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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>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, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HFF, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name
of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>51-0610340</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>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Oxford Centre</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>301 Grant Street, Suite 1100</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pittsburgh, PA</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HFF, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HFF, Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2016 Equity
Incentive Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; 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>Mark D. Gibson </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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Oxford Centre </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>301 Grant Street, Suite 1100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pittsburgh, PA 15219 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(412) 281-8714 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With a Copy to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>James A. Lebovitz, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dechert LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cira Centre
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2929 Arch Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Philadelphia, PA 19104 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(215) 994-4000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a 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 Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></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>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title Of Securities To Be Registered</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount To Be<BR>Registered<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>Offering Price Per<BR>Share<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(6)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>Aggregate Offering<BR>Price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(6)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount Of<BR>Registration Fee</B></TD></TR>
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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">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">4,050,000 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$31.29</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$126,724,500</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$12,761</TD></TR>
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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">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)(4)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">122,600 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$31.29</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$3,836,154</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$386</P></TD></TR>
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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">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)(4)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,096,853 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$31.29</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$65,610,530</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$6,607</P></TD></TR>
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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">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">6,269,453 shares</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$31.29</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$196,171,184</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$19,754</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents 4,050,000 shares of the Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) of HFF, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) to be registered for issuance under the Registrant&#146;s 2016
Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Incentive Plan&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents 122,600 shares of Common Stock that were previously registered by the Registrant and available for grant under the Registrant&#146;s 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;) but
were not subject to outstanding awards on May 31, 2016 and are now available for grant under the Incentive Plan pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.1 of the Incentive Plan (the &#147;Remaining Shares&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents 2,096,853 shares of Common Stock that are currently subject to awards under the Prior Plan but which will become available for grant under the Incentive Plan to the extent that any award under the Prior Plan,
or any portion thereof, is cancelled, terminated, forfeited or lapses without the issuance of Common Stock (the &#147;Outstanding Award Shares,&#148; and together with the &#147;Remaining Shares,&#148; the &#147;Carry Forward Shares&#148;).
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Carry Forward Shares were previously registered under the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;2, 2007 (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-140421)</FONT> (the &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;), and the Registrant paid the required fee. The Registrant has concurrently filed Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Prior
Registration Statement deregistering the Carry Forward Shares thereunder. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable pursuant to this Registration
Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per share of Common Stock on May&nbsp;26, 2016, as
reported by the New York Stock Exchange. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information required in Part I of Form S-8 to be contained in a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), is not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the explanatory note to
Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, as originally filed with the Commission by HFF, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:6%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ending
December&nbsp;31, 2015, as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2016; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:6%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ending March&nbsp;31, 2016, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;6, 2016; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:6%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registrant&#146;s Current
Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;22, 2016,&nbsp;February&nbsp;23, 2016 and April&nbsp;28, 2016; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:6%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The
description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on January&nbsp;8, 2007, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:6%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such document with the Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document, which is
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation provides that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to indemnify any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, </P>

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whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of being or having been in any such capacity, if he acted in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action, or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that with respect to an action brought by or in the right of the corporation such
indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys fees). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation eliminates the
personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL
enables a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto, to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations of the directors&#146;
fiduciary duty, except (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director derived an improper
personal benefit. Our certificate of incorporation provides for such limitations on liability for our directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the
DGCL also authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such. We have purchased liability insurance covering our directors and officers for claims asserted against them or incurred by them in such capacity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed herewith).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on December 22, 2006 (file number 333-138579)).</TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom">HFF, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, dated January&nbsp;30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on January&nbsp;8,
2007 (file number 333-138579)).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom">HFF, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Registrant on April 29, 2016 (file number 001-33280)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; 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; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in this
Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P>

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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 bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 31<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> day of May, 2016. </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">HFF, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Mark D. Gibson</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mark D. Gibson</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I></I>Chief Executive Officer <I></I></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Mark D. Gibson and
Gregory R. Conley, as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.<B> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement and the foregoing Power of Attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">Chief Executive Officer, Director and Executive Managing Director (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">May&nbsp;31, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">May&nbsp;31, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gregory R. Conley</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:37.25pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Description</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed herewith).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on December 22, 2006 (file number 333-138579)).</TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Opinion of Dechert LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">HFF, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, dated January 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on January 8, 2007 (file
number 333-138579)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">HFF, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Registrant on April 29, 2016 (file number 001-33280)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Consent of Dechert LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2016
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HFF, Inc.
(Exact name
of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
51-0610340
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Oxford Centre
301 Grant Street, Suite 1100
Pittsburgh, PA
15219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
HFF, Inc.
2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
HFF, Inc.
