SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-041317
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. · FSL
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common SharesF1,F2,F3,F4,F5 | May 7, 2015 | X | 9,534,587 | $36.12 | A | 205,671,482 | I | See footnotes |
| Common SharesF1,F2,F3,F4,F5 | May 7, 2015 | J | 8,691,432 | $39.62 | D | 196,980,050 | I | See footnotes |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WarrantsF2,F3,F4,F5,F6 | $36.12 | May 7, 2015 | X | 9,534,587 | D | — | — | Common Shares | 9,534,587 | 0 | I |
Explanation of responses
- F1On May 7, 2015, Freescale Holdings L.P. ("Holdings L.P.") exercised on a net basis the warrant (the "Warrant") held by it pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006, between the Issuer and Holdings L.P. (the "Warrant Agreement"), resulting in an issuance of 843,155 Common Shares of the Issuer to Holdings L.P. Holdings L.P. paid the exercise price on a cashless basis, resulting in the withholding of 8,691,432 Common Shares of the Issuer to pay the exercise price and in an issuance of 843,155 Common Shares of the Issuer to Holdings L.P.
- F2Holdings L.P. is the direct holder of the reported securities. Freescale Holdings GP, Ltd. is the general partner of Holdings L.P. and, as such, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Holdings L.P.
- F3(cont'd) The Blackstone Funds (as defined below) hold 250 shares of Freescale Holdings GP, Ltd., representing 25% of the total shares outstanding, as follows: (i) 88 shares held by Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P. ("BCP V"), whose general partner is Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V L.P. ("BMA V"); (ii) 82 shares held by Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A L.P. ("BCP V-A"), whose general partner is BMA V; (iii) 70 shares held by BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P. ("BCP V-S"), whose general partner is BMA V; (iv) 7 shares held by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P. ("BFIP V-SMD"), whose general partner is Blackstone Family GP L.L.C.;
- F4(cont'd) (v) 2 shares held by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. ("BFIP V"), whose general partner is BCP V GP L.L.C.; and (vi) 1 share held by Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. ("BPP V" and, together with BCP V, BCP V-A, BCP V-S, BFIP V-SMD and BFIP V, the "Blackstone Funds"), whose general partner is BCP V GP L.L.C. The Blackstone Funds and certain of their affiliates also hold 3,395,055 Class A limited partnership interests in Holdings L.P. (collectively, the "Class A Funds").
- F5(cont'd) Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) V Ltd. ("BLRA") and BCP V GP L.L.C. are the general partners of BMA V. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the sole member of BCP V GP L.L.C. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. Mr. Schwarzman is a director and controlling person of BLRA. Blackstone Family GP L.L.C. is controlled by its founding member, Mr. Schwarzman.
- F6On December 1, 2006, the Issuer issued and grated to Holdings L.P., pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Warrant and certain other adjustments as described therein, the right to purchase 9,534,587 shares of Common Shares of the Issuer, exercisable immediately.
Remarks
Due to the limitations of the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P., Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A, L.P., BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P., Blackstone Family GP L.L.C. and Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P. have filed a separate Form 4. Each Reporting Person is filing this statement as a director because Chinh E. Chu, a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group (with which each Reporting Person is affiliated), is serving on the Issuer's board of directors. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any securities reported herein. Each of such Blackstone entities and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the Common Shares attributable to the interests in Freescale Holdings L.P. and Freescale Holdings GP, Ltd. held by the Blackstone Funds or the Blackstone Class A Funds directly or indirectly controlled by it or him, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Shares, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.