Sec Form 13D Filing - Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA filing for Afya Ltd (AFYA) - 2024-05-07

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange of 1934

(Amendment No. 26)

 

Afya Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Shares, par value $0.00005 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
G01125106
(CUSIP Number)
Denise Abel Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 270 33311 Gütersloh, Germany with copies to: Michael Davis, Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
	May 7, 2024 (May 6, 2024)
	(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 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 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 (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. G01125106

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)	(a) ¨ (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)   WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)	¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Germany

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   —
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   46,112,915
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   46,112,915
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   —

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   46,112,915 (1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)	¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   61.30% (2)(3)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   CO

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Erste WV Gütersloh GmbH
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)	(a) ¨ (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)   WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)	¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Germany

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   —
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   46,112,915
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   46,112,915
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   —

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   46,112,915 (1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)	¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   61.30% (2)(3)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   CO

 

(1)	Aggregate amount beneficially owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (“Bertelsmann”) and Erste WV Gütersloh GmbH, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann (“Erste” and collectively with Bertelsmann, the “Reporting Person”) consists of 29,074,134 Class B common shares and 17,038,781 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.
(2)	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) 46,146,590 Class A common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023 as reported by the Issuer in its Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 14, 2024 (as reduced by the number of treasury shares as 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 September 30, 2023, the number of Class A common shares outstanding was 44,009,699 and the percentage beneficially owned was 58.06%.
(3)	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.

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 26 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person on August 10, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D”, as further amended on March 4, 2022, “Amendment No. 1”, as further amended on April 18, 2022, “Amendment No. 2”, as further amended on April 25, 2022, “Amendment No. 3,” as further amended on May 4, 2022, “Amendment No. 4,” as further amended on May 23, 2022, “Amendment No. 5,” as further amended on May 27, 2022, “Amendment No. 6,” as further amended on August 1, 2022, “Amendment No. 7,” as further amended on August 31, 2022, “Amendment No. 8,” as further amended on September 23, 2022, “Amendment No. 9,” as further amended on October 24, 2022, “Amendment No. 10,” as further amended on November 9, 2022, “Amendment No. 11,” as further amended on November 29, 2022, “Amendment No. 12,” as further amended on December 16, 2022, “Amendment No. 13,” as further amended on December 21, 2022, “Amendment No. 14,” as further amended on January 12, 2023, “Amendment No. 15,” as further amended on February 23, 2023, “Amendment No. 16,” as further amended on March 29, 2023, “Amendment No. 17,” as further amended on May 1, 2023, “Amendment No. 18,” as further amended on June 20, 2023, “Amendment No. 19,” as further amended on July 25, 2023, “Amendment No. 20,” as further amended on September 7, 2023, “Amendment No. 21,” as further amended on October 31, 2023, “Amendment No. 22,” as further amended on December 12, 2023, “Amendment No. 23,” as further amended on February 12, 2024, “Amendment No. 24,” as further amended on March 19, 2024, “Amendment No. 25,” and, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, the “Schedule 13D”). Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7, Amendment No. 8, Amendment No. 9, Amendment No. 10, Amendment No. 11, Amendment No. 12, Amendment No. 13, Amendment No. 14, Amendment No. 15, Amendment No. 16, Amendment No. 17, Amendment No. 18, Amendment No. 19, Amendment No. 20, Amendment No. 21, Amendment No. 22, Amendment No. 23, Amendment No. 24 or Amendment No. 25. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the same meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Schedule 13D. This Schedule 13D relates to the Class A common shares, par value $0.00005, of Afya Limited, an exempted liability company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Issuer”), having its registered offices at Alameda Oscar Niemeyer, No. 119, Salas 502, 504, 1,501 and 1,503, Vila da Serra, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais Brazil.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

This Amendment No. 24 amends and supplements Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D (as amended by Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 7, Amendment No. 8, Amendment No. 9, Amendment No. 10, Amendment No. 11, Amendment No. 12, Amendment No. 14, Amendment No. 15, Amendment No. 16, Amendment No. 17, Amendment No. 18, Amendment No. 19, Amendment No. 20, Amendment No. 21, Amendment No. 22, Amendment No. 23 and Amendment No. 24) as follows:

 

The Reporting Person purchased an additional 901,501 Class A common shares pursuant to the Trading Plan for a purchase price of $17,269,744.08, or an average of $19.16 per Class A common share. Such price was funded by the Reporting Person through internally generated funds.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

