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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)
NuScale Power Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
67079K100
(CUSIP Number)
Christopher Kentaro Jones
Japan NuScale Innovation, LLC
3151 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77042, U.S.A.
+1 832 591 2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
Copy to:
Michihiro Nishi
Clifford Chance, Tokyo
1-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Palace Building, 3rd floor
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005
Japan
+81 3 6632 6600
May 2, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
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 § 240.13d-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).
CUSIP NO. 67079K100
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Japan NuScale Innovation, LLC | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) x (b) o | |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
| ||
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | ||
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 | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
19,285,0701 | ||
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,285,0702 | ||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,285,070 | ||
12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o |
||
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7% | ||
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO | ||
1 | Includes the power to vote JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
2 | Includes the power to dispose of JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
CUSIP NO. 67079K100
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Japan Bank for International Cooperation | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) x (b) o | |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
| ||
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | ||
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
|
||
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
19,285,0703 | ||
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,285,0704 | ||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,285,070 | ||
12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o |
||
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7% | ||
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
BK | ||
3 | Includes the power to vote JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
4 | Includes the power to dispose of JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
CUSIP NO. 67079K100
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
JGC Holdings Corporation | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) x (b) o | |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
| ||
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | ||
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
|
||
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
19,285,0705 | ||
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,285,0706 | ||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,285,070 | ||
12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o |
||
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7% | ||
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | ||
5 | Includes the power to vote JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
6 | Includes the power to dispose of JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
CUSIP NO. 67079K100
1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
JGC America, Inc. | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | |
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| ||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | ||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
|
||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
19,285,0707 | ||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,285,0708 | ||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,285,070 | ||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨ |
||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7% | ||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | ||
7 | Includes the power to vote JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
8 | Includes the power to dispose of JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
CUSIP NO. 67079K100
1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IHI Corporation | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | |
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| ||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | ||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
|
||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
19,285,0709 | ||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,285,07010 | ||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,285,070 | ||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨ |
||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7% | ||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | ||
9 | Includes the power to vote JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
10 | Includes the power to dispose of JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
CUSIP NO. 67079K100
1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IHI Americas Inc. | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | |
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| ||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO | ||
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 | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
19,285,07011 | ||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,285,07012 | ||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,285,070 | ||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨ |
||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7% | ||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | ||
11 | Includes the power to vote JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
12 | Includes the power to dispose of JNI's 19,285,070 Class B Shares, which JNI has a right to exchange for an equal number of Class A Shares (see Item 6). |
Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
This statement on Schedule 13D (this "Schedule 13D") relates to the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Shares"), of NuScale Power Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), whose principal executive offices are located at 6650 SW Redwood Lane, Suite 210, Portland, OR 97224. Information given in response to each item shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items, as applicable.
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
(a)-(c), (f) This Statement is being jointly filed by the following persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the "Exchange Act"):
(i) Japan NuScale Innovation, LLC ("JNI"), a Delaware limited liability company, whose principal business is to invest in NuScale. JNI's principal business address is 3151 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77042, USA;
(ii) Japan Bank for International Cooperation ("JBIC"), a Japanese kabushiki kaisha, wholly owned and controlled by the Government of Japan, whose principal business is serving as a policy-based financial institution to contribute to the sound development of Japan and the international economy and society. JBIC's principal business address is 4-1, Ohtemachi 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-8144, Japan;
(iii) JGC Holdings Corporation ("JGC"), a Japanese kabushiki kaisha, whose principal business is to control and manage the business activities of companies by holding shares or interests to engage in engineering, procurement, and construction ("EPC"), and operation and maintenance ("O&M") activities related to plants, facilities and systems in such areas of business as petroleum, petroleum refining, petrochemicals, gas, chemicals in general, electric power, steel manufacturing, non-ferrous metals, metal refining, nuclear power. JGC's principal business address is 2 Chome-3-1 Minatomirai, Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-6001, Japan;
(iv) JGC America, Inc. ("JGC America"), a Texas corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of JGC, which is the primary JGC operating company in the United States and provides EPC contracting and management, commissioning, and O&M services in a wide range of plant construction fields across the United States, including LNG, gas to liquids, oil and gas production, petroleum refining, petrochemicals, and gas chemicals. JGC America's principal business address is 3151 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77042, USA;
(v) IHI Corporation ("IHI"), a Japanese kabushiki kaisha, whose principal business is as a comprehensive heavy-industry manufacturer. IHI's principal business address is TOYOSU IHI BUILDING, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8710, Japan; and
(vi) IHI Americas Inc. ("IHI America"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IHI, which oversees the IHI group's businesses in the Americas. IHI America's principal business address is 1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 750, New York, New York 10020, USA.
