# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001560327
**File Stem:** 0000950103-26-004703
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 22335
**Document Hash:** 1d339d25cf679366e5edc9323e2bb649
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950103-26-004703.hdr.sgml**: 20260326

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950103-26-004703

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260326

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260326

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260326

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Rapid7, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001560327
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 352423994
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-294643
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26798395

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 CAUSEWAY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02114
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-247-1717

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 CAUSEWAY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02114

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Rapid7 Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20121015

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-______**

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**<br> Washington, D.C. 20549

**FORM S-8<br> REGISTRATION STATEMENT**<br> UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

**RAPID7, INC.**<br> (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** |  | **35-2423994** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or <br> Organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
|  | **120 Causeway Street<br> Boston, Massachusetts 02144** |  |

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(Address of principal executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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| **Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan**  |
| (Full titles of the plans) |

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**Peter Kaes<br> General Counsel and Secretary<br> Rapid7, Inc.<br> 120 Causeway Street<br> Boston, Massachusetts 02114<br> (617) 247-1717**

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

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| ***Copies to:*** |
| **<br> Nicole Brookshire, Esq.<br> Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP<br> 450 Lexington Avenue<br> New York, NY 10017<br> (212) 450-4000** |

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

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ☐ <br> 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 or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

**INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS<br> OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8**

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement is being filed by Rapid7, Inc. (the "Registrant") for the purpose of registering an additional 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be used exclusively for the grant of inducement awards in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) pursuant to the Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2015 EIP") as a material inducement for individuals to commence employment with the Registrant and its subsidiaries. These additional shares of Common Stock are securities of the same class as other securities for which Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Registrant relating to the same employee benefit plan are effective. The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the 2015 EIP under Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 17, 2015 (File No. 333-205716), October 13, 2015 (File No. 333-207395), March 10, 2016 (File No. 333-210082), March 9, 2017 (File No. 333-216566), March 8, 2018 (File No. 333-223525), February 28, 2019 (File No. 333-229960), February 28, 2020 (File No. 333-236766), February 26, 2021 (File No. 333-253566), February 24, 2022 (File No. 333-262983), February 24, 2023 (File No. 333-270002), February 26, 2024 (File No. 333-277355) and February 28, 2025 (File No. 333-285420). This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements referenced above to the extent not superseded hereby.

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

The documents containing the information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements 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 are incorporated herein by reference:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Commission on February 19,
2026;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Commission
on March 16, 2026;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37496), as filed with the Commission on February 10, 2026; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The description of the Registrant's common stock which is contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on July
13, 2015, including any amendment or supplements thereto.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders or document or current report furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed under such provisions. 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 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.**

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| **Exhibit No.**  | **Description**  |
| 4.1(1) | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. |
| 4.2(2) | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. |
| 4.3(3) | Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant. |
| [5.1](dp244192_ex0501.htm) | [Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (filed herewith).](dp244192_ex0501.htm) |
| [23.1](dp244192_ex2301.htm) | [Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith).](dp244192_ex2301.htm) |
| [23.2](dp244192_ex0501.htm) | [Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference).](dp244192_ex0501.htm) |
| [24.1](#a_001) | [Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement).](#a_001) |
| [99.1(4)](dp244192_ex9901.htm) | [Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.](dp244192_ex9901.htm) |
| 99.2(5) | Amendment No.1 Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. |
| 99.3 | Amendment No. 2 Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (filed herewith). |
| [107.1](dp244192_exfilingfees.htm) | [Filing Fee Table (filed herewith).](dp244192_exfilingfees.htm) |

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(1) Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 10, 2020 (File No.
001-37496), and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 10, 2020 (File No.
001-37496), and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on July 6, 2015 (File
No. 333-204874), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.

(4) Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 13, 2015 (File No.
001-37496), and incorporated herein by reference.

(5) Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-37496) filed with the Commission on February
28, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference.

**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 Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on March 26, 2026.

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| **RAPID7, INC.** | **RAPID7, INC.** | **RAPID7, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Rafeal E. Brown | /s/ Rafeal E. Brown |
|  | Name: | Rafeal E. Brown |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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 **POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Corey Thomas and Rafeal E. Brown, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, or any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with 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 or necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| **Name**  | **Title**  | **Date**  |
| /s/ Corey E. Thomas | Chief Executive Officer and Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Corey E. Thomas** | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Rafeal E. Brown | Chief Financial Officer | March 26, 2026 |
| **Rafeal E. Brown** | (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ Scott Murphy | Chief Accounting Officer | March 26, 2026 |
| **Scott Murphy** | (Principal Accounting Officer |  |
| /s/ Marc Brown | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Marc Brown** |  |  |
| /s/ Michael Berry | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Michael Berry** |  |  |
| /s/ Judy Bruner | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Judy Bruner** |  |  |
| /s/ Benjamin Holzman | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Benjamin Holzman** |  |  |
| /s/ J. Benjamin Nye | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **J. Benjamin Nye** |  |  |
| /s/ Thomas Schodorf | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Thomas Schodorf** |  |  |
| /s/ Reeny Sondhi | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Reeny Sondhi** |  |  |
| /s/ Mike Burns | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Mike Burns** |  |  |
| /s/ Kevin Galligan | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Kevin Galligan** |  |  |
| /s/ Wael Mohamed | Director | March 26, 2026 |
| **Wael Mohamed** |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