This Amendment No. 24 amends and supplements Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D (as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 7, Amendment No. 8, Amendment No. 9, Amendment No. 10, Amendment No. 11, Amendment No. 12, Amendment No. 14, Amendment No. 15, Amendment No. 16, Amendment No. 17, Amendment No. 18, Amendment No. 19, Amendment No. 20, Amendment No. 21, Amendment No. 22, Amendment No. 23, Amendment No. 24 and Amendment No. 25) as follows:

 

(a) The information relating to the beneficial ownership of Class A common shares by the Reporting Person as set forth in rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated by reference. The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 17,038,781 Class A common shares, which represents 36.92% of the Class A common shares outstanding based on 46,146,590 Class A common shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023 as reported by the Issuer in its Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2024 (as reduced by the number of treasury shares as reported therein). Except as set forth in this Item 5(a), the Reporting Person does not own beneficially any Class A common shares. The Reporting Person will provide upon request of the SEC staff the full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price.

 

(b) The Reporting Person has shared power to vote and dispose of 17,038,781 Class A common shares.

 

(c) The Reporting Person has purchased the following Class A common shares in open market transactions pursuant to the Trading Plan since the filing of the Schedule 13D/A on February 12, 2024:

 

Transaction Date		Class A Common Shares Purchased		Average Price Per Share
February 8, 2024		15,947		20.48
February 9, 2024		14,000		20.94
February 12, 2024		14,500		21.16
February 13, 2024		6,000		20.35
February 14, 2024		27,800		20.53
February 15, 2024		7,700		20.10
February 16, 2024		16,300		19.82
February 20, 2024		22,400		19.78
February 21, 2024		16,193		19.58
February 22, 2024		16,617		20.15
February 23, 2024		6,655		20.24
February 26, 2024		5,500		20.08
February 27, 2024		5,219		20.35
February 28, 2024		7,762		20.60
February 29, 2024		12,300		20.83
March 1, 2024		13,000		20.61
March 4, 2024		9,300		20.56
March 5, 2024		10,114		20.27
March 6, 2024		6,674		20.47
March 7, 2024		7,600		20.18
March 8, 2024		18,115		20.76
March 11, 2024		8,377		20.52
March 12, 2024		18,000		20.76
March 13, 2024		16,543		20.91
March 14, 2024		18,000		20.38
March 15, 2024		18,000		21.59
March 18, 2024		28,600		21.63
March 19, 2024		19,800		21.45
March 20, 2024		11,650		21.36
March 21, 2024		19,300		21.21
March 22, 2024		17,900		20.69
March 25, 2024		29,900		19.82
March 26, 2024		29,900		18.95
March 27, 2024		29,900		18.70
March 28, 2024		18,900		18.73
April 1, 2024		11,147		18.67
April 2, 2024		10,764		18.30
April 3, 2024		11,806		18.49
April 4, 2024		9,600		18.49
April 5, 2024		22,700		18.14
April 8, 2024		19,600		18.24
April 9, 2024		37,800		17.70
April 10, 2024		13,597		17.56
April 11, 2024		6,437		17.57
April 12, 2024		6,839		17.17
April 15, 2024		12,269		16.85
April 16, 2024		18,431		16.90
April 17, 2024		28,000		16.57
April 18, 2024		28,878		16.19
April 19, 2024		14,549		16.02
April 22, 2024		10,349		16.29
April 23, 2024		10,508		16.26
April 24, 2024		10,617		16.63
April 25, 2024		14,499		17.20
April 26, 2024		11,700		17.77
April 29, 2024		16,100		17.80
April 30, 2024		15,645		17.54
May 1, 2024		15,200		17.32

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Dated: May 7, 2024
	BERTELSMANN SE & CO. KGAA
	By:	ppa /s/ Martin Dannhoff
	Name:	Martin Dannhoff
	Title:	SVP Corporate Legal

 

	By:	ppa /s/ Denise Abel
	Name:	Denise Abel
	Title:	SVP Corporate Legal

 

	ERSTE WV GÜTERSLOH GMBH
	By:	/s/ Martin Dannhoff
	Name:	Martin Dannhoff
	Title:	Director

 

	By:	/s/ Denise Abel
	Name:	Denise Abel
	Title:	Director