As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2021
Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Maximus, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 54-1000588 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1891 Metro Center Drive Reston, Virginia (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
20190 (Zip Code) |
Maximus, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
David R. Francis, Esq.
General Counsel and Secretary
Maximus, Inc.
1891 Metro Center Drive
Reston, Virginia 20190
(Name and address of agent for service)
(703) 251-8500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer | | Accelerated filer |
Non-accelerated filer | | Smaller reporting company |
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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
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| Title of securities to be registered | | Amount to be registered (1) | | Proposed maximum offering price per share (2) | | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price | | Amount of registration fee | |
| Common Stock, no par value | | 3,234,714 | | $92.03 | | $297,690,729 | | $32,478 | |
(1) The amount of Common Stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to include any additional shares issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or other change in the capitalization of the Registrant.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the registration fee is based on the average of the high ($92.72) and low ($91.34) sales prices of a share of Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2021.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the employee benefit plan information and other information required by Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants under the Maximus, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as a part of this registration statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. The Registrant will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act. Upon request, the Registrant will furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such file.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, to the extent that such documents are considered filed with the Commission:
(1)the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”);
(2)the portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on March 16, 2021 that have been incorporated by reference into the Form 10-K;
(3)the Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021;
(4)the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed January 7, 2021, March 4, 2021, March 19, 2021, April 2, 2021 and April 26, 2021; and
(5)the description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A, filed May 15, 1997.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered 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 hereof from the date of filing of such documents, to the extent that such documents are considered filed with the Commission. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Virginia Stock Corporation Act, codified in Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia as amended (the “VSCA”), permits a Virginia corporation to indemnify any director or officer for expenses incurred in any legal proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding, if the director or officer furnishes the corporation with a signed written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if he or she is not entitled to mandatory indemnification and it is ultimately determined that he or she did not meet the relevant standard of conduct. In addition, a corporation is permitted to indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred in a proceeding if a determination has been made by the disinterested members of the board of directors, special legal counsel or shareholders that the director or officer conducted himself or herself in good faith and otherwise met the required standard of conduct. To meet the relevant standard of conduct, the VSCA provides that the director or officer must have conducted himself or herself in good faith and believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, that his or her conduct was in its best interests and, in the case of other conduct, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to its best interests. In the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer must not have had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any matter as to which a director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation, except for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director or officer has met the relevant standard of conduct. In any other proceeding, no indemnification shall be made if the director or officer is adjudged liable to the corporation on the basis that he or she improperly received a personal benefit. Corporations are given the power to make any other or further indemnity, including advances and reimbursement of expenses, to any director or officer that may be authorized by the articles of incorporation or any bylaw made by the shareholders, or any resolution adopted, before or after the event, by the shareholders, except an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or of any federal or state securities law. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, indemnification against the expenses incurred by a director or officer is mandatory when he or she entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is a party because he or she is or was a director or officer.
The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant contain provisions indemnifying the directors and officers of the Registrant to the full extent permitted by Virginia law. In addition, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant eliminate the personal liability of the Registrant’s directors and officers to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages to the full extent permitted by Virginia law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed on behalf of the Registrant as part of this Registration Statement:
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| | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed August 14, 2000. | |
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| | Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, filed May 10, 2013. | |
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| | Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, filed May 7, 2020. | |
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| | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 19, 2015. | |
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| | Maximus, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. * | |
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| | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP. * | |
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| | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). * | |
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| | Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP. * | |
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| 24.1 | | Powers of Attorney (included on Signature Page). * | |
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* Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a)The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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| (1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
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| i | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
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| ii | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or 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) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
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| 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, the paragraphs (1)(i) and 1(ii) of this section 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 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.
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 the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Fairfax County, Commonwealth of Virginia, on May 6, 2021.
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| | | | Maximus, Inc. | |
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| | | By: | /s/ Bruce L. Caswell | |
| | | | Bruce L. Caswell | |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer | |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints David R. Francis and Richard J. Nadeau, each of whom may act individually, as attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, with any schedules or exhibits thereto, and any and all supplements or other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of such registration.
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.
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| /s/ Bruce L. Caswell | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | | May 6, 2021 |
| Bruce L. Caswell | | (Principal Executive Officer) | | |
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| /s/ Richard J. Nadeau | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | | May 6, 2021 |
| Richard J. Nadeau | | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | | |
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| /s/ Peter B. Pond | | Chairman of the Board of Directors | | May 6, 2021 |
| Peter B. Pond | | | | |
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| /s/ Richard A. Montoni | | Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors | | May 6, 2021 |
| Richard A. Montoni | | | | |
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| /s/ Anne K. Altman | | Director | | May 6, 2021 |
| Anne K. Altman | | | | |
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| /s/ John J. Haley | | Director | | May 6, 2021 |
| John J. Haley | | | | |
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| /s/ Jan D. Madsen | | Director | | May 6, 2021 |
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| /s/ Gayathri Rajan | | Director | | May 6, 2021 |
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| /s/ Raymond B. Ruddy | | Director | | May 6, 2021 |
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| /s/ Michael J. Warren | f | Director | | May 6, 2021 |
| Michael J. Warren | | | | |
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