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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____ </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMAYA 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>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>98-0555397</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>7600 Trans Canada Hwy.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>H9R 1C8</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amaya Inc. Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amaya Gaming Group Inc. Stock Option Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Full title of the plan) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amaya
Interactive USA Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 360-N, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hollywood, Florida 33021 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Name and address of agent for service) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>+1 (514)&nbsp;744-3122 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lorne
S. Cantor, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Drew M. Altman, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Greenberg Traurig, P.A. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>333 S.E. 2<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">nd</SUP> Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 4400 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Miami,
Florida 33131 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(305) 579-0500 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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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 securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></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:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount<BR></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be<BR>registered(1)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>offering price<BR>per share(2)</B></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:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price(2)</B></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:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration&nbsp;fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Shares, no par value (reserved for issuance under the Amaya Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the
&#147;<U>EIP</U>&#148;))</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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3,989,672</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Common&nbsp;Shares</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">$22.95-$31.49</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">$100,239,612.40</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">$10,094.13</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Shares, no par value (reserved for issuance under the Amaya Gaming Group Inc. Stock Option
Plan (the &#147;<U>SOP</U>&#148;)</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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">9,321,985</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Common&nbsp;Shares</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">$19.13</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">$178,329,573.05</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">$17,957.79</TD></TR>
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<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:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">13,311,657</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Common Shares</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">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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">$278,569,185.45</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">$28,051.92</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), this registration statement shall also cover any additional Common Shares, no par value (&#147;<U>Common
Shares</U>&#148;), of Amaya Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Quebec, Canada (the &#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;), that become issuable under the EIP and the SOP by reason of any share dividend, share split, recapitalization or other
similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding Common Shares. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee: (i)&nbsp;in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act with respect to 2,973,672 Common Shares issuable under the EIP based on the average
of the high and low prices per Common Share as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on November&nbsp;3, 2015; and (ii)&nbsp;in accordance with Rule 457(h) with respect to (x)&nbsp;1,016,000 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of options to
purchase Common Shares under the EIP with a weighted average exercise price of $31.49 per share and (y)&nbsp;9,321,985 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase Common Shares under the SOP with a weighted average exercise price of
$19.13 per share. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(<B>a</B>) PROSPECTUS<B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information specified by Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), and the introductory Note to Part I of Form S-8. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participating employees as specified by Rule
428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities
Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed with or furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) by Amaya Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Quebec, Canada (the &#147;<U>Company</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>we</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>us</U>&#148; or &#147;<U>our</U>&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Registration Statement on Form 40-F, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;26, 2015, excluding Exhibit 99.15 thereto (the &#147;<U>2015 40-F</U>&#148;); </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Reports on Forms 6-K or 6-K/A furnished to the Commission on June&nbsp;1, 2015,&nbsp;June&nbsp;23, 2015,&nbsp;July&nbsp;28, 2015,&nbsp;July&nbsp;30, 2015,&nbsp;July&nbsp;31, 2015,&nbsp;August&nbsp;13,
2015,&nbsp;September&nbsp;15, 2015 (two Reports), September&nbsp;24, 2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;1, 2015,&nbsp;October&nbsp;21, 2015 and November&nbsp;10, 2015 (two Reports); and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Common Shares contained in the 2015 40-F and any amendments to the 2015 40-F filed subsequently thereto, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated herein by reference will be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in a subsequently filed document incorporated herein by reference, modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement modified or
superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of
Securities. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a corporation incorporated under the laws of Quebec, Canada, we are subject to the Business Corporations
Act (Qu&eacute;bec) (&#147;<U>BCA</U>&#148;). Sections 159 to 162 of the BCA and Section&nbsp;6 of our general by-laws provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sections 159 to 162 provide as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">159. Subject to section 160, a corporation must indemnify a director or officer of the corporation, a former director or officer of the
corporation, a mandatary, or any other person who acts or acted at the corporation&#146;s request as a director or officer of another group against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in the exercise of their functions, including an
amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, or arising from any investigative or other proceeding in which the person is involved if: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the person acted with honesty and loyalty in the interest of the corporation or, as the case may be, in the interest of the other group
for which the person acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation&#146;s request; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) in the case of a
proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. </P>
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a proceeding referred to in the first paragraph. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">160. In the event that a court or any other competent authority judges that the
conditions set out in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph of section 159 are not fulfilled, the corporation may not indemnify the person and the person must repay to the corporation any moneys advanced under that section. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furthermore, the corporation may not indemnify a person referred to in section 159 if the court determines that the person has committed an
intentional or gross fault. In such a case, the person must repay to the corporation any moneys advanced. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">161. A corporation may, with
the approval of the court, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the corporation or other group referred to in section 159, against a person referred to in that section, advance the necessary monies to the person or indemnify the person against
all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, if the person fulfills the conditions set out in that section. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">162. A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of its directors, officers and other mandataries against any liability
