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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 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

STERICYCLE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware36-3640402

(State or other jurisdiction(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)Identification Number)

 

28161 North Keith Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Stericycle, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 

Kurt M. Rogers

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Stericycle, Inc.

28161 North Keith Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(847) 367-5910

(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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

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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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This registration statement on Form S-8 relates to the registration of an additional 300,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Stericycle, Inc., issuable under the Stericycle, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 2, 2001 (Registration No. 333-66544) and November 8, 2013 (Registration No. 333-192235) are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this registration statement, except as amended hereby.

 

PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement

 

Item 3.Incorporation of Documents by Reference

 

The registrant incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following documents that the registrant has filed with the Commission:

 

(a)the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016;

 

(b)All other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) between December 31, 2016 and the date of the filing of this registration statement (other than information contained in current reports on Form 8-K that is “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act); and

 

(c)the description of the registrant’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A that the registrant filed on August 21, 1996, together with any amendment or report that the registrant may file for the purpose of updating this description.

 

All documents that the registrant files with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the filing of this registration statement but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which (i) indicates that all of the shares of the registrant’s common stock covered by this registration statement have been sold, or which (ii) deregisters all of the shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in and to be part of this registration statement from the respective dates of filing.

 

Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement in this registration statement, or in any document filed after the filing of this registration statement which is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement, modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. The earlier statement shall be deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement only as so modified or superseded.

 

Item 6.Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) provide that (i) the registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL (provided, however, that the registrant is required to provide indemnification with respect to a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by one of such persons only if the proceeding (or part thereof) is authorized by the registrant’s board of directors), (ii) the registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify other persons as set forth in the DGCL, (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the registrant is required to advance all expenses incurred by its directors and officers in connection with a legal proceeding (subject to certain exceptions) and (iv) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive.

 

The registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and executive officers that require the registrant to indemnify such persons against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts that such person

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becomes legally obligated to pay (including expenses of a derivative action) in connection with any proceeding, whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the registrant or any of its affiliated enterprises, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant. The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.

 

By reason of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that the registrant maintains, the registrant’s directors and officers are insured against actual liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, for acts or omissions related to the conduct of their duties.

 

Item 8.Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on January 26, 2018.

 

Stericycle, Inc.

 

By:/s/ Daniel V. Ginnetti

Daniel V. Ginnetti

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Power of Attorney

 

Each person whose signature appears below who is then an officer or director of the registrant authorizes Charles A. Alutto, Daniel V. Ginnetti and Kurt M. Rogers, or any one of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign in his name and to file any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and all related documents necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of this registration statement, which amendments may make such changes in this registration statement (as it may be so amended) as Charles A. Alutto, Daniel V. Ginnetti and Kurt M. Rogers, or any one of them, may deem appropriate, and to do and perform all other related acts and things necessary to be done.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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