S-8 1 criteoforms-820231.htm S-8 Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


CRITEO S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

France
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
Not applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
32 rue Blanche
Paris, France
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
75009
(Zip Code)

Amended 2016 Stock Option Plan
Amended and Restated 2015 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Plan
Amended and Restated 2015 Time-Based Restricted Stock Units Plan
(Full title of the plans)

National Registered Agents, Inc.
160 Greentree Dr., Suite 101
Dover, DE 19904
(Name and address of agent for service)

(302) 674-4089
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:
Sinead M. KellyAgnès CharpenetRyan Damon
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
Baker & McKenzie LLPBaker & McKenzie A.A.R.P.I.Criteo S.A.
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 11001 rue Paul Baudry32 rue Blanche
San Francisco, CA 9411175008 Paris, France75009 Paris, France
Tel: (415) 576-3000Tel: +33 1 44 17 53 00Tel: +33 1 75 85 09 39

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 x
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

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) is filed by Criteo S.A. (the “Registrant”) for the purpose of registering an additional 7,000,000 Ordinary Shares, and options and rights to acquire such Ordinary Shares of Criteo S.A. reserved for issuance under the Registrant’s Amended 2016 Stock Option Plan, Amended and Restated 2015 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Plan and Amended and Restated 2015 Time-Based Restricted Stock Units Plan.

PART I.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item 1.    Plan Information.

The information required by Item 1 is included in documents sent, given or made available by the Registrant to participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

    
Item 2.    Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

The written statement required by Item 2 is included in documents sent, given or made available by the Registrant to participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.

PART II.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

(a)    The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February 24, 2023;

(b)    The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 3, 2023; and

(c)    The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 8, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02), February 24, 2023, May 3, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02) and June 13, 2023.
    
(d)    The description of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares contained in Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed on March 2, 2020 (File No. 001-36153).

All other reports and documents filed, but not furnished, by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 under this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.  In no event, however, will any of the information, including exhibits, that the Registrant discloses under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of any report on Form 8-K that has been or may be, from time to time, furnished to the Commission, be incorporated by reference into or otherwise become a part of this Registration Statement.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement) modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 4.    Description of Securities.

Not applicable.  The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

    Not applicable.

Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of France.

The Registrant maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers, including insurance against liability under the Securities Act, and the Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and certain of its executive officers to make the provision of such insurance mandatory. With certain exceptions and subject to limitations on indemnification under French law, these agreements provide for insurance coverage, indemnification and advancement of expenses to these individuals for damages and expenses including, among other things, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by them in any action or proceeding arising out of their actions in their respective capacities as directors and/or executive officers of the Registrant. A shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant may compensate its directors and officers for any indemnifiable claim (including any settlement amount and damage awards) against them pursuant to these agreements, to the extent not covered by the Registrant’s insurance policies.

Certain of the Registrant’s non-employee directors may, through their relationships with their employers or partnerships, be insured and/or indemnified against certain liabilities in their respective capacities as members of the Registrant’s board of directors.

Item 7.    Exemption From Registration Claimed.

    Not applicable.

Item 8.    Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Exhibit No.Description
23.2*Consent of Baker & McKenzie A.A.R.P.I. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement on Form S-8).

* Filed herewith.

Item 9.    Undertakings.

(a)    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

(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 a 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 the Registration Statement.
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(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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


[THE NEXT PAGE IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE]


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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 Paris, France on July 27, 2023.

CRITEO S.A.
By:/s/ Megan Clarken
Megan Clarken
Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Megan Clarken, Sarah Glickman and Ryan Damon 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 (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to 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 attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 27, 2023.

SignatureCapacityDate
/s/ Megan ClarkenChief Executive Officer and DirectorJuly 27, 2023
Megan Clarken(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Sarah GlickmanChief Financial OfficerJuly 27, 2023
Sarah Glickman(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Ryan Damon
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
July 27, 2023
Ryan Damon
/s/ Nathalie BallaDirectorJuly 27, 2023
Nathalie Balla
/s/ Marie LallemanDirectorJuly 27, 2023
Marie Lalleman
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/s/ Edmond MesrobianDirectorJuly 27, 2023
Edmond Mesrobian
/s/ Hubert de PesquidouxDirectorJuly 27, 2023
Hubert de Pesquidoux
/s/ Rachel PicardDirectorJuly 27, 2023
Rachel Picard
/s/ Frederik van der KooiDirectorJuly 27, 2023
Frederik van der Kooi
/s/ James WarnerDirectorJuly 27, 2023
James Warner


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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the undersigned as the duly authorized representative in the United States of Criteo S.A. in Paris, France on July 27, 2023.

CRITEO S.A.
By:/s/ Megan Clarken
Megan Clarken
Chief Executive Officer
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