CBIZ, Inc. filed seven post-effective amendments to Form S-8 registration statements on November 2, 2026, removing all unsold shares from registration following the completion of a merger that made the company a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc.

Key Highlights

  • Merger completed: On November 2, 2026, Viking MergerCo, Inc. merged with and into CBIZ, Inc., with CBIZ surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc.
  • Merger agreement date: The Agreement and Plan of Merger was dated July 28, 2026, according to the filing.
  • Seven registration statements affected: Post-effective amendments were filed against Registration Nos. 333-35049, 333-74647, 333-62148, 333-145495, 333-176219, 333-197284, and 333-273471.
  • Aggregate shares deregistered: The combined statements had registered, among other amounts, up to 2,200,000 shares under the earliest filing, up to 16,015,540 shares under Registration No. 333-197284, and up to 1,500,000 shares under Registration No. 333-273471, along with shares under four additional plans.
  • All offerings terminated: The filing states that "any and all offerings of securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements have been terminated" as a result of the merger.
  • Effectiveness terminated: The company disclosed that it "hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements."

CBIZ Closes Merger and Removes Unsold Shares From Seven Historic S-8 Registrations

CBIZ, Inc., a Delaware corporation, filed post-effective amendments on November 2, 2026, to seven previously effective Form S-8 registration statements, covering equity compensation and employee stock plans dating back to 1997. The filings were made pursuant to undertakings in each original registration statement to remove from registration, by post-effective amendment, any securities that remained unsold at the termination of the offering.

According to the filing, the trigger for these amendments was the completion of a merger on November 2, 2026, under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 28, 2026. Under that agreement, Viking MergerCo, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc., merged with and into CBIZ, Inc., with CBIZ surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The filing states that as a result, "any and all offerings of securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements have been terminated."

The seven registration statements covered a range of plans, including the Agents 1997 Stock Option Plan, the 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan, the Beall, Garner, Screen and Geare, Inc. Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan, the Century Business Services, Inc. Employee Stock Investment Plan, the CBIZ, Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (including its amended and restated version of May 12, 2011), the CBIZ, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, the CBIZ, Inc. 2002 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, and the 2019 CBIZ, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan. The amendments were signed by Jim Peko, Chief Executive Officer, in New York on November 2, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

CBIZ, Inc. filed post-effective amendments to seven Form S-8 registration statements on November 2, 2026, deregistering all unsold shares and plan interests under those statements following the completion of a merger making CBIZ a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc.