0001104659-22-036160.txt : 20220321 0001104659-22-036160.hdr.sgml : 20220321 20220321170032 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-22-036160 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220321 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220321 GROUP MEMBERS: JOEL M. GLAZER GROUP MEMBERS: RECO HOLDINGS LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Manchester United plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001549107 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES [7900] IRS NUMBER: 981063519 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-86956 FILM NUMBER: 22756251 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: Old Trafford CITY: Manchester STATE: X0 ZIP: M16 ORA BUSINESS PHONE: 44(0)1618688000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: Old Trafford CITY: Manchester STATE: X0 ZIP: M16 ORA FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Manchester United Ltd. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120503 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001582368 IRS NUMBER: 656456131 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP STREET 2: 700 CROSSROADS BUILDING CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14614 BUSINESS PHONE: (585) 987-2800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP STREET 2: 700 CROSSROADS BUILDING CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14614 SC 13D/A 1 tm229958d1_sc13da.htm SC 13D/A

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

(Rule 13d-101)

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to § 240.13d-1(a) and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to § 240.13d-2(a)

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

 

MANCHESTER UNITED PLC

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0005 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G5784H106

(CUSIP Number)

 

c/o Manchester United plc

Old Trafford

Manchester M16 0RA

United Kingdom

+44 (0) 161 868 8000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

March 9, 2022

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

RECO Holdings LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

OO

5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)  ¨
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Nevada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

150,000

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

150,000

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

150,000

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES                                              ¨
CERTAIN SHARES
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.3%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

 

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

OO

5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)  ¨
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Nevada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

23,606,980

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

23,606,980

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

23,606,980

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES                                              ¨
CERTAIN SHARES
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

35.3%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

 

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Joel M. Glazer

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

OO

5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)  ¨
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

23,606,980

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

23,606,980

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

23,606,980

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES                                              ¨
CERTAIN SHARES
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

35.3%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

IN

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 5”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2013, as previously amended (the “Statement”), relating to Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0005 per share (the “Shares”) of Manchester United plc, a Cayman Islands company (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Statement.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 of the Statement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: This statement is being filed by the following persons (each a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”): RECO Holdings LLC ("RECO LLC"); Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust (the “Trust”); and Joel M. Glazer (the “Trustee”). RECO LLC is organized in the State of Delaware. The Trust is organized in the State of Nevada. The Trustee is a citizen of the United States of America and is the trustee of the Trust. The business address for each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Manchester United plc, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, England, M16 0RA. The present principal occupation of the Trustee is Executive Co-Chairman and Director of the Issuer. During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons (i) has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Statement is amended and supplemented by inserting the following information: On March 9, 2022, the Trust terminated its previously disclosed line of credit and replaced it with a new line of credit. All shares of the Issuer provided as security pursuant to the previously disclosed line of credit were provided as security for the new line of credit. The disclosure regarding the New Line of Credit in Item 6 below is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.         Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 of the Statement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(a) — (b)  The following sets forth, as of the date of this Statement, the aggregate number and percentage of Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons, as well as the number of Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, based 52,795,150 Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2021.

 

Reporting Person   Amount
beneficially
owned
  Percent
of class
  Sole
power to
vote or
direct the
vote
  Shared
power to
vote or to
direct the
vote
  Sole
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition
of
  Shared
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition
of
Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust   23,606,980   31.6 % 0   23,606,980   0   23,606,980
Joel M. Glazer   23,606,980   31.6 % 0   23,606,980   0   23,606,980
RECO Holdings LLC   150,000   0.3 %     150,000       150,000

 

 

 

 

The Trust and RECO LLC are the record holders of 21,899,366 Class B ordinary shares, which are convertible on a one-for-one basis into Shares at any time at the option of the holder.  The Trust is the record holder of 1,707,614 Shares. The Trust is the sole member of RECO LLC, and in such capacity may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held of record by RECO LLC. The Trustee is a trustee of the Trust, and in such capacity may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held of record by the Trust. (c) Except as reported in Item 4 above, during the past 60 days none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Shares of the Issuer. (d) None.(e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6.         Contract, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. Item 6 of the Statement is amended and supplemented as follows: Item 4 above summarizes certain updates to the previously disclosed line of credit and is incorporated herein by reference. The Trust entered into a new line of credit agreement on March 9, 2022 to replace the previously disclosed line of credit (the "New Line of Credit"). Pursuant to the New Line of Credit, the Trust provided an additional 1,900,000 Class B ordinary shares of the Issuer as security. Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finder’s fees joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

Item 7.          Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

1   Joint Filing Agreement by and between RECO Holdings LLC, JMGT Holdings LLC, Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust, and Joel M. Glazer,  dated March 9, 2022.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date:    March 9, 2022

 

  RECO Holdings LLC
       
  By: Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust, its sole member  
       
  By: /s/ Joel M. Glazer
  Name: Joel M. Glazer
  Title: Trustee
       
  Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust
       
  By: /s/ Joel M. Glazer
  Name: Joel M. Glazer
  Title: Trustee
       
  Joel M. Glazer
       
  /s/ Joel M. Glazer
  Name: Joel M. Glazer

 

 

 

EX-1 2 tm229958d1_ex-1.htm EXHIBIT 1

 

EXHIBIT 1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other on behalf of each of them of such a statement on Schedule 13D/A with respect to the common stock of Manchester United plc beneficially owned by each of them. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such Schedule 13D/A.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement as of March 9, 2022.

 

  RECO Holdings LLC
       
  By: Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust, its sole member  
       
  By: /s/ Joel M. Glazer
  Name: Joel M. Glazer
  Title:   Trustee
       
  Joel M. Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust
       
  By: /s/ Joel M. Glazer
  Name: Joel M. Glazer
  Title:   Trustee
       
  Joel M. Glazer
       
  /s/ Joel M. Glazer
  Name: Joel M. Glazer