Sec Form 13D Filing - JHL Capital Group LLC filing for MP Materials Corp. (MP) - 2021-03-30

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

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 (“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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CUSIP No. 553368101

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	JHL Capital Group LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	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, United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			44,209,204
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,209,204
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,209,204
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)
	25.9%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IA, HC

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	JHL Capital Group Master Fund L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	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
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			44,206,866
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,206,866
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	44,206,866
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)
	25.9%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN, HC

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	James H. Litinsky
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	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
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			16,897,021
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			44,209,204
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			16,897,021
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			44,209,204
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	61,106,225
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)
	35.8%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN, HC

Item 1 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 2”) amends and supplements the information set forth in the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 27, 2020 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on December 23, 2020 (collectively the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of MP Materials Corp. / DE (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 6720 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 450, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 2 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may from time to time and at any time in the future depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the disclosures set forth above and in the Original Schedule 13D, the terms of the agreements described in Item 6 herein and in the Original Schedule 13D, the Issuer’s financial position, operations, prospects, capital structure, strategic direction, actions taken by the Board, price levels of the Common Stock, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, conditions in the securities market and general economic and industry conditions, take such actions with respect to their respective investments in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, including, without limitation: (i) proposing measures which they believe would enhance shareholder value; (ii) acquiring additional Common Stock and/or other equity, debt, notes, other securities, or derivative or other instruments that are based upon or relate to the value of the Common Stock or the Issuer (collectively, “Securities”) of the Issuer in the open market or otherwise; (iii) disposing of any or all of their Securities in the open market or otherwise; (iv) engaging in any hedging or similar transactions with respect to the Securities; or (v) proposing or considering one or more of the actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Also, consistent with their investment intent, the Reporting Persons have engaged, and may further engage, in communications with, without limitation, one or more shareholders of the Issuer, one or more officers of the Issuer and/or one or more members of the Board regarding the Issuer, including but not limited to its operations, governance and control.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

(a, b)  As of the date hereof, Mr. Litinsky may be deemed to beneficially own 61,106,225 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 35.8% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. This amount consists of:  (i) 2,338 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Capital Group, representing approximately 0.0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding; (ii) 11,128,940 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Group Holdings One, representing approximately 6.5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding; (iii) 33,077,926 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Group Holdings Two, representing approximately 19.4% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding; and (iv) 16,897,021 shares of Common Stock held in the Revocable Trust, representing approximately 9.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

As the 100% owner of each of JHL Group Holdings One and JHL Group Holdings Two, Master Fund may be deemed to beneficially own 44,206,866 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 25.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. This amount consists of (i) 11,128,940 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Group Holdings One, representing approximately 6.5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding and (ii) 33,077,926 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Group Holdings Two, representing approximately 19.4% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. As the general partner of Master Fund, Master Fund GP may be deemed to beneficially own the 44,206,866 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Master Fund, representing approximately 25.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

As the investment manager of Master Fund and the 100% owner of Master Fund GP, JHL Capital Group may be deemed to beneficially own 44,209,204 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 25.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. This amount consists of: (i) 2,338 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Capital Group, representing approximately 0.0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding; (ii) 11,128,940 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Group Holdings One, representing approximately 6.5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding; and (iii) 33,077,926 shares of Common Stock held directly by JHL Group Holdings Two, representing approximately 19.4% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.  As the 100% owner of JHL Capital Group, JHL Capital Group L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the 44,209,204 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by JHL Capital Group, representing approximately 25.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.

The percentage of shares of Common Stock outstanding reported herein is based on  170,738,350 shares outstanding as of March 15, 2021, as set forth in the Issuer’s current report on Form 10-K, filed on March 22, 2021.

(c) Except as set forth in the response to Item 4 of this Amendment No. 2, no transactions in the Shares were effected by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days.

(d) To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock covered by the Schedule 13D.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The response to Item 4 of this Amendment No. 2 is incorporated by reference herein.

In connection with the Secondary Offering, the JHL Selling Shareholders, as well as other selling stockholders (the “Lock-Up Parties”), entered into a lock-up agreement with the underwriters of the Secondary Offering pursuant to which the Lock-Up Parties agreed to be subject to a lockup for a period lasting 90 days from the date of the underwriting agreement dated March 23, 2021, but subject to certain exceptions.

The foregoing description of the lock-up agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of such document, which is included as Exhibit 3 to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Exhibit 3 – Form of Lock-Up Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Issuer’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2021)

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.

March 30, 2021

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