# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001718512
**File Stem:** 0001628280-26-035637
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 35319
**Document Hash:** 9c1cda101d65455cf327bb102ac51b98
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-26-035637.hdr.sgml**: 20260515

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-26-035637

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260515

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260515

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260515

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Gates Industrial Corp plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001718512
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3560]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** X0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-295956
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26988594

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1144 FIFTEENTH STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1400
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 303-744-4876

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1144 FIFTEENTH STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1400
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 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***

**Gates Industrial Corporation plc**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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|:---|:---|
| **England and Wales** | **98-1395184** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br>**incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br>**Identification Number)** |

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**1144 Fifteenth Street**

**Denver, Colorado 80202**

**Telephone: (303) 744-1911**

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)**

**Gates Industrial Corporation plc 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan**

**(Full title of the plan)**

**Cristin C. Bracken**

**Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary**

**1144 Fifteenth Street**

**Denver, Colorado 80202**

**Telephone: (303) 744-1911**

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

***With copy to:***

**Edgar J. Lewandowski**

**Jonathan R. Ozner**

**Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP**

**425 Lexington Avenue**

**New York, New York 10017-3954**

**Telephone: (212) 455-2000**

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.

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| Large accelerated filer | ⌧ | Accelerated filer | ◻ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ◻ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ◻ |
| | | Emerging growth company | ◻ |

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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. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ◻

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by Gates Industrial Corporation plc (the "Registrant") for the purpose of registering 9,044,430 additional ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant (the "Ordinary Shares"), reserved for issuance under the Gates Industrial Corporation plc 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These Ordinary Shares are additional securities of the same class as other securities for which (i) an original registration statement (File No. 333-222747) on Form S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on <u>[January 29, 2018](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000119312518022628/d470004ds8.htm)</u> (the "Original Registration Statement"), which registered 12,500,000 Ordinary Shares issuable under the Plan, and (ii) a registration statement (File No. 333-267096) on Form S-8 was filed with the Commission on <u>[August 26, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000110465922095129/tm2223414d3_s8.htm)</u>, which registered 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares issuable under the "evergreen" provision of the Plan and 1,344,017 Ordinary Shares that became available for issuance as a result of forfeitures, terminations, expirations or repurchases (together with the Original Registration Statement, the "Prior Registration Statements").

The Ordinary Shares registered by this Registration Statement consist of (i) 6,381,545 Ordinary Shares that have become reserved for issuance as a result of the operation of the "evergreen" provision of the Plan, which provides that the total number of shares subject to the Plan will be increased on the first day of each fiscal year pursuant to a specified formula, and (ii) 2,662,885 Ordinary Shares that have become available for issuance under the Plan as a result of forfeiture, termination, expiration or repurchase of stock options or other stock awards. Other than the 6,381,545 Ordinary Shares that have become available for issuance pursuant to the "evergreen" provision of the Plan, the shares registered by this Registration Statement do not represent an increase in the number of shares previously reserved for issuance under the Plan.

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Part II of such Prior Registration Statements are modified or supplemented, as the case may be, as set forth in this Registration Statement.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The following documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended <u>[December 31, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001718512/000162828026007719/gtes-20251231.htm)</u> (the "Annual Report");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on <u>[April 20, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001718512/000162828026026015/gtes-20260420.htm)</u> (solely those portions that were incorporated by reference into the Annual Report);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended <u>[March 28, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001718512/000162828026029351/gtes-20260328.htm)</u>; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the description of the Registrant's securities filed as <u>[Exhibit 4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001718512/000171851225000013/a41-cleanxexhibit4_1.htm)</u> to the Annual Report.

All reports and other documents that the Registrant 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 Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and/or Item 7.01 thereof and any corresponding exhibits thereto not filed with the Commission unless expressly stated otherwise therein) 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 reports and 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 8. Exhibits.**

***(a) Exhibits.*** See the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature pages hereto, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

