Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby revised and supplemented with the following:
As previously disclosed, CBG had direct beneficial ownership of 88,472,861 Modified Tranche A Warrants exercisable at a price of C$50.40 per Common Share, and has direct beneficial ownership of (i) 38,454,444 Modified Tranche B Warrants exercisable upon the exercise, in full, of the Modified Tranche A Warrants, at an exercise price of C$76.68 per share, and (ii) 12,818,148 Tranche C Warrants exercisable upon the exercise, in full, of the Modified Tranche A Warrants, at an exercise price based on the five-day volume-weighted trading price of the Issuer’s common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange immediately prior to exercise. The Modified Tranche B Warrants and the Tranche C Warrants have an expiration date of November 1, 2026.
CBG did not exercise the Modified Tranche A Warrants and they expired, in accordance with their terms, on November 1, 2023. Since the vesting of the Modified Tranche B Warrants and the Tranche C Warrants is conditioned on the exercise, in full, of the Modified Tranche A Warrants, the Modified Tranche B Warrants and the Tranche C Warrants are not, and will not become, exercisable. Consequently, CBG no longer has beneficial ownership, within the meaning of such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Common Shares underlying the Modified Tranche B Warrants and the Tranche C Warrants.
Except as previously disclosed in the Schedule 13D or set forth in this Amendment, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions described in Item 4(a) through (j) of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons may evaluate on a continuing basis their investment in the Issuer and expect that they may from time to time acquire or dispose of Common Shares or other securities of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons may purchase or sell Common Shares in the future, either on the open market or in private transactions, in each case, depending on a number of factors, including general market and economic and industry conditions and other available investment opportunities. Depending on market conditions, general economic and industry conditions, the Issuer’s business and financial condition and/or other relevant factors, the Reporting Persons may develop other plans or intentions in the future relating to one or more of the actions described in Item 4(a) through (j) of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Paragraphs (a) – (c) of Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby revised and supplemented as follows:
(a) – (c) Greenstar LP has direct beneficial ownership of 66,999,258 Common Shares, representing approximately 8.1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer as of November 1, 2023. GCIC is the general partner of Greenstar LP and is wholly-owned by Constellation Brands Canada Holdings ULC, which in turn is wholly-owned by Constellation Capital LLC, which in turn is wholly-owned by CIHL, which in turn is wholly-owned by Constellation.
CBG has direct beneficial ownership of 104,500,000 Common Shares of the Issuer, representing approximately 12.6% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer as of November 1, 2023. CBG is wholly-owned by GII, which in turn is wholly-owned by GIIH, which in turn is wholly-owned by Constellation.
In the aggregate, Constellation has indirect beneficial ownership of 171,499,258 Common Shares of the Issuer, representing approximately 20.7% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer as of November 1, 2023.
Except as set forth in the Schedule 13D, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons and other than as previously disclosed, the Covered Persons do not beneficially own any Common Shares as of November 1, 2023, other than Judy A. Schmeling, who holds 137,684 Common Shares which were acquired following the vesting of restricted stock units acquired as compensation for her position as a director of the Issuer, including 81,745 Common Shares acquired on August 31, 2023 from the vesting of restricted stock units, net of Common Shares disposed of to satisfy tax obligations in connection with the August 31, 2023 vesting, and restricted stock units convertible into 301,338 Common Shares, which were acquired on August 22, 2023 as compensation for her position as a director of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of each Covered Person’s Common Shares and such Common Shares are excluded from the aggregate amounts reported by the Reporting Persons in this Amendment and Schedule 13D.
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