CVRx (CVRX) S-8Registration of securities for employees

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2024

Registration No. 333-________

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

CVRx, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9201 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 650

Minneapolis, MN 55445

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

2021 Equity Incentive Plan

2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full title of the Plans)

Nadim Yared

President and Chief Executive Officer

CVRx, Inc.

9201 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 650

Minneapolis, MN 55445

(Name and address of agent for service)

(763) 416-2840

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

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.

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. ¨

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the purpose of registering an additional 1,252,750 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CVRx, Inc. (the “Registrant”), issuable under the following employee benefit plans for which Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-257616, 333-262901, and 333-269696) (the “Prior Registration Statements”) are effective: (i) the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) which, as a result of an automatic annual increase provision therein, added 1,043,959 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which, as a result of the operation of an automatic annual increase provision therein, added 208,791 shares of Common Stock.

This Registration Statement is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
ON FORM S-8

The contents of the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-257616, 333-262901, and 333-269696), relating to the 2021 Plan and the ESPP are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8. Exhibits.

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 Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on February 9, 2024.

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