Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc S-3ASR, filed Nov 12, 2024
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (GDYN)
S-3ASR
2024-11-12
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Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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83-0632724
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
(650) 523-5000
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
(650) 523-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Leonard Livschitz
Chief Executive Officer
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
(650) 523-5000
Chief Executive Officer
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
(650) 523-5000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Matthew D. Berger
Jeffrey S. Hochman
Michael E. Brandt
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 728-8000
Jeffrey S. Hochman
Michael E. Brandt
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 728-8000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Immediately or from time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
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PROSPECTUS
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Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.
Common Stock
We may offer from time to time the securities described in this prospectus.
Each time we offer and sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and terms of the securities. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
We may offer and sell the securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “GDYN.” Each prospectus supplement will indicate whether the securities offered thereby will be listed on any securities exchange.
Investing in our securities involves risks. Please carefully read the information under the headings “Risk Factors” on page 4 of this prospectus and “Item 1A — Risk Factors” of our most recent report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus before you invest in our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 12, 2024
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell the securities described in this prospectus from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. We may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus through one or more supplements to this prospectus or through a free writing prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. Before you invest in our securities, you should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or in any related free writing prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference and any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed materially since those dates.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.,” “Grid Dynamics,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer, collectively, to Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to register the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus forms a part of that registration statement and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement or the exhibits to the registration statement.
We are subject to the informational and periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Accordingly, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These SEC filings are available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the Internet site maintained by the SEC at “http://www.sec.gov.”
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement is part of an automatic “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement. You should review the information and exhibits in the registration statement for further information about us and our consolidated subsidiaries and the securities that we are offering. Forms of any documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or under cover of a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should read the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference modifies or replaces that statement. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC.
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, as amended by our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2024.
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Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2024, August 1, 2024 and October 31, 2024, respectively.
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The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-38685), filed with the SEC on October 3, 2018, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.
All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of this offering but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address and telephone number:
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
Attn: Investor Relations
(650) 523-5000
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
Attn: Investor Relations
(650) 523-5000
Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
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THE COMPANY
Grid Dynamics is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, and advanced analytics services. As a forefront provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering services, and bespoke software development, we draw from over 7 years of leadership in enterprise artificial intelligence (“AI”), coupled with profound expertise in cloud, data, and advanced analytics. Our commitment to engineering excellence, R&D leadership, a co-innovation ethos, globally efficient “Follow-the-Sun” delivery model, and an unwavering “whatever it takes” dedication to client success, empowers us to solve even the most complex enterprise challenges, ensuring profitable business outcomes and future-proof growth.
Established in 2006 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Grid Dynamics partners with clients ranging from innovative start-ups to the largest companies in the world. Grid Dynamics believes the key to its success is a culture encouraging an unwavering “whatever it takes” dedication that puts client success over contract terms, products over projects, and real business results over pure technical innovation. With our proprietary processes optimized for innovation, emphasis on talent development, and technical expertise, Grid Dynamics is well-positioned for continued success.
Our principal executive offices are located at 5000 Executive Pkwy Suite 520, San Ramon, CA 94583, and our telephone number is (650) 523-5000.
Our website address is www.griddynamics.com. The information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and you should not consider information contained on our website in deciding whether to purchase shares of our common stock.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. The prospectus supplement applicable to each offering of our securities will contain a discussion of the risks applicable to an investment in our securities. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific risk factors discussed in the section of the applicable prospectus supplement titled “Risk Factors,” together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under “Part I — Item 1A — Risk Factors” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in “Part II — Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed subsequent to such Form 10-K that are incorporated herein by reference, as may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, each prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus and each prospectus supplement contain certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Those statements appear in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference, particularly in the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of our management that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein after we distribute this prospectus, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, and although we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted a thorough inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus may contain market data that we obtain from industry sources. These sources do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. Although we believe that our industry sources are reliable, we do not independently verify the information. The market data may include projections that are based on a number of other projections. While we believe these assumptions to be reasonable and sound as of the date of this prospectus, actual results may differ from the projections.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes.
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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
This section describes the general terms and provisions of our common stock. For more detailed information, you should refer to our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation (our “certificate of incorporation”), our amended and restated bylaws (our “bylaws”) and the description of our common stock, each incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue up to 110,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.
Voting Rights
Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting are able to elect all of the directors.
Dividend Rights
Holders of common stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor. In no event will any stock dividends or stock splits or combinations of stock be declared or made on common stock unless the shares of common stock at the time outstanding are treated equally and identically.