Each of the foregoing is referred to as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons". Each of the Reporting Persons is a party to that certain Joint Filing Agreement, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Schedule 13D. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing this joint Schedule 13D.
Information regarding the executive officers and directors of each of the Reporting Persons is set forth in Annex A hereto.
(d)-(e) During the last five years, none of JNI, JBIC, JGC, JGC America, IHI or IHI America and, to the knowledge of JNI, JBIC, JGC, JGC America, IHI and IHI America, none of the persons listed as directors or executive officers of JNI, JBIC, JGC, JGC America, IHI or IHI America in Schedule A attached hereto has, (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
JBIC, JGC America and IHI America are parties to the JNI LLCA (see Item 6) and may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. For a description of the relationship between the Reporting Persons, see Items 4 and 6.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
All shares reported herein were received by the applicable Reporting Person on May 2, 2022, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 13, 2021 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement", and the merger described therein, the "Merger"), by and among Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (the predecessor to the Issuer prior to the Merger), Spring Valley Merger Sub, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, and NuScale Power, LLC ("NuScale LLC"). In connection with the Merger, the Issuer issued to JNI 19,285,070 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Issuer (the "Class B Shares") and the same number of Class B common units of NuScale LLC (the "Class B Units") in exchange for pre-existing equity that JNI held in NuScale LLC. As further described in Item 6, each Class B Share (together with a Class B Unit) is exchangeable for one Class A Share. The Class A Shares and Class B Shares are each entitled to one vote per share and vote together as a single class on all matters.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
The information set forth in Items 3 and 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference.
On March 30, 2021, as an indirect investment by JGC America, JNI acquired certain preferred units of NuScale LLC (the "JGC Purchase"). In connection with the JGC Purchase, NuScale LLC entered into a business collaboration agreement with Fluor Enterprises, Inc. ("Fluor") and JGC, pursuant to which NuScale LLC and Fluor granted JGC certain rights in the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning ("EPCC") of the 6-module power plant to be deployed at the Idaho National Laboratory as part of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems' Carbon Free Power Project as well as future EPCC opportunities, subject to JGC, Fluor, and NuScale LLC's commercially reasonable efforts to mutually agree on reasonable pricing.
On June 1, 2021, as an indirect investment by IHI America, JNI acquired certain preferred units of NuScale LLC (the "IHI Purchase"). In connection with the IHI Purchase, NuScale LLC entered into a business collaboration agreement with Fluor and IHI, pursuant to which NuScale LLC guaranteed a certain value of scope of work to IHI, subject to NuScale LLC and IHI reaching agreement on pricing.
On April 4, 2022, as an indirect investment by JBIC for the purpose of supporting overseas business expansion of JGC and IHI, achieving the nuclear energy policies of the Japanese Government, and enhancing Japan-U.S. cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, JNI purchased 40,145,985 Series A preferred units of NuScale LLC from Fluor for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $110 million (the "JBIC Purchase"). These Series A preferred units and the preferred units purchased in the JGC Purchase and IHI Purchase were converted into 19,285,070 shares of Class B Shares and the same number of Class B Units in the Merger.
