SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
635309107
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2017
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
☒ Rule13d-1(b)
☐ Rule13d-1(c)
☐ Rule13d-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).
SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP NO. 635309107 |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC | |||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Arkansas | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
☐ | |||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0% | |||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA | |||||
SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP NO. 635309107 |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Stephens Investments Holdings LLC | |||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Arkansas | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
☐ | |||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0% | |||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC | |||||
SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP NO. 635309107 |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Stephens Inc. | |||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Arkansas | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
☐ | |||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0% | |||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA, BD | |||||
SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP NO. 635309107 |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Warren A. Stephens | |||||
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
☐ | |||||
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0% | |||||
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN, HC | |||||
CUSIP NO. 635309107
Item 1.
| (a) | Name of Issuer: National Cinemedia, Inc.. |
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
9110 East Nichols Ave., Suite 200, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3405
Item 2.
| (a) | Name of Person Filing: |
| (1) | Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC |
| (2) | Stephens Investments Holdings LLC |
| (3) | Stephens Inc. |
| (4) | Warren A. Stephens |
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence |
(1) through (4)
111 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
| (c) | Citizenship: |
(1) and (2) Arkansas limited liability company
(3) Arkansas corporation
(4) United States of America
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) |
| (e) | CUSIP Number: 635309107 |
| Item 3. | Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC and Stephens Inc. are investment advisers in accordance with Rule13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). Stephens Inc. is also a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act. Stephens Investments Holdings LLC and Warren A. Stephens are a parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). |
| 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. |
See Items 5 – 11 on cover pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this schedule.
| 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 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
N/A
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
See attached Exhibit A.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
N/A
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
N/A
| Item 10. | Certification. |
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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
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.
| February 13, 2018 | ||
| Date | ||
| Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ David Prince | |
| David Prince | ||
| General Counsel | ||
| Stephens Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Warren A. Stephens | |
| Warren A. Stephens | ||
| President | ||
| Stephens Investments Holdings LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Warren A. Stephens | |
| Warren A. Stephens | ||
| President and Manager | ||
| /s/ Warren A. Stephens | ||
| Warren A. Stephens | ||
EXHIBIT A
The number of shares reported herein as beneficially owned by Stephens Investments Holdings LLC (“SIH”) is comprised of all of the shares beneficially owned by Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC (“SIMG”), a subsidiary of SIH and an investment adviser in accordance with Rule13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
The number of shares reported herein as beneficially owned by Warren A. Stephens is comprised of (i) all of the shares reported herein as beneficially owned by SIH, a company owned by Mr. Stephens, and (ii) all of the shares beneficially owned by Stephens Inc., a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act and an investment adviser in accordance with Rule13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E), which is owned by Mr. Stephens.
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned agree to the joint filing with each other on behalf of each of them of such a statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, beneficially owned by each of them of National Cinemedia, Inc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joint Filing Agreement as of the 13th day of February, 2018.
| Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ David Prince | |
| David Prince | ||
| General Counsel | ||
| Stephens Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Warren A. Stephens | |
| Warren A. Stephens | ||
| President | ||
| Stephens Investments Holdings LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Warren A. Stephens | |
| Warren A. Stephens | ||
| President and Manager | ||
| /s/ Warren A. Stephens | ||
| Warren A. Stephens | ||