Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Procera Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
47448 Fremont Boulevard
Fremont, California 94538
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
Engaged Capital Master Feeder I, LP (“Engaged Capital Master I”)
c/o Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd.
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive
P.O. Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
Citizenship: Cayman Islands
Engaged Capital Master Feeder II, LP (“Engaged Capital Master II”)
c/o Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd.
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive
P.O. Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
Citizenship: Cayman Islands
Engaged Capital I, LP (“Engaged Capital I”)
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
Newport Beach, California 92660
Citizenship: Delaware
Engaged Capital I Offshore, Ltd (“Engaged Capital Offshore”)
c/o Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd.
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive
P.O. Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
Citizenship: Cayman Islands
Engaged Capital II, LP (“Engaged Capital II”)
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
Newport Beach, California 92660
Citizenship: Delaware
Engaged Capital II Offshore Ltd. (“Engaged Capital Offshore II”)
c/o Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd.
Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive
P.O. Box 2681
Grand Cayman KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
Citizenship: Cayman Islands
Engaged Capital, LLC (“Engaged Capital”)
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
Newport Beach, California 92660
Citizenship: Delaware
Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC (“Engaged Holdings”)
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
Newport Beach, California 92660
Citizenship: Delaware
Glenn W. Welling (“Mr. Welling”)
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
Newport Beach, California 92660
Citizenship: United States
Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”).
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Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 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) | / / | Investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). |
| (f) | / / | Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). |
| (g) | / / | Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). |
| (h) | / / | Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). |
| (i) | / / | Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). |
| (j) | / / | Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
| (k) | / / | Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
All ownership information reported in this Item 4 is as of the close of business on March 16, 2015.
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
As of the date above, (i) Engaged Capital Master I beneficially owned 450,746 Shares and (ii) Engaged Capital Master II beneficially owned 746,561 Shares.
Each of Engaged Capital I and Engaged Capital Offshore, as feeder funds of Engaged Capital Master I, may be deemed to beneficially own the 450,746 Shares owned by Engaged Capital Master I.
Each of Engaged Capital II and Engaged Capital Offshore II, as feeder funds of Engaged Capital Master II, may be deemed to beneficially own the 746,561 Shares owned by Engaged Capital Master II.
Engaged Capital, as the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Master I and Engaged Capital Master II, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,197,307 Shares owned in the aggregate by Engaged Capital Master I and Engaged Capital Master II.
Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,197,307 Shares owned in the aggregate by Engaged Capital Master I and Engaged Capital Master II.
Mr. Welling, as the managing member and CIO of Engaged Capital and sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,197,307 Shares owned in the aggregate by Engaged Capital Master I and Engaged Capital Master II.
The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any of the Shares reported herein. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein that are not directly owned by such Reporting Person.
The following percentages are based on 20,767,968 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of March 10, 2015 as reported in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2015.
As of the date above, (i) Engaged Capital Master I beneficially owned approximately 2.2% of the Shares outstanding, (ii) Engaged Capital Master II beneficially owned approximately 3.6% of the Shares outstanding, (iii) each of Engaged Capital I and Engaged Capital Offshore may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 2.2% of the Shares outstanding, (iv) each of Engaged Capital II and Engaged Capital Offshore II may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 3.6% of the Shares outstanding, and (v) each of Engaged Capital, Engaged Holdings and Mr. Welling may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 5.8% of the Shares outstanding.
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
Item 5. | Ownership of Five 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 five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five 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. |
See Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not Applicable.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: March 16, 2015
| Engaged Capital Master Feeder I, LP |
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| By: | Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer |
| Engaged Capital Master Feeder II, LP |
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| By: | Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer |
| Engaged Capital I, LP |
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| By: | Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer |
| Engaged Capital I Offshore, Ltd. |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Director |
| Engaged Capital II, LP |
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| By: | Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer |
| Engaged Capital II Offshore Ltd. |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Director |
| Engaged Capital, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer |
| Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| | Name: | Glenn W. Welling |
| | Title: | Sole Member |
| /s/ Glenn W. Welling |
| Glenn W. Welling |