Sec Form 13D Filing - Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA filing for - 2026-06-16

Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership

  • Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
  • Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
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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. Checkbox not checked

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).




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SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
With reference to Row 11: Aggregate amount beneficially owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (Bertelsmann) and Erste WV Gutersloh GmbH, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann (Erste, and collectively with Bertelsmann, the Reporting Person) consists of 34,074,134 Class B common shares and 27,001,946 Class A common shares held of record by the Reporting Person. Each Class B common share held of record by the Reporting Person is convertible into one Class A common share at the option of its holder at any time. With reference to Row 13: Represents the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the number of Class B common shares and Class A common shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as set forth in Row 11 by (b) the sum of (i) 50,437,186 Class A common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026 as reported by the Issuer in its Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on May 7, 2026 (as reduced by the number of treasury shares reported therein), and (ii) the aggregate number of Class B common shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. The aggregate number of Class B common shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this footnote are treated as converted into Class A common shares only for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the Reporting Person. As of March 31, 2026, the number of Class A common shares outstanding was 50,437,186 and the percentage beneficially owned was 53.54%. With reference to Row 13: Each Class A common share is entitled to one vote, and each Class B common share is entitled to ten votes. The percentage reported does not reflect the ten for one voting power of the Class B common shares because the Class B common shares are treated as converted into Class A common shares for the purpose of this report.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
With reference to Row 11: Aggregate amount beneficially owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (Bertelsmann) and Erste WV Gutersloh GmbH, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann (Erste, and collectively with Bertelsmann, the Reporting Person) consists of 34,074,134 Class B common shares and 27,001,946 Class A common shares held of record by the Reporting Person. Each Class B common share held of record by the Reporting Person is convertible into one Class A common share at the option of its holder at any time. With reference to Row 13: Represents the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the number of Class B common shares and Class A common shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as set forth in Row 11 by (b) the sum of (i) 50,437,186 Class A common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026 as reported by the Issuer in its Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on May 7, 2026 (as reduced by the number of treasury shares reported therein), and (ii) the aggregate number of Class B common shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. The aggregate number of Class B common shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this footnote are treated as converted into Class A common shares only for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the Reporting Person. As of March 31, 2026, the number of Class A common shares outstanding was 50,437,186 and the percentage beneficially owned was 53.54%. With reference to Row 13: Each Class A common share is entitled to one vote, and each Class B common share is entitled to ten votes. The percentage reported does not reflect the ten for one voting power of the Class B common shares because the Class B common shares are treated as converted into Class A common shares for the purpose of this report.


SCHEDULE 13D

 
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
 
Signature:ppa /s/ Michael Kronenburg
Name/Title:Michael Kronenburg, Senior Vice President
Date:06/16/2026
 
Signature:ppa /s/ Denise Abel
Name/Title:Denise Abel, SVP Corporate Legal
Date:06/16/2026
 
Erste WV Gutersloh GmbH
 
Signature:/s/ Richard Stefanink
Name/Title:Richard Stefanink, Director
Date:06/16/2026
 
Signature:/s/ Denise Abel
Name/Title:Denise Abel, Director
Date:06/16/2026
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