Liquidation, Dissolution and Winding Up
In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive an equal amount per share of all of our assets of whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders, after the rights of the holders of our preferred stock have been satisfied, as may be established by our board of directors.
Preemptive or Other Rights
Our stockholders will have no preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.
Election of Directors
Our certificate of incorporation provides for our board of directors to be divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of stockholders) serving a three-year term. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the election of all directors is determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law, our Certificate of Incorporation, and our Bylaws
Our certificate of incorporation provides that our board of directors is classified into three classes of directors. As a result, in most circumstances, a person will be able to gain control of our board only by successfully engaging in a proxy contest at three or more annual meetings.
Our certificate of incorporation does not provide for any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders to be effected by written consent. Our certificate of incorporation provides that directors may be removed prior to the expiration of their terms by stockholders only for cause and upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of all outstanding common stock.
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Our certificate of incorporation requires that changes or amendments to the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws must be approved by at least a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors. Instead, our board of directors is empowered to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the board of directors or the resignation, death, or removal of a director in certain circumstances. Our advance notice procedures include requirements that the stockholders must comply with in order to nominate candidates to our board of directors or to propose matters to be acted upon at a stockholders’ meeting.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our board of directors, our chief executive officer or a majority of our board of directors, and stockholders are specifically denied the right to call special meetings.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that stockholders seeking to bring business before any meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders must provide advance notice as provided in our bylaws. These advance notice procedures may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed and may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempt to obtain control of the Company.
Our authorized but unissued common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuances without stockholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of the Company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Exclusive Forum
Our bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another State court in Delaware or the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the following (except for any claim as to which such court determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of such court (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of such court within 10 days following such determination), which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than such court or for which such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction):
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any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;
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any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by, or otherwise wrongdoing by, any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders;
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any action arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), our certificate of incorporation or bylaws;
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any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws; and
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any other action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be in a state or federal court located within the State of Delaware.
However, notwithstanding the exclusive forum provisions, our bylaws explicitly state that they would not preclude the filing of claims brought to enforce any liability or duty created under federal securities laws, including the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against us or our directors and officers.
In addition, our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
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Registration Rights Agreement
We are party to an amended and restated registration rights agreement with ChaSerg Technology Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and certain other holders party thereto (the “Existing Holders”) (as amended and restated, the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, we were required to register for resale our common stock issuable for (i) shares of common stock held by any Existing Holders immediately following the closing of the business combination in March 2020, (ii) any of the 640,000 units issued in private placement transactions by us in October 2018 and (iii) any other equity securities of ours issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization (collectively, “Registrable Securities”).
The holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by the Existing Holders and any of their permitted transferees were entitled to demand that we register the resale of such securities; provided, however, that we are not required to effect an underwritten offering for any resale of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 unless such underwritten offering is reasonably expected to result in gross proceeds in excess of $10 million.
The Existing Holders and their permitted transferees also have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements and rights to require us to register for resale such securities. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Stockholders’ Agreement
On November 13, 2019, ChaSerg Technology Acquisition Corp., the Sponsor, Benhamou Global Ventures, GDB International Investment Limited, GDD International Holding Company, Leonard Livschitz, Victoria Livschitz and Automated Systems Holdings Limited (“ASL”) (together with any individuals or entities that are signatories thereto or become party to the agreement, the “Voting Parties”) entered into a Stockholders’ Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Voting Parties agreed (i) to take all necessary action to cause our board of directors to be comprised of eight directors, (ii) subject to certain share ownership thresholds, to grant each of ASL and the Sponsor rights to designate two directors for election to our board of directors (and the Voting Parties will vote in favor of such designees), (iii) to designate our chief executive officer for election to our board of directors, and (iv) to designate three unaffiliated designates for election to our board of directors.
Listing
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “GDYN.”
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the offered securities from time to time:
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through underwriters or dealers;
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through agents;
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directly to one or more purchasers; or
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through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, New York. Additional legal matters may be passed on for us, or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the fees and expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred with the offerings described in this registration statement. All amounts set forth in the table below are estimated.
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Printing Costs for registration statement, prospectus and related documents
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Deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.
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The estimated amounts of fees and expenses to be incurred in connection with the offerings described in this registration statement will be determined from time to time and reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) authorizes a corporation’s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents.
Our certificate of incorporation contains provisions that limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for the following:
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any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
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any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or
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any transaction from which they derived an improper personal benefit.
Any amendment, repeal or elimination of these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment, repeal or elimination. If the DGCL is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors of corporations, then the personal liability of our directors will be further limited to the greatest extent permitted by the DGCL.