2016 Equity
Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Mark D. Gibson
Chief
Executive Officer
One Oxford Centre
301 Grant Street, Suite 1100
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 281-8714
(Name,
address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a Copy to:
James A. Lebovitz, Esq.
Dechert LLP
Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 994-4000
Indicate by check mark whether
the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Securities To Be Registered
Amount To Be
Registered
(5)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share
(6)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
(6)
Amount Of
Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(1)
4,050,000 shares
$31.29
$126,724,500
$12,761
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(2)(4)
122,600 shares
$31.29
$3,836,154
$386
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(3)(4)
2,096,853 shares
$31.29
$65,610,530
$6,607
Total
6,269,453 shares
$31.29
$196,171,184
$19,754
(1)
Represents 4,050,000 shares of the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") of HFF, Inc. (the "Registrant") to be registered for issuance under the Registrant's 2016
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan").
(2)
Represents 122,600 shares of Common Stock that were previously registered by the Registrant and available for grant under the Registrant's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Prior Plan") but
were not subject to outstanding awards on May 31, 2016 and are now available for grant under the Incentive Plan pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Incentive Plan (the "Remaining Shares").
(3)
Represents 2,096,853 shares of Common Stock that are currently subject to awards under the Prior Plan but which will become available for grant under the Incentive Plan to the extent that any award under the Prior Plan,
or any portion thereof, is cancelled, terminated, forfeited or lapses without the issuance of Common Stock (the "Outstanding Award Shares," and together with the "Remaining Shares," the "Carry Forward Shares").
(4)
The Carry Forward Shares were previously registered under the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on February 2, 2007 (File
No. 333-140421)
(the "Prior Registration Statement"), and the Registrant paid the required fee. The Registrant has concurrently filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Prior
Registration Statement deregistering the Carry Forward Shares thereunder.
(5)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable pursuant to this Registration
Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(6)
Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low selling price per share of Common Stock on May 26, 2016, as
reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required in Part I of Form S-8 to be contained in a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), is not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the explanatory note to
Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, as originally filed with the Commission by HFF, Inc. (the "Registrant"), are hereby incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ending
December 31, 2015, as filed with the Commission on February 26, 2016;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2016, as filed with the Commission on May 6, 2016;
(c) The Registrant's Current
Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 22, 2016, February 23, 2016 and April 28, 2016;
(d) The
description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on January 8, 2007, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;
(e) all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such document with the Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document, which is
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
As permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation provides that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Section 145 of the DGCL grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to indemnify any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of being or having been in any such capacity, if he acted in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action, or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that with respect to an action brought by or in the right of the corporation such
indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys fees).
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation eliminates the
personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL
enables a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto, to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations of the directors'
fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper
personal benefit. Our certificate of incorporation provides for such limitations on liability for our directors.
Section 145 of the
DGCL also authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such. We have purchased liability insurance covering our directors and officers for claims asserted against them or incurred by them in such capacity.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed herewith).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on December 22, 2006 (file number 333-138579)).
5.1
Opinion of Dechert LLP.
10.1
HFF, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, dated January 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on January 8,
2007 (file number 333-138579)).
10.2
HFF, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Registrant on April 29, 2016 (file number 001-33280)).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Dechert LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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 of 1933;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in this
Registration Statement.
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided, however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 31
st
day of May, 2016.
HFF, INC.
By:
/s/ Mark D. Gibson
Mark D. Gibson
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Mark D. Gibson and
Gregory R. Conley, as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement and the foregoing Power of Attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ Mark D. Gibson
Chief Executive Officer, Director and Executive Managing Director (Principal Executive Officer)
May 31, 2016
Mark D. Gibson
Date
/s/ Gregory R. Conley
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 31, 2016
Gregory R. Conley
Date
/s/ Deborah H. McAneny
Director
May 31, 2016
Deborah H. McAneny
Date
/s/ Susan P. McGalla
Director
May 31, 2016
Susan P. McGalla
Date
/s/ George L. Miles, Jr.
Director
May 31, 2016
George L. Miles, Jr.
Date
/s/ Morgan K. O'Brien
Director
May 31, 2016
Morgan K. O'Brien
Date
/s/ Lenore M. Sullivan
Director
May 31, 2016
Lenore M. Sullivan
Date
/s/ Joe B. Thornton, Jr.
Director
May 31, 2016
Joe B. Thornton, Jr.
Date
/s/ Steven E. Wheeler
Director
May 31, 2016
Steven E. Wheeler
Date
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed herewith).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on December 22, 2006 (file number 333-138579)).
5.1
Opinion of Dechert LLP.
10.1
HFF, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, dated January 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on January 8, 2007 (file
number 333-138579)).
10.2
HFF, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B to Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Registrant on April 29, 2016 (file number 001-33280)).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Dechert LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).