SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-16-016682
Trinseo S.A. · TSE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owners
BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC
10% Owner
Bain Capital Fund X LP
10% Owner
Bain Capital Partners X, L.P.
10% Owner
BCIP Associates IV-B, L.P.
10% Owner
BCIP Associates IV, L.P.
10% Owner
BCIP Trust Associates IV, L.P.
10% Owner
Bain Capital Europe Fund III, L.P.
10% Owner
Period of report
Mar 24, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Mar 28, 2016 · 4:16 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001519061
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORDINARY SHARESF1,F2,F3 | Mar 24, 2016 | S | 10,600,000 | $35.63 | D | 26,669,567 | I | See Footnotes |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents ordinary shares of Trinseo S.A. held by Bain Capital Everest Manager Holding SCA ("BCEM Holding") whose general partner is Bain Capital Everest Manager S.a r.l. ("BCEM"). On March 24, 2016, BCEM Holding sold 10,600,000 Ordinary Shares. Following such sale, BCEM Holding held 26,669,567 Ordinary Shares.
- F2All of the outstanding share capital of BCEM is held by Bain Capital Europe Fund III, L.P. ("Europe Fund III") and, in that capacity, Europe Fund III has the power to appoint the managers of BCEM. Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI") is the general partner of Bain Capital Partners Europe III, L.P., which is the general partner of Europe Fund III. In addition to being the general partner of Bain Capital Partners Europe III, L.P., which is the general partner of Europe Fund III, BCI is the general partner of Bain Capital Partners X, L.P., which is the general partner of Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. Boylston Coinvestors, LLC is the general partner of BCIP Associates IV, L.P., BCIP Associates IV-B, L.P., BCIP Trust Associates IV, L.P. and BCIP Trust Associates IV-B, L.P.
- F3The governance, investment strategy and decision-making process with respect to the investments held by all of the Bain Capital funds is directed by BCI's Global Private Equity Board. As a result, BCI may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Trinseo S.A. held by BCEM Holding, BCI disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.