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| ![](image_001.jpg) | Davis Polk & Wardwell llp<br> 450 Lexington Avenue<br> New York, NY 10017<br> davispolk.com |

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March 26, 2026

**Exhibit 5.1 and 23.2**

RAPID 7, INC.<br> 120 Causeway Street<br> Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Rapid7, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), in connection with the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the "**Registration Statement**") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**"), for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act 3,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "**Shares**"), pursuant to an amendment (the "**Plan Amendment**") to the Company's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "**Plan**") to be used exclusively for the grant of inducement awards in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as a material inducement for individuals to commence employment with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Plan Amendment was approved by a majority of the independent members of the Company's board of directors (the "**Board**"), and any individual inducement award grants made pursuant to the Plan in reliance on Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) will be approved by the Company's independent Compensation Committee of the Board or a majority of the independent members of the Board. As such counsel, we have made such legal and factual examination and inquiries as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion and have made such additional assumptions as are set forth below. This opinion is furnished pursuant to the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K.

We, as the Company's counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records and other instruments and such matters of fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of rendering the opinion expressed herein.

In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

![](image_001.jpg)

Upon the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares that may become issuable pursuant to the Plan have been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

This opinion is given as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in laws which may hereafter occur.

This opinion letter is provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission for use solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without express written consent.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York, and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

March 26, 2026 2

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated February 19, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Rapid7, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts<br> March 26, 2026

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**AMENDMENT NO. 2<br> RAPID7, INC.<br> 2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN**

1. This Amendment No. 2 (this "***Amendment***") of the Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "***Equity Plan***") of Rapid7, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Company***") dated as of March 25, 2026 (the "***Amendment Effective Date***"), amends the Equity Plan, and is made pursuant to Section 2 of the Equity Plan.

2. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Amendment, all capitalized words or phrases or other defined terms used in this Amendment will have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Equity Plan.

3. As of the Amendment Effective Date, Section 3(f) of the Equity Plan shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

"**Inducement Share Pool**. This subsection 3(f) will apply with respect to an additional 4,500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under this Plan by action of the Board (or a committee thereof) to be used exclusively for the grant of Inducement Awards in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (the "***Inducement Shares***"), which amount includes 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock which were issuable under this Subsection 3(f) prior to the adoption of Amendment No. 2 (of which 129,617 were available for issuance as of March 25, 2026). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, an Inducement Award may be granted only to an Employee who has not previously been an Employee or a non-Employee Director of the Company or an Affiliate, or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to the individual's entering into employment with the Company within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, all such Inducement Awards must be granted by a Committee consisting of the majority of the Company's independent directors or the Company's independent compensation committee, in each case in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). For purposes of clarity, the Inducement Shares that may be awarded under this subsection 3(f) shall be in addition to and shall not reduce the Share Reserve. The shares of Common Stock underlying any Inducement Awards that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise of an Inducement Award or settlement of an Inducement Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance of Common Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise or settlement) shall be added back to the Inducement Shares available for grant under this subsection 3(f), but shall not be added back to the Share Reserve."

4. Except as expressly provided for in this Amendment, the Equity Plan and its terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect and unchanged by this Amendment. The laws of the State of Delaware will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Amendment, without regard to that state's conflict of laws rules.

## Ex-Filing

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**Ex-Filing Fees**

**CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLES**

**S-8**

**Rapid7, Inc.**

**Table 1: Newly Registered Securities**

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| **Security Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Notes** | **Fee Calculation<br> Rule** | **Amount Registered** | **Proposed Maximum Offering<br> Price Per Unit** | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of Registration Fee** |
| Equity | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, Rapid7, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan | (1) | Other | 3000000 | $5.97 | $17910000.00 | 0.0001381 | $2473.37 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | $17910000.00 |  | $2473.37 |
| Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: |  |  | 0.00 |
| Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: |  |  | $2473.37 |

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**__________________________________________ Offering Note(s)**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) (a) In accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (b) Consists of 3,000,000 shares of Rapid7, Inc. (the "Registrant") Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), that may become issuable under the Registrant's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). (c) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Market on March 24, 2026. (d) The Registrant does not have any fee offsets. (e) The Amount of Registration Fee is rounded up to the nearest penny.