As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 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
Fluence Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
code)
Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award
Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Julian Nebreda
Chief Executive Officer and President
4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22203
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone: (833) 358-3623
(Telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service)
Copies to:
Senet S. Bischoff
Alison A. Haggerty
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Telephone: (212) 906-1200
Fax: (212) 751-4864
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Ahmed Pasha
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
Vincent Mathis
SVP & Chief Legal and Compliance
Officer and Secretary
4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22203
Telephone: (833) 358-3623
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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.
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Accelerated filer |
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| Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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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. ¨
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8
is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 1,975,940 shares of Class A common stock of Fluence Energy, Inc.
(the “Registrant” or the “Company”) to be issued pursuant to the Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021
Incentive Award Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) that have become or may become available for issuance under the Incentive
Plan pursuant to the provisions of the Incentive Plan as a result of the forfeiture or expiration of awards. A Registration Statement
of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the Incentive Plan is effective.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
Except as set forth below, the contents of the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-260544), including any amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”), relating to the Incentive Plan, are incorporated by reference herein.
Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit |
| 4.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40978), filed on November 3,
2021 with the Commission). |
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| 4.2 |
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First Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40978),
filed on December 22, 2022 with the Commission). |
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| 4.3 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40978), filed on November 3, 2021 with the Commission). |
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| 5.1+ |
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Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. |
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| 23.1+ |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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| 23.2+ |
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Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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| 24.1+ |
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page). |
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| 99.1 |
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Fluence Energy, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259839), filed on October 19,
2021 with the Commission). |
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Filing Fee Table |
+ Filed herewith
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 the City
of Arlington, Virginia, on the 25th day of November, 2025.
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Fluence Energy |
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By: |
/s/ Julian Nebreda |
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Julian Nebreda |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints each of Julian Nebreda and Ahmed Pasha, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, as his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubtitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead,
and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and 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 or her substitute or substitutes,
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 date indicated.
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Date |
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| /s/ Julian Nebreda |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Julian Nebreda |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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| /s/ Ahmed Pasha |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Ahmed Pasha |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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| /s/ Michelle Philpot |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Michelle Philpot |
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(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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| /s/ Herman Bulls |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Herman Bulls |
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Chairperson |
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| /s/ Cynthia Arnold |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Cynthia Arnold |
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Director |
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| /s/ Peter Chi-Shun Luk |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Peter Chi-Shun Luk |
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Director |
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| /s/ Ricardo Falú |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Ricardo Falú |
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Director |
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| /s/ Elizabeth Fessenden |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Elizabeth Fessenden |
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Director |
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| Ruth Gratzke |
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Director |
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| /s/ Axel Meier |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Axel Meier |
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Director |
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| /s/ Tish Mendoza |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Tish Mendoza |
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Director |
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| /s/ Chris Shelton |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Chris Shelton |
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Director |
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| /s/ Simon James Smith |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Simon James Smith |
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Director |
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| /s/ Harald von Heynitz |
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November 25, 2025 |
| Harald von Heynitz |
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Director |
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