy obtained by the Registrant, but only to the extent that the relevant insurer has irrevocably settled or provided reimbursement for, these financial losses, costs, fines, damages and other expenses; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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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">for proceedings brought by such indemnified officer or director against the Registrant or any of its
subsidiaries, except for proceedings brought to enforce indemnification to which he is entitled under applicable law, insurance policies obtained by the Registrant, the Registrant&#146;s Articles of Association, a resolution of the Registrant&#146;s
Board or an agreement between such indemnified officer and the Registrant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant may maintain an insurance policy which
insures directors and officers against certain liabilities which might be incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. The Registrant currently maintains such a policy. The description of indemnity herein is merely a summary of the
provisions in the Articles of Association and other indemnification agreements, and such description shall not limit or alter the provisions in the Articles of Association or other indemnification agreements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or officers of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not
applicable. </P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241220000028/q220-exhibit31articles.htm">Articles of Association of Playa Hotels<U>&nbsp;
&amp; Resorts N.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;filed</FONT> by the Registrant on August&nbsp;6, 2020)</U></A><U></U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241223000038/ye22-exhibit32xboardrules.htm">Board Rules for Playa Hotels<U></U>&nbsp;
&amp; Resorts N.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed by the Registrant on February<U></U>&nbsp;23, 2023)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312517014198/d274352dex1012.htm">2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> filed by Porto Holdco B.V. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February<U></U>&nbsp;7, 2017)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241219000019/q119-exhibit105.htm">First Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed by the Registrant on May<U></U>&nbsp;7, 2019)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312519152294/d749549dex101.htm">Second Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed by the Registrant on May<U></U>&nbsp;21, 2019)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000169241223000038/ye22-ex106xthirdamendmentt.htm">Third Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed by the Registrant on February<U></U>&nbsp;23, 2023)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692412/000119312523103614/d428201ddef14a.htm#toc428201_48">Fourth Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
 14A, filed by the Registrant on April<U></U>&nbsp;17, 2023)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d468387dex51.htm">Opinion of NautaDutilh N.V., as to the legality of the securities being registered </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d468387dex51.htm">Consent of NautaDutilh N.V. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d468387dex232.htm">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d468387ds8.htm#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; 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>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;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; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, 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 this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;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 this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial<I>
bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;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 Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp;In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>SIGNATURES </B></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, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fairfax, state of Virginia on
July&nbsp;18, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>Playa Hotels&nbsp;&amp; Resorts N.V.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Bruce D. Wardinski</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bruce D. Wardinski</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Executive Officer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Principal Executive Officer)</B></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Bruce D. Wardinski and Ryan Hymel, and each of them, as his <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and other documents related thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
<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 in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent or his substitutes may 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, as amended, 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="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></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/ Bruce D. Wardinski</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bruce D. Wardinski</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</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">/s/ Ryan Hymel</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ryan Hymel</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brandon B. Buhler</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands
98-1346104
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 104
1012 SG Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended
(Full title of the plan)
Tracy M.J. Colden
EVP & General Counsel
Playa Hotels & Resorts
1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Suite 310
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33323
(Name and address of agent for service)
(954)
453-3100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Michael E. McTiernan
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555
Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202)
637-5600
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer,
a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in
Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
Explanatory Note
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(the "Registration Statement") is being filed by the
registrant, Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (the "Registrant," or "we," "our" or "us"), a Dutch public limited liability company (
naamloze vennootschap
) with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") for the purpose of registering 12,000,000 additional ordinary shares in the Registrant's capital, par value €0.10 per share, for issuance pursuant to the Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. 2017 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, as amended (as amended, the "Plan"). The contents of the previous
Registration Statement on
Form
S-8
filed with the Commission on September 4, 2020 (File
No. 
333-248621)
and the previous
Registration Statement on
Form
S-8
filed with the Commission on
May 15, 2017 (File
No. 333-218017)
are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof in accordance with General Instruction E of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
•
our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, including the information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form
10-K
from our
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
, filed with the Commission on
April 17, 2023;
•
our Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter
ended
March
31, 2023
;
•
our Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on
May
12, 2023
; and
•
the description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our
Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
filed on February 9, 2017, as amended by the
description of our Ordinary Shares contained in
Exhibit 4.1
to our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2019, including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities 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 or reports. We are not, however, incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K.
These documents may include,
among others, Annual Reports on Form
10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
and Current Reports on Form
8-K,
as well as proxy
statements. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The class of securities to be offered under this Registration Statement is registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of Trustees and Officers.
