SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-18-023485
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. · WMS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Ross M Jones
Director
Period of report
Aug 28, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Aug 29, 2018 · 5:08 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001604028
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | Aug 28, 2018 | P | 1,453,732 | $30.08 | A | 10,303,888 | I | See Footnotes |
| Common StockF3 | Aug 28, 2018 | P | 25,423 | $30.08 | A | 107,224 | I | Berkshire Investors III LLC |
| Common StockF4 | Aug 28, 2018 | P | 20,845 | $30.08 | A | 102,663 | I | Berkshire Investors IV LLC |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 4,825 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares held by Berkshire Fund IX, L.P. ("BF IX"), Berkshire Fund IX-A, L.P. ("BF IX-A"), Stockbridge Fund, L.P. ("SF"), Stockbridge Absolute Return Fund, L.P. ("SARF") and certain other accounts. Ninth Berkshire Associates LLC ("9BA"), is the general partner of BF IX and BF IX-A, and Stockbridge Associates LLC ("SA") is the general partner of SF and SARF. Berkshire Partners LLC ("BP") is the investment adviser to BF IX and BF IX-A, and Stockbridge Partners LLC ("SP") is the investment adviser to SF, SARF and such certain other accounts. Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC ("BPH") is the general partner of BPSP, L.P. ("BPSP"), which is the managing member of BP and SP.
- F2(Continued From Footnote 1) The Reporting Person is a managing member of BPH, BPSP, BP, SP, 9BA and SA. By virtue of the relationships described in the preceding sentences, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of common stock held by BF IX, BF IX-A, SF, SARF and such other accounts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
- F3Represents shares held by Berkshire Investors III LLC ("BI III"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BI III. By virtue of the relationship described in the preceding sentence, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of common stock held by BI III. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by BI III, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
- F4Represents shares held by Berkshire Investors IV LLC ("BI IV"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BI IV. By virtue of the relationship described in the preceding sentence, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of common stock held by BI IV. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by BI IV, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.