SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

 

LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR HOLDINGS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Series A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Series B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

Series A Common Stock:  531465102
Series B Common Stock:  531465201

(CUSIP Numbers)

 

Gregory B. Maffei
c/o Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.
12300 Liberty Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(720) 875-5200

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

 

September 13, 2019

(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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box o

Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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 (the “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).

 


 

CUSIP No. Series A Common Stock:  531465102
Series B Common Stock:  531465201

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)
Gregory B. Maffei

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds
PF

 

 

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person

7.

Sole Voting Power
Series A Common Stock:  0 (1)
Series B Common Stock:  3,684,134 (2)(3)

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
Series A Common Stock:  0
Series B Common Stock:  0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
Series A Common Stock:  0 (1)
Series B Common Stock:  3,684,134 (2)(3)

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
Series A Common Stock:  0
Series B Common Stock:  0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
Series A Common Stock:  0 (1)
Series B Common Stock:  3,684,134 (2) (3)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
Series A Common Stock:  0%
Series B Common Stock:  96.2% (4)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person
IN

 


(1)   Does not include shares of Series A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Maffei; however, if such shares of Series A Common Stock were included, Mr. Maffei would beneficially own, in the aggregate, 3,684,134 shares of Series A Common Stock, and Mr. Maffei’s aggregate beneficial ownership of Series A Common Stock, as a series, would be 4.9% of such shares of Series A Common Stock outstanding, subject to the relevant footnotes set forth herein.

 

(2)   Pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Letter, Mr. Maffei is subject to certain voting requirements and obligations with respect to such shares of Common Stock.  See Item 6.

 

(3)   Includes 898,553 shares of Series B Common Stock that are subject to options, which are exercisable as of, or will be exercisable within 60 days of, September 13, 2019.

 

(4)   For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership of Mr. Maffei, the total number of shares of Series A Common Stock outstanding was 72,146,830 and the total number of shares of Series B Common Stock outstanding was 2,929,777, in each case, on July 31, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2019 and as required by Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (as defined below), after adjustment for the assumed exercise of all options and other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Maffei and exercisable within 60 days after September 13, 2019.  Each share of Series B Common Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into one share of Series A Common Stock.  Each share of Series A Common Stock is entitled to one vote, whereas each share of Series B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes.  Accordingly, Mr. Maffei may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 33.4% of the voting power with respect to the general election of directors of the Issuer based on the outstanding shares noted above and calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.  See Item 5.

 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A
(Amendment No. 1)

 

Statement of

 

GREGORY B. MAFFEI

 

Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

in respect of

 

LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR HOLDINGS, INC.

 

This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series A Common Stock”), and Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Common Stock,” and together with the Series A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), of Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”). The statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Reporting Person, Mr. Gregory B. Maffei (“Mr. Maffei”), on December 31, 2014 (the “Schedule 13D”), is hereby amended and supplemented to include the information set forth herein.  This amended statement on Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D (the Schedule 13D, as amended by the Amendment, collectively, the “Statement”). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background.

 

The first paragraph of Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

The reporting person is Gregory B. Maffei, whose business address is c/o Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, CO 80112. Mr. Maffei is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President of the Issuer.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds.

 

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:

 

Mr. Maffei acquired 15,408 additional shares of Series B Common Stock on September 13, 2019 (the “Closing Date”) pursuant to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), dated as of September 13, 2019, by and between Mr. Maffei and a third party, as more specifically described in Item 6 of this Amendment. The funds used to acquire the additional shares consisted of personal funds.

 

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Maffei acquired 15,408 shares of Series B Common Stock from a third party on the Closing Date in exchange for cash in the amount of $160,004.37.

 

Mr. Maffei is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President of the Issuer.

 

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The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Maffei and described in this Statement are being held by him for investment purposes.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(a) - (b) As a result of the transactions referred to in this Statement, Mr. Maffei beneficially owns (without giving effect to the conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock into shares of Series A Common Stock) (i) no shares of Series A Common Stock, which shares represent 0% of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock, and (ii) 3,684,134 shares of Series B Common Stock (including 898,553 shares that are subject to options, which are exercisable as of, or will be exercisable within 60 days of, September 13, 2019), which shares represent approximately 96.2% of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock.  The foregoing percentage interests are based on 72,146,830 shares of Series A Common Stock and 2,929,777 shares of Series B Common Stock, in each case, outstanding on July 31, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2019, and as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, after adjustment for the assumed exercise of all options and other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Maffei and exercisable as of, or will be exercisable within 60 days of, September 13, 2019. Because each share of Series A Common Stock is entitled to cast 1 vote and each share of Series B Common Stock is entitled to cast 10 votes on all matters upon which stockholders are generally entitled to vote, Mr. Maffei may be deemed to beneficially own voting securities of the Issuer representing approximately 33.4% of the voting power with respect to the general election of directors of the Issuer based on the outstanding shares noted above and calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

Subject to the terms of the Standstill Letter, Mr. Maffei has the sole power to vote and to dispose of, or to direct the voting or disposition of, his shares of Common Stock. See Item 6.

 

(c) On September 13, 2019, Mr. Maffei acquired 15,408 shares of Series B Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. Mr. Maffei used personal funds to pay the purchase price of $160,004.37. Except as provided in this Statement, Mr. Maffei has not executed any transactions in respect of the Common Stock of the Issuer within the last 60 days.

 

(d) Not Applicable.

 

(e) Not Applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:

 

On September 13, 2019, Mr. Maffei and the third party seller entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Maffei acquired 15,408 shares of Series B Common Stock in exchange for cash in the amount of $160,004.37. The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by each of the parties.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

September 17, 2019

 

 

/s/ Gregory B. Maffei

 

Gregory B. Maffei

 

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