General
The Reporting Persons indirectly acquired the securities described in this Schedule 13D for investment purposes and intend to review their investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Any actions the Reporting Persons might undertake may be made at any time and from time to time without prior notice and will be dependent upon the Reporting Person' review of numerous factors, including, but not limited to: an ongoing evaluation of the Issuer's business, financial condition, operations and prospects; price levels of the Issuer's securities; general market, industry and economic conditions; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; and other future developments.
Subject to the terms of JNI LLCA, the Reporting Persons may acquire additional securities of the Issuer, or retain or sell all or a portion of the securities then held, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, the Reporting Persons may engage in discussions with management, the board of directors of the Issuer, and securityholders of the Issuer and other relevant parties or encourage, cause or seek to cause the Issuer or such persons to consider or explore extraordinary corporate transactions, such as: a merger, reorganization or other transaction that could result in the de-listing or de-registration of the common stock of the Issuer; sales or acquisitions of assets or businesses; changes to the capitalization or distribution policy of the Issuer; or other material changes to the Issuer's business or corporate structure, including changes in management or the composition of the board of directors of the Issuer. There can be no assurance, however, that any Reporting Person will propose such a transaction, that any proposed transaction would receive the requisite approvals from the respective governing bodies and unitholders, as applicable, or that any such transaction would be successfully implemented. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, as further described in Item 6, the Issuer is obligated to use good faith efforts to comply with certain environmental and social guidelines and, upon clearance by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) with respect to the JBIC Purchase, JNI shall be entitled to nominate one director to the board of directors of the Issuer (which nomination Fluor will support).
Other than as described above, the Reporting Persons do not currently have any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)–(j) of Schedule 13D, although, depending on the factors discussed herein, the Reporting Persons may change their purpose or formulate different plans or proposals with respect thereto at any time.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
The information set forth in Items 3 and 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)-(b) While JNI currently only holds Class B Units and Class B Shares, as a result of the Exchange Right, described in further detail in Item 6, as of the effective time of the Merger, JNI and the other Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of 19,285,070 Class A Shares. As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Persons have the following direct and indirect beneficial ownership interests in the Class A Shares.
Directly Owned | Indirectly Owned | Directly and Indirectly Owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | % of Class | Number | % of Class | Number | % of Class | |||||||||||||||||||
JNI | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | 0 | 0 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
JBIC(1) | 0 | 0 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
JGC(2) | 0 | 0 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
JGC America(1) | 0 | 0 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
IHI(3) | 0 | 0 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
IHI America(1) | 0 | 0 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % | 19,285,070 | 8.7 | % |
(1) | JBIC, JGC America, and IHI America collectively own 100% of the equity interests of JNI. Consequently, JBIC, JGC America, and IHI America may be deemed to indirectly possess shared voting power over, and therefore beneficially own, the 19,285,070 Class B Shares directly held by JNI, which such Class B Shares may be exchanged for Class A Shares. |
(2) | JGC is the sole shareholder of JGC America. Consequently, JGC may be deemed to indirectly possess shared voting power over, and therefore beneficially own, 19,285,070 Class B Shares directly held by JNI, which such Class B Shares may be exchanged for Class A Shares. |
(3) | IHI is the sole shareholder of IHI America. Consequently, IHI may be deemed to indirectly possess shared voting power over, and therefore beneficially own, 19,285,070 Class B Shares directly held by JNI, which such Class B Shares may be exchanged for Class A Shares. |
Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any of the Class A Shares held by other Reporting Persons, and each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership.
