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

  • Merger completed: On November 2, 2026, Merger Sub merged with and into CBIZ, Inc., with CBIZ surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc., pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 28, 2026.
  • 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 covered: The seven registration statements had registered shares including up to 2,200,000 (Reg. No. 333-35049), 500,000 (333-74647), 1,000,000 (333-62148), 1,000,000 (333-145495), 1,000,000 (333-176219), 16,015,540 (333-197284), and 1,500,000 (333-273471) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
  • All offerings terminated: According to the filing, "any and all offerings of securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements have been terminated" as a result of the merger.
  • Registration statements terminated: The filing states that the effectiveness of all seven registration statements is hereby terminated, with all unsold registered securities removed from registration.
  • Signed by CEO: The amendments were signed by Jim Peko, Chief Executive Officer, in New York on November 2, 2026.

CBIZ Terminates Seven Equity Plan Registrations Following Merger Completion

CBIZ, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered at 5959 Rockside Woods Blvd. N., Suite 600, Independence, Ohio, filed Post-Effective Amendments to seven Form S-8 registration statements on November 2, 2026. The filing was made to deregister all unsold securities remaining under those statements following the closing of a merger transaction.

According to the filing, Merger Sub, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc., merged with and into CBIZ on November 2, 2026, with CBIZ surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The transaction proceeded under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 28, 2026, among CBIZ, Viking ParentCo, Inc., and Viking MergerCo, Inc. The filing states that as a result of the merger, all offerings under the seven registration statements were terminated.

The seven registration statements covered a range of equity compensation and employee stock plans, some of which were filed under former company names. Registration No. 333-35049 was originally filed under the name International Alliance Services, Inc. in September 1997, while Nos. 333-74647 and 333-62148 were filed under the name Century Business Services, Inc. in 1999 and 2001, respectively. The remaining four were filed under the CBIZ, Inc. name, with the most recent, No. 333-273471, filed on July 27, 2023, covering up to 1,500,000 shares under the 2019 CBIZ, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan. The filing indicates the company removed all such unsold securities in accordance with undertakings previously made in the original registration statements.

What Was Disclosed

CBIZ, Inc. filed Post-Effective Amendments on November 2, 2026, to terminate seven Form S-8 registration statements and deregister all remaining unsold securities under those plans, following the completion of a merger making CBIZ a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking ParentCo, Inc.