Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
BellRing Brands, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
07831C103
(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)
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. 07831C103 | 13G | Page 2 of 5 Pages | ||||||
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons Post Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions) (a) (b) | ||||||||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only | ||||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization Missouri | ||||||||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with: | 5 | Sole Voting Power* 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power* <
div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:justify">0 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power* 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power* 0 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person* 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions) | ||||||||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)* 0% | ||||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) CO | ||||||||||
* Number of shares as of December 31, 2022. See Item 4 below.
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
BellRing Brands, Inc. (“BellRing”)
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
2503 S. Hanley Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63144
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Post Holdings, Inc. (“Post”)
Item 2(b). Address or Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
2503 S. Hanley Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63144
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Post is a Missouri corporation.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“BellRing Common Stock”)
Item 2(e). CUSIP No.:
07831C103
Item 3.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
Explanatory Note: On October 26, 2021, BellRing (then BellRing Distribution, LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Post, entered into a Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended February 28, 2022, the “Transaction Agreement”) with Post, BellRing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (then BellRing Brands, Inc., “Old BellRing”) and BellRing Merger Sub Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BellRing (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement and subject to certain conditions, among other things, (i) on March 9, 2022, Post contributed (such contribution, the “Separation”) its share of Old BellRing Class B common stock, all of its membership interests of BellRing Brands, LLC and cash to BellRing in exchange for all of the then-outstanding equity of BellRing and debt securities of BellRing, (ii) on March 10, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), BellRing converted into a Delaware corporation and changed its name to BellRing Brands, Inc., (iii) following the Separation and such conversion, Post distributed an aggregate of 78,076,841 shares of BellRing Common Stock to Post shareholders in a pro-rata distribution (the “Distribution”) and (iv) following the Distribution, Merger Sub merged with and into Old BellRing, with Old BellRing continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BellRing. Immediately following the Distribution, Post owned 19,397,339 shares of BellRing Common Stock, or approximately 14.2% of the shares of BellRing Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
On August 11, 2022, pursuant to an exchange agreement, dated as of August 8, 2022, by and between Post and certain funding incremental term loan lenders, Post transferred 14,800,000 shares of BellRing Common Stock to such lenders (or their respective designees) to repay and retire certain of its debt obligations (the “August Debt-for-Equity Exchange”).
Immediately after the completion of the August Debt-for-Equity Exchange, Post held 4,597,339 shares of BellRing Common Stock, or approximately 3.4% of the shares of BellRing Common Stock outstanding as of such time.
On November 25, 2022, pursuant to an exchange agreement, dated as of November 21, 2022, by and between Post and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”), Post transferred 4,597,339 shares of BellRing Common Stock, which represented its remaining ownership interest in BellRing, to J.P. Morgan to repay and retire certain of its debt obligations (the “November Debt-for-Equity Exchange”). Immediately after the completion of the November Debt-for-Equity Exchange, Post did not hold any shares of BellRing Common Stock.
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(a) Amount beneficially owned:
0 shares of BellRing Common Stock.
(b) Percent of class:
0%.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following .
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.
Not applicable.
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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: January 5, 2023 | Post Holdings, Inc. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Diedre J. Gray | |||||||
| Name: Diedre J. Gray | ||||||||
| Title: EVP, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary | ||||||||