***(b) Financial Statement Schedules***

None

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**EXHIBIT INDEX**

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|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 3.1 | <u>[Certificate of Incorporation of Gates Industrial Corporation plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222310) filed with the Commission on January 8, 2018)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000119312518006132/d432864dex31.htm)</u> |
| 3.2 | <u>[Articles of Association of Gates Industrial Corporation plc, effective October 7, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 6, 2019)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000171851219000034/gtes-exhibit32q32019.htm)</u> |
| 5.1\* | <u>[Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP](a51gates-opinions8760048513.htm)</u> |
| 10.1 | <u>[Gates Industrial Corporation plc 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222310) filed with the Commission on January 12, 2018)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000171851218000017/gtes-exhibit101q3.htm)</u>  |
| 23.1\* | <u>[Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP](a231draft-dtconsentxmaysx8.htm)</u> |
| 23.2\* | <u>[Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)](a51gates-opinions8760048513.htm)</u> |
| 24.1\* | <u>[Power of Attorney (included in signature pages of this Registration Statement)](#ifd64ce90b1e54fb6b914a27b29639734_22)</u> |
| 107.1\* | <u>[Filing fee table](exfilingfees.htm)</u> |

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\* Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Denver, State of Colorado, on the 15th day of May, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC | GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC |
| By: | /s/ Ivo Jurek |
|  | Name: Ivo Jurek |
|  | Title: Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ivo Jurek, L. Brooks Mallard and Cristin C. Bracken, and each of them, any of whom may act without joinder of the other, the individual's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any or all amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and all other documents in connection therewith to be filed 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 and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents or any of them, or their 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 and Power of Attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 15th day of May, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Ivo Jurek | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Ivo Jurek | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ L. Brooks Mallard | Chief Financial Officer |
| L. Brooks Mallard | (Principal Financial Officer) |
| /s/ John S. Patouhas | Chief Accounting Officer |
| John S. Patouhas | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ Neil P. Simpkins | Director |
| Neil P. Simpkins | |
| /s/ Joseph S. Cantie | Director |
| Joseph S. Cantie | |
| /s/ Fredrik J. Eliasson | Director |
| Fredrik J. Eliasson | |
| /s/ James W. Ireland, III | Director |
| James W. Ireland, III | |
| /s/ Stephanie K. Mains | Director |
| Stephanie K. Mains | |
| /s/ Wilson S. Neely | Director |
| Wilson S. Neely | |
| /s/ Peifang Zhang | Director |
| Peifang Zhang | |

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## Ex-Filing

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**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**S-8**

**Gates Industrial Corporation plc**

**Table 1: Newly Registered Securities** 

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Security Type** | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule** | **Amount Registered** | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit** | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of Registration Fee** |
| 1 | Equity | Ordinary Shares | Other | 9044430 | $25.58 | $231356519.4 | 0.0001381 | $31950.34 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $231356519.4 |  | $31950.34 |
| Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: |  |  |  | $0 |
| Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: |  |  |  | $31950.34 |

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**Offering Note** 

<sup>1</sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Covers ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share, of Gates Industrial Corporation plc (the "Ordinary Shares"), issuable under the Gates Industrial Corporation plc 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an indeterminate amount of additional Ordinary Shares that may be offered and issued under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or other similar transactions. The amount in the table above consists of: (i) 6,381,545 Ordinary Shares that have become reserved for issuance as a result of the operation of the "evergreen" provision of the Plan; and (ii) 2,662,885 Ordinary Shares issuable under the Plan, which amount is equal to the number of Ordinary Shares previously issued under the Plan and registered on the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-222747) and/or the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-267096), which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2018 and August 26, 2022, respectively, and available for issuance under the Plan as a result of expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, termination, or other settlement without issuance of Ordinary Shares in respect of awards under the Plan. Estimated solely for calculating the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act. The amount of the registration fee is based on a price of $25.58 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of the Ordinary Shares as reported by The New York Stock Exchange on May 12, 2026.

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| **Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources** | **☑Not Applicable** |

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| | **Registrant or Filer Name** | **Form or Filing Type** | **File Number** | **Initial Filing Date** | **Filing Date** | **Fee Offset Claimed** | **Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed** | **Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed** | **Unsold Securities Associated with Fee Offset Claimed** | **Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Offset Claimed** | **Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source** |
| **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  | **Rule 457(p)**  |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

