[S-8] Bandwidth Inc. Employee Benefit Plan Registration

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

On 18 June 2025, Bandwidth Inc. (BAND) filed a Form S-8 with the SEC to register an additional 4,500,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance under its Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan. The filing is made pursuant to General Instruction E, incorporating four prior S-8 registrations that together covered more than 15 million shares under various equity plans. Standard exhibits—such as the full plan document, legal opinion from Latham & Watkins, and the auditor’s consent from Ernst & Young—are included. The document contains no new financial results, transactions, or strategic updates; it is strictly an administrative move to ensure sufficient share capacity for future equity-based compensation.

Positive

• Continued use of an equity-based incentive program can help align employee interests with shareholder value.

Negative

• Registration of 4.5 million additional Class A shares introduces potential future dilution for existing shareholders.

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Equity Analyst

TL;DR: Routine S-8 adds 4.5 M shares for compensation; neutral filing with modest future dilution risk.

This registration statement is a standard administrative action that expands Bandwidth’s share reserve for employee and director equity awards. While the company does not issue the shares immediately, their eventual distribution will incrementally increase the public float and can dilute existing shareholders. No valuation metrics, earnings data, or business developments accompany the filing, so immediate market impact is limited. Investors should simply note the added share capacity when modeling future share count and dilution.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2025

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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BANDWIDTH INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware						56-2242657
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2230 Bandmate Way

Raleigh, NC 27607

(Address, including zip code of principal executive offices)

Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan

(Full title of the plan)

David A. Morken

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Bandwidth Inc.

2230 Bandmate Way

Raleigh, NC 27607

(800) 808-5150

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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Copies to:

R. Brandon Asbill, Esq. General Counsel Bandwidth Inc. 2230 Bandmate Way Raleigh, NC 27607 (800) 808-5150 Michael Benjamin, Esq. Jessica Lennon, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 906-1200

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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. ☐

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 4,500,000 additional shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Bandwidth Inc. (the “Company”) for issuance under the Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “2017 Plan”).

The Class A Common Stock registered hereunder is in addition to the (a) 3,513,341 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025 (Commission File No. 333-285090), (b) 2,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on August 3, 2023 (Commission File No. 333-273631), (c) 4,790,520 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on August 4, 2022 (Commission File No. 333-266509), and (d) (i) 1,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan, (ii) 3,312,392 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the Bandwidth.com, Inc. 2010 Equity Compensation Plan, (iii) 347,399 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the Bandwidth.com, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “2001 Plan”) and (iv) 347,399 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share, issued or issuable under the 2001 Plan, in each case as previously registered on the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 19, 2017 (Commission File No. 333-222167). The Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025, August 3, 2023, August 4, 2022 and December 19, 2017 are collectively referred to herein as the “Prior Registration Statements.”

This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.

Item 8. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Description
3.1						Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-220945) filed on October 27, 2017).
3.2						Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38285) filed on November 2, 2023).
4.1*						Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan.
5.1*						Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
23.1*						Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*						Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*						Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
107*						Filing Fee Table.

* Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Raleigh, State of North Carolina, on this 18th day of June, 2025.

BANDWIDTH INC.
By:						/s/ David A. Morken
						David A. Morken
						Cofounder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint R. Brandon Asbill, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

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/ David A. Morken

Cofounder, Chief Executive Officer

June 18, 2025

David A. Morken

and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Daryl E. Raiford

Chief Financial Officer

June 18, 2025

Daryl E. Raiford

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Devin M. Krupka

Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller

June 18, 2025

Devin M. Krupka

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Brian D. Bailey

Director

June 18, 2025

Brian D. Bailey

/s/ Rebecca G. Bottorff

Director

June 18, 2025

Rebecca Bottorff

/s/ John C. Murdock

Director

June 18, 2025

John C. Murdock

/s/ Lukas M. Roush

Director

June 18, 2025

Lukas M. Roush

/s/ Douglas A. Suriano

Director

June 18, 2025

Douglas A. Suriano

FAQ

How many shares does Bandwidth Inc. register in this Form S-8?

The filing registers 4,500,000 additional Class A common shares.

What is the purpose of these newly registered BAND shares?

They are reserved for issuance under the Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan.

When was the S-8 registration statement filed?

The document was filed on June 18, 2025.

Does the filing include any earnings or financial performance data?

No. The Form S-8 is purely administrative and contains no financial results.

Which law firm provided the legal opinion for the filing?

The opinion was issued by Latham & Watkins LLP.

Who signed the registration statement on behalf of Bandwidth?

It was signed by David A. Morken, Cofounder, CEO and Chairman, along with other officers and directors.