Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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68557K109
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(CUSIP Number)
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December 31, 2014
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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Rule 13d-1(b)
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Rule 13d-1(c)
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Rule 13d-1(d)
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(1)
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd.
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(2)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ¨
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(b) ¨
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(3)
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SEC USE ONLY
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(4)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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(5)
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SOLE VOTING POWER: 0
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(6)
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SHARED VOTING POWER: 6,750,000
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(7)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0
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(8)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 6,750,000
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(9)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 6,750,000
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(10)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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(11)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 6.1%
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(12)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: OO (Cayman Islands exempted company)
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(1)
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: HG Vora Capital Management, LLC
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(2)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ¨
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(b) ¨
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(3)
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SEC USE ONLY
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(4)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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(5)
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SOLE VOTING POWER: 0
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(6)
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SHARED VOTING POWER: 6,750,000
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(7)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0
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(8)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 6,750,000
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(9)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 6,750,000
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(10)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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(11)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 6.1%
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(12)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: OO (Delaware limited liability company)
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(1)
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Parag Vora
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(2)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ¨
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(b) ¨
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(3)
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SEC USE ONLY
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(4)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: USA
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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(5)
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SOLE VOTING POWER: 0
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(6)
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SHARED VOTING POWER: 6,750,000
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(7)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0
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(8)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 6,750,000
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(9)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 6,750,000
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(10)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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(11)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 6.1%
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(12)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: IN
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Item 1.
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(a)
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Name of Issuer
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Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (the “Issuer”) | |||
(b)
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Address of principal executive offices
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500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1000 | |||
Chicago, Illinois 60661 | |||
Item 2. | (a) | Name of Person Filing | |
This statement is filed by:
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(i) | HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Fund”); | ||
(ii) | HG Vora Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”); and | ||
(iii) | Parag Vora, an individual (“Mr. Vora”). | ||
The foregoing persons hereinafter sometimes are collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons”. Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. The Reporting Persons’ agreement in writing to file this statement on behalf of each of them is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto.
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(b) | Address of principal executive offices | ||
The business office address of the Fund is Queensgate House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108, Cayman Islands, and the business office address of the Investment Manager and Mr. Vora is 330 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10017.
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(c) | Citizenship | ||
The Fund is a Cayman Islands exempted company, the Investment Manager is a Delaware limited liability company, and Mr. Vora is a United States citizen.
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(d) | Title of Class of Securities | ||
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).
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(e) | CUSIP Number | ||
68557K109 | |||
Item 3. | Not applicable. |
Item 4. | Ownership. | ||
A. | HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. | ||
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: | ||
As of December 31, 2014, directly owned: 6,750,000 shares of Common Stock. | |||
(b) | Percent of class: | ||
6.1%. The percentages used herein and in the balance of this Item 4 are rounded to the nearest tenth and based on 110,706,426 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2014, according to the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on November 6, 2014.
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(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | ||
(i) |
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,750,000
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(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) |
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,750,000
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B. | HG Vora Capital Management, LLC | ||
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: | ||
As of December 31, 2014, may be deemed to have beneficially owned: 6,750,000 shares of Common Stock.
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(b) | Percent of class: | ||
6.1%. | |||
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | ||
(i) |
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,750,000
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(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) |
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,750,000
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C. | Parag Vora | ||
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: | ||
As of December 31, 2014, may be deemed to have beneficially owned: 6,750,000 shares of Common Stock.
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(b) | Percent of class: | ||
6.1%.
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(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | ||
(i) |
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,750,000
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(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) |
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,750,000
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Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. | ||
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o. | |||
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | ||
Not applicable.
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Item 7. |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
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Not applicable.
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Item 8. |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not applicable.
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Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not applicable.
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Item 10.
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Certification. | |
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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HG VORA SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER
FUND, LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Parag Vora | ||
Name: | Parag Vora | ||
Title: | Director |
HG VORA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Parag Vora | ||
Name: | Parag Vora | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
PARAG VORA
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/s/ Parag Vora | |||
Parag Vora
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HG VORA SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER
FUND, LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Parag Vora | ||
Name: | Parag Vora | ||
Title: | Director |
HG VORA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Parag Vora | ||
Name: | Parag Vora | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
PARAG VORA
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/s/ Parag Vora | |||
Parag Vora
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