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S-8 1 ctev-2026sx8registrationst.htm S-8 Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2026

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Claritev Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			83-3536151 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 400, McLean, Virginia (Address of principal executive offices)			22102 (Zip Code)

Claritev Corporation 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Travis S. Dalton
Chief Executive Officer
Claritev Corporation
7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 400
McLean, Virginia 22102
Tel: (212) 780-2000

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

With copies to:

Robert Endicott

Brian Feezel

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
211 North Broadway, Suite 3600

St. Louis, Missouri 63102

Tel: (314) 259-2000

Fax: (314) 259-2020

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Claritev Corporation (the “Registrant”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to register an additional 2,375,000 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to be reserved for issuance under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Equity Plan”).

PART I

The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of this Registration Statement is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the 2020 Equity Plan covered by this Registration Statement as required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


			Item 3.			Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:


			(a)			The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 202 5 , filed with the Commission on February 26, 202 6 (the “Form 10-K”);
			(b)			The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026;
			(c)			The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 30 , 2026;
			(d)			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 Company’s 10-K referred to in (a) above, excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under Item 2.02, Item 7.01, or Item 8.01 of a current report on Form 8-K and any exhibits included with such Item; and
			(e)			The description of the Company’s securities contained in Exhibit 4.14 of the Company's 10-K referred to in (a) above, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents that the Company subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement (except for any portions of the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, Item 7.01, or Item 8.01 thereof and any corresponding exhibits thereto not filed with the Commission) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then

remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is 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.

Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The Registrant’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides for this limitation of liability.

Section 145 of the DGCL, provides, among other things, that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed 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 an officer, director, 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 attorneys’ 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 person 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 action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were or are a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such person 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, provided further that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director 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 (including attorneys’ fees) which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred.

Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person under Section 145.

The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the full extent authorized by the DGCL.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. Such agreements may require the Registrant, among other things, to advance expenses and otherwise indemnify its executive officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or

service as executive officers or directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Registrant intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in the future.

The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the Registrant’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, the Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant shall not be obligated to indemnify a director or officer in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized by the board of directors pursuant to the applicable procedure outlined in the Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws.

Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held jointly and severally liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

The Registrant maintains and expects to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to the Registrant with respect to indemnification payments that the Registrant may make to such directors and officers.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Registrant’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Registrant and its stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

The Registrant believes that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced officers and directors.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors or executive officers, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.


			Item 7.			Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.


			Item 8.			Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:


Exhibit Number						Description of Document
4.1						2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on December 10, 2020)

4.2						Amendment No. 1 to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 26, 2024)

4.3						Amendment No. 2 to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 9, 2025)

4.4						Amendment No. 3 to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 1, 2025)

4.5						Amendment No. 4 to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 30 , 2026)

4.6						Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 9, 2020)

4.7						Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed September 20, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 20, 2024)

4.8						Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed February 17, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 19, 2025)

4.9						Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 19, 2025)

5.1*						Opinion of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

23.1*						Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

23.2*						Consent of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)

24.1*						Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement)

107*						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;

(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; 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) above 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 this Registration Statement.

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

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

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 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.

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

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 7th day of May, 2026.



Claritev Corporation
(Registrant)

By:			/s/ Travis Dalton
Name:			Travis Dalton
Title:			President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Travis Dalton and Douglas M. Garis, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, in connection with this Registration Statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement, including any and all stickers and post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title(s)	Date

/s/ Travis Dalton	President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director	May 7, 2026
Travis Dalton

/s/ Douglas M. Garis	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	May 7, 2026
Douglas M. Garis

/s/ Brock Albinson	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	May 7, 2026
Brock Albinson

/s/ Allen R. Thorpe	Lead Independent Director	May 7, 2026
Allen R. Thorpe

/s/ Richard A. Clarke	Director	May 7, 2026
Richard A. Clarke

/s/ Anthony Colaluca, Jr.	Director	May 7, 2026
Anthony Colaluca, Jr.

/s/ C. Martin Harris	Director	May 7, 2026
C. Martin Harris

/s/ Jason L. Kap	Director	May 7, 2026
Jason L. Kap

/s/ Julie D. Klapstein	Director	May 7, 2026
Julie D. Klapstein

/s/ Michael S. Klein	Director	May 7, 2026
Michael S. Klein


Signature	Title(s)	Date


/s/ John M. Prince	Director	May 7, 2026
John M. Prince

/s/ Dale A. White	Director	May 7, 2026
Dale A. White

SEC Form S-8 filed by Claritev Corporation