Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
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| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13D/A | |
|
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5) | |
|
Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
|
008294209 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
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Elliott Associates, L.P. c/o Elliott Management Corporation 40 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019
with a copy to: Eleazer Klein, Esq. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 756-2000 | |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person | |
| Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) | |
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April 10, 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), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
(Page 1 of 6 Pages)
______________________________
* 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).
| CUSIP No. 008294209 | Schedule 13D/A | Page 2 of 6 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Elliott Associates, L.P. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) x (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 0 | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 0 | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |||
| CUSIP No. 008294209 | Schedule 13D/A | Page 3 of 6 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Elliott International, L.P. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) x (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands, British West Indies | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 0 | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 0 | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |||
| CUSIP No. 008294209 | Schedule 13D/A | Page 4 of 6 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS OO | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER 0 | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 0 | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO | |||
| CUSIP No. 008294209 | Schedule 13D/A | Page 5 of 6 Pages |
| The following constitutes Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (the "Amendment No. 5"). This Amendment No. 5 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. | |
| Item 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. |
| Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following: | |
|
On April 10, 2019, the Issuer and Affinion Group completed the Recapitalization, the Merger and the other transactions described in Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D. Immediately following the consummation of those transactions, Elliott owned $67,615,566 in aggregate principal amount of New Notes, 46,702 shares of New Common Stock, 2,104,973 New Penny Warrants and 73,440 New Investor Warrants and Elliott International owned $141,654,230 in aggregate principal amount of New Notes, 97,707 shares of New Common Stock, 4,404,157 New Penny Warrants and 156,061 New Investor Warrants.
In connection with the completion of the transactions, the New Stockholders Agreement and New Registration Rights Agreement were executed. | |
| Item 5. | INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. |
| Items 5(a), (c) and (e) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated in their entirety by the following: | |
| (a) As a result of the consummation of the Merger on April 10, 2019, as of the date hereof, Elliott, Elliott International and EICA collectively have combined economic exposure in the Issuer of 0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. | |
| The aggregate percentage of Common Stock reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 0 shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Merger. | |
| As of the date hereof, Elliott beneficially owned 0 shares of Common Stock, constituting 0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. | |
| As of the date hereof, Elliott International beneficially owned 0 shares of Common Stock, constituting 0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. EICA, as the investment manager of Elliott International, may be deemed to beneficially own the 0 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Elliott International, constituting 0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. | |
| Collectively, Elliott, Elliott International and EICA beneficially own 0 shares of Common Stock, constituting 0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. | |
| (c) Except as described in Item 4, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days. | |
| (e) April 10, 2019 | |
| Item 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. |
| Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following: | |
| The Reporting Persons' response to Item 4 is incorporated by reference into this Item 6. | |
| CUSIP No. 008294209 | Schedule 13D/A | Page 6 of 6 Pages |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| DATE: April 12, 2019 | |
| ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | |
| By: Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., as General Partner | |
| By: Braxton Associates, Inc., as General Partner | |
| /s/ Elliot Greenberg | |
| Name: Elliot Greenberg | |
| Title: Vice President | |
| ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | |
| By: Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact | |
| /s/ Elliot Greenberg | |
| Name: Elliot Greenberg | |
| Title: Vice President | |
| ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS INC. | |
| /s/ Elliot Greenberg | |
| Name: Elliot Greenberg | |
| Title: Vice President |