0000899243-17-022002.txt : 20170913 0000899243-17-022002.hdr.sgml : 20170913 20170913161438 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-17-022002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170912 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170913 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170913 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROMICK STEVEN T CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001186259 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36477 FILM NUMBER: 171083308 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11400 W OLYMPIC BLVD STREET 2: STE 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90064 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Landecker Mark CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001475492 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36477 FILM NUMBER: 171083306 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11400 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., STE. 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90064 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Selmo Brian A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001450268 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36477 FILM NUMBER: 171083307 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11400 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., STE. 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90064 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ATWOOD J RICHARD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001192887 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36477 FILM NUMBER: 171083309 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FPA Select Fund II, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001713546 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36477 FILM NUMBER: 171083310 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-996-5475 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: First Pacific Advisors, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001377581 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36477 FILM NUMBER: 171083311 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-996-5436 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1200 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nexeo Solutions, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001604416 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [5160] IRS NUMBER: 465188282 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 1000 CITY: THE WOODLANDS STATE: TX ZIP: 77380 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 297-0700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 1000 CITY: THE WOODLANDS STATE: TX ZIP: 77380 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WL Ross Holding Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20140401 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2017-09-12 0 0001604416 Nexeo Solutions, Inc. NXEO 0001377581 First Pacific Advisors, LLC 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 0 0 1 0 0001713546 FPA Select Fund II, L.P. 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 0 0 1 0 0001192887 ATWOOD J RICHARD 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 0 0 1 0 0001186259 ROMICK STEVEN T 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 0 0 1 0 0001450268 Selmo Brian A. 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 0 0 1 0 0001475492 Landecker Mark 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2017-09-12 4 P 0 18700 7.1272 A 163339 I See Footnotes Common Stock 182067 I See Footnotes Common Stock 148987 I See Footnotes Common Stock 1775556 I See Footnotes Common Stock 190779 I See Footnotes Common Stock 816923 I See Footnotes Common Stock 1481699 I See Footnotes Common Stock 20123426 I See Footnotes The purchase price for common stock of Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (the "Issuer") reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.12 to $7.14, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Select Fund II, L.P. ("FPA Select II"). First Pacific Advisors, LLC ("FPA") serves as general partner of and investment adviser to FPA Select II. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Select Maple Fund, L.P. ("FPA Select Maple"). FPA serves as general partner of and investment adviser to FPA Select Maple. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Select Fund, L.P. ("FPA Select"). FPA serves as the general partner of and investment adviser to FPA Select. Of the 148,987 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Select, 16,799 shares are designated Founder Shares and are subject to certain share price restrictions that were previously disclosed. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Select Drawdown Fund, L.P. ("FPA Select Drawdown"). FPA serves as the general partner of and investment adviser to FPA Select Drawdown. Of the 1,775,556 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Select Drawdown, 251,058 shares are designated Founder Shares and are subject to certain share price restrictions that were previously disclosed. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Value Partners Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC ("FPA Value Partners"). FPA serves as manager of and investment adviser to FPA Value Partners. Of the 190,779 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Value Partners, 25,796 shares are designated Founder Shares and are subject to certain share price restrictions that were previously disclosed. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Global Opportunity Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC ("FPA Global Opportunity" and together with FPA Select II, FPA Select Maple, FPA Select, FPA Select Drawdown and FPA Value Partners, the "Private Investment Funds"). FPA serves as manager of and investment adviser to FPA Global Opportunity. Of the 816,923 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Global Opportunity, 138,224 shares are designated Founder Shares and are subject to certain share price restrictions that were previously disclosed. FPA may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by each of the Private Investment Funds as the investment adviser to and manager or general partner, as applicable, of each of the Private Investment Funds. In addition, Mr. J. Richard Atwood may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the Private Investment Funds as a Managing Partner of FPA. Mr. Steven T. Romick may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by the Private Investment Funds as a Managing Partner of FPA. Mr. Brian A. Selmo may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by FPA Select Drawdown, FPA Select, FPA Value Partners, FPA Select Maple and FPA Select II as Portfolio Manager of such funds, and over the securities of the Issuer held by the Private Investment Funds as a Partner of FPA. (Continued from Footnote 8) Mr. Mark Landecker may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by FPA Global Opportunity, FPA Select Drawdown, FPA Select, FPA Select Maple and FPA Select II as Portfolio Manager of such funds, and over the securities of the Issuer held by the Private Investment Funds as a Partner of FPA. FPA and Messrs. Atwood, Romick, Selmo and Landecker