J.Jill, Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2021

Jun 21, 2021

S-8 1 eh210160283_s8.htm FORM S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2021

Registration No. 333-

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

J.JILL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 45-1459825 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 02169 (Zip Code)

J.Jill, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as Further Amended

(Full title of the plan)

Mark Webb

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

4 Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02169

(Name and address of agent for service)

(617) 376-4300

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

COPIES TO:

Raphael M. Russo, Esq.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019–6064

(212) 373-3000

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. ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

| Title of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (1) | Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Share | Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price | Amount of Registration Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | 380,000 shares (2) | $21.63 (3) | $8,219,400.00 | $896.74 |

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(2) Consists of 380,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the J.Jill, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan initially provided by its terms for the issuance of up to 2,237,303 shares of common stock. The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on March 14, 2017 (File No. 333-216687) related to 2,237,303 shares of common stock issuable under the 2017 Plan. The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 on June 14, 2018 (File No. 333-225642) related to a further 200,000 shares issuable under the 2017 Plan. On June 3, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock authorized for future issuance under the 2017 Plan by 380,000 shares.

(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share was determined based on the average of the high and low prices of J.Jill, Inc.’s common stock reported by the New York Stock Exchange as of June 16, 2021.

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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, J.Jill, Inc. (the “ Company ”) is filing this Registration Statement with the Commission to register 380,000 additional shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, under the J.Jill, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Company’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 14, 2017 (File No. 333-216687) and on June 14, 2018 (File No. 333-225642). In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

1.	The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 12, 2021 ;
2.	The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on June 9, 2021 ;
3.	The Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-216687) filed with the Commission on March 14, 2017 and Form
S-8 (File No. 333-225642) filed with the commission on June 14, 2018 ;
4.	The description of the common stock set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act on March 7, 2017 , and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description; and
5.	The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 16, 2021 ; April 19, 2021 , April 20, 2021 , June 1, 2021 and June 3, 2021 .

In addition, all reports and documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.

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Item 8. Exhibits

Exhibits

4.1	Certificate of Incorporation of J.Jill, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K, filed on April 28, 2017 (File No. 001-38026)).
4.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of J.Jill, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on November 9, 2020 (File No. 001-38026))
4.3	Bylaws of J.Jill, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K, filed on April 28, 2017 (File No. 001-38026)).
5.1*	Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as to legality of the common stock.
23.1*	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2*	Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*	Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages of this Part II).
99.1*	Second Amendment to J.Jill, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

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• Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, J.Jill, Inc. 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 Quincy, state of Massachusetts, on June 21, 2021.

J.JILL, INC.
By:	/s/ Mark Webb
Name:	Mark Webb
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Vijay Moses, acting singly, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (iv) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement and Power of Attorney have been signed on June 21, 2021, by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

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Signature	Title
/s/ Claire Spofford	Chief Executive Officer and Director
Claire Spofford	( Principal Executive Officer )
/s/ Mark Webb	Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Mark Webb	( Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer )
/s/ Michael Rahamim	Chairman of the Board of Directors
Michael Rahamim
/s/ Andrew Rolfe	Director
Andrew Rolfe
/s/ Michael Recht	Director
Michael Recht
/s/ Michael Eck	Director
Michael Eck
/s/ James Scully	Director
James Scully
/s/ Shelley Milano	Director
Shelley Milano

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