The Registrant is a public limited liability company (
naamloze vennootschap
) organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands.
The Registrant's Articles of Association provide for certain indemnification rights for its directors and those executive officers designated by the
Registrant's board of directors, and the Registrant entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors providing for procedures for indemnification and advancements by the Registrant of certain expenses
and costs relating to claims, suits or proceedings arising from his or her service to us or, at the Registrant's request, service to other entities, as officers or directors to the maximum extent permitted by Dutch law.
Pursuant to the Articles of Association, the Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless each of its indemnified officers and directors against any financial
losses, costs, fines or other damages incurred by such indemnified officer or director and any expense reasonably paid or incurred by or on behalf of such indemnified officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed inquiry,
investigation, suit, claim, action or legal proceedings of a civil, criminal, administrative or other nature, formal or informal, in which he becomes involved, to the extent relating to or arising in connection with his current or former position
with the Registrant and/or a group company and/or his current or former service at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, limited or general partner, member, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic entity, partnership,
joint venture, trust, other enterprise (whether conducted for profit or not for profit) or employee benefit plan, and in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law.
No indemnification shall be given to an indemnified officer or director under the Articles of Association:
•
if a competent court or arbitral tribunal has finally established (without the possibility for appeal) that the
acts or omissions of such indemnified officer or director that led to the financial losses, costs, fines, damages, other expenses, suit, claim, action or legal proceedings are of a nature constituting malice, gross negligence, intentional misconduct
and/or serious culpability attributable to such indemnified officer or director;
•
to the extent that his or her financial losses, costs, fines, damages and other expenses are covered under an
insurance policy obtained by the Registrant, but only to the extent that the relevant insurer has irrevocably settled or provided reimbursement for, these financial losses, costs, fines, damages and other expenses; or
•
for proceedings brought by such indemnified officer or director against the Registrant or any of its
subsidiaries, except for proceedings brought to enforce indemnification to which he is entitled under applicable law, insurance policies obtained by the Registrant, the Registrant's Articles of Association, a resolution of the Registrant's
Board or an agreement between such indemnified officer and the Registrant.
The Registrant may maintain an insurance policy which
insures directors and officers against certain liabilities which might be incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. The Registrant currently maintains such a policy. The description of indemnity herein is merely a summary of the
provisions in the Articles of Association and other indemnification agreements, and such description shall not limit or alter the provisions in the Articles of Association or other indemnification agreements.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or officers of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Articles of Association of Playa Hotels
& Resorts N.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q filed
by the Registrant on August 6, 2020)
4.2
Board Rules for Playa Hotels
& Resorts N.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed by the Registrant on February
23, 2023)
4.3
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-4
filed by Porto Holdco B.V. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February
7, 2017)
4.4
First Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed by the Registrant on May
7, 2019)
4.5
Second Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K
filed by the Registrant on May
21, 2019)
4.6
Third Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed by the Registrant on February
23, 2023)
4.7
Fourth Amendment to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
 14A, filed by the Registrant on April
17, 2023)
5.1*
Opinion of NautaDutilh N.V., as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1*
Consent of NautaDutilh N.V. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
107*
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith
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 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table 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 this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(h) 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 Securities and Exchange 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 for the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fairfax, state of Virginia on
July 18, 2023.
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
By:
/s/ Bruce D. Wardinski
Bruce D. Wardinski
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Bruce D. Wardinski and Ryan Hymel, and each of them, as his
attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and other documents related thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact
and agent or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Bruce D. Wardinski
Bruce D. Wardinski
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 18, 2023
/s/ Ryan Hymel
Ryan Hymel
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
July 18, 2023
/s/ Brandon B. Buhler
Brandon B. Buhler
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
July 18, 2023
/s/ Jeanmarie Cooney
Jeanmarie Cooney
Director
July 18, 2023
/s/ Hal Stanley Jones
Hal Stanley Jones
Director
July 18, 2023
/s/ Mahmood Khimji
Mahmood Khimji
Director
July 18, 2023
/s/ Elizabeth Lieberman
Elizabeth Lieberman
Director
July 18, 2023
/s/ Maria Miller
Maria Miller
Director
July 18, 2023
/s/ Leticia Navarro
Leticia Navarro
Director
July 18, 2023
/s/ Karl Peterson
Karl Peterson
Director
July 18, 2023