| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Container Store Group, Inc. [ TCS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 20,952,262(1)(2)(3)(4) | D | ||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 6,285,165(2)(3)(5)(6) | D | ||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 269,118(2)(3)(7)(8) | D | ||||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $18 | 10/31/2013 | (9) | A | 40,808 | 11/06/2013(10) | 10/31/2023 | Common Stock | 40,808 | $0(11) | 40,808 | I | See Footnote.(12) | ||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents shares of Common Stock acquired by Green Equity Investors V, L.P. ("GEI V") from the Issuer upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement entered into August 15, 2007. |
| 2. GEI V is the direct owner of 20,952,262 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. ("GEI Side V") is the direct owner of 6,285,165 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. TCS Co-Invest, LLC ("TCS") is the direct owner of 269,118 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (together with GEI V's and GEI Side V's Common Stock, the "Shares"). GEI Capital V, LLC ("GEIC") is the general partner of GEI V and GEI Side V. Green V Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") is a limited partner of GEI V and GEI Side V. Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. ("LGP") is the management company of GEI V and GEI Side V, the manager of TCS, and an affiliate of GEIC and Holdings. LGP Management, Inc. ("LGPM") is the general partner of LGP. |
| 3. GEI Side V, as an affiliated entity of GEI V, TCS, as an affiliated entity of GEI V, LGP, as the management company of GEI V and GEI Side V, LGPM, as the general partner of LGP, GEIC, as the general partner of GEI V and GEI Side V, and Holdings, as the limited partner of GEI V and GEI Side V directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owners of the Shares (in the case of GEI Side V, GEI V's Shares and TCS's Shares, in the case of GEI V, GEI Side V's Shares and TCS's Shares, and in the case of TCS, GEI V's Shares and GEI Side V's Shares) owned by GEI V, GEI Side V, or TCS and, therefore, a "ten percent holder" hereunder. |
| 4. Each of GEI Side V, TCS, LGP, LGPM, GEIC, and Holdings disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| 5. Represents shares acquired by GEI Side V from the Issuer upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement entered into August 15, 2007. |
| 6. Each of GEI V, TCS, LGP, LGPM, GEIC, and Holdings disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| 7. Represents shares acquired by TCS from the Issuer upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement entered into August 15, 2007. |
| 8. Each of GEI V, GEI Side V, LGP, LGPM, GEIC, and Holdings disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| 9. Not applicable. |
| 10. The options vest upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. |
| 11. Granted as compensation for services. |
| 12. The options reported on this row were granted to Jonathan D. Sokoloff, Timothy J. Flynn, and J. Kristofer Galashan in respect of their service on the Issuer's board of directors for the benefit of LGP, with Mr. Sokoloff and Mr. Flynn each holding 13,603 of such options and Mr. Galashan holding 13,602 of such options. Each of Messrs. Sokoloff, Flynn, and Galashan disclaims beneficial ownership of such options, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. LGP directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of such options. |
| Remarks: |
| GEI V may be deemed to be a director for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by reason of its right to nominate three persons to serve on the board of directors of the Issuer in accordance with the terms and conditions of a securities purchase agreement dated as of August 15, 2007, as amended, by and among the Issuer, GEI V, GEI Side V, and TCS. |
| /s/ Lance J.T. Schumacher as attorney-in-fact for Jonathan D. Sokoloff, Manager of GEI Capital V, LLC, the general partner of Green Equity Investors V, L.P. | 11/04/2013 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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