Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-192475
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 12
SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC.
162,345 shares of Common Stock
This prospectus supplement relates to the prospectus dated June 27, 2017, which covers the sale of an aggregate of up to 162,345 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), by the selling stockholder identified in the prospectus (collectively with any such holder’s transferee, pledgee, donee or successor, referred to below as the “Selling Shareholder”). The shares of common stock covered by the prospectus were issued in connection with the voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) filed by us and certain of our subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) on January 28, 2013, pursuant to the May 23, 2013 Bankruptcy Court order confirming the Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, as corrected by the Bankruptcy Court on June 3, 2013.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the Selling Shareholder of the shares covered by the prospectus.
This prospectus supplement is being filed to include the information set forth in our report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2017, which is set forth below. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the prospectus, which is to be delivered with this prospectus supplement.
The last reported price of our common stock on the OTCQB marketplace on August 14, 2017 was $117.00 per share. Although our stock is quoted in the OTCQB, it is thinly traded, and as a result our investors do not have a meaningful degree of liquidity. Our executive offices are located at W6316 Design Drive, Greenville, Wisconsin 54942, and our telephone number is (920) 734-5712.
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the Risk Factors beginning on page 1 of the prospectus before you make an investment in our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if the prospectus or this prospectus supplement are truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is August 16, 2017.
