Sec Form 13G Filing - PLATINUM EQUITY LLC filing for Ryerson Holding Corp (RYI) - 2023-02-09

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Securities and Exchange Commission 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Schedule 13G

 

(Rule 13d-102)

 

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant 

to § 240.13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed 

Pursuant to § 240.13d-2

 

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

Ryerson Holding Corporation 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

783754104 

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2022 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

¨    Rule 13d-1(b)

¨    Rule 13d-1(c)

x   Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in 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. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 1 of 15

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Platinum Equity, LLC

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 2 of 15

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 3 of 15

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)

  

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 4 of 15

  

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P.

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Cayman Islands

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

PN

  

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 5 of 15

  

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Platinum Equity Investment Holdings II, LLC

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a)  ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)

  

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 6 of 15

  

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Platinum Equity Partners II, LLC

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)

  

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 7 of 15

  

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

RYPS, LLC

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)

  

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 8 of 15

  

1

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Tom Gores

2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨
(b) ¨
3

SEC Use Only

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

United States

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting
Person With
5

Sole Voting Power

 

0

6

Shared Voting Power

 

15,924,478

7

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

15,924,478

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

15,924,478

10

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

Not Applicable

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

43.0%

12

Type of Reporting Person

 

IN

 

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 9 of 15

  

ITEM 1.(a) Name of Issuer:

 

Ryerson Holding Corporation (the “Issuer”).

 

 (b)Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

227 W. Monroe St., 27th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606

 

ITEM 2.(a) Name of Person Filing:

 

Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” This statement is filed on behalf of:

 

Platinum Equity, LLC 

Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC 

Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC 

Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P. 

Platinum Equity Investment Holdings II, LLC 

Platinum Equity Partners II, LLC 

RYPS, LLC 

Tom Gores

 

 (b)Address or Principal Business Office:

 

The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 360 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

 

(c)Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:

 

Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P. is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Tom Gores is a citizen of the United States. Each of the remaining Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(d)Title of Class of Securities:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”).

 

 

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(e)CUSIP Number:

 

783754104

 

ITEM3.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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ITEM 4.Ownership.

 

(a-c)

 

The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer as of December 31, 2022, based upon 37,012,876 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2022.

 

Reporting Person  Amount
beneficially
owned
   Percent
of class:
   Sole power
to vote or to
direct the
vote:
   Shared power
to vote or to
direct the
vote:
   Sole
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition
of:
   Shared
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition
of:
 
Platinum Equity, LLC   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 
Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P.   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings II, LLC   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 
Platinum Equity Partners II, LLC   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,47 8    0    15,924,478 
RYPS, LLC   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 
Tom Gores   15,924,478    43.0%   0    15,924,478    0    15,924,478 

 

RYPS, LLC is the record holder of the securities reported herein.

 

Tom Gores is the manager of Platinum Equity, LLC, which is the sole member of Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC, which is the sole member of Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC which is the general partner of Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P., which is the sole member of Platinum Equity Investment Holdings II, LLC, which is the senior managing member of Platinum Equity Partners II, LLC, which is the general partner of members controlling a majority of the membership interest of RYPS, LLC. By virtue of these relationships, each of these entities and Mr. Gores may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by RYPS, LLC.

 

ITEM 5.Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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ITEM 6.Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

  

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7.Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.Certification.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 13 of 15

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: February 9, 2023

 

  Platinum Equity, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
  Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Secretary
   
  Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: President
   
  Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P. 
  By: Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: President
   
  Platinum Equity Investment Holdings II, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Secretary
   
  Platinum Equity Partners II, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Secretary

 

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 14 of 15

 

  RYPS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: President
   
  Tom Gores
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

CUSIP No. 783754104 Schedule 13G Page 15 of 15

 

LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
24 Power of Attorney (previously filed).
   
99 Joint Filing Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit 99

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree that they are jointly filing this statement on Schedule 13G. Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement as of February 9, 2023.

 

  Platinum Equity, LLC
0;  
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
  Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Secretary
   
  Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: President
   
  Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P. 
  By: Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: President

 

 

  Platinum Equity Investment Holdings II, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Secretary
   
  Platinum Equity Partners II, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Secretary
     
  RYPS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: President
   
  Tom Gores
   
  By: /s/ Mary Ann Sigler 
  Name: Mary Ann Sigler 
  Title: Attorney-in-Fact