CONTINUATION PAGES TO SCHEDULE 13D
Explanatory Note:
This Amendment No. 4 (“Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D of Baring Vostok Fund V Nominees Limited (“BVFVNL”), BV Special Investments Limited (“BVSIL”), Baring Vostok Ozon L.P. (“Ozon LP”), Baring Vostok Ozon (GP) L.P. (“Ozon GP,” the general partner to Ozon LP), Baring Vostok Ozon Managers Limited (“BVOML,” the general partner to Ozon GP) and Baring Vostok Fund V Managers Limited (“BVFVML,” the general partner to (i) Baring Vostok Fund V (GP) L.P. (“Fund V GP”), which is the general partner to Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V, L.P. (“Fund V Main”), Baring Vostok Fund V Co-Investment L.P. 1 (“Fund V Co-invest 1”), Baring Vostok Fund V Co-Investment L.P. 2 (“Fund V Co-invest 2” and, together with Fund V Main and Fund V Co-invest 1, “BVPEFV”) and (ii) Baring Vostok Fund V Supplemental Fund (GP) L.P. (“Fund V Supp GP”), which is the general partner to Baring Vostok Fund V