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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 persons 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 |