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## Exhibit 5.1

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|:---|:---|
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP<br>A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP<br>A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP |
| CITYPOINT<br>ONE ROPEMAKER STREET<br>LONDON EC2Y 9HU | CITYPOINT<br>ONE ROPEMAKER STREET<br>LONDON EC2Y 9HU |
| TELEPHONE: +44-(0)20-7275-6500<br>FACSIMILE: +44-(0)20-7275-6502 | TELEPHONE: +44-(0)20-7275-6500<br>FACSIMILE: +44-(0)20-7275-6502 |
| Direct Dial Number | E-mail Address |

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Gates Industrial Corporation plc

15 May 2026

Dear Sirs

**Gates Industrial Corporation plc**

**Introduction**

We are acting as legal advisers to Gates Industrial Corporation plc (the "**Company**"), a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, as to matters of English law, in connection with the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the "**Registration Statement**") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**Commission**") pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**") relating to up to 9,044,430 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company with a nominal value of $0.01 per share (the "**Shares**"), which may be issued by the Company pursuant to the Gates Industrial Corporation plc 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "**Plan**"). No other person is our client for any purpose in relation to this opinion letter.

Headings used in this opinion letter are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation. References to paragraphs are to paragraphs of this opinion letter.

1.**DOCUMENTS EXAMINED AND SEARCHES**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined electronic scanned copies of the following documents:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)the Registration Statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)the Plan;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)the articles of association of the Company adopted on 7 October 2019, which we have assumed are the articles of association of the Company in force as at the date hereof (the "**Articles of Association**");

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)certified copies of written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company (each a "**Director**" and, collectively, the "**Directors**") dated 17 January 2018 (the "**Resolutions**");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)the certificate of incorporation of the Company obtained from the Registrar of Companies dated 25 September 2017; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi)the trading certificate of the Company obtained from the Registrar of Companies dated 27 September 2017.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)We have also:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)carried out a company search in respect of the Company at 10:20 (London time) on 15 May 2026 at the Companies Registry (the "**Company Search**"); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)made a telephone enquiry at 10:19 (London time) on 15 May 2026 of the Central Registry of Winding Up Petitions at the High Court in London in respect of the Company (the "**Winding Up Enquiry**" and, together with the Company Search, the "**Searches**").

The Company Search revealed no order or resolution for the winding-up of the Company and no notice of appointment in respect of the Company of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver or administrator. The Winding Up Enquiry revealed no petition for the winding-up of the Company. These searches and enquiries do not necessarily reveal the up-to-date position and are not conclusive as to whether insolvency proceedings have been commenced against the Company or its assets.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Except as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, for the purpose of giving this opinion letter, we have not examined any other documents or records or made any other searches or enquiries relating to the Company. We express no opinion on any agreement, instrument or other document. We express no opinion as to any liability to tax which may arise or be suffered as a result of or in connection with the Shares.

2.**APPLICABLE LAW**

This opinion letter relates only to English domestic law in force and as applied by the courts of England and Wales at the date of this opinion letter and not to its conflict of laws rules. We assume no obligation to you to update this opinion letter in any respect or to notify you of any future changes in law which may affect the content of this opinion letter.

We have not investigated, and express no opinion concerning, the laws of any jurisdiction other than England and Wales. This opinion letter and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law. This opinion letter is issued subject to the condition that any person relying on or claiming the benefit of this opinion letter accepts that the courts of

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England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any action or claim arising out of or in connection with this opinion letter.

3.**ASSUMPTIONS**

In giving this opinion letter we have assumed that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)all signatures, stamps and seals are genuine. Any form of electronic signature (including the printed name of the signatory) inserted into an electronic version of a document was inserted by the relevant signatory with the intention to authenticate the document and any person who attested the signature of the signatory was physically present at the time and a witness to the form of signature being inserted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)all documents submitted to us as originals are complete, accurate, up-to-date and authentic;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)all documents submitted to us as photocopies or facsimile copies or transmitted to us electronically are true and complete copies of original documents which were complete, accurate up-to-date and authentic;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)all statements in all documents furnished to us were, and remain, true and correct;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)no supplement, amendment or waiver has been made to any document submitted to or examined by us (or to the original document where we have examined a copy), none of the documents furnished to us has been terminated;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)where a document has been examined by us in draft or specimen form, it will be or has been executed in the form of that draft or specimen;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)that the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission has been authorised by all necessary actions under all applicable laws other than English law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)the Resolutions were duly adopted and passed in accordance with all constitutional, statutory and other formalities; each Director has disclosed any interest which that Director may have in connection with the issue of the Shares and that no Director has any interest except to the extent permitted by the Articles of Association and each Director has acted in accordance with his duties under all applicable laws; the Resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)the Searches accurately and fully disclosed the up-to-date position of the Company and that there has been no change to their position since the time of those Searches which might affect any of the conclusions stated in this opinion letter;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)the issue of the Shares was not made in consequence of a communication made in breach of section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("**FSMA**"), or with a person who is authorised for the purpose of FSMA in consequence of something said or done by another person in the

