[S-8] Webull Corporation Incentive Warrant Employee Benefit Plan Registration

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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 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

Webull Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, Florida		33716
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Webull 2021 Global Share Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Anquan Wang

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Webull Corporation
200 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

(Name and address of agent for service)

(917) 725-2448

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

Copies to:

Christian O. Nagler, P.C. Mathieu Kohmann Kirkland & Ellis LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 446-4800 Benjamin James, Esq. General Counsel
Webull Corporation
200 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 Telephone: (917) 725-2448

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. ☐

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Item 1. Plan Information.

The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered in accordance with Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents are not required to be, and are not being, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), either as part of this registration statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of the Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

The written statement required by Item 2 of Part I is included in documents that will be delivered to participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act.

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PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents, which have been filed by Webull Corporation (the “Registrant”) with the Commission, are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:

	(a)	The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on April 25, 2025;
	(b)	The section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” and the audited financial statements of SK Growth Opportunities Corporation from the Registrant’s final prospectus (File No. 333-288787), filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act on July 22, 2025;
	(c)	The Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 23, 2025, May 29, 2025, June 9, 2025, July 3, 2025, July 17, 2025 and August 25, 2025; and
	(d)	The description of the Registrant’s ordinary shares contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-42597) filed with the Commission on April 10, 2025 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as amended by the description of the Registrant’s ordinary shares contained in Exhibit 2.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on 20-F filed with the Commission on April 25, 2025, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such 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 other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The laws of the Cayman Islands do not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against willful default, willful neglect or the consequences of committing a crime.

The fifth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Registrant provide that every director (including alternate director), secretary or other officer for the time being and from time to time of the Registrant (but not including the Registrant’s auditors) and the personal representatives of the same (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall be indemnified and secured harmless against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person, other than by reason of such Indemnified Person’s own dishonesty, willful default, willful neglect or fraud, in or about the conduct of the Registrant’s business or affairs or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (whether threatened, pending or completed) proceedings concerning the Registrant or its affairs in any court or tribunal whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

The Registrant entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers under the laws of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to which the Registrant agrees to indemnify each such person against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being a director or officer of the Registrant. The Registrant’s obligations under the indemnification agreements will be subject to certain customary restrictions and exceptions. The form of such indemnification agreement was previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the F-4 Registration Statement.

In addition, the Registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided to its directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify our officers and directors.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is theretofore unenforceable.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

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Item 8. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
4.1		Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Webull Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Report on Form 6-K filed by Webull Corporation on April 14, 2025)**
4.2		Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate of Webull Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the F-4 Registration Statement on December 5, 2024)**
4.3		Webull Corporation 2021 Global Share Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the F-4 Registration Statement on December 5, 2024)**
5.1		Opinion of Ogier, Cayman Islands Counsel to the Registrant*
23.1		Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Webull Corporation*
23.2		Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to SK Growth Opportunities Corporation*
23.3		Consent of Ogier (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)*
24.1		Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)*
107		Filing Fee Table*

*	Filed herewith.
**	Previously filed.

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Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and

(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

provided, however, that subparagraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 St. Petersburg, Florida, on August 27, 2025.

	WEBULL CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Anquan Wang
	Name:	Anquan Wang
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Anquan Wang, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities, in connection with this Registration Statement, including to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, this Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments and registrations filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents 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 might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Anquan Wang		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		August 27, 2025
Anquan Wang		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Anthony Denier		Director and President		August 27, 2025
Anthony Denier
/s/ H. C. Wang		Director and Chief Financial Officer		August 27, 2025
H. C. Wang		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Benjamin James		Director and General Counsel		August 27, 2025
Benjamin James
/s/ William Houlihan		Director		August 27, 2025
William Houlihan
/s/ Walter Bishop		Director		August 27, 2025
Walter Bishop

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, solely in his capacity as the duly authorized representative of the registrant, has signed this registration statement in the United States, on August 27, 2025.

	By:	/s/ Anquan Wang
		Name:	Anquan Wang
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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