Westrock Coffee (WEST) SC 13G Westrock Coffee / Stephens ownership change

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G*

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED

IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND

(d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO

FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2

(AMENDMENT NO.     )*

Westrock Coffee Company

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

96145W103

(CUSIP Number)

 August 26, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)

[X] Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-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).

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	The Stephens Group, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) [X]
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Arkansas, U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			8,801,566
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			8,801,566
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	8,801,566
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	11.58%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

 

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	SG-Coffee, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) [X]
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Arkansas, U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			2,785,082
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			2,785,082
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	2,785,082
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	3.67%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Elizabeth Stephens Campbell
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) [X]
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			8,801,566
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			8,801,566
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	8,801,566
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	11.58%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	W.R. Stephens, Jr.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) [X]
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			8,801,566
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			8,801,566
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	8,801,566
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	11.58%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Westrock Coffee Company

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
100 River Bluff Drive, Suite 210, Little Rock, AR 72202

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
The Stephens Group, LLC SG-Coffee, LLC Elizabeth Stephens Campbell W.R. Stephens, Jr.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
100 River Bluff Drive, Suite 500, Little Rock, AR 72202

Item 2(c). Citizenship:
See Item 4 of each cover page

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”)

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
96145W103

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Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or

240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing Is a(n):

Not applicable

(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 of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) ☐ A 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)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________________________ .

Item 4. Ownership.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 
See Item 9 of each cover page.

(b) Percent of class:
See Item 11 of each cover page.  2,940,896 of the 8,801,566 total shares of Common Stock reported herein are shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock.  The percent of class is calculated using a total of 75,974,887 shares of Common Stock representing the 73,033,991 shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding as of August 29, 2022, as reported in Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on August 29, 2022, plus the 2,940,896 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Persons Filing.

(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of each cover page.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 6 of each cover page.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 7 of each cover page.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of each cover page.

The Stephens Group, LLC, or The Stephens Group, is the sole manager of SG-Coffee, LLC and has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SG-Coffee, LLC. The Stephens Group is beneficially owned by W.R. Stephens, Jr. and Elizabeth S. Campbell.

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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 ☐.

Not applicable.

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.

 Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 See Item 4 and Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 Not applicable. 

Item 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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.

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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.

Dated:  September 2, 2022

The Stephens Group, LLC
By:	/s/ William W. Kilgroe
	Name: William W. Kilgroe
	Title:   General Counsel

SG-Coffee, LLC
By:	The Stephens Group, LLC its Manager
	/s/ William W. Kilgroe
	Title:   General Counsel

 /s/ Elizabeth Stephens Campbell

 /s/ W.R. Stephens, Jr.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Title
99.1	Joint Filing Agreement
99.2	Power of Attorney