In addition, our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, and may indemnify our employees, agents and any other persons, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Our bylaws also provide that we must advance expenses incurred by or on behalf of a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, subject to limited exceptions.
Further, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. These indemnification agreements require us to, among other things, indemnify our directors and executive officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service. These indemnification agreements also generally require us to advance all expenses reasonably and actually incurred by our directors and executive
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officers in investigating or defending any such action, suit or proceeding. We believe that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and executive officers.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Further, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against our directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions.
We have obtained insurance policies under which, subject to the limitations of the policies, coverage is provided to our directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongful acts as a director or officer, including claims relating to public securities matters, and to us with respect to payments that may be made by us to our directors and officers pursuant to our indemnification obligations or otherwise as a matter of law.
The underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement may provide for indemnification by the underwriters of us and our directors and officers for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
The Exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index on page II-4 and are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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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 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% 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), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) 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 Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the 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.
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(4)
that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and (ii) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5)
that, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(6)
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) 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.
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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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Incorporation by Reference
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Exhibit
Number |
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Exhibit Description
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Form
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File
Number |
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Exhibit
Number |
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Filing
Date |
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Filed
Herewith |
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| 1.1* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3.1 | | | | |
8-K
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001-38685
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3.1
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March 9, 2020
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| 3.2 | | | | |
8-K
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001-38685
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3.1
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May 6, 2020
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| 4.1 | | | | |
8-K
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001-38685
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4.1
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March 9, 2020
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| 4.2 | | | | |
10-Q
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001-38685
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10.17
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May 11, 2020
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| 5.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
X
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| 23.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
X
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| 23.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
X
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| 24.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
X
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| 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
X
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*
To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
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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-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Ramon, California, on November 12, 2024.
GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Leonard Livschitz
Name:
Leonard Livschitz
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Leonard Livschitz and Anil Doradla, and each of them, 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, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent 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 and about the premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as they, he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them, or their or his 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Leonard Livschitz
Leonard Livschitz
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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November 12, 2024
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/s/ Anil Doradla
Anil Doradla
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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November 12, 2024
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/s/ Lloyd Carney
Lloyd Carney
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| | Chairman of the Board and Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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/s/ Eric Benhamou
Eric Benhamou
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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/s/ Marina Levinson
Marina Levinson
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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/s/ Patrick Nicolet
Patrick Nicolet
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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/s/ Michael Southworth
Michael Southworth
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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/s/ Weihang Wang
Weihang Wang
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Yueou Wang
Yueou Wang
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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/s/ Shuo Zhang
Shuo Zhang
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| | Director | | |
November 12, 2024
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Exhibit 5.1
| 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019-6099 Tel: 212 728 8000 Fax: 212 728 8111 |
November 12, 2024
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.
5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 520
San Ramon, CA, California 94583
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 to which this opinion is filed as an exhibit (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for the registration of the sale by the Company from time to time of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company.
We have examined copies of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, the Registration Statement, the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), relevant resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”), and other records and documents that we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion.
We have also examined the specimen Common Stock and are familiar with originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other documents, corporate records, papers, statutes and authorities as we have deemed necessary to form a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to original documents of all copies submitted to us. As to various questions of fact material to our opinion, we have relied on statements and certificates of officers and representatives of the Company and public officials.
In connection with the opinions expressed below, we have assumed that, at or prior to the time of the delivery of any Common Stock, (i) the Company shall have duly authorized the issuance and sale of such Common Stock and such authorization shall not have been modified or rescinded; (ii) such parties other than the Company shall have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations in accordance with the documents to be executed by such parties, and we have also assumed that upon the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents that such documents shall constitute valid and binding obligations of such parties; (iii) the Registration Statement shall be effective and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded; and (iv) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of such Common Stock.
Brussels Chicago Dallas Frankfurt Houston London Los Angeles Milan
Munich New York Palo Alto Paris Rome San Francisco Washington
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.
November 12, 2024
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Based on and subject to the foregoing and to the other qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that when (i) all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken to authorize the issuance and sale of such shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by the Company under the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and (ii) such shares of Common Stock are issued, delivered and paid for as contemplated by the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with the applicable underwriting or other agreement, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States of America, and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other country, state or jurisdiction.
This opinion is limited to matters expressly set forth herein, and no opinion is to be implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.
The opinions expressed herein are given as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update or supplement such opinions after the date hereof.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and in the related prospectus or any supplemental prospectus thereto. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated February 29, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting of Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned reports in this Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts”.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
San Francisco, California
November 12, 2024