As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2021
Registration No. 333-                  
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Sunrun Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware26-2841711
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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Sunrun Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
Sunrun Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Sunrun-VSI 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (formerly Vivint Solar, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan)
(Full title of the plan)
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Lynn Jurich
Chief Executive Officer
Sunrun Inc.
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94104
(Name and address of agent for service)

(415) 580- 6900
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Calise Y. Cheng, Esq.Jeanna Steele, Esq.
Cooley LLPSundance Banks, Esq.
3715 Hanover StreetSunrun Inc.
Palo Alto, California 94304-1130225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
650-843-5000San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 580-6900
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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 (Check one).
Large accelerated filer
 Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)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. ☐
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the Sunrun Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
    8,056,251(2)
$52.27(5)
$421,100,239.77$45,942.04
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the Sunrun Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
   4,028,125(3)
$44.43(6)
$178,969,593.75$19,525.58
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the Sunrun-VSI 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
   2,778,899(4)
$52.27(5)
$145,253,050.73$15,847.11
TOTAL:14,863,275$745,322,884.25$81,314.73
(1)Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock that become issuable under the Sunrun Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 Plan”), the Sunrun Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) and the Sunrun-VSI 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 VSI Plan”), by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)Represents an automatic increase of 4% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year to the number of the Registrant’s common stock reserved for issuance under, and which annual increase is provided for in the 2015 Plan.
(3)Represents an automatic increase of 2% of the outstanding shares on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year to the number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock reserved for issuance under, and which annual increase is provided for, in the ESPP.
(4)Represents an automatic increase of 4% of the outstanding shares of the Vivint Solar, Inc. common stock outstanding (on an as-converted basis) at the effective time of the merger between Vivint Solar, Inc. and the Company pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 6, 2020, by and among the Company, Vivint Solar and Viking Merger Sub, Inc., and which increase is provided for in the 2014 VSI Plan.
(5)Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $52.27 per share, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select stock market on August 2, 2021.
(6)Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of 85% of $52.27, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select stock market on August 2, 2021. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of the shares of the Registrant’s common stock reserved for issuance thereunder will be at least 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Registrant’s common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or on the exercise date.



PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, Sunrun Inc. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register (1) 8,056,251 additional shares of its common stock under the 2015 Plan, pursuant to the provisions of the 2015 Plan providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2015 Plan on January 1, 2021, (2) 4,028,125 additional shares of its common stock under the ESPP, pursuant to the provisions of the ESPP providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the ESPP on January 1, 2021 and (3) 2,778,899 additional shares of its common stock under the 2014 VSI Plan, pursuant to the provisions of the 2014 VSI Plan providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2014 VSI Plan on January 1, 2021.

The information specified in Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the instructional 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 plans covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

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 December 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on February 25, 2021 pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

(2)    All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant’s Annual Report referred to in (1) above (other than the portions of these documents not deemed to be filed); and

(3)    The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-37511) filed with the Commission on July 22, 2015, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed 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 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.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a corporation’s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors, and other corporate agents.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of its directors and officers for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors and officers.
In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of the Registrant provides that:
The Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers for serving the Registrant in those capacities or for serving other business enterprises at the Registrant’s request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that a corporation may indemnify such person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful.
The Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where indemnification is permitted by applicable law.
The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to its amended and restated bylaws to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person, except with respect to proceedings authorized by the Registrant’s board of directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification.
The rights conferred in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws are not exclusive, and the Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, employees, and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons.
The Registrant may not retroactively amend the bylaw provisions to reduce its indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees, and agents

The Registrant’s policy is to enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and executive officers by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and also to provide for certain additional procedural protections. The Registrant also maintains directors and officers insurance to insure such persons against certain liabilities.

These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements entered into between the Registrant and its officers and directors may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant’s officers and directors for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.





Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit Incorporated by Reference
NumberExhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
4.1S-1333-2052174.1June 25, 2015
5.1    
23.1    
23.2    
24.1    
99.1S-1/A333-20521710.2July 22, 2015
99.210-Q001-3751110.1August 9, 2018
99.310-Q001-3751110.1August 5, 2021

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 Registration Fee” table 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 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, 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 San Francisco, California, on August 5, 2021.
SUNRUN INC.
   
By: /s/ Lynn Jurich
  Lynn Jurich
  Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Lynn Jurich, Thomas vonReichbauer and Jeanna Steele, and each of them, as his or her 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 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in 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 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 of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Signature Title Date
     
/s/ Lynn Jurich Chief Executive Officer and Director August 5, 2021
Lynn Jurich (Principal Executive Officer)  
     
/s/ Thomas vonReichbauer
 Chief Financial Officer August 5, 2021
Thomas vonReichbauer
 (Principal Financial Officer)  
/s/ Michelle Philpot
Chief Accounting OfficerAugust 5, 2021
Michelle Philpot
(Principal Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Edward Fenster Chairman and Director August 5, 2021
Edward Fenster    
     
/s/ Katherine August-deWilde Director August 5, 2021
Katherine August-deWilde    
     
/s/ Leslie Dach Director August 5, 2021
Leslie Dach    
     
/s/ Alan Ferber Director August 5, 2021
Alan Ferber    
     
/s/ Mary Powell Director August 5, 2021
Mary Powell    
/s/ Sonita LontohDirectorAugust 5, 2021
Sonita Lontoh
/s/ Gerald RiskDirectorAugust 5, 2021
Gerald Risk