UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 23)*
TIM S.p.A.
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares with no nominal value
(Title of Class of Securities)
87927W10
(CUSIP Number)
George E. Bushnell III, Esq.
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Vivendi S.A
1755 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
Telecopy: (212)445-3812
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 27, 2019
(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) or240.13d-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).
| 1. | Names of Reporting Person. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Vivendi S.A. | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC, AF | |||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
France | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
| 7. | Sole Voting Power
3,640,109,990 | ||||
| 8. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power
3,640,109,990 | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,640,109,990 | |||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
23.943% | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC | |||||
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This Amendment No. 23 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on July 1, 2015 (the “Original Filing”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on October 5, 2015 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 filed on October 23, 2015 (“Amendment No. 2”), Amendment No. 3 filed on December 17, 2015 (“Amendment No. 3”), Amendment No. 4 filed on January 20, 2016 (“Amendment No. 4”), Amendment No. 5 filed on February 19, 2016 (“Amendment No. 5”), Amendment No. 6 filed on March 1, 2016 (“Amendment No. 6”), Amendment No. 7 filed on March 11, 2016 (“Amendment No. 7”), Amendment No. 8 filed on May 10, 2016 (“Amendment No. 8”), Amendment No. 9 filed on May 20, 2016 (“Amendment No, 9”), Amendment No. 10 filed on November 22, 2016 (“Amendment No. 10”), Amendment No. 11 filed on December 6, 2016 (“Amendment No. 11”), Amendment No. 12 filed on December 7, 2016 (“Amendment No. 12”), Amendment No. 13 filed on April 14, 2017 (“Amendment No. 13”), Amendment No. 14 filed on May 10, 2017 (“Amendment No. 14”), Amendment No. 15 filed on June 2, 2015 (“Amendment No, 15”), Amendment No. 16 filed on July 31, 2017 (“Amendment No. 16”), Amendment No. 17 filed on October 2, 2017 (“Amendment No. 17”), Amendment No. 18 filed on March 26, 2018 (“Amendment No. 18”), Amendment No. 19 filed on April 9, 2018 (“Amendment No. 19), Amendment No. 20 filed on May 8, 2018 (“Amendment No. 20”), Amendment No. 21 filed on January 14, 2019 (“Amendment No. 21”) and Amendment No. 22 filed on February 26, 2019 (“Amendment No. 22”; and together with the Original Filing and Amendment Nos. 1 through 21, the “Schedule 13D”) by the Filing Person relating to the ordinary shares, without nominal value (the “Shares”), of TIM S.p.A., a company formed under the laws of the Republic of Italy (the “Issuer” or the “Company”). Information reported in the Schedule 13D remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended, supplemented, restated or superseded by information contained in this Amendment. Each capitalized term used herein but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
On June 27, 2019, the Issuer’s Board of Directors, by a unanimous vote, approved the cooptation of Frank Cadoret to the Company’s Board of Directors to replace Amos Genish, who resigned his board position. Mr. Cadoret is the CEO for France of Canal+ Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi. Please see the press release issued by the Company attached as Exhibit 1.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that this information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: July 5, 2019
| VIVENDI S.A. | ||||
| By: | /s/ George E. Bushnell III | |||
| Name: | George E. Bushnell III | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President | |||
| & Deputy General Counsel | ||||
SCHEDULEI-A
The name and present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) of each director of Vivendi are set forth below.
Unless otherwise specified, each person listed below is a citizen of France.
Name | Present principal occupation or employment | Principal Business Address and Citizenship (if | ||
| Management Board | ||||
| Arnaud de Puyfontaine | Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Gilles Alix | Chief Executive Officer, Bolloré Group and Senior Vice President responsible for inter-group coordination, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Cédric de Bailliencourt | Vice-Chairman, Bolloré SA, Chief Financial Officer, Bolloré Group, and Senior Vice President responsible for investor relations and inter-group financial communications, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Hervé Philippe | Chief Financial Officer, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Stéphane Roussel | Chief Operating Officer, Vivendi and Chief Executive Officer, Gameloft SE | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Frédéric Crépin | Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Simon Gillham | Chairman of Vivendi Village, Senior Executive Vice President, Communications, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Supervisory Board | ||||
| Yannick Bolloré | Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Vivendi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Havas Group, and Vice-Chairman, Bolloré SA | 29/30, quai de Dion Bouton Puteaux Cedex 92800 – France | ||
| Philippe Bénacin | Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Vivendi andCo-Founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Interparfums SA | 4, rond-point des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris – France | ||
| Cyrille Bolloré | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bolloré SA | Tour Bolloré – 31-32, quai de Dion-Bouton 92811 Puteaux Cedex – France | ||
| Paulo Cardoso | Assistant Treasurer, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Dominique Delport | President of International Operations and Chief Revenue Officer, Vice Media | New North Place London, EC2A 4JA – England | ||
| Véronique Driot-Argentin | Training Manager, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Aliza Jabès | Chairwoman, Nuxe group | 19, rue Péclet, 75015 Paris, France | ||
| Cathia Lawson-Hall | Senior Banker and Head of Financial Institutions Group for Africa, Société Générale | 17, Cours Valmy 92800 Paris La Défense 7, France | ||
| Sandrine Le Bihan | Group Company Directory and Database Manager, Vivendi | 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France | ||
| Michèle Reiser | Philosopher | 6, placeSaint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris, France | ||
| Katie Stanton | Chief Marketing Officer, Color Genomics | 831 Mitten Road Burlingame, CA 94010 – United States Citizen of the United States | ||