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S-8 1 forms-82026xamended2021eip.htm S-8 Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 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

______________________

SERVICENOW, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

20-2056195

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2225 Lawson Lane
Santa Clara, California 95054
(408) 501-8550

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)



ServiceNow, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Full title of the plan)

______________________

William R. McDermott

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

ServiceNow, Inc.
2225 Lawson Lane
Santa Clara, California 95054

(408) 501-8550

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

______________________

Please send copies of all communications to:

Thomas J. Ivey, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 470-4500

Hossein Nowbar

President and Chief Legal Officer

ServiceNow, Inc.
2225 Lawson Lane
Santa Clara, California 95054

(408) 501-8550

______________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ý

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. ¨

SERVICENOW, INC.

REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by ServiceNow, Inc. (the “Registrant”) to register 38,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable under the Registrant’s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Restated 2021 Plan”) effective May 21, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).

PART I

Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus

Information required by Part I of Form S-8 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the participants in the Restated 2021 Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

Information Required in the Registration Statement

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this Registration Statement certain information required to be included. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents where the information resides. The information we incorporate by reference is considered a part of this Registration Statement, and later information we file with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or after the date of this Registration Statement (other than information “furnished” under any current report or otherwise “furnished” to the Commission, and XBRL-related information, unless otherwise stated), and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold:

(a) the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Commission on January 29, 2026;

(b) the information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K from our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 6, 2026;

(c) the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 28, 2026, February 11, 2026, April 1, 2026, April 22, 202 6, May 15 , 2026 and May 22, 2026 (other than information “furnished” and not deemed to be “filed” in such Current Reports);

(d) the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Commission on April 23, 2026; and

(e) the description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-35580) filed with the Commission on June 19, 2012 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, as updated by Exhibit 4.3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Commission on January 29, 2026, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

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 in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any 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 court to award or a corporation’s board of directors to grant indemnity to directors and officers under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations. The terms of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.

As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the personal liability of a director or officer for monetary damages resulting from breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability:

•for any breach of the director or officer’s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;

•for a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

•for a director under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (regarding unlawful payments of dividends, stock repurchases or redemptions);

•for a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or

•for an officer in any action by or in the right of the Registrant.

As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant’s restated bylaws provide that:

•the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions;

•the Registrant may indemnify its other employees and agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law;

•the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions; and

•the rights conferred in the Registrant’s restated bylaws are not exclusive.

In addition, the Registrant has entered into, and intends to continue to enter into, indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers. These agreements will provide for the indemnification of directors and executive officers for all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with any action or proceeding brought against them by reason of the fact that they are or were agents of the Registrant.

The Registrant currently carries liability insurance for its directors and officers for securities matters. The indemnification provisions in the Registrant’s restated certificate of incorporation, restated bylaws and the indemnification agreements entered into between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant’s directors and executive officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9 of this Registration Statement.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

The following is a complete list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement:

Exhibit

Incorporated by Reference

Filed

Number

Exhibit Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

Herewith

4.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.

8-K

001-35580

3.1

12/5/2025

4.2

Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.

8-K

001-35580

3.1

2/12/2025

4.3

Form of Common Stock Certificate.

S-1/A

333-180486

4.1

6/19/2012

4.4

Description of Registrant’s Securities Registered Under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

10-K

001-35580

4.3

1/29/2026

4.5

ServiceNow, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

8-K

001-35580

10.1

5/22/2026

5.1

Opinion and Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

23.1

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.

23.2

Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).

107

Filing Fee Table.

Item 9. Undertakings.

1. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(a) 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 this 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 this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the 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 this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic 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;

(b) 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; and

(c) 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.

2. 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 this 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.

3. 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 hereby, 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 the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on this 22nd day of July, 2026.

ServiceNow, Inc.

By:

/s/ William R. McDermott

Name:

William R. McDermott

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints William R. McDermott and Gina Mastantuono, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting 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 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 attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ William R. McDermott

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

July 22, 2026

William R. McDermott

/s/ Gina Mastantuono

President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

July 22, 2026

Gina Mastantuono

/s/ Danielle Fontaine

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

July 22, 2026

Danielle Fontaine

/s/ Frederic B. Luddy

Director

July 22, 2026

Frederic B. Luddy

/s/ Susan L. Bostrom

Director

July 22, 2026

Susan L. Bostrom

/s/ Teresa Briggs

Director

July 22, 2026

Teresa Briggs

/s/ Paul E. Chamberlain

Director

July 22, 2026

Paul E. Chamberlain

/s/ Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr.

Director

July 22, 2026

Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr.

/s/ Joseph M. Quinlan

Director

July 22, 2026

Joseph M. Quinlan

/s/ Anita M. Sands

Director

July 22, 2026

Anita M. Sands

/s/ Eric S. Yuan

Director

July 22, 2026

Eric S. Yuan