may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in a portion of the securities held directly by the Private Investment Funds due to FPA's right to receive performance-based allocations. In addition, Messrs. Romick, Selmo and Landecker may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in a portion of the securities held directly by FPA Global Opportunity and FPA Select due to their respective ownership interests in such Private Investment Funds and Messrs. (Continued from Footnote 9) Romick and Selmo may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in a portion of the securities held directly by FPA Value Partners due to their respective ownership interests in such Private Investment Fund. Each of FPA and Messrs. Atwood, Romick, Selmo and Landecker disclaims beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer held directly by the Private Investment Funds except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of FPA or Messrs. Atwood, Romick, Selmo or Landecker is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by WLRS Fund I LLC ("WLRS Fund"), a limited liability company controlled by a third party but in which investment advisory clients of FPA are members and own a 99.9% economic interest. FPA may be deemed to share investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by WLRS Fund because FPA is the investment adviser to members of WLRS Fund, including FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust ("FPA Crescent Fund"), and such members have an approval right with respect to transfers of the securities of the Issuer held by WLRS Fund pursuant to the limited liability company operating agreement of WLRS Fund (the "LLC Agreement"). As a member of WLRS Fund, FPA Crescent Fund may also be deemed to share investment power over the securities of the Issuer held by WLRS Fund due to such approval right. (Continued from Footnote 11) Of the 1,481,699 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by WLRS Fund, 1,256,166 are designated Founder Shares and are subject to certain share price restrictions that were previously disclosed. All shares of common stock of the Issuer held by WLRS Fund are subject to certain restrictions on transfer detailed in that Shareholders' and Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 21, 2016, among WL Ross Holding Corp., WL Ross Sponsor LLC and Nexeo Holdco, LLC (the "Stockholders' Agreement"). Pursuant to such restrictions, without the prior written consent of TPG Global, LLC and WL Ross Sponsor LLC (collectively, the "Sponsors"), the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by WLRS Fund cannot be transferred during the first six months following June 9, 2016 (the "Lock-Up Period"), and then, subject to any permitted underwritten offerings pursuant to the Stockholders' Agreement and other permitted transfers, (Continued from Footnote 12) cannot be transferred through the earlier of 12 months following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period or such time as the Sponsors no longer hold 50% of their initial ownership of the Issuer's common stock. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, at any time following the lapse of the transfer restrictions on the shares of common stock held by WLRS Fund, each member of WLRS Fund may elect by written notice to the Manager of WLRS Fund to receive a distribution of such unrestricted shares of common stock up to such member's pro rata portion of its respective membership percentage. Shares of common stock of the Issuer held directly by FPA Crescent Fund. FPA is the investment advisor of FPA Crescent Fund and may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Crescent Fund. In addition, Mr. Atwood may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Crescent Fund as a Managing Partner of FPA. Mr. Romick may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Crescent Fund as a Portfolio Manager of FPA Crescent Fund and Managing Partner of FPA. Messrs. Selmo and Landecker may be deemed to share voting and/or investment power over shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Crescent Fund as Portfolio Managers of FPA Crescent Fund and Partners of FPA. (Continued from Footnote 14) FPA only receives an asset-based management fee for serving as investment adviser to FPA Crescent Fund and therefore does not have any pecuniary interest in the securities of the Issuer held by FPA Crescent Fund. Of the 20,123,426 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by FPA Crescent Fund, 2,431,709 shares are designated Founder Shares and are subject to certain share price restrictions that were previously disclosed. First Pacific Advisors, LLC ("FPA") may be deemed to exercise voting and/or investment power over securities of Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (the "Issuer") that are held directly by certain unaffiliated separately managed accounts (the "Managed Accounts") as FPA serves as investment adviser to such Managed Accounts. FPA only receives an asset-based management fee for serving as investment adviser to such Managed Accounts and therefore does not have any pecuniary interest in the securities of the Issuer held directly by such Managed Accounts. In addition, Messrs. J. Richard Atwood, Steven T. Romick, Brian A. Selmo and Mark Landecker do not have a pecuniary interest in the securities held by the Managed Accounts. FIRST PACIFIC ADVISORS, LLC, Name: /s/ J. Richard Atwood, Title: Managing Partner 2017-09-13 FPA SELECT FUND II, L.P., By: First Pacific Advisors, LLC, its investment adviser, Name: /s/ J. Richard Atwood, Title: Managing Partner 2017-09-13 J. RICHARD ATWOOD, Name: /s/ J. Richard Atwood 2017-09-13 STEVEN T. ROMICK, Name: /s/ Steven T. Romick 2017-09-13 BRIAN A. SELMO, Name: /s/ Brian A. Selmo 2017-09-13 MARK LANDECKER, Name: /s/ Mark Landecker 2017-09-13 EX-99.1 2 attachment1.htm EX-99.1 DOCUMENT

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                         Form 4 Joint Filer Information

Name:                                   FPA Select Fund II, L.P.

Address:                                11601 Wilshire Blvd.
                                        Suite 1200
                                        Los Angeles, CA 90025

Date of Event Requiring Statement:      09/12/17


Name:                                   J. Richard Atwood

Address:                                11601 Wilshire Blvd.
                                        Suite 1200
                                        Los Angeles, CA 90025

Date of Event Requiring Statement:      09/12/17


Name:                                   Steven T. Romick

Address:                                11601 Wilshire Blvd.
                                        Suite 1200
                                        Los Angeles, CA 90025

Date of Event Requiring Statement:      09/12/17


Name:                                   Brian A. Selmo

Address:                                11601 Wilshire Blvd.
                                        Suite 1200
                                        Los Angeles, CA 90025

Date of Event Requiring Statement:      09/12/17


Name:                                   Mark Landecker

Address:                                11601 Wilshire Blvd.
                                        Suite 1200
                                        Los Angeles, CA 90025

Date of Event Requiring Statement:      09/12/17