S-8 1 frge-formsx8inducementplan.htm S-8 Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2025
 
Registration No. 333-

 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
 
FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
99-4383083
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
4 Embarcadero Center
Floor 15
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
94111
(Zip Code)
 
Amended and Restated Forge Global Holdings, Inc. 2025 Inducement Plan
(Full title of the plans)
 
 
Kelly Rodriques
Chief Executive Officer
4 Embarcadero Center
Floor 15
San Francisco, CA 94111
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
(415) 881-1612
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
With a copy to:
W. Stuart Ogg
Justin Anslow
Goodwin Procter LLP
601 Marshall Street
Redwood City, California 94063
(650) 752-3100

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 filerxSmaller reporting companyx
  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

Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (the “registrant”) is filing this registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register 83,330 additional shares of the registrant's common stock under the Amended and Restated Forge Global Holdings, Inc. 2025 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”) as approved by the registrant's Board of Directors. In accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, this registration statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed on March 6, 2025 (Registration No. 333-285615), except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. Only those items of Form S-8 containing new information not contained in the earlier registration statements are presented herein.


Part II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 8. Exhibits.
 
 
* Filed herewith.



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 San Francisco, State of California, on July 15, 2025.
 
Forge Global Holdings, Inc.


By: /s/ Kelly Rodriques        
Name: Kelly Rodriques
Title: Chief Executive Officer


 




POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Kelly Rodriques and James Nevin, and each of them, as 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 to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States 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, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

   
SignatureTitleDate
   
/s/ Kelly RodriquesChief Executive Officer and Director
July 15, 2025
Kelly Rodriques(Principal Executive Officer) 
   
/s/ James Nevin
Chief Financial Officer
July 15, 2025
James Nevin
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
/s/ Catherine Dondzila
Chief Accounting Officer
July 15, 2025
Catherine Dondzila
(Principal Accounting Officer)
   
/s/ Ashwin KumarDirector
July 15, 2025
Ashwin Kumar  
   
/s/ Kimberley VogelDirector
July 15, 2025
Kimberley Vogel  
   
/s/ Asiff HirjiDirector
July 15, 2025
Asiff Hirji  
   
/s/ Debra Chrapaty
Director
July 15, 2025
Debra Chrapaty
  
   
/s/ Larry Leibowitz
Director
July 15, 2025
Larry Leibowitz
   
/s/ Brian McDonald
Director
July 15, 2025
Brian McDonald