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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2026
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
Fluence Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
87-1304612 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Amended and Restated Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Julian Nebreda
Chief Executive Officer and President
4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22203
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone: (833) 358-3623
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Senet S. Bischoff Alison A. Haggerty Latham & Watkins LLP 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Telephone: (212) 906-1200 Fax: (212) 751-4864 |
Ahmed Pasha SVP & Chief Financial Officer Vincent Mathis SVP & Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary 4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600 Arlington, Virginia 22203 Telephone: (833) 358-3623 |
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 | x |
| 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 is being filed for the purpose of registering 6,700,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock to be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). On March 12, 2026, the Registrant's stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan to, among other things, authorize the issuance of 16,200,000 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock for awards under the Incentive Plan, which includes 9,500,000 shares previously authorized for issuance under the Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan plus an increase of 6,700,000 shares, and extend the term of the Incentive Plan to January 20, 2036.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
Except as set forth below, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-291786 and 333-260544), including any amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), relating to the Incentive Plan (as an amendment and restatement to the Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan), are incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 8. | Exhibits. |
+ 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 Arlington, Virginia, on the 12th day of March, 2026.
| Fluence Energy, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Julian Nebreda | |
| Julian Nebreda | ||
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Julian Nebreda and Ahmed Pasha, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubtitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he 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, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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/ Julian Nebreda | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Julian Nebreda |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| /s/ Ahmed Pasha | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Ahmed Pasha |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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| /s/ Michelle Philpot | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Michelle Philpot |
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ Herman Bulls | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Herman Bulls | Chairperson | |||
| /s/ Cynthia Arnold | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Cynthia Arnold | Director | |||
| /s/ Peter Chi-Shun Luk | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Peter Chi-Shun Luk | Director | |||
| /s/ Ricardo Falú | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Ricardo Falú | Director | |||
| /s/ Elizabeth Fessenden | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Elizabeth Fessenden | Director | |||
| /s/ Ruth Gratzke | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Ruth Gratzke | Director | |||
| /s/ Axel Meier | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Axel Meier | Director | |||
| /s/ Tish Mendoza | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Tish Mendoza | Director | |||
| /s/ Chris Shelton | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Chris Shelton | Director | |||
| Fahad Al-Darwish | Director | |||
| /s/ Harald von Heynitz | March 12, 2026 | |||
| Harald von Heynitz | Director |