SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-107818
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC · VEEV
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Gordon Ritter
Director
Period of report
Mar 9, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Mar 11, 2016 · 4:04 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001393052
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF3,F4 | Mar 9, 2016 | C | 2,000,000 | $0.00 | A | 0 | I | By Emergence Capital Partners II, L.P. |
| Class A Common StockF3,F4 | Mar 9, 2016 | J | 2,000,000 | $0.00 | D | 0 | I | By Emergence Capital Partners II, L.P. |
| Class A Common StockF3,F4 | Mar 9, 2016 | J | 434,000 | $0.00 | D | 0 | I | By Emergence Equity Partners II, L.P. |
| Class A Common StockF3,F7 | Mar 9, 2016 | J | 124,162 | $0.00 | A | 628,532 | I | By the Ritter-Metzler Revocable Trust dated November 6, 2000 |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class B Common StockF3,F4 | — | Mar 9, 2016 | C | 2,000,000 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,000,000 | 7,950,000 | I |
Explanation of responses
- F1Transaction exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") pursuant to Rule 16b-6(b) promulgated under the Act.
- F2On March 9, 2016, Emergence Capital Partners II, L.P. ("Emergence") converted in the aggregate 2,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock into 2,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock. Subsequently, Emergence distributed in-kind, without consideration, all 2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock pro-rata to its partners, including its limited partners and its general partner, Emergence Equity Partners II, L.P. ("EEP II"), in accordance with the exemption under Rule 16a-9(a) and Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
- F3Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder, into one (1) share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one (1) share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value except for certain permitted transfers described in, and transfers to any "permitted transferee" as defined in, the Issuer's restated certificate of incorporation. All shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into shares of a single class of Common Stock upon the earliest to occur of the following: (a) upon the election by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of class B Common Stock or (b) October 15, 2023.
- F4The sole general partner of Emergence is EEP II, and the sole general partner of EEP II is Emergence GP Partners, LLC ("EGP", and together with Emergence and EEP II, the "Emergence Entities"), and each of EEP II and EGP may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Emergence, and EGP may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by EEP II. Mr. Gordon Ritter, a partner of EEP II and a member of EGP, serves as a representative of the Emergence Entities on the Issuer's board of directors. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares held by the Emergence Entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, by virtue of the limited liability company interest he owns in EGP and the partnership interest he owns in EEP II.
- F5On March 9, 2016, EEP II received 434,000 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock as a result of the pro-rata in-kind distribution by Emergence for no consideration. EEP II then immediately distributed in-kind, without consideration, all 434,000 shares of Class A Common Stock pro-rata to its partners, in accordance with the exemption under Rule 16a-9(a) and Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
- F6Pro rata distribution from EEP II in accordance with the exemption under Rule 16a-9(a) and Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
- F7Shares held by The Ritter-Metzler Revocable Trust dated November 6, 2000 (the "Trust"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the Trust and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares held by the Trust, except to the extent, if any, of his pecuniary interest therein.