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course of a regulated activity carried on by that person in contravention of section 19 of FSMA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)no offer of securities to the public within the meaning of section 102B of FSMA has been or will be made in the United Kingdom except in circumstances where no contravention of section 85(1) of the FSMA would occur;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)that the term "non-assessable", which has no recognised meaning in English law, for the purposes of this letter means that under the Companies Act 2006 (as amended), the articles of association of the Company and any resolution taken under the articles of association of the Company approving the issue of the Shares, no holder of such Shares is liable, solely because of such holder's status as a holder of such Shares, for additional calls for further funds by the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)the subscription price per Share was or will be no less than the nominal value of such Share; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n)that the Articles of Association will remain in force without amendment (other than any such amendment required for the valid allotment and issue of the Shares).

4.**OPINION**

Based on and subject to the foregoing, and to the qualifications and limitations set out in paragraph 5 (*Qualifications and Limitations*), we are of the opinion that when the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to authorise and approve the issue of the Shares, the Shares will have been duly and validly authorised and when issued and delivered against receipt of payment in full in cash therefor in accordance with English law and valid entries in the books and registers of the Company (including the register of members) have been made in respect of the issue and allotment of the Shares, the Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

5.**QUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS**

This opinion letter is qualified and limited by and subject to the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)**Searches**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)It is our experience that the Searches may be unreliable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)The Company Search referred to above is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)a winding up order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding up of a company; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)an administration order has been made; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C)a receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or liquidator has been appointed; or

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as notice of these matters may not be filed with the Registrar of Companies immediately (and as there is a lapse of time between filing of a matter with the Registrar of Companies and particulars of the matter being available for retrieval through the Companies House search function, searches may not always reveal filed matters), nor is it capable of revealing, before the making of the relevant order, whether or not a winding up petition or a petition for an administration order has been presented.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)The Winding up Enquiry referred to above relates only to a compulsory winding up, and not a voluntary winding up, and is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not a winding up petition in respect of a compulsory winding up has been presented since details of the petition may not have been entered on the records of the Central Registry of Winding up Petitions immediately or, in the case of a petition presented to a County Court, may not have been notified to the Central Registry and entered on such records at all, and the response to an enquiry only relates to the period six months prior to the date when the enquiry was made.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)**Insolvency**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)Any limitations arising from a reconstruction, arrangement or compromise, a scheme within the meaning of Part VII of FSMA, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, administration, moratorium, reorganisation or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)**Tax**

We express no opinion on any matters concerning or relating to tax in connection with the issue of the Shares or any payment made in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing we express no opinion as to any liability to tax or to any stamp duty or similar tax or charge which may arise or be incurred in connection with the issue of the Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)**Other**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)We express no opinion as to compliance or otherwise with any regulatory, securities, insider dealing or similar law including, without limitation, FSMA, the Financial Services Act 2012 (as amended by the Financial Services Act 2021) or the EU Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 as it forms part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by applicable statutory instrument (the "**EUWA**") and the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (and any related regulations or legislation).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)We express no opinion as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or the reasonableness of any statements of opinion in the Registration Statement or as to whether the Registration Statement (or any part of it) contained or contains all the information required to be contained in it or whether the persons responsible for the Registration Statement have discharged their obligations thereunder or whether the Registration Statement complies with applicable requirements (including, without limitation, the Part 6 rules under s 73A of FSMA and the EUWA (as amended by applicable statutory instrument).

6.**CONSENT**

We consent to your filing this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in 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.

Yours faithfully,

/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

## Exhibit 23.1

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 12, 2026 relating to the financial statements of Gates Industrial Corporation plc and the effectiveness of Gates Industrial Corporation plc's internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Gates Industrial Corporation plc for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Denver, Colorado

May 15, 2026

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