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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. <font style="color:#000000;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#9744;</font></p><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU1"></a>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) to register <font style="color:#000000;">an additional 1,619,758 shares of common stock under the Vital Farms, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and an additional 404,939 shares of common stock under the Vital Farms, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, pursuant to the provisions of each plan which provide for annual automatic increases in the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under each respective plan. In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of the Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4.3</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001579733/000119312520198190/d841617dex41.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4.4</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4.5</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312520190455/d841617dex105.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Forms of Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4.6</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:-0.75pt;;text-indent:0.75pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312520190455/d841617dex106.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Forms of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4.7</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0.75pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312520190455/d841617dex107.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Forms of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312520206461/d94951dex412.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-240258), filed with the Commission on July 31, 2020).</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5.1*</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="vitl-ex51_47.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Opinion of Cooley LLP.</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">23.1*</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#160;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="vitl-ex231_6.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">23.2*</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="vitl-ex51_47.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></a></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.14%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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 Austin, State of Texas on May 5, 2022. </p>
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vitl-s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2022
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Vital Farms, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
27-0496985
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3601 South Congress Avenue
Suite C100
Austin, Texas
78704
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Vital Farms, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
Vital Farms, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Russell Diez-Canseco
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vital Farms, Inc.
3601 South Congress Avenue
Suite C100
Austin, Texas 78704
(877) 455-3063
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jaime L. Chase
Katherine Denby
Cooley LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
202-842-7800
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
"
large accelerated filer,
"
"
accelerated filer,
"
"
smaller reporting company,
"
and
"
emerging growth company
"
in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act
.
Large Accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to register
an additional 1,619,758 shares of common stock under the Vital Farms, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and an additional 404,939 shares of common stock under the Vital Farms, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, pursuant to the provisions of each plan which provide for annual automatic increases in the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under each respective plan. In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of the Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Vital Farms, Inc. (the
"Registrant"
) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed by it with the Commission:
(a)
the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8, previously filed with the Commission on July 31, 2020 (
File No. 333-240258
) and March 24, 2021 (
File No. 333-254643
);
(b)
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (
File No. 001-39411
) for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2021, filed with the Commission on March 10, 2022 (the "Annual Report");
(c)
the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39411) filed with the Commission on
January 28, 2022
and
April 6, 2022
; and
(d)
the description of the Registrant's common stock set forth in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A (
File No. 001-39411
), filed with the Commission on July 28, 2020, under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating this description, including Exhibit 4.3 to the Annual Report.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed below:
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as currently in effect (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39411), filed with the Commission on August 4, 2020).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39411), filed with the Commission on August 4, 2020).
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).
4.4
2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-240258), filed with the Commission on July 31, 2020).
4.5
Forms of Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).
4.6
Forms of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).
4.7
Forms of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239772), filed with the Commission on July 9, 2020).
4.8
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-240258), filed with the Commission on July 31, 2020).
5.1*
Opinion of Cooley LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2*
Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Form S-8).
107*
Filing fee table.
*  Filed herewith
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 Austin, State of Texas on May 5, 2022.
Vital Farms, Inc.
By:
/s/ Russell Diez-Canseco
Russell Diez Canseco
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Russell Diez-Canseco and Bo Meissner, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange 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 or 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 or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Russell Diez-Canseco
Russell Diez-Canseco
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(
Principal Executive Officer
)
May 5, 2022
/s/ Bo Meissner
Bo Meissner
Chief Financial Officer
(
Principal Financial Officer
)
May 5, 2022
/s/ Jeffery S. Dawson
Jeffery S. Dawson
Chief Accounting Officer
(
Principal Accounting Officer
)
May 5, 2022
/s/ Matthew O'Hayer
Matthew O'Hayer
Executive Chairman and Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Kofi Amoo-Gottfried
Kofi Amoo-Gottfried
Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Brent Drever
Brent Drever
Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Glenda Flanagan
Glenda Flanagan
Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Kelly Kennedy
Kelly Kennedy
Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Karl Khoury
Karl Khoury
Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Denny Marie Post
Denny Marie Post
Director
May 5, 2022
/s/ Gisel Ruiz
Gisel Ruiz
Director
May 5, 2022