Sec Form 13D Filing - SB Global Advisers Ltd filing for WeWork Inc. (WE) - 2023-05-18

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

 

WeWork Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

96209A104

(CUSIP Number)

SB Global Advisers Limited

Attn: Stephen Lam

69 Grosvenor St

Mayfair, London W1K 3JP

+44 0207 629 0431

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 5, 2023

(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 Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 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(b) 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. 96209A104    13D    Page 1 of 10 pages

 

  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SVF II WW Holdings (Cayman) Limited

  2  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 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

 

  1,462,147,904

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,462,147,904

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,462,147,904

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  68.3%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  CO


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 2 of 10 pages

 

  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SVF II WW (DE) LLC

  2  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 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

 

  1,483,178,364

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,483,178,364

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,483,178,364

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  68.7%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 3 of 10 pages

 

  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SVF II Holdings (DE) LLC

  2  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 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

 

  1,483,178,364

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,483,178,364

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,483,178,364

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  68.7%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 4 of 10 pages

 

  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SVF II Aggregator (Jersey) 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)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Jersey

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

     8  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  1,863,900,121

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,863,900,121

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,863,900,121

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  73.4%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 5 of 10 pages

 

 
  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 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)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Jersey

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

     8  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  1,863,900,121

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,863,900,121

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,863,900,121

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  73.4%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  PN

 


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 6 of 10 pages

 

  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SB Global Advisers Limited

  2  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  England and Wales

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

     8  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  1,863,900,121

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,863,900,121

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,863,900,121

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  73.4%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  CO

 


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 7 of 10 pages

 

  1    

  Names of Reporting Persons

 

  SoftBank Group Corp.

  2  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4  

  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

  OO

  5  

  Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 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

 

  1,863,900,121

     9  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   10  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  1,863,900,121

11    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  1,863,900,121

12  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

  ☐

13  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  73.4%

14  

  Type of Reporting Person

 

  CO

 


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 8 of 10 pages

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 4 (“Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 1, 2021 (as amended to date, the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of WeWork Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). This Amendment No. 4 is being filed solely to update the percent of class owned by the Reporting Persons following consummation of the Transactions presented in Amendment No. 3. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a) – (b)

The following sets forth, as of the date of this Schedule 13D, the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock and percentage of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons, as well as the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which each Reporting Person has the 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, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, as of the date hereof, based on 2,112,582,668 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding following the consummation of the Transactions:

 

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
     Shared power
to dispose or
to direct the
disposition
 

SVF II WW Holdings (Cayman) Limited

     1,462,147,904        68.3     0        1,462,147,904        0        1,462,147,904  

SVF II WW (DE) LLC

     1,483,178,364        68.7     0        1,483,178,364        0        1,483,178,364  

SVF II Holdings (DE) LLC

     1,483,178,364        68.7     0        1,483,178,364        0        1,483,178,364  

SVF II Aggregator (Jersey) L.P.

     1,863,900,121        73.4     0        1,863,900,121        0        1,863,900,121  

SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 L.P.

     1,863,900,121        73.4     0        1,863,900,121        0        1,863,900,121  

SB Global Advisers Limited

     1,863,900,121        73.4     0        1,863,900,121        0        1,863,900,121  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     1,863,900,121        73.4     0        1,863,900,121        0        1,863,900,121  

 

*

Pursuant to the Proxy Agreement, the SoftBank Holders (as defined in the Proxy Agreement) shall only be entitled to vote 49.90% of the voting securities held.

SVF II WW Holdings (Cayman) Limited is the record holder of 1,433,199,066 shares of Class A Common Stock and may be deemed to beneficially own 28,948,838 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the First Warrant. SVF II WW (DE) LLC is the record holder of 4,049,587 shares of Class A Common Stock, and may be deemed to beneficially own 5,057,306 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Penny Warrants and 11,923,567 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Second Warrants. SVF II Aggregator (Jersey) L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own 156,161,508 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exchange of the Second Lien Notes and 224,560,249 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exchange of the Third Lien Notes.


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 9 of 10 pages

 

SoftBank, which is a publicly traded company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is the sole shareholder of SBGA, which has been appointed as manager and is exclusively responsible for making final decisions related to the acquisition, structuring, financing and disposal of SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 L.P.’s investments, including as held by SVF II WW (DE) LLC and SVF II WW Holdings (Cayman) Limited. SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 L.P. is the sole limited partner of SVF II Aggregator (Jersey) L.P., which is the sole member of SVF II Holdings (DE) LLC, which is the sole member of SVF II WW (DE) LLC. SVF II WW Holdings (Cayman) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of SVF II WW (DE) LLC. As a result of these relationships, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein.

In addition, by virtue of the agreements made pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, the Reporting Persons and the Stockholder Members may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership of shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the group members and their affiliates and such shares are not the subject of this Schedule 13D.

(c) Except as described in Item 4 of Amendment No. 3, during the past 60 days, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons has effected any transactions in the Class A Common Stock.

(d) None.

(e) Not applicable.


CUSIP No. 96209A104    13D    Page 10 of 10 pages

 

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.

Date: May 18, 2023

 

SVF II WW Holdings (Cayman) Limited
By:  

/s/ Karen Ellerbe

Name:   Karen Ellerbe
Title:   Director
SVF II WW (DE) LLC
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Duckles

Name:   Jonathan Duckles
Title:   Director
SVF II Holdings (DE) LLC
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Duckles

Name:   Jonathan Duckles
Title:   Director
SVF II Aggregator (Jersey) L.P.
By: SB Global Advisers Limited, its Manager
By:  

/s/ Alex Clavel

Name:   Alex Clavel
Title:   Director
SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 L.P.
By: SB Global Advisers Limited, its Manager
By:  

/s/ Alex Clavel

Name:   Alex Clavel
Title:   Director
SB Global Advisers Limited
By:  

/s/ Alex Clavel

Name:   Alex Clavel
Title:   Director

 

SoftBank Group Corp.
By:  

/s/ Yuko Yamamoto

Name:   Yuko Yamamoto
Title:   Head of Corporate Legal Department