(c) Other than pursuant to the Merger, JBIC Purchase, and the Voting Agreement described in Item 6 herein, no transactions in Class A Shares were effected by the Reporting Persons or the persons listed as directors or executive officers of JNI, JBIC, JGC, JGC America, IHI or IHI America in Schedule A attached hereto during the 60 day period ended May 12, 2022.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
The information set forth, or incorporated by reference, in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons or the persons listed as directors or executive officers of JNI, JBIC, JGC, JGC America, IHI or IHI America in Schedule A attached hereto have any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Voting Agreement
On April 4, 2022, Fluor, NuScale, JNI and JBIC entered into that certain letter agreement regarding Board and Management Rights (the "Voting Agreement"), pursuant to which the Issuer is obligated to use good faith efforts to comply with certain environmental and social guidelines advocating for the prevention and minimization of impact on the environment and local communities and, subject to approval from CFIUS of the JBIC Purchase, JNI will be entitled to nominate one director to the board of directors of the Issuer (the "Director Nomination Right") and Fluor will be required to vote its equity interests in the Issuer in favor of electing such nominee upon approval by the Issuer's Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee (the "Voting Obligation"). As of the date of this Schedule 13D, such approval from CFIUS has not yet been obtained and accordingly, the Director Nomination Right and the Voting Obligation are not yet in effect.
JNI LLCA
On March 22, 2022, JNI, JGC America, IHI America and JBIC entered into the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of JNI (the "JNI LLCA") for the purpose of investing in NuScale LLC. Pursuant to the JNI LLCA, any matter to be voted on by the members requires the unanimous approval of such members, and any matter to be voted on by the directors appointed by the members requires at least 1 vote from a director appointed by each member. Subject to the terms of the JNI LLCA, each member may cause JNI to purchase all of such member's membership interest in JNI in exchange for the transfer of Class B Units and Class B Shares attributable to such member and held by JNI back to such member ("Transfer of Investment"). Upon a proposed Transfer of Investment by a member, each of the other members has a certain right of first refusal to purchase all but not less than all of its pro-rata portion of the selling member's membership interest in JNI.
NuScale LLCA
At the effective time of the Merger on May 2, 2022 (the "Effective Time"), the existing Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NuScale LLC was amended and restated as the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NuScale LLC (the "NuScale LLCA"), and in connection therewith, (1) each existing preferred unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was reclassified into Common Units of NuScale LLC and (2) immediately after such reclassification, each such Common Unit (including those created in the preceding reclassification) was reclassified into a fraction of Class B Units of NuScale LLC equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement). At the closing of the Merger, pre-existing equity interests held by JNI, Fluor, and the other equityholders of NuScale LLC (collectively, the "NuScale Equityholders") immediately prior to the Merger were re-classified into 178,396,711 Class B Units, and each NuScale Equityholder received a number of shares of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, noneconomic voting shares of Class B Shares equal to the number of Class B Units held by such NuScale Equityholder as a result of the Merger. Following the closing of the Merger, subject to the terms and conditions of the NuScale LLCA and the applicable exchange policy and other applicable organizational agreements, the holders of Class B Units shall be able to exchange (x) one Class B Unit and one Class B Share for (y) one Class A Share (the "Exchange Right").
The foregoing descriptions of the Voting Agreement, JNI LLCA, and NuScale LLCA do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Voting Agreement, JNI LLCA, and NuScale LLCA, respectively, which are filed as Exhibit 99.2, Exhibit 99.3, and Exhibit 99.4, respectively, to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. | Materials to Be Filed as Exhibits |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 12, 2022
JAPAN NUSCALE INNOVATION, LLC | JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION | |
/s/ Yasuharu Kimura | /s/ Kentaro Morita | |
Name: Yasuharu Kimura | Name: Kentaro Morita | |
Title: Chairperson of the Board | Title: Managing Executive Officer, Global Head of Equity Finance Group | |
IHI CORPORATION | IHI AMERICAS INC. | |
/s/ Hiroyuki Ogata | /s/ Toshimichi Anzai | |
Name: Hiroyuki Ogata | Name: Toshimichi Anzai | |
Title: General Manager of Nuclear Energy Business Unit | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | |
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION | JGC AMERICA, INC. | |
/s/ Tadashi Ishizuka | /s/ Tsutomu Akabane | |
Name: Tadashi Ishizuka | Name: Tsutomu Akabane | |
Title: Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer | Title: Chairman of the Board, Director |
[Signature Page to Schedule 13-D]
Annex A
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF JAPAN NUSCALE INNOVATION, LLC
Directors are identified by an asterisk.
