# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001617553
**File Stem:** 0001617553-23-000008
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 30001
**Document Hash:** 16beb27909974757b1c6401031d8f5e1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001617553-23-000008.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001617553-23-000008

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 5

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230227

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230227

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ZIPRECRUITER, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001617553
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 272976158
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-270073
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23676855

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 604 ARIZONA AVENUE
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90401
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 877-252-1062

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 604 ARIZONA AVENUE
- **CITY:** SANTA MONICA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90401

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2023** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**UNDER** 

**THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933** 

**ZipRecruiter, Inc.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **27-2976158** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |
| <br>**Ian Siegel**<br>**Chief Executive Officer**<br>**ZipRecruiter, Inc.**<br>**604 Arizona Avenue**<br>**Santa Monica, CA 90401**<br>**(877) 252-1062**<br> (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | <br>**Ian Siegel**<br>**Chief Executive Officer**<br>**ZipRecruiter, Inc.**<br>**604 Arizona Avenue**<br>**Santa Monica, CA 90401**<br>**(877) 252-1062**<br> (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |

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**2021 Equity Incentive Plan**

**2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan**

(Full titles of the plans)

**Corporation Service Company**

**2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400**

**Wilmington, Delaware 19808**

**866-403-5272**

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

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|:---|:---|
| ***Please send copies of all communications to:*** | ***Please send copies of all communications to:*** |
| **James D. Evans**<br>**Katherine K. Duncan**<br>**Janiece A. Jenkins**<br>**Fenwick & West LLP**<br>**228 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300**<br>**Santa Monica, CA 90401**<br>**(310) 434-5400** | **Ryan Sakamoto**<br>**Chief Legal Officer**<br>**ZipRecruiter, Inc.**<br>**604 Arizona Avenue**<br>**Santa Monica, CA 90401**<br>**(877) 252-1062** |

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

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|:---|:---|
| Large accelerated filer ☒ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer ☐ | 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. ☐

**Registration of Additional Shares**

**Pursuant to General Instruction E**

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, ZipRecruiter, Inc. (the "***Registrant***") is filing this Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") to register 5,225,194 additional shares of Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and 743,198 additional shares of Class A common stock under the Registrant's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan pursuant to the provisions of those plans providing for an automatic annual increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plans. This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's previous registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on <u>[March 3, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755322000013/forms-8xmarch32022.htm)</u> (Registration No. 333-263261) and <u>[May 14, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010364/ziprecruiter-formsx8.htm)</u> (Registration No. 333-256155). In accordance with the instructional note of Part I of Form S-8 as

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promulgated by the Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.

**PART II** 

**Information Required in the Registration Statement** 

**Item 3. <u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u>.** 

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

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(a) the Registrant's Annual Report on <u>[Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755323000007/zip-20221231.htm)</u> for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February 27, 2023;

(b) all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and

(c) the description of the Registrant's Class A common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on <u>[Form 8-A](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021009829/form8-a12b51121.htm)</u> (Registration No. 001-40406) filed with the Commission on May 11, 2021 under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered hereby 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 such documents, except as to specific sections of such documents as set forth therein. 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.

**Item 4. <u>Description of Securities</u>.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 5. <u>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</u>.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</u>.** 

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 restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that eliminate the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except liability for the following:

 • any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;

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

 • under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (regarding unlawful dividends and stock purchases); or

 • any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

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 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 very limited exceptions; and

 • the rights conferred in the restated bylaws are not exclusive.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers to provide these directors and executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. 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 may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's directors and executive officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

The Registrant currently carries liability insurance for its directors and officers. See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9 of this Registration Statement.

**Item 7. <u>Exemption from Registration Claimed</u>.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 8. <u>Exhibits</u>.** 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** | **Exhibit Description** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Filed Herewith** |
| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** | **Exhibit Description** | **Form** | **File No.** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** | **Filed Herewith** |
| 4.1 | <u>[Sixth Amended and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010550/exhibit31-8xkearnings.htm)</u> <u>[Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010550/exhibit31-8xkearnings.htm)</u>. | 8-K | 001-40406 | 3.1 | 5/17/2021 |  |
| 4.2 | <u>[Restated Bylaws](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010550/exhibit32-8xkearnings.htm)</u>. | 8-K | 001-40406 | 3.2 | 5/17/2021 |  |
| 4.3 | <u>[Form of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock Certificate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021007473/exhibit41-sx1.htm)</u>. | S-1 | 333-255488 | 4.1 | 4/23/2021 |  |
| 4.4 | <u>[Form of the Registrant's Class B Common Stock Certificate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010364/exhibit46-sx8.htm)</u>. | S-8 | 333-256155 | 4.6 | 5/14/2021 |  |
| 4.5 | <u>[2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the forms of award agreements thereunder](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021010364/exhibit49-sx8.htm)</u>. | S-8 | 333-256155 | 4.9 | 5/14/2021 |  |
| 4.6 | <br><u>[2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000162828021007473/exhibit105-sx1.htm)</u>. | S-1 | 333-255488 | 10.5 | 4/23/2021 |  |
| 5.1 | <u>[Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP](exhibit51legalopinionforms.htm)</u>. |  |  |  |  | X |
| 23.1 | <u>[Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)](exhibit51legalopinionforms.htm)</u>.  |  |  |  |  | X |
| 23.2 | <u>[Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[I](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[ndependent](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[R](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[egistered](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[P](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[ublic](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[A](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[ccounting](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[F](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)[irm](exhibit232pwcconsents-82023.htm)</u>. |  |  |  |  | X |
| 24.1 | <u>[Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)](#i7a08e60007a84f35bbb56902eb8edead_63)</u>. |  |  |  |  | X |
| 107.1 | <u>[Filing Fee Table](exhibit1071filingfeeexhibi.htm)</u>. |  |  |  |  | X |

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**Item 9. <u>Undertakings</u>.** 

A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this 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;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&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) 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 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

&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) 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;

<u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, 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 periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant

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pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 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.

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 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.

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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 Santa Monica, State of California, on this 27th day of February, 2023.

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|:---|:---|
| **ZIPRECRUITER, INC.** | **ZIPRECRUITER, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Ian Siegel |
|  | Ian Siegel |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ryan Sakamoto and Timothy Yarbrough, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with the full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments 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 his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Ian Siegel | Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>*(Principal Executive Officer)* | February 27, 2023 |
| Ian Siegel | Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>*(Principal Executive Officer)* | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Timothy Yarbrough | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<br>*(Principal Financial Officer)* | February 27, 2023 |
| Timothy Yarbrough | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<br>*(Principal Financial Officer)* | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Amy Garefis | Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief People Officer<br>*(Principal Accounting Officer)* | February 27, 2023 |
| Amy Garefis | Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief People Officer<br>*(Principal Accounting Officer)* | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Brie Carere | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| Brie Carere | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Yvonne Hao | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| Yvonne Hao | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Cipora Herman | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| Cipora Herman | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Blake Irving | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| Blake Irving | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Eric Liaw | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| Eric Liaw | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| /s/ Emily McEvilly | Director | February 27, 2023 |
| Emily McEvilly | Director | February 27, 2023 |

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## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit 107.1**

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form S-8

(Form Type)

ZipRecruiter, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Newly Registered Securities

**CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE** 

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| Security Type | Security Class Title | Fee Calculation Rule | Amount Registered<sup>(1)</sup> | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee |
| Equity | Class A Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) | 5225194<sup>(2)</sup> | $17.63<sup>(4)</sup> | $92120170.22 | 0.0001102 | $10151.64 |
| Equity | Class A Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) | 743198<sup>(3)</sup> | $14.99<sup>(5)</sup> | $11140538.02 | 0.0001102 | $1227.69 |
| **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** |  | $103260708.24 |  | $11379.33 |
| **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(6)</sup> | **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(6)</sup> | **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(6)</sup> | **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(6)</sup> |  |  |  | $0 |
| **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** |  |  |  | $11379.33 |

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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "  ***Securities Act*** "), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 shall cover any additional shares of the common stock of ZipRecruiter, Inc. (the "  ***Registrant***") that become issuable under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "  ***2021 Plan***") and the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "  ***Purchase Plan***") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's common stock.

(2) Represents 5,225,194 shares of the Registrant's common stock that were automatically added to the shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan on January 1, 2023 resulting from the automatic annual increase pursuant to the provision of the 2021 Plan that sets forth the number of authorized shares reserved and available for issuance thereunder.

(3) Represents 743,198 shares of the Registrant's common stock that were automatically added to the shares reserved for issuance under the Purchase Plan on January 1, 2023 resulting from the automatic annual increase pursuant to the provision of the Purchase Plan that sets forth the number of authorized shares reserved and available for issuance thereunder.

(4) Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on February 23, 2023.

(5) Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on February 23, 2023. Under the Purchase Plan, the purchase price of a share of common stock is equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Registrant's common stock on the offering date or the purchase date, whichever is less.

(6) The Registrant does not have any fee offsets.

## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg)

February 27, 2023

ZipRecruiter, Inc.

604 Arizona Avenue

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As counsel to ZipRecruiter, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Company***"), we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "***Registration Statement***") to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") on or about February 27, 2023 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Securities Act***"), of an aggregate of 5,968,392 shares (the "***Shares***") of the Company's Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, that consists of the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "***Plans***").

As to matters of fact relevant to the opinions rendered herein, we have examined such documents, certificates and other instruments which we have deemed necessary or advisable, including a certificate addressed to us and dated the date hereof executed by the Company. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to verify the accuracy of any such information, representations or warranties or to determine the existence or absence of any fact, and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of any fact should be drawn from our representation of the Company or the rendering of the opinion set forth below. We have not considered parol evidence in connection with any of the agreements or instruments reviewed by us in connection with this letter.

In our examination of documents for purposes of this letter, we have assumed, and express no opinion as to, the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals, that each document is what it purports to be, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or facsimile copies, the absence of any termination, modification or waiver of or amendment to any document reviewed by us (other than as has been disclosed to us), the legal competence or capacity of all persons or entities (other than the Company) executing the same and (other than the Company) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by each party thereto. We have also assumed the conformity of the documents filed with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System ("***EDGAR***"), except for required EDGAR formatting changes, to physical copies submitted for our examination.

The opinions in this letter are limited to the existing General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware now in effect. We express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold by the Company in accordance with the terms (including, without limitation, payment

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and authorization provisions) of the applicable Plan and the applicable form of award agreement thereunder, against the Company's receipt of payment therefor (in an amount and type of consideration not less than the par value per Share), and duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar for the Shares in the name or on behalf of the holders thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us, if any, in the Registration Statement, the prospectuses constituting a part thereof and any amendments thereto. We do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

This opinion is intended solely for your use in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares subject to the Registration Statement and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose. In providing this letter, we are opining only as to the specific legal issues expressly set forth above, and no opinion shall be inferred as to any other matter or matters. This opinion is rendered on, and speaks only as of, the date of this letter first written above, and does not address any potential change in facts or law that may occur after the date of this opinion letter. We assume no obligation to advise you of any fact, circumstance, event or change in the law or the facts that may hereafter be brought to our attention, whether or not such occurrence would affect or modify any of the opinions expressed herein.

Very truly yours,

&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;*/s/ Fenwick & West LLP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*

FENWICK & WEST LLP

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of ZipRecruiter, Inc. of our report dated February 27, 2023 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in ZipRecruiter, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California

February 27, 2023

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