Sec Form 13G Filing - SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LLC filing for ASPEN AEROGELS INC (ASPN) - 2022-02-09

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

04523Y105

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021

(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)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

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).

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Officers: 30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough, MA 01532

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

Spring Creek Capital, LLC (“Spring Creek”)

SCC Holdings, LLC (“SCC”)

KIM, LLC (“KIM”)

Koch Investments Group, LLC (“KIG”)

Koch Investments Group Holdings, LLC (“KIGH”)

Koch Industries, Inc. (“Koch Industries”)

(Each a “Reporting Person,” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

Item 2(b). Address or Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The principal business office for all Reporting Persons filing is:

4111 E. 37^th Street North

Wichita, KS 67220

Item 2(c). Citizenship: See Item 4 of each cover page.

Item 2(d).Title of Class of Securities: Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Public Shares”).

Item 2(e).CUSIP No.: 04523Y105.

Item 3. If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: Not applicable.

Item 4. Ownership.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: See Item 9 of each cover page.

(b) Percent of class: See Item 11 of each cover page. Calculated using 33,079,299 Public Shares outstanding as of November 4, 2021, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on November 4, 2021.

(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of each cover page.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 of each cover page.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 of each cover page.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8 of each cover page.

Spring Creek is beneficially owned by SCC, SCC is beneficially owned by KIM, KIM is beneficially owned by KIG, KIG is beneficially owned by KIGH, and KIGH is beneficially owned by Koch Industries, in each case by means of ownership of all voting equity instruments.

Koch Industries, SCC, KIM, KIG, and KIGH may be deemed to beneficially own the Public Shares held by Spring Creek by virtue of (i) Koch Industries’ beneficial ownership of KIGH, (ii) KIGH’s beneficial ownership of KIG, (iii) KIG’s beneficial ownership of KIM, (iv) KIM’s beneficial ownership of SCC and (v) SCC’s beneficial ownership of Spring Creek. The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that any of SCC, KIM, KIG, KIGH, or Koch Industries is, for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any Public Shares covered by this Schedule 13G.

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Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 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 or Control Person.

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. Certifications.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

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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.