Filing Details

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)

(Amendment No. 4)¹

Avid Technology, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

05367P100

(CUSIP Number)

LAUREN TAYLOR WOLFE

CHRISTIAN ASMAR

IMPACTIVE CAPITAL LP

152 West 57^th Street, 17^th Floor

New York, New York 10019

 

ELIZABETH GONZALEZ-SUSSMAN, ESQ.

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

May 26, 2020

(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. 

1              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		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Impactive Capital GP LLC
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				Delaware
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							5,080,157
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							5,080,157
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				5,080,157
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				11.6%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Impactive Capital LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				Delaware
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							5,080,157
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							5,080,157
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				5,080,157
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				11.6%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN, IA

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Impactive Capital LLC
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				Delaware
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							5,080,157
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							5,080,157
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				5,080,157
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				11.6%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Lauren Taylor Wolfe
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				United States of America
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							5,080,157
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							5,080,157
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				5,080,157
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				11.6%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Christian Asmar

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States of America

NUMBER OF

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

8,960 *

OWNED BY

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

5,080,157

PERSON WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

8,960 *

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

5,080,157

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

5,089,117 *

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

11.6%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

  

* Excludes 16,381 Shares underlying certain RSUs, which will not vest in 60 days or less as previously described in Item 6.

The following constitutes Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 4”). This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated as follows:

The 5,080,157 Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases. The aggregate purchase price of the 5,080,157 Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is approximately $35,090,952, including brokerage commissions.

The 8,960 Shares beneficially owned directly by Mr. Asmar were awarded to him in his capacity as a director of the Issuer.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a)-(c) are hereby amended and restated as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 43,697,846 Shares outstanding as of May 4, 2020, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 7, 2020.

A.

Impactive GP and Impactive Capital

(a)

Each of Impactive GP and Impactive Capital may be deemed to beneficially own 5,080,157 Shares.

Percentage: Approximately 11.6%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 5,080,157 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 5,080,157

(c)

The transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D are set forth on Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.

B.

Impactive Capital GP

(a)

As the general partner of Impactive Capital, Impactive Capital GP may be deemed to beneficially own the 5,080,157 Shares beneficially owned by Impactive Capital.

Percentage: Approximately 11.6%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 5,080,157 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 5,080,157

(c)

The transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D are set forth on Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.

C.

Ms. Taylor Wolfe

(a)

Ms. Taylor Wolfe, as a Managing Member of each of Impactive GP and Impactive Capital GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the 5,080,157 Shares beneficially owned by Impactive GP and Impactive Capital GP.

Percentage: Approximately 11.6%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 5,080,157 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 5,080,157

(c)

The transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D are set forth on Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.

D.

Mr. Asmar

(a)

As of the close of business on May 27, 2020, Mr. Asmar directly beneficially owned 8,960 Shares. Mr. Asmar, as a Managing Member of each of Impactive GP and Impactive Capital GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the 5,080,157 Shares beneficially owned by Impactive GP and Impactive Capital GP.

Percentage: Approximately 11.6%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 8,960 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 5,080,157 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 8,960 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 5,080,157

(c)

The transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D are set forth on Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he, she or it does not directly own.

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:

On May 27, 2020, Impactive Sierra Fund LP and Impactive Capital Master Fund LP (collectively, the “Funds”), each of whom are affiliates of the Reporting Persons, entered into a Securities Purchase Plan Agreement (the “New 2020 Purchase Plan Agreement”) with UBS Securities LLC (“UBS”) for the purpose of establishing a trading plan to effect purchases of Shares of the Issuer in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to, Rule 10b5-1.

The New 2020 Purchase Plan Agreement allows for the purchase of Shares by UBS on behalf of the Funds. Shares purchased pursuant to the New 2020 Purchase Plan Agreement may only be purchased in accordance with trading parameters adopted by the Funds, and there can be no assurance as to how many Shares, if any, will be purchased pursuant to the New 2020 Purchase Plan Agreement or at what price any such Shares will be purchased. A copy of the New 2020 Purchase Plan Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:

99.1

Securities Purchase Plan Agreement by and among Impactive Sierra Fund LP, Impactive Capital Master Fund LP and UBS Securities LLC, dated May 27, 2020.

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 28, 2020

	Impactive Capital GP LLC
	By:	/s/ Lauren Taylor Wolfe
		Name:	Lauren Taylor Wolfe
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	Impactive Capital LP
	By:	Impactive Capital LLC
		its general partner
	By:	/s/ Lauren Taylor Wolfe
		Name:	Lauren Taylor Wolfe
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	Impactive Capital LLC
	By:	/s/ Lauren Taylor Wolfe
		Name:	Lauren Taylor Wolfe
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	/s/ Lauren Taylor Wolfe
	Lauren Taylor Wolfe

 

 

	/s/ Christian Asmar
	Christian Asmar

 

SCHEDULE A

Transactions in the Shares Since the Filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D

Nature of Transaction

Amount of Securities Purchased

Price per Share ($)

Date of Purchase

 

Purchase of Common Stock	46,334	5.9724	05/08/2020
Purchase of Common Stock	8,166	5.5767	05/20/2020
Purchase of Common Stock	184,699	5.5222	05/21/2020
Purchase of Common Stock	180,200	5.7536	05/22/2020
Purchase of Common Stock	154,817	6.1717	05/26/2020
Purchase of Common Stock	149,930	6.4486	05/27/2020