Name |
Principal Occupation/Employment |
Citizenship |
Christopher Kentaro Jones* | Director | United Kingdom |
Yasuharu Kimura* | Chairperson of the Board, Director | Japan |
Takahiro Shimoota* | Director | Japan |
Takehiko Hirose* | Director | Japan |
Hiroyuki Ogata* | Director | Japan |
Yoshio Yonezawa* | Director | Japan |
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Directors are identified by an asterisk.
Name |
Principal Occupation/Employment |
Citizenship |
Tadashi Maeda* | Governor | Japan |
Nobumitsu Hayashi* | Deputy Governor | Japan |
Kazuhiko Amakawa* | Executive Managing Director | Japan |
Shigeto Hashiyama* | Senior Managing Director | Japan |
Ichiro Oishi* | Senior Managing Director | Japan |
Kazuhiko Tanaka* | Senior Managing Director | Japan |
Shinichi Koizumi* | Managing Director (Outside Director) | Japan |
Yoshinori Kawamura* | Managing Director (Outside Director) | Japan |
Masayuki Tanimoto |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Corporate Planning Group |
Japan |
Yo Kikuchi |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Credit, Assessment and Risk Management Group |
Japan |
Kazunori Ogawa |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Treasury and Systems Group |
Japan |
Yutaka Inaba |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources Finance Group |
Japan |
Makoto Uchida |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group |
Japan |
Kenichi Aso |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Industry Finance Group |
Japan |
Kentaro Morita |
Managing Executive Officer Global Head of Equity Finance Group |
Japan |
Yasuaki Negishi | Executive Officer, Director General, Corporate Plannning Department, Corporate Planning Group |
Japan |
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Masayuki Hamamatsu | Executive Officer, Director General, Human Resources Management Office, Corporate Planning Group |
Japan |
Yosuke Watanabe | Executive Officer, Director General, Treasury Department, Treasury and Systems Group |
Japan |
Satoshi Sasaki | Executive Officer for Osaka, Osaka Branch, Industry Finance Group | Japan |
Noriko Nasu | Executive Officer, Director General, Internal Audit Department | Japan |
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Directors of JGC are identified by an asterisk.
Name |
Principal Occupation/Employment |
Citizenship |
Masayuki Sato* |
Representative Director Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
Japan |
Tadashi Ishizuka* |
Representative Director President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) |
Japan |
Kiyotaka Terajima* |
Member of the Board Senior Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
Japan |
Yutaka Yamazaki* | Member of the Board | Japan |
Shoji Yamada* | Member of the Board | Japan |
Shigeru Endo* | Outside Director | Japan |
Masayuki Matsushima* | Outside Director | Japan |
Kazuo Ueda* | Outside Director | Japan |
Noriko Yao* | Outside Director | Japan |
Yasumasa Isetani | Audit and Supervisory Board Member | Japan |
Kazuyoshi Muto | Audit and Supervisory Board Member | Japan |
Masao Mori | Audit and Supervisory Board Member (Outside Auditor) | Japan |
Koichi Ohno | Audit and Supervisory Board Member (Outside Auditor) | Japan |
Norio Takamatsu | Audit and Supervisory Board Member (Outside Auditor) | Japan |
Takuya Hanada | Executive Vice President; Chief Human Resource Officer & Chief Digital Officer | Japan |
Yasuhiro Okuda | Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Crisis Management Dept. | Japan |
Masahiro Aika | Senior Executive Officer; Technology Commercialization Officer; General Manager, Sustainability Co-Creation Dept. | Japan |
Masaki Ishikawa | Senior Executive Officer; Senior Advisor, Group Strategic Planning and Management Dept. | Japan |
Aya Yamazaki | Executive Officer; Advisor, Group Strategic Planning and Management Dept and Sustainability Co-Creation Dept | Japan |
Takeshi Kawasaki | Executive Officer; General Manager, Government/Industry Relations Dept. | Japan |
Shigeru Adachi | Executive Officer; Advisor, Group Strategic Planning and Management Dept | Japan |
Yoshihiro Mizuguchi |
Executive Officer; Chief Technology Officer Manager, Sustainability Co-Creation Dept. |
Japan |
Akihito Sawaki | Executive Officer; Chief Information Officer | Japan |
Keiji Tanigawa | Executive Officer; Manager, Sustainability Co-Creation Dept. | Japan |
Satoshi Kurata |
Executive Officer; General Counsel General Manager, Group Governance & Legal Dept. |
Japan |
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF JGC AMERICA, INC.
