Sec Form 13G Filing - Ru Nathaniel @ Sweetgreen Inc.

Sec Form 13G Filing - Ru Nathaniel filing for Sweetgreen Inc. (SG) - 2023-02-14

Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

Sweetgreen, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

87043Q108

(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. 87043Q108

CUSIP No. 87043Q108

CUSIP No. 87043Q108

CUSIP No. 87043Q108

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer: Sweetgreen, Inc.

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 3102 36th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

Nathaniel Ru

Nathaniel Ru Revocable Trust U/T/A dated October 7, 2016 (“Revocable Trust”)

Nathaniel Espinoza Ru 2014 GRAT (“2014 GRAT”)

Ru Descendants Trust U/T/A dated September 17, 2021 (“Descendants Trust”)

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The address and principal business office of the Reporting Person is:

c/o Sweetgreen, Inc.

3102 36th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90018

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:


Nathaniel Ru		US Citizen
Revocable Trust		California
2014 GRAT		District of Columbia
Descendants Trust		Delaware

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number: 87043Q108

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:


(a)	☐	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)	☐	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)	☐	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)	☐	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)	☐	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)	☐	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)	☐	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)	☐	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)	☐	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)	☐	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)	☐	Group, in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

	If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

Includes 3,813,717 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Revocable Trust, 180,904 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the 2014 GRAT, 400,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Descendants Trust and 2,365,635 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2022. The Class B Common Stock is convertible at the holder’s option into the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. The holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per shares and the holder of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share.

(b)

Percent of Class:

Based on (i) 97,656,834 shares of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) 13,476,303 shares of the Issuer’s Class B Common Stock (together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) issued and outstanding, in each case, as of December 31, 2022, and the information set forth in (a) above, Nathaniel Ru beneficially owned 5.96% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 19.73% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 6.47% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Ru as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage), the Revocable Trust beneficially owned 3.43% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 16.41% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 3.76% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Revocable Trust as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage), the 2014 GRAT beneficially owned 0.16% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 0.78% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 0.18% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the 2014 GRAT as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage) and the Descendants Trust beneficially owned 0.36% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 1.72% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 0.41% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Descendants Trust as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage).

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:


Nathaniel Ru	6,760,256	(1)
Revocable Trust	3,813,717
2014 GRAT	180,904
Descendants Trust	400,000

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:


Nicolas Jammet			0
Revocable Trust			0
2014 GRAT			0
Descendants Trust			0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:


Nathaniel Ru	6,760,256	(1)
Revocable Trust	3,813,717
2014 GRAT	180,904
Descendants Trust	400,000

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:


Nathaniel Ru			0
Revocable Trust			0
2014 GRAT			0
Descendants Trust			0

(1)	Includes 2,365,635 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2022.

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 a Group

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification

Not applicable.

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.

Dated: February 14, 2023



/s/ Nathaniel Ru
Nathaniel Ru

NATHANIEL RU REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/A DATED OCTOBER 7, 2016

/s/ Nathaniel Ru
By: Nathaniel Ru, Trustee

NATHANIEL ESPINOZA RU 2014 GRAT

/s/ Jonathan Neman
By: Jonathan Neman, Trustee

RU DESCENDANTS TRUST U/T/A DATED
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021; J.P. MORGAN
TRUST COMPANY OF DELAWARE, TRUSTEE

By:		/s/ Troy Ferri
Name: JP Morgan Trust Company of Delaware
Title: Trustee
Its: Vice President

EXHIBITS

A:	Joint Filing Agreement

Names of Reporting Persons

Nathaniel Ru

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a) ☐ (b) ☐

SEC USE ONLY

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States