they may incur as such or in their capacity as directors, officers or mandataries of another group, if they act or acted in that capacity at the corporation&#146;s request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our general by-laws provide that we shall indemnify a current or former director or officer of the Company, or another individual who acts or
acted at our request as a director or officer of another entity to the fullest extent permitted by the BCA. The rights of any person to indemnification granted by the BCA or our general by-laws are not exclusive of any other rights to which any
person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors, at law or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and will inure to the benefit
of the heirs and legal representatives of that person. Our by-laws provide further that we may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of our directors, officers and other mandataries against any liability they may incur as such or in their
respective capacities as directors, officers or mandataries of another group, if they act or acted in such respective capacities at our request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have purchased a directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance policy with an annual aggregate limit of $150,000,000 (the
&#147;<U>Primary Liability Policy</U>&#148;) as well as $70,000,000 of additional coverage in excess of the Primary Liability Policy, as well as primary coverage for certain exclusions contained in the Primary Liability Policy for the Company, any
of its subsidiaries and its and their respective directors and officers. No portion of the premium has or will be paid by directors or officers. The deductible in respect of any claim ranges from $0 to $1,000,000, depending on the nature of the
claim. Moreover, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers for liabilities and costs in respect of any action or suit against them in connection with the execution of their duties, subject to customary
limitations prescribed by applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, it is the position of the Commission that indemnification of directors and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public
policy and is unenforceable pursuant to Section&nbsp;14 of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See &#147;Exhibit Index&#148; following the signature page to this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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amendment to this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered 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 Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 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 of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, on November&nbsp;10, 2015. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints David Baazov, Daniel Sebag and Marlon Goldstein his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, with authority to execute in the name of each such person, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits thereto and
other documents therewith, any and all amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to this registration statement necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act and any rules, regulations
and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in the registration statement as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David Baazov</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Daniel Sebag</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Harlan Goodson</P></TD>
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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 Section&nbsp;6(a) of the Securities Act, the authorized representative has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed by the undersigned, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, on November&nbsp;10, 2015. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Authorized U.S. Representative)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Marlon D. Goldstein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Marlon D. Goldstein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Articles of Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to our Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;26, 2015 (the &#147;<U>40-F</U>&#148;) and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">General By-laws of Amaya Inc., filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the 40-F and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Advance Notice By-Law, By-Law No. 2014-1, A By-Law Relating Generally to the Advance Notice Requirements for the Nomination of Directors of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the 40-F and incorporated by reference
herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Common Share Certificate Specimen, filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the 40-F and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Osler, Hoskin &amp; Harcourt LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Deloitte LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2015
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMAYA INC.
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
Quebec
98-0555397
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7600 Trans Canada Hwy.
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
H9R 1C8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Amaya Inc. Equity Incentive Plan
Amaya Gaming Group Inc. Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Amaya
Interactive USA Corporation
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 360-N,
Hollywood, Florida 33021
(Name and address of agent for service)
+1 (514) 744-3122
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Lorne
S. Cantor, Esq.
Drew M. Altman, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
333 S.E. 2
nd
Avenue
Suite 4400
Miami,
Florida 33131
(305) 579-0500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated Filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
(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(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share(2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Shares, no par value (reserved for issuance under the Amaya Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the
"
EIP
"))
3,989,672
Common Shares
$22.95-$31.49
$100,239,612.40
$10,094.13
Common Shares, no par value (reserved for issuance under the Amaya Gaming Group Inc. Stock Option
Plan (the "
SOP
")
9,321,985
Common Shares
$19.13
$178,329,573.05
$17,957.79
Totals
13,311,657
Common Shares
—
$278,569,185.45
$28,051.92
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), this registration statement shall also cover any additional Common Shares, no par value ("
Common
Shares
"), of Amaya Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Quebec, Canada (the "
Registrant
"), that become issuable under the EIP and the SOP by reason of any share dividend, share split, recapitalization or other
similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding Common Shares.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee: (i) in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act with respect to 2,973,672 Common Shares issuable under the EIP based on the average
of the high and low prices per Common Share as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on November 3, 2015; and (ii) in accordance with Rule 457(h) with respect to (x) 1,016,000 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of options to
purchase Common Shares under the EIP with a weighted average exercise price of $31.49 per share and (y) 9,321,985 Common Shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase Common Shares under the SOP with a weighted average exercise price of
$19.13 per share.
PART I.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(
a
) PROSPECTUS
The information specified by Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), and the introductory Note to Part I of Form S-8.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participating employees as specified by Rule
428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act.
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PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with or furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"
Commission
") by Amaya Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Quebec, Canada (the "
Company
," "
we
," "
us
" or "
our
"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
Registration Statement on Form 40-F, filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015, excluding Exhibit 99.15 thereto (the "
2015 40-F
");
(b)
Reports on Forms 6-K or 6-K/A furnished to the Commission on June 1, 2015, June 23, 2015, July 28, 2015, July 30, 2015, July 31, 2015, August 13,
2015, September 15, 2015 (two Reports), September 24, 2015, October 1, 2015, October 21, 2015 and November 10, 2015 (two Reports); and
(c)
The description of the Common Shares contained in the 2015 40-F and any amendments to the 2015 40-F filed subsequently thereto, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Additionally, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated herein by reference will be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in a subsequently filed document incorporated herein by reference, modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement modified or
superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of
Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
As a corporation incorporated under the laws of Quebec, Canada, we are subject to the Business Corporations
Act (Québec) ("
BCA
"). Sections 159 to 162 of the BCA and Section 6 of our general by-laws provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers.
