| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2017 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Switch, Inc. [ SWCH ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Class B Common Stock(1) | 13,696,788(6) | I | Footnote(2) |
| Class B Common Stock(1) | 13,687,880(6) | I | Footnote(3) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Common Units(4) | 10/05/2017 | (5) | Class A Common Stock | 13,696,788(6) | (5) | I | Footnote(2) |
| Common Units(4) | 10/05/2017 | (5) | Class A Common Stock | 13,687,880(6) | (5) | I | Footnote(2) |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Acquired pursuant to a Subscription Agreement with the Issuer in connection with the recapitalization of Switch, Ltd., and the Issuer's corporate restructuring and initial public offering ("IPO"). One share of the Issuer's Class B common stock was issued for each Common Unit reported herein as beneficially owned by the reporting person. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, the shares of Class B common stock (i) confer only voting rights (one vote per share) and do not confer any incidents of economic ownership to the holders thereof, and (ii) are forfeited and cancelled, on a one-for-one basis, without consideration, upon the redemption of Common Units for shares of Class A common stock, or cash, at the Issuer's election. See Footnote 3. |
| 2. The Class B common stock and the Common Units are held directly by DT GRAT LM, LLC. The members of the DT GRAT LM, LLC are The Dennis Troesh 2009 Retained Annuity Trust FBO Laurie Mattson and The Carol Troesh 2009 Retained Annuity Trust FBO Laurie Mattson. |
| 3. The Class B common stock and the Common Units are held directly by DT GRAT CS, LLC. The members of the DT GRAT CS, LLC are The Dennis Troesh 2009 Retained Annuity Trust FBO Carrie Sarrafian and The Carol Troesh 2009 Retained Annuity Trust FBO Carrie Sarrafian. |
| 4. Represents common membership interests in Switch, Ltd. ("Common Units"), which are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer, or, at the election of the Issuer, cash equal to a volume weighted average market price of a share of Class A common stock. The Common Units were acquired pursuant to a reclassification (exempt under Section 16b-7) and reorganization of the Issuer in connection with the Issuer's IPO. One share of the Issuer's Class B common stock was issued for each Common Unit reported herein as beneficially owned by the reporting person. See Footnote 1. |
| 5. The Common Units are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of Class A common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer, cash equal to a volume weighted average market price of a share of Class A common stock. The Common Units have no expiration date. Upon any redemption of Common Units, one share of Class B common stock is automatically forfeited and cancelled for each Common Unit so redeemed. |
| 6. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney |
| /s/ Dennis Alan Troesh, by Kimberly J. Schaefer POA | 10/05/2017 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
