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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 May 26, 2016 </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 S-8
</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>Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <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>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(As Amended and Restated May 26, 2016) </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>475 N.
Martingale Road, Suite 1050 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Schaumburg, IL 60173 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Scott B. Hamilton, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>475 N. Martingale Road, Suite 1050 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Schaumburg, IL 60173 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(847) 240-4700 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </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><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>Karen Weber, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Winston &amp; Strawn LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>35 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 60601-9703 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(312) 558-5600 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities To&nbsp;Be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, ISSUABLE PURSUANT
TO:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 26, 2016 (the &#147;Plan&#148;)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,250,000 shares (2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$26.64</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$59,940,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$6,036</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common
stock that become issuable under the Plan as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Consists of shares of common stock issuable in respect of awards to be granted under the Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 26, 2016.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee and computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. Such computation is based on the average of the high and low prices
as reported on New York Stock Exchange on May 23, 2016, a date within five business days of the date of this Registration Statement. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) of Global Brass and Copper
Holdings, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) registers an additional 2,250,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The shares registered pursuant to this Registration Statement are securities of the same class and relate to the
same shares registered on the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on May 24, 2013 (Registration No. 333-188842), which is hereby incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement. </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: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="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the
Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on March 9, 2016; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2016; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registrant&#146;s
current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 12, 2016, May 4, 2016 and May 18, 2016; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The description of the
securities set forth in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), on May 20, 2013, and any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating any such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents (other than the portions of such documents, which by statute, by designation in such document or otherwise (including but not limited to
information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any current report on Form 8-K), are not deemed filed with the Commission or are not regarded to be incorporated herein by reference). 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 hereof or for purposes of the related prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on
May 8, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2015, and incorporated by reference
herein).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on May 8, 2013, and incorporated by
reference herein).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan , as amended and restated May 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed
with the Commission on April 8, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Winston &amp; Strawn LLP (filed herewith).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Winston &amp; Strawn LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Schaumburg, IL on May 26, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>GLOBAL&nbsp;BRASS&nbsp;AND&nbsp;COPPER&nbsp;HOLDINGS,&nbsp;INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John J. Wasz</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">John J. Wasz</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">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>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John J. Wasz, Robert T.
Micchelli, and Scott B. Hamilton as such person&#146;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and the other documents in connection therewith, and any registration statement relating to any offering made
pursuant to this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the 1933 Act 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 things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Schaumburg, IL on May 26, 2016. </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; width:15.95pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:16.00pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ John J. Wasz</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John J. Wasz</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and President</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer) and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Robert T. Micchelli</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Robert T. Micchelli</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ John H. Walker</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John H. Walker</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Vicki L. Avril</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Vicki L. Avril</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:15.95pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Bradford T. Ray</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" ALIGN="center">Bradford T. Ray</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Donald L. Marsh</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" ALIGN="center">Donald L. Marsh</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Martin E. Welch III</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" ALIGN="center">Martin E. Welch III</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ronald C. Whitaker</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" ALIGN="center">Ronald C. Whitaker</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">May 26, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on
May 8, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2015, and incorporated by reference
herein).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on May 8, 2013, and incorporated by
reference herein).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan , as amended and restated May 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed
with the Commission on April 8, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Winston &amp; Strawn LLP (filed herewith).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Winston &amp; Strawn LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
06-1826563
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
(As Amended and Restated May 26, 2016)
(Full title of the plan)
475 N.
Martingale Road, Suite 1050
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Scott B. Hamilton, Esq.
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc.
475 N. Martingale Road, Suite 1050
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 240-4700
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy To:
Karen Weber, Esq.
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601-9703
(312) 558-5600
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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended:
Large accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share (3)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (3)
Amount of
Registration Fee
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, ISSUABLE PURSUANT
TO:
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended and restated May 26, 2016 (the "Plan")
2,250,000 shares (2)
$26.64
$59,940,000
$6,036
(1)
In accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common
stock that become issuable under the Plan as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's common stock.
(2)
Consists of shares of common stock issuable in respect of awards to be granted under the Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective May 26, 2016.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee and computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. Such computation is based on the average of the high and low prices
as reported on New York Stock Exchange on May 23, 2016, a date within five business days of the date of this Registration Statement.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") of Global Brass and Copper
Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant") registers an additional 2,250,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The shares registered pursuant to this Registration Statement are securities of the same class and relate to the
same shares registered on the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 24, 2013 (Registration No. 333-188842), which is hereby 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 filed by the
Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on March 9, 2016;
(b) The Registrant's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2016;
(c) The Registrant's
current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 12, 2016, May 4, 2016 and May 18, 2016; and
(d) The description of the
securities set forth in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), on May 20, 2013, and any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating any such description.
All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents (other than the portions of such documents, which by statute, by designation in such document or otherwise (including but not limited to
information disclosed by the Registrant under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any current report on Form 8-K), are not deemed filed with the Commission or are not regarded to be incorporated herein by reference). 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 hereof or for purposes of the related prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated 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.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on
May 8, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2015, and incorporated by reference
herein).
4.3
Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on May 8, 2013, and incorporated by
reference herein).
4.4
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan , as amended and restated May 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed
with the Commission on April 8, 2016).
5.1
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Schaumburg, IL on May 26, 2016.
GLOBAL BRASS AND COPPER HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ John J. Wasz
Name:
John J. Wasz
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John J. Wasz, Robert T.
Micchelli, and Scott B. Hamilton as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and the other documents in connection therewith, and any registration statement relating to any offering made
pursuant to this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the 1933 Act 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 things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Schaumburg, IL on May 26, 2016.
Signature Title
Title
Date
/s/ John J. Wasz
John J. Wasz
Chief Executive Officer and President
May 26, 2016
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Robert T. Micchelli
Robert T. Micchelli
Chief Financial Officer
May 26, 2016
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ John H. Walker
John H. Walker
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 26, 2016
/s/ Vicki L. Avril
Director
May 26, 2016
Vicki L. Avril
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Signature Title
Title
Date
/s/ Bradford T. Ray
Bradford T. Ray
Director
May 26, 2016
/s/ Donald L. Marsh
Donald L. Marsh
Director
May 26, 2016
/s/ Martin E. Welch III
Martin E. Welch III
Director
May 26, 2016
/s/ Ronald C. Whitaker
Ronald C. Whitaker
Director
May 26, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on
May 8, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein).
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2015, and incorporated by reference
herein).
4.3
Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-177594), filed with the Commission on May 8, 2013, and incorporated by
reference herein).
4.4
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan , as amended and restated May 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed
with the Commission on April 8, 2016).
5.1
Opinion of Winston & Strawn LLP (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Winston & Strawn LLP (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
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