AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 15, 2018
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 72-1449411 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 5321 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA | 70808 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Sean E. Reilly
Chief Executive Officer
Lamar Advertising Company
5321 Corporate Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(Name and address of agent for service)
(225) 926-1000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Michelle Earley, Esq.
600 Congress Avenue
Suite 2200
Austin, TX 78701
512-305-4700
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 | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | 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. ☐
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 (3) |
Amount of registration fee | ||||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
248,745 shares | $65.69 | $16,340,059.05 | $2,034.34 | ||||
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| (1) | Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent additional shares of our Class A Common Stock may be issued or issuable as a result of a stock split or other distribution declared at any time by our Board of Directors while this Registration Statement is in effect, this Registration Statement is hereby deemed to cover all such additional Class A Common Stock. |
| (2) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933. The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low asked prices of the registrant’s common stock on May 11, 2018, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. |
| (3) | This Registration Statement registers an additional 248,745 shares issuable under our 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2009 Plan”). We have previously registered 1,156,187 shares issuable under the 2009 Plan (Registration Statement Nos. 333-206483, 333-182365, 333-160943, and 333-190604). |
Explanatory Note
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, Lamar Advertising Company (the “Company”) incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the contents of its registration statements filed on Form S-8 on August 13, 2013 (File No. 333-190604), June 27, 2012 (File No. 333-182365), and July 31, 2009 (File No. 333-160943), each as amended on November 19, 2014, and August 20, 2015 (File No. 333-206483) relating to its 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), except as expressly modified herein.
The number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company available for delivery under the Plan is subject to an automatic annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company equal to the least of (i) 500,000 shares, (ii) one-tenth of one percent of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the preceding fiscal year, and (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Board of Directors. This Registration Statement registers the 83,838 additional shares of Class A Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual increase for fiscal year 2018, the 82,823 additional shares of Class A Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual increase for fiscal year 2017 and the 82,084 additional shares of Class A Common Stock resulting from the automatic annual increase for fiscal year 2016.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
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 Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on May 15, 2018.
| LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Sean E. Reilly | |
| Sean E. Reilly | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Lamar Advertising Company, hereby severally constitute and appoint Sean E. Reilly and Keith A. Istre, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to them in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including any post-effective amendments thereto), and to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable Lamar Advertising Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ Sean E. Reilly Sean E. Reilly |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ Keith A. Istre Keith A. Istre |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ Kevin P. Reilly, Jr. Kevin P. Reilly, Jr. |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ John Maxwell Hamilton John Maxwell Hamilton |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ John E. Koerner, III John E. Koerner, III |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ Stephen P. Mumblow Stephen P. Mumblow |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ Anna Reilly Anna Reilly |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ Wendell Reilly Wendell Reilly |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||
| /s/ Thomas V. Reifenheiser Thomas V. Reifenheiser |
Director | May 15, 2018 | ||