Sec Form 13D Filing - MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC filing for Option Care Health Inc. (OPCH) - 2021-09-10

This Amendment No. 9 (“Amendment No. 9”) to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the SEC on August 7, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on July 27, 2020, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 20, 2020, Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 16, 2020, Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 29, 2020, Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021, Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021, Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 14, 2021 and Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 6, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D” and, together with Amendment No. 9, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the Issuer. Except as set forth herein, the Original Schedule 13D is unmodified and remains in full force and effect. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Original Schedule 13D.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is amended by adding the following:

The information set forth in Item 6 below is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5(a)-(b) of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

HC I directly owns the 37,865,391 Shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, issued to HC I pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

MDP HC is the controlling equityholder of HC I and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 37,865,391 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, held by HC I by virtue of its ability to collectively direct the decisions of HC I.

MDCP VI-A, as the controlling equityholder of MDP HC, has the ability to direct the investment decisions of MDP HC, including the power to direct the decisions of MDP HC regarding the vote or disposition of the 37,865,391 Shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, directly held by HC I; therefore, MDCP VI-A may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by HC I.

MDP VI-A&C, as the general partner of MDCP VI-A, has the ability to direct the investment decisions of MDCP VI-A, including the power to direct the decisions of MDCP VI-A regarding the vote or disposition of 37,865,391 S hares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, directly held by HC I; therefore, MDP VI-A&C may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by HC I.

MDP LLC, as the general partner of MDP VI-A&C, which in turn is the general partner of MDCP VI-A, has the ability to direct the investment decisions of MDCP VI-A and MDP VI-A&C, including the power to direct the decisions of MDCP VI-A and MDP VI-A&C regarding the vote or disposition of 37,865,391 Shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, directly held by HC I; therefore, MDP LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by HC I.

Ms. Betten and Mr. Sullivan each serve on the Board of Managers of HC I, are limited partners of MDP VI-A&C, are each a Managing Director of MDP LLC and each serve on of the board of directors of the Issuer. In such capacities, each has the ability to direct HC I’s business decisions, including the power to direct the decisions of HC I regarding the vote or disposition of securities held by HC I. Therefore, Ms. Betten and Mr. Sullivan may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 37,865,391 Shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, directly held by HC I. In addition, each of Ms. Betten and Mr. Sullivan have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 10,895 Shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or less than 1% of the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, which were issued to each of them upon vesting of certain restricted stock units received by them in their capacity as directors of the Issuer.

Messrs. Finnegan and Mencoff, in their capacities as the sole members of a limited partner committee, have the power, acting by majority vote, to direct the decisions of MDCP VI-A regarding the vote or disposition of securities directly held by HC I; therefore, Messrs. Finnegan and Mencoff may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 37,865,391 Shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or approximately 21.1% of the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, directly held by HC I.

The percentages in this Item 5 are calculated based on 179,868,880 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of July 30, 2021, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 3, 2021.

Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the Common Stock referred to herein for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed by each Reporting Person other than HC I.

Each Reporting Person expressly disclaims any assertion or presumption that it and the other persons on whose behalf this Statement is filed constitute a “group” for the purposes of Sections 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. The filing of this statement should not be construed to be an admission that any member of the Reporting Persons are members of a “group” for the purposes of Sections 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is amended by adding the following:

Equity Offering (September 2021)

On September 7, 2021, the Issuer and HC I entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the “Underwriter”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, HC I agreed to sell 9,200,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Securities”) to the Underwriter at a price of $26.5609 per share (the “Offering”). The closing of the Offering occurred on September 9, 2021.

In connection with the Offering, each of HC I, Ms. Betten and Mr. Sullivan entered into a 30-day “lock-up” agreement with the Underwriter, dated September 7, 2021 (collectively, the “Lock-up Agreements”). Under the Lock-up Agreements, each party to the Lock-up Agreements agreed that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, and subject to certain exceptions, they would not, for a period of 30 days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement, (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, or (iii) cause to be filed or confidentially submitted any registration statement for the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

The foregoing summaries of the Underwriting Agreement and the Lock-up Agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement and the Form of Lock-up Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 23 and 24, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: September 10, 2021