Directors are identified by an asterisk.
Name |
Principal Occupation/Employment |
Citizenship |
Tsutomu Akabane* | Chairman of the Board, Director | Japan |
Christopher Kentaro Jones* | President, Director | UK |
Mutsuto Tone* | Director | Japan |
Koji Sakurai* | Director | Japan |
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF IHI CORPORATION
Directors are identified by an asterisk.
Name |
Principal Occupation/Employment |
Citizenship |
Tsugio Mitsuoka* |
Director Chairman of the Board |
Japan |
Hiroshi Ide* |
Director President & Chief Executive Officer |
Japan |
Takeshi Yamada* |
Director Executive Vice President & Senior Executive Officer |
Japan |
Tomoharu Shikina* | Director | Japan |
Kazuki Awai* | Director | Japan |
Takeshi Kawakami* |
Director Managing Executive Officer |
Japan |
Yasuhiro Shigegaki* |
Director Managing Executive Officer |
Japan |
Hideo Morita* |
Director Managing Executive Officer |
Japan |
Kazuhiko Ishimura* | Director | Japan |
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi* | Director | Japan |
Chieko Matsuda* | Director | Japan |
Minoru Usui* | Director | Japan |
Masataka Ikeyama | Senior Executive Officer | Japan |
Yoshinori Komiya | Managing Executive Officer | Japan |
Kouji Takeda | Managing Executive Officer | Japan |
Akihiro Seo | Managing Executive Officer | Japan |
Nobuhiko Kubota | Managing Executive Officer | Japan |
Tsuyoshi Tsuchida | Managing Executive Officer | Japan |
Tetsuji Fujimura | Executive Officer | Japan |
Kiyoshi Nihei | Executive Officer | Japan |
Noriko Morioka | Executive Officer | Japan |
Jun Kobayashi | Executive Officer | Japan |
Kazuhiro Onitsuka | Executive Officer | Japan |
Yukihisa Ozawa | Executive Officer | Japan |
Go Maeda | Executive Officer | Japan |
Shotaro Tabata | Executive Officer | Japan |
Yoshikazu Hamada | Executive Officer | Japan |
Yasuaki Fukumoto | Executive Officer | Japan |
Chie Fukuoka | Executive Officer | Japan |
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF IHI AMERICAS INC.
Directors are identified by an asterisk.
Name |
Principal Occupation/Employment |
Citizenship |
Toshimichi Anzai* |
Director President & Chief Executive Officer |
Japan |
Hideyuki Akita* |
Director Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
Japan |
Kouichirou Nakamura* |
Director Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer |
Japan |
Daisuke Yamada | Secretary & Chief Administrative Officer | Japan |
Takashi Kashiwagi* | Director | Japan |
Yasuaki Fukumoto* | Director | Japan |
Tomoyuki Kuwata* | Director | Japan |
Kensuke Yamamoto* | Director | Japan |
Akiho Ando* font> | Director | Japan |
Tadashi Nogaku* | Director | Japan |
Oh Tsukada* | Director | Japan |