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

Key Highlights

  • Seven registration statements amended: The filing covers Registration Nos. 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 securities offerings terminated: According to the filing, "any and all offerings of securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements have been terminated."
  • Up to 16,015,540 shares in one plan alone: Registration No. 333-197284 covered up to an aggregate 16,015,540 shares under 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.
  • Signed by CEO Jim Peko: The Post-Effective Amendments were executed by Chief Executive Officer Jim Peko in New York on November 2, 2026.

CBIZ Terminates Employee Plan Registrations After Viking ParentCo Merger

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ), a Delaware corporation headquartered at 5959 Rockside Woods Blvd. N., Suite 600, Independence, Ohio, filed Post-Effective Amendments to seven previously active Form S-8 registration statements on November 2, 2026. The amendments formally deregister all shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and plan interests that remained unsold under those statements as of the filing date. The company disclosed that this action fulfills undertakings made in the original Registration Statements to remove unsold securities by post-effective amendment upon termination of an offering.

The seven registration statements span nearly three decades of employee compensation plan activity. The earliest, Registration No. 333-35049, was filed on September 5, 1997, when the company operated under the name International Alliance Services, Inc., and covered up to 2,200,000 shares under the Agents 1997 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan. Two additional statements were filed under the name Century Business Services, Inc., covering the Beall, Garner, Screen and Geare, Inc. Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (up to 500,000 shares) and the Century Business Services, Inc. Employee Stock Investment Plan (up to 1,000,000 shares). Later filings registered shares under CBIZ-branded employee stock purchase and incentive plans, with the most recently filed statement, Registration No. 333-273471, dated July 27, 2023, covering up to 1,500,000 shares under the 2019 CBIZ, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan.

The triggering event for all seven amendments was the completion of the merger on November 2, 2026. Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 28, 2026, Viking MergerCo, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc., merged with and into CBIZ, with CBIZ continuing as the surviving entity and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The filing states that the Registration Statements are "hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities," and that the company "hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements."

What Was Disclosed

CBIZ, Inc. filed Post-Effective Amendments on November 2, 2026, to deregister all unsold shares and plan interests under seven Form S-8 registration statements, following the completion of its merger with Viking MergerCo, Inc. and its conversion into a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc.