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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2026

Registration No. 333             

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

VROOM, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   901112566
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

4700 Mercantile Dr.

Fort Worth, TX 76137

Telephone: (917) 451-9855 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Vroom, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan, as amended

(Full Title of the Plan)

 

Thomas H. Shortt

Chief Executive Officer

Vroom, Inc.

4700 Mercantile Dr.

Fort Worth, TX 76137

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

(917) 451-9855

(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

Copies to:

 

Marc D. Jaffe, Esq.

Ian D. Schuman, Esq.

Courtenay Myers Lima, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Telephone: (212) 906-1200

Fax: (212) 751-4864

 

Anna-Lisa Corrales, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

Vroom, Inc.

4700 Mercantile Dr.

Fort Worth, TX 76137

Telephone: (917) 451-9855

 

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 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.

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed for the purpose of registering 464,000 additional shares of the common stock of Vroom, Inc. (the “Registrant”) to be issued pursuant to the Vroom, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Incentive Plan”). Registration Statements of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the Incentive Plan are effective.

 

 

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8

 

The contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-285725 and 333-294662), including any amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to the Incentive Plan, are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Number   Description
   
4.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vroom, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (File No. 001-39315))
     
4.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vroom, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39315) filed on January 15, 2025)
   
5.1+   Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Registrant
   
23.1+   Consent of RSM US LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
23.2+   Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
   
24.1+   Power of attorney (included on signature pages below)
     
99.1   Amendment to Vroom, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10- for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026 (File No. 001-39315))
     
99.2   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Purchase Agreement pursuant to the Vroom, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (File No. 001-39315))
     
99.3   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Vroom, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022 (File No. 001-39315))
     
107+   Filing Fee Table

 

+Filed herewith

 

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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 Fort Worth, state of Texas, on this 5th day of August 2026.

 

VROOM, INC.  
     
By:  /s/ Thomas H. Shortt  
  Thomas H. Shortt  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Thomas H. Shortt and Anna-Lisa Corrales, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws. 

 

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. 

 

SIGNATURE   TITLE   DATE
         
/s/ Thomas H. Shortt   Chief Executive Officer and Director   August 5, 2026
Thomas H. Shortt   (principal executive officer)    
         
/s/ Jonathan Sandison   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   August 5, 2026
Jonathan Sandison   (principal financial officer)    
         
/s/ Jacob Benzaquen   Senior Vice President Accounting   August 5, 2026
Jacob Benzaquen   (principal accounting officer)    
         
/s/ Robert J. Mylod, Jr.   Chairperson of the Board   August 5, 2026
Robert J. Mylod, Jr.        
         
/s/ Robert R. Krakowiak   Vice Chair of the Board   August 5, 2026
Robert R. Krakowiak        
         
/s/ Timothy M. Crow   Director   August 5, 2026
Timothy M. Crow        
         
/s/ Michael J. Farello   Director   August 5, 2026
Michael J. Farello        
         
/s/ Nikul Patel   Director   August 5, 2026
Nikul Patel        
         
/s/ Matthew Pietroforte   Director   August 5, 2026
Matthew Pietroforte        

 

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