SC 13D/A

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

(RULE 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 204.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§240.13d-2(a)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Amendment No. 3

 

 

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

04316A-108

(CUSIP Number)

Sarah A. Johnson

875 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 800

Milwaukee, WI 53202

(414) 390-6100

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 9, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 04316A-108

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A Page 2 of 7

 

  1. 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

Eric R. Colson

  2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(A)  ¨        (B)  x

 

  3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:

 

OO

  5.

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) or 2(E)  ¨

 

  6.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  7. 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

  8.

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

21,977,7921

  9.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

706,768

10.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

21,977,792

12.

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ¨

 

13.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

38.2%2

14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

1 Represents all shares of Class A and Class B common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. that the Stockholders Committee (discussed in this Schedule 13D/A), of which Eric R. Colson is a member, has the power to vote. Mr. Colson disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares except those for which he has sole dispositive power.
2 Represents the amount in Row 11 divided by the sum of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and the number of shares of Class A common stock that would be issued upon exchange of the shares of Class B common stock included in Row 8.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D/A Page 3 of 7

 

  1. 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

Charles J. Daley, Jr.

  2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(A)  ¨        (B)  x

 

  3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:

 

OO

  5.

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) or 2(E)  ¨

 

  6.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  7. 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

4003

  8.

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

21,977,7924

  9.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

154,233

10.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

21,978,192

12.

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ¨

 

13.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

38.2%5

14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

3 Represents all shares of Class A common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. beneficially owned by Charles J. Daley, Jr. that are not subject to the Stockholders Agreement discussed in this Schedule 13D/A.
4 Represents all shares of Class A and Class B common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. that the Stockholders Committee (discussed in this Schedule 13D/A), of which Mr. Daley is a member, has the power to vote. Mr. Daley disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares except for which he has sole dispositive power.
5 Represents the amount in Row 11 divided by the sum of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and the number of shares of Class A common stock that would be issued upon exchange of the shares of Class B common stock included in Row 8.

 

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CUSIP No. 04316A-108

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A Page 4 of 7

 

  1. 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

Gregory K. Ramirez

  2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(A)  ¨        (B)  x

 

  3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:

 

OO

  5.

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) or 2(E)  ¨

 

  6.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  7. 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

1,4006

  8.

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

21,977,7927

  9.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

93,264

10.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

21,979,192

12.

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ¨

 

13.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

38.2%8

14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

6 Represents all shares of Class A common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. beneficially owned by Gregory K. Ramirez that are not subject to the Stockholders Agreement discussed in this Schedule 13D/A.
7 Represents all shares of Class A and Class B common stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. that the Stockholders Committee (discussed in this Schedule 13D/A), of which Mr. Ramirez is a member, has the power to vote. Mr. Ramirez disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares except those for which he has sole dispositive power.
8 Represents the amount in Row 11 divided by the sum of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and the number of shares of Class A common stock that would be issued upon exchange of the shares of Class B common stock included in Row 8.

 

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CUSIP No. 04316A-108    SCHEDULE 13D/A    Page 5 of 7

 

About this Amendment No. 3

This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 3”) amends the statement on Schedule 13D relating to the Class A common stock of the Company filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2014, as amended (the “Original Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 3 but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Original Schedule 13D.

This Amendment No. 3 is being made to reflect a reduction in the number of shares subject to the Stockholders Agreement described in the Original Schedule 13D, including the cancellation by the Company of shares of Class B common stock that are subject to that agreement and a decrease in the percentages deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as a result. This Amendment No. 3 also reflects a decrease in the number of shares of Class B common stock over which Mr. Colson and Mr. Daley have sole dispositive power. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Amendment No. 3 does not modify any of the information previously reported by the Reporting Persons in the Original Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a) – (b)

As of March 9, 2015, 3,554,032 shares of Class A common stock of the Company and 18,423,760 shares of Class B common stock of the Company are subject to the Stockholders Agreement. Those shares, in the aggregate, represent approximately 65.0% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Each of the Reporting Persons is a member of the three-person Stockholders Committee that has the power to vote the shares subject to the Stockholders Agreement. As a result, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership of all shares subject to the Stockholders Agreement. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares subject to the agreement, except for those shares with respect to which each Reporting Person, respectively, possesses sole dispositive power as noted below. The Stockholders Agreement is described in greater detail in, and filed as an exhibit to, the Original Schedule 13D.

 

Name

   Aggregate
Number of Shares
of Class A
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
     Percentage of
Outstanding
Class A
Common
Stock
    Sole
Voting
Power
     Shared
Voting
Power
     Sole Power
to Dispose
     Shared Power to
Dispose
 

Eric R. Colson

     21,977,792         38.2     0         21,977,792         706,768         0   

Charles J. Daley, Jr.

     21,978,192         38.2     400         21,977,792         154,233         0   

Gregory K. Ramirez

     21,979,192         38.2     1,400         21,977,792         93,264         0   

The percentages in the column titled Percentage of Outstanding Class A Common Stock are calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) and thereby represent each Reporting Person’s aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned, divided by the sum of the total number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and the number of shares of Class A common stock that would be issued upon exchange of the shares of Class B common stock deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Each share of Class B common stock corresponds to a Class B common unit of Holdings, which, together with the corresponding Class B common unit, is exchangeable for one share of Class A common stock, subject to certain restrictions and conditions.

(c) On March 9, 2015, the Company closed an offering of 3,831,550 shares of its Class A common stock. The Company used all of the proceeds of the offering to repurchase 3,851,550 common units of Holdings. The 2,415,413 shares of Class B common stock and 1,416,297 shares of Class C common stock corresponding to the common units were cancelled. All of the shares of Class B common stock cancelled had been subject to the Stockholders Agreement prior to cancellation. As part of these transactions, the Company purchased 117,841 and 23,882 Class B common units (and cancelled the corresponding shares of Class B common stock) from Mr. Colson and Mr. Daley, respectively. The purchase price per unit was $46.08, which equaled the per share proceeds received by the Company from the offering.

(d) Except for the shares listed in the column titled Sole Power to Dispose, persons other than the Reporting Persons have the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares listed in the column titled Aggregate Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock Beneficially Owned. The information set forth under Item 3 and Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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CUSIP No. 04316A-108    SCHEDULE 13D/A    Page 6 of 7

 

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1    Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2015
99.2    Power of Attorney of Eric R. Colson, dated March 10, 2014
99.3    Power of Attorney of Charles J. Daley, Jr., dated March 10, 2014
99.4    Power of Attorney of Gregory K. Ramirez, dated March 11, 2014

 

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CUSIP No. 04316A-108 SCHEDULE 13D/A Page 7 of 7

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 10, 2015

 

ERIC R. COLSON
By:

Eric R. Colson*

CHARLES J. DALEY JR.
By:

Charles J. Daley Jr. *

GREGORY K. RAMIREZ
By:

Gregory K. Ramirez*

*By:

/s/ Sarah A. Johnson

Sarah A. Johnson
Attorney-in-Fact for Eric R. Colson
Attorney-in-Fact for Charles J. Daley, Jr.
Attorney-in-Fact for Gregory K. Ramirez

 

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