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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i26403eeba049414ba4a1813378b71fda_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2021</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Registration Statement No. 333-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">___________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">UNDER </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">___________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">AgroFresh Solutions,&#160;Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">__________________</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Delaware&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;46-4007249</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:31.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">One Washington Square, 510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Philadelphia, PA&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;19106</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(Zip Code)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(Full title of the plans)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Thomas Ermi </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">One Washington Square</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350 </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Philadelphia, PA 19106</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(Name and address of agent for service</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">(267) 317-9139</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Copies to&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Jason T. Simon, Esq.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Greenberg Traurig, LLP</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">McLean, VA 22102</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">(703) 749-1300</font></div><div style="padding-left:0.75pt;padding-right:0.75pt;text-align:center"><img alt="image_6.jpg" src="image_6.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:576px"></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Non-accelerated filer&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">x</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:3.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.884%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.848%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.879%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.922%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.967%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:13pt"><td colspan="15" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:13pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2.5pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Title of securities</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">to be registered</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:2.5pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Amount <br>to be</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">registered(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:2.5pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Proposed maximum</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">offering price</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">per share</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:2.5pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Proposed</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">maximum aggregate</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">offering price</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:2.5pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Amount <br>of</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">registration fee</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (1)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2.5pt double #000000;border-left:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">7,250,000 (2)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:2.5pt double #000000;border-left:2.5pt double #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">$2.03 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style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:95.054%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(1)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of the registrant which become issuable under the AgroFresh Solutions,&#160;Inc. 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the &#8220;2015 Equity Plan&#8221;) and the AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the 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style="text-indent:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:150%">On August 6, 2021, the stockholders of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved amendments to the 2015 Equity Plan and the ESPP (together, the &#8220;Plans&#8221;) to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plans by an aggregate of 7,250,000 shares. The number of additional shares being registered under the 2015 Equity Plan and the ESPP are 6,500,000 and 750,000, respectively. 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2021
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
___________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
___________________
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
__________________
Delaware                                        46-4007249
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Washington Square, 510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Philadelphia, PA        19106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                (Zip Code)
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
(Full title of the plans)
Thomas Ermi
One Washington Square
510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(Name and address of agent for service
)
(267) 317-9139
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service
)
Copies to:
Jason T. Simon, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 749-1300
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company
x
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.
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed
maximum aggregate
offering price
Amount
of
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (1)
7,250,000 (2)
$2.03 (3)
$14,717,500 (3)
$1,365
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of the registrant which become issuable under the AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the "2015 Equity Plan") and the AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the "ESPP") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration by the registrant and which results in an increase in the number of its outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Represents an additional (i) 6,500,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock grants and other stock-based awards granted or to be granted under the 2015 Equity Plan and (ii) 750,000 shares issuable under the ESPP.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low price of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on November 5, 2021.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On August 6, 2021, the stockholders of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") approved amendments to the 2015 Equity Plan and the ESPP (together, the "Plans") to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plans by an aggregate of 7,250,000 shares. The number of additional shares being registered under the 2015 Equity Plan and the ESPP are 6,500,000 and 750,000, respectively. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement registers the offer and sale of such additional shares of Common Stock.
Such additional shares of Common Stock are of the same class of securities as the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plans for which the currently effective registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-232753) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 22, 2019 (the "Prior Registration Statement") was filed. As permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.
1
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Commission allows AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") to "incorporate by reference" the information the Company files with it, which means that the Company can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The Company has previously filed the following documents with the Commission and is incorporating them by reference into this Registration Statement:
•
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on March 15, 2021 (the "
2020 Form 10-K
");
•
The Company's Quarterly Reports on form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended (i)
March 31, 2021
, filed with the Commission on May 13, 2021, (ii)
June 30, 2021
, filed with the Commission on August 10, 2021 and (iii)
September 30, 2021
, filed with the Commission on November 10, 2021;
•
Description of the Company's Common Stock set forth in its registration statement on
Form 8-A12B
filed with the Commission on February 12, 2014 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating that description, including
Exhibit 4.4
to the 2020 Form 10-K;
•
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
February 24, 2021
,
April 12,
2021
,
April 28, 2021
,
May 5, 2021
,
June 15, 2021
,
August 11, 2021
,
September 27, 2021
and
Nove
m
ber 10, 2021
.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (not including any information furnished under Items 2.02, 7.01 or 9.01 of Form 8-K, which information is not incorporated by reference herein), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. The information contained in any such documents will automatically update and supersede any information previously incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any such information so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8.     Exhibits.
Exhibit No
.
Description of Document
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock (2)
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws (3)
4.4
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of September 3, 2015 (4)
4.5
Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (5)
4.6
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of November 2, 2017 (6)
4.7
Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (7)
4.8
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan
(8)
2
4.9
First Amendment to 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan (9)
4.10
Second Amendment to the 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan (10)
4.11
Third Amendment to the 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan (11)
4.12
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (12)
4.13
First Amendment to the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (13)
5.1
Legal Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23.1
Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2015.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2015.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to Annex A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2015.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2015.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2017.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2020.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to Annex C to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on July 16, 2015.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on form 8-K filed by the Company on June 7, 2017.
(10)
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on April 15, 2019.
(11)
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on June 25, 2021.
(12)
Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on April 15, 2019.
(13)
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on June 25, 2021.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 10
th
day of November, 2021.
AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.
Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Clinton A. Lewis, Jr. and Thomas Ermi, and each 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 this Registration Statement and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same and any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do and seek to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and Director
November 10, 2021
Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Graham Miao
Chief Financial Officer
November 10, 2021
Graham Miao
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ John Atkin
Director
November 10, 2021
John Atkin
/s/ Robert J. Campbell
Director
November 10, 2021
Robert J. Campbell
/s/ Alexander Corbacho
Director
November 10, 2021
Alexander Corbacho
/s/ Denise L. Devine
Director
November 10, 2021
Denise L. Devine
/s/ Nance K. Dicciani
Director
November 10, 2021
Nance K. Dicciani
/s/ Torsten Kraef
Director
November 10, 2021
Torsten Kraef
/s/ Kay Kuenker
Director
November 10, 2021
Kay Kuenker
/s/ Kevin Schwartz
Director
November 10, 2021
Kevin Schwartz
/s/ Macauley Whiting, Jr.
Director
November 10, 2021
Macauley Whiting, Jr.
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