[S-8] C3.ai, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan Registration

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

C3.ai has filed a Form S-8 registration statement to register additional shares under its employee benefit plans. The filing includes:

• 9,375,694 shares of Class A common stock under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
• 1,339,384 shares of Class A common stock under the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

These additions are part of the automatic increase provisions effective May 1, 2025. The company, classified as a large accelerated filer, continues to expand its equity compensation programs. The registration supplements previous S-8 filings from 2020-2024.

Key management signatories include Thomas M. Siebel (CEO and Chairman) and Hitesh Lath (CFO). Notable board members include Condoleezza Rice, Bruce Sewell, and General John Hyten, Ret. The filing references the company's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, and incorporates various corporate governance documents by reference.

Positive

• C3.ai increased its equity incentive pool by 9.37M shares under the 2020 Plan, indicating planned growth and ability to attract/retain talent
• The company maintains its status as a large accelerated filer, reflecting significant market capitalization and trading volume
• Addition of 1.34M shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan demonstrates commitment to broad-based employee ownership

Negative

• Significant dilution potential for existing shareholders with addition of approximately 10.7M new shares (combined EIP and ESPP)

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2025

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

C3.ai, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			26-3999357
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1400 Seaport Blvd,

Redwood City, California 94063

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

C3.ai, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

C3.ai, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full titles of the plans)

Thomas M. Siebel

Chief Executive Officer

C3.ai, Inc.

1400 Seaport Blvd

Redwood City, California 94063

(Name and address of agent for service)

(650) 503-2200

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

Copies to:

Jon Avina

Sepideh Mousakhani

Cooley LLP

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 843-5000

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

C3.ai, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register (i) 9,375,694 shares of its Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”), pursuant to the provisions of the 2020 Plan providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2020 Plan on May 1, 2025, and (ii) 1,339,384 shares of its Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”), pursuant to the provisions of the 2020 ESPP providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2020 ESPP on May 1, 2025.

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 the Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.

These additional shares of Class A common stock are securities of the same class as other securities for which the Registration Statements on Form S-8 were filed with the Commission on December 9, 2020 (File No. 333-251236), June 28, 2021 (File No. 333-257452), June 23, 2022 (File No. 333-265781) June 21, 2023 (File No. 333-272819) and June 18, 2024 (File No. 333-280307) (collectively, the “Prior Registration Statements”).

PART II

ITEM 3.    INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

a.The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 filed with the Commission on June 23, 2025;

b.The description of the Registrant’s Class A common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on November 30, 2020 (File No. 001-39744) under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

c.All other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated by reference and a part hereof.

ITEM 8.    EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

Description

Incorporated by Reference

Form

File No.

Exhibit No.

Filing Date

4.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant

8-K

001-39744

3.1

December 11, 2020

4.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant

S-1/A

333-250082

3.4

November 30, 2020

4.3

Form of Class A common stock certificate of the Registrant

S-1/A

333-250082

4.1

November 30, 2020

5.1*

Opinion of Cooley LLP

23.1*

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

23.2*

Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

24.1*

Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

99.1

C3.ai, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and forms thereunder.

10-Q

001-39744

10.1

December 7, 2023

99.2

C3.ai, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

S-1/A

333-250082

10.3

November 30, 2020

107*

Filing Fee Table

_______

*    Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Redwood City, State of California, on this 23rd day of June, 2025.

C3.ai, Inc.
By:			/s/ Thomas M. Siebel
			Name:			Thomas M. Siebel
			Title:			Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas M. Siebel and Hitesh Lath, each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and in their name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, 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 any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Thomas M. Siebel

Thomas M. Siebel

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

June 23, 2025

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Hitesh Lath

Hitesh Lath

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

June 23, 2025

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Lisa A. Davis

Lisa A. Davis

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Richard C. Levin

Richard C. Levin

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Michael G. McCaffery

Michael G. McCaffery

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Alan Murray

Alan Murray

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Director

June 23, 2025

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Bruce Sewell

Bruce Sewell

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Jim H. Snabe

Jim H. Snabe

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ KR Sridhar

KR Sridhar

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Stephen M. Ward, Jr.

Stephen M. Ward, Jr.

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ General John Hyten, Ret.

General John Hyten, Ret.

Director

June 23, 2025

/s/ Kenneth A. Goldman

Kenneth A. Goldman

Director

June 23, 2025

FAQ

How many new shares is AI (C3.ai) registering under its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan in June 2025?

C3.ai (AI) is registering 9,375,694 shares of Class A common stock under its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to the automatic increase provision that took effect on May 1, 2025.

How many shares is AI adding to its Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) in 2025?

C3.ai is registering 1,339,384 additional shares of Class A common stock under its 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), following the automatic increase that occurred on May 1, 2025.

Who are the key executives who signed AI's S-8 filing in June 2025?

The key executives who signed the S-8 filing are Thomas M. Siebel (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board) and Hitesh Lath (Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer). Both signed the filing on June 23, 2025.

What notable board members does AI have as of June 2025?

C3.ai's board includes several prominent members such as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former CEO of Siemens Jim H. Snabe, former Yale President Richard C. Levin, retired General John Hyten, and CEO Thomas M. Siebel, among others.

How many S-8 registration statements has AI filed previously?

C3.ai has filed five previous S-8 Registration Statements with the SEC: December 9, 2020 (333-251236), June 28, 2021 (333-257452), June 23, 2022 (333-265781), June 21, 2023 (333-272819), and June 18, 2024 (333-280307).