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

Key Highlights

  • Seven registration statements terminated: Post-Effective Amendments were filed against registration numbers 333-35049, 333-74647, 333-62148, 333-145495, 333-176219, 333-197284, and 333-273471.
  • Merger completed 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 dated July 28, 2026: The transaction was governed by an Agreement and Plan of Merger among CBIZ, Viking ParentCo, Inc., and Viking MergerCo, Inc.
  • All offerings terminated: According to the filing, "any and all offerings of securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements have been terminated."
  • Shares covered span multiple plans: The seven statements collectively registered shares under plans including up to 2,200,000 shares under the Agents 1997 Stock Option Plan and 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan, and up to 16,015,540 shares under the CBIZ, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan and related plans, among others.
  • Large accelerated filer: CBIZ, Inc. is identified in the filing as a large accelerated filer.

CBIZ Closes Merger With Viking ParentCo, Terminates Stock Plan Registrations

CBIZ, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered at 5959 Rockside Woods Blvd. N., Suite 600, Independence, Ohio, filed Post-Effective Amendments on November 2, 2026, to seven previously effective Form S-8 registration statements. The amendments were filed to deregister all unsold securities remaining under those statements, consistent with undertakings CBIZ had made at the time of each original registration.

The filing discloses that on November 2, 2026, Viking MergerCo, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc., merged with and into CBIZ, with CBIZ surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc. The merger was conducted pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 28, 2026. As a result, the company reported that all offerings of securities registered under the seven statements were terminated.

The registration statements covered a range of employee benefit and incentive plans, some filed under CBIZ's former names International Alliance Services, Inc. and Century Business Services, Inc., dating back to filings as early as September 5, 1997. The filing states that "the Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities, and the Company hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements." The Post-Effective Amendments were signed by Jim Peko, identified as Chief Executive Officer, in New York, New York on November 2, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

CBIZ, Inc. filed Post-Effective Amendments to seven S-8 registration statements to remove all unsold shares from registration following completion of its merger with Viking MergerCo, Inc. on November 2, 2026, making CBIZ a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc.