# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001514416
**File Stem:** 0001514416-26-000020
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 18719
**Document Hash:** c2d5f608bc1847a019a3bfa54305fa05
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001514416-26-000020.hdr.sgml**: 20260219

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001514416-26-000020

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-288145

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260219

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260219

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260219

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Bandwidth Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001514416
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-293566
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26651558

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2230 BANDMATE WAY
- **CITY:** RALEIGH
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27607
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 800-808-5150

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2230 BANDMATE WAY
- **CITY:** RALEIGH
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27607

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Bandwidth.com, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110303

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2026**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**___________________________________________________________________________________________________**

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

**___________________________________________________________________________________________________**

**BANDWIDTH INC.**

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

**___________________________________________________________________________________________________**

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| **Delaware** | **56-2242657** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br>**incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br>**Identification Number)** |

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**2230 Bandmate Way** 

**Raleigh, NC 27607** 

**(Address, including zip code of principal executive offices)** 

**Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**David A. Morken** 

**Chairman and Chief Executive Officer** 

**Bandwidth Inc.** 

**2230 Bandmate Way** 

**Raleigh, NC 27607**

**(800) 808-5150** 

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

**___________________________________________________________________________________________________**

***Copies to:***

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| **R. Brandon Asbill, Esq.**<br>**General Counsel** <br>**Bandwidth Inc.** <br>**2230 Bandmate Way** <br>**Raleigh, NC 27607** <br>**(800) 808-5150** | **Michael Benjamin, Esq.**<br>**Jessica Lennon, Esq.**<br>**Latham & Watkins LLP**<br>**885 Third Avenue**<br>**New York, NY 10022**<br>**(212) 906-1200** |

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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 | ☐ (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. ☐

**___________________________________________________________________________________________________**

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

**REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES**

The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 2,033,710 additional shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "***Class A Common Stock***"), of Bandwidth Inc. (the "***Company***") for issuance under the Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the "***2017 Plan***").

The Class A Common Stock registered hereunder is in addition to the (a) 4,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***SEC***") on June 18, 2025 (Commission File No. 333-288145), (b) 3,513,341 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025 (Commission File No. 333-285090), (c) 2,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on August 3, 2023 (Commission File No. 333-273631), (d) 4,790,520 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan and previously registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on August 4, 2022 (Commission File No. 333-266509), and (e) (i) 1,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the 2017 Plan, (ii) 3,312,392 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the Bandwidth.com, Inc. 2010 Equity Compensation Plan, (iii) 347,399 shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable under the Bandwidth.com, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan (the "***2001 Plan***") and (iv) 347,399 shares of the Company's Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share, issued or issuable under the 2001 Plan, in each case as previously registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 19, 2017 (Commission File No. 333-222167). The Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on June 18, 2025, February 20, 2025, August 3, 2023, August 4, 2022 and December 19, 2017 are collectively referred to herein as the "***Prior Registration Statements***."

This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.

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| **Item 8.** | **Exhibits.** |

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| Exhibit<br>Number | Description |
| <u>[3.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1514416/000119312517322087/d416018dex31.htm)</u> | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-220945) filed on October 27, 2017). |
| <u>[3.2](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001514416/000151441623000149/band-20231102.htm)</u> | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38285) filed on November 2, 2023). |
| <u>[4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1514416/000151441625000102/q22025s8ex41thirdamendedan.htm)</u> | Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-288145) filed on June 18, 2025). |
| <u>[5.1\*](q12026s8exhibit51lwopinion.htm)</u> | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. |
| <u>[23.1\*](q12026s8exhibit51lwopinion.htm)</u> | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
| <u>[23.2\*](q12026s8ex232eydraftconsent.htm)</u> | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
| <u>[24.1\*](#i816468c6b14d484ab8718f99701838e6_7)</u> | Power of Attorney (included on signature page).  |
| <u>[107\*](exfilingfees.htm)</u> | Filing Fee Table. |

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\* Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Raleigh, State of North Carolina, on this 19th day of February, 2026.

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| **BANDWIDTH INC.** | **BANDWIDTH INC.** |
| By: | /s/ David A. Morken |
|  | David A. Morken |
|  | *Cofounder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman* |

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**SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint R. Brandon Asbill, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution, for him or her 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, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent 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 attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ David A. Morken | Cofounder, Chief Executive Officer | February 19, 2026 |
| David A. Morken | and Chairman *(Principal Executive Officer)* |  |
| /s/ Daryl E. Raiford | Chief Financial Officer | February 19, 2026 |
| Daryl E. Raiford | *(Principal Financial Officer)* |  |
| /s/ Devin M. Krupka | Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller | February 19, 2026 |
| Devin M. Krupka | *(Principal Accounting Officer)* |  |
| /s/ Brian D. Bailey | Director | February 19, 2026 |
| Brian D. Bailey |  |  |
| /s/ Rebecca G. Bottorff | Director | February 19, 2026 |
| Rebecca Bottorff |  |  |
| /s/ Lukas M. Roush | Director | February 19, 2026 |
| Lukas M. Roush |  |  |
| /s/ Douglas A. Suriano | Director | February 19, 2026 |
| Douglas A. Suriano |  |  |

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## Ex-Filing

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**Exhibit 107**

**CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLE**

**Form S-8**

(Form Type)

**Bandwidth Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

<u>Table 1: Newly Registered Securities</u>

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| **Security Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Fee Calculation Rate** | **Amount Registered**<br><sup>(1)</sup> | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share**<br><sup>(2)</sup> | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of Registration Fee** |
| Equity | Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2017 Plan (as defined below) | Other | 2033710 | $12.89 | $26214522 | $0.00013810 | $3620.23 |
| Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts |  | $26214522 |  | $3620.23 |
| Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets |  |  |  |  |
| Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due | Net Fee Due |  |  |  | $3620.23 |

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| (1) Represents shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value ("Class A Common Stock"), issuable under the Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the "2017 Plan") and, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), includes any additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the 2017 Plan. |
| (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of a share of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 12, 2026. |

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## Exhibit 5.1

![image_1.jpg](image_1.jpg)

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| | | 1271 Avenue of the Americas | 1271 Avenue of the Americas |
| | | New York, New York 10020-1401 | New York, New York 10020-1401 |
| | | Tel: +1.212.906.1200 Fax: +1.212.751.4864 | Tel: +1.212.906.1200 Fax: +1.212.751.4864 |
| | | www.lw.com | www.lw.com |
| | | FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES | FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES |
| | | Austin | Milan |
| | | Beijing | Munich |
| | | Boston | New York |
| | | Brussels | Orange County |
| | | Century City | Paris |
| | | Chicago | Riyadh |
| February 19, 2026 | February 19, 2026 | Dubai | San Diego |
| February 19, 2026 | February 19, 2026 | Düsseldorf | San Francisco |
|  |  | Frankfurt | Seoul |
|  |  | Hamburg | Silicon Valley |
|  |  | Hong Kong | Singapore |
|  |  | Houston | Tel Aviv |
|  |  | London | Tokyo |
| Bandwidth Inc. | Bandwidth Inc. | Los Angeles | Washington, D.C. |
| 2230 Bandmate Way | 2230 Bandmate Way | Madrid |  |
| Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 | Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 |  |  |
| Re: | <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 2,033,710 shares of Class A Common Stock of Bandwidth Inc., $0.001 par value per share</u> | <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 2,033,710 shares of Class A Common Stock of Bandwidth Inc., $0.001 par value per share</u> | <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 2,033,710 shares of Class A Common Stock of Bandwidth Inc., $0.001 par value per share</u> |
|  | <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 2,033,710 shares of Class A Common Stock of Bandwidth Inc., $0.001 par value per share</u> | <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 2,033,710 shares of Class A Common Stock of Bandwidth Inc., $0.001 par value per share</u> | <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 2,033,710 shares of Class A Common Stock of Bandwidth Inc., $0.001 par value per share</u> |

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To the addressee set forth above:

We have acted as special counsel to Bandwidth Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Company***"), in connection with the registration by the Company of 2,033,710 shares of Class A common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (the "***Shares***"), which may become issuable under the Bandwidth Inc. Third Amended & Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the "***Plan***"). The Shares are included in a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Act***"), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") on the date hereof (the "***Registration Statement***"). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the related prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "***DGCL***"), and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the recipients thereof, and have been issued by the Company for legal consideration in excess of par value in the circumstances contemplated by the Plan, assuming in each case that the individual issuances, grants or awards under the Plan are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plan (and the

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agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Sincerely,

/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Third Amended and Restated 2017 Incentive Award Plan of Bandwidth Inc. of our reports dated February 19, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Bandwidth Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Bandwidth Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

February 19, 2026

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