Lumentum (LITE) registers shares for 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Lumentum Holdings Inc. filed a Form S-8 to register securities for its Lumentum Holdings Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. This plan is intended to provide equity-based compensation to eligible participants, aligning their interests with the company’s long-term performance. The filing also describes standard Delaware law indemnification protections for directors and officers and notes that related governing documents and legal opinions are filed as exhibits.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 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

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		47-3108385
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1001 Ridder Park Drive

San Jose, California 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Lumentum Holdings Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Wajid Ali

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

1001 Ridder Park Drive

San Jose, California 95131

(408) 546-5483

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Lisa L. Stimmell

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 493-9300

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

The information contained in Item 1 and Item 2 of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:

(1) The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2025, filed with the Commission on August 19, 2025 (the “Annual Report”);

(2) All other reports of the Registrant filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report (other than the portions of these documents not deemed to be filed); and

(3) The Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, initially filed with the Commission on February 26, 2015, as amended, including the description of Registrant’s common stock contained therein, and any amendment or report filed for the for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

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 which also is or 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.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s fiduciary duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant’s certificate of incorporation further provides that if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

Reference is made to Section 145 of the DGCL, which provides that a corporation may indemnify any persons, including directors and officers, who are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal actions or proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify directors and/or officers in an action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a director or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses which such director or officer actually and reasonably incurred.

The Registrant’s bylaws provide indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Registrant has obtained liability insurance for each director and officer for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their capacities as the Registrant’s directors or officers. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors. These agreements provide that, subject to limited exceptions and among other things, the Registrant will indemnify each of its executive officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law and advance expenses to each indemnitee in connection with any proceeding in which a right to indemnification is available.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

4.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant

8-K

001-36861

3.1

August 6, 2015

4.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant

8-K

001-36861

3.2

August 6, 2015

4.3*

Lumentum Holdings Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

5.1*

Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation

23.1*

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

23.2*

Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

24.1*

Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto)

107.1*

Filing Fee Table

* Filed herewith.

Item 9. Undertakings.

A. The undersigned 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 of 1933;

(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 the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee Tables” or “Calculation of Registration Fee” table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

Provided, however, that paragraphs (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 of 1933, 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 purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 the 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 of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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 San Jose, State of California, on the 19^th day of November, 2025.

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC.
By:		/s/ Wajid Ali
		Wajid Ali
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Michael Hurlston, Wajid Ali and Jae Kim, and each of them, as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent 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 for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent, or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Michael Hurlston Michael Hurlston		President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)		November 19, 2025
/s/ Wajid Ali Wajid Ali		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)		November 19, 2025
/s/ Matthew Sepe Matthew Sepe		Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)		November 19, 2025
/s/ Pamela Fletcher Pamela Fletcher		Director		November 19, 2025
/s/ Isaac Harris Isaac Harris		Director		November 19, 2025
/s/ Penelope Herscher Penelope Herscher		Director		November 19, 2025
/s/ Julie Johnson Julie Johnson		Director		November 19, 2025
/s/ Brian Lillie Brian Lillie		Director		November 19, 2025
/s/ Paul Lundstrom Paul Lundstrom		Director		November 19, 2025
/s/ Ian Small Ian Small		Director		November 19, 2025

FAQ

What did Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) file in this Form S-8?

Lumentum Holdings Inc. filed a Form S-8 registration statement to register securities issuable under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan for eligible participants.

What is the purpose of Lumentum’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan?

The 2025 Equity Incentive Plan is designed to grant equity-based awards to participants, allowing them to receive Lumentum common stock as part of their compensation.

Does Lumentum (LITE) provide indemnification for its directors and officers?

Yes. Lumentum’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, consistent with Delaware law, provide indemnification and limit certain monetary liabilities for directors and officers.

Which documents are incorporated by reference into this Lumentum Form S-8?

The filing incorporates Lumentum’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2025, subsequent Exchange Act reports, and the Form 10 describing its common stock.

What key exhibits are included with Lumentum’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan S-8?

Exhibits include the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, the opinion of counsel, consents, Lumentum’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and the filing fee table.

Who signed Lumentum’s Form S-8 for the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan?

The Form S-8 was signed on behalf of Lumentum by Wajid Ali, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and includes signatures from the CEO and board members under a power of attorney.