Sections 159 to 162 provide as follows:
159. Subject to section 160, a corporation must indemnify a director or officer of the corporation, a former director or officer of the
corporation, a mandatary, or any other person who acts or acted at the corporation's request as a director or officer of another group against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in the exercise of their functions, including an
amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, or arising from any investigative or other proceeding in which the person is involved if:
(1) the person acted with honesty and loyalty in the interest of the corporation or, as the case may be, in the interest of the other group
for which the person acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation's request; and
(2) in the case of a
proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.
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The corporation must also advance moneys to such a person for the costs, charges and expenses of
a proceeding referred to in the first paragraph.
160. In the event that a court or any other competent authority judges that the
conditions set out in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph of section 159 are not fulfilled, the corporation may not indemnify the person and the person must repay to the corporation any moneys advanced under that section.
Furthermore, the corporation may not indemnify a person referred to in section 159 if the court determines that the person has committed an
intentional or gross fault. In such a case, the person must repay to the corporation any moneys advanced.
161. A corporation may, with
the approval of the court, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the corporation or other group referred to in section 159, against a person referred to in that section, advance the necessary monies to the person or indemnify the person against
all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, if the person fulfills the conditions set out in that section.
162. A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of its directors, officers and other mandataries against any liability
they may incur as such or in their capacity as directors, officers or mandataries of another group, if they act or acted in that capacity at the corporation's request.
Our general by-laws provide that we shall indemnify a current or former director or officer of the Company, or another individual who acts or
acted at our request as a director or officer of another entity to the fullest extent permitted by the BCA. The rights of any person to indemnification granted by the BCA or our general by-laws are not exclusive of any other rights to which any
person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors, at law or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and will inure to the benefit
of the heirs and legal representatives of that person. Our by-laws provide further that we may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of our directors, officers and other mandataries against any liability they may incur as such or in their
respective capacities as directors, officers or mandataries of another group, if they act or acted in such respective capacities at our request.
We have purchased a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy with an annual aggregate limit of $150,000,000 (the
"
Primary Liability Policy
") as well as $70,000,000 of additional coverage in excess of the Primary Liability Policy, as well as primary coverage for certain exclusions contained in the Primary Liability Policy for the Company, any
of its subsidiaries and its and their respective directors and officers. No portion of the premium has or will be paid by directors or officers. The deductible in respect of any claim ranges from $0 to $1,000,000, depending on the nature of the
claim. Moreover, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers for liabilities and costs in respect of any action or suit against them in connection with the execution of their duties, subject to customary
limitations prescribed by applicable law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, it is the position of the Commission that indemnification of directors and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public
policy and is unenforceable pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See "Exhibit Index" following the signature page to this Registration Statement.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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 Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, on November 10, 2015.
AMAYA INC.
By:
/s/ Daniel Sebag
Name:
Daniel Sebag
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints David Baazov, Daniel Sebag and Marlon Goldstein his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, with authority to execute in the name of each such person, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits thereto and
other documents therewith, any and all amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to this registration statement necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act and any rules, regulations
and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in the registration statement as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David Baazov
David Baazov
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 10, 2015
/s/ Daniel Sebag
Daniel Sebag
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
November 10, 2015
/s/ Gen. Wesley K. Clark
Gen. Wesley K. Clark
Director
November 10, 2015
/s/ Divyesh Gadhia
Divyesh Gadhia
Director
November 10, 2015
/s/ Harlan Goodson
Harlan Goodson
Director
November 10, 2015
/s/ Dr. Aubrey Zidenberg
Dr. Aubrey Zidenberg
Director
November 10, 2015
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the authorized representative has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed by the undersigned, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, on November 10, 2015.
AMAYA INTERACTIVE USA CORPORATION
(Authorized U.S. Representative)
By:
/s/ Marlon D. Goldstein
Name:
Marlon D. Goldstein
Title:
Authorized Signatory
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to our Registration Statement on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on May 26, 2015 (the "
40-F
") and incorporated by reference herein.
4.2
General By-laws of Amaya Inc., filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the 40-F and incorporated by reference herein.
4.3
Advance Notice By-Law, By-Law No. 2014-1, A By-Law Relating Generally to the Advance Notice Requirements for the Nomination of Directors of the Registrant, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the 40-F and incorporated by reference
herein.
4.4
Common Share Certificate Specimen, filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the 40-F and incorporated by reference herein.
5.1
Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte LLP
23.2
Consent of Dannible & McKee, LLP
23.3
Consent of Richter LLP
23.4
Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).