Sec Form 4 Filing - ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA @ Vantiv, Inc. - 2012-08-02

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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vantiv, Inc. [ VNTV]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below)
Member of group>10%
(Last) (First) (Middle)
75 STATE STREET, 29TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
08/02/2012
(Street)
BOSTON, MA02109
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 08/02/2012 S 13,800,000 D $ 20.969 73,099,541 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 )
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA
75 STATE STREET, 29TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA02109
Member of group>10%
Signatures
/s/ Jarlyth H. Gibson, Compliance Officer 08/06/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )1. The securities are indirectly beneficially owned in the following capacities; as Manager of Advent International LLC, which in turn is the General Partner of GPE VI GP Limited Partnership, GPE VI GP (Delaware) Limited Partnership, GPE VI FT Co-Investment GP Limited Partnership, Advent Partners GPE VI 2009 Limited Partnership, Advent Partners GPE VI 2008 Limited Partnership and Advent Partners GPE VI-A Limited Partnership.
( 2 )2. GPE VI GP Limited Partnership is the General Partner of Advent International GPE VI Limited Partnership, Advent International GPE VI-A Limited Partnership, Advent International GPE VI-B Limited Partnership, Advent International GPE VI-F Limited Partnership and Advent International GPE VI-G Limited Partnership. GPE VI GP (Delaware) Limited Partnership is the General Partner of Advent International GPE VI-C Limited Partnership, Advent International GPE VI-D Limited Partnership and Advent International GPE VI-E Limited Partnership. GPE VI FT Co-Investment GP Limited Partnership is the General Partner of GPE VI FT Co-Investment Limited Partnership. Through a written agreement with Pamela H. Patsley, the trustee of the Gary Lee Patsley Retained Annuity Trust No. 1 and Pamela H. Patsley Retained Annuity Trust No. 1 (together, the "Trusts"), Advent International Corporation has sole voting and investment power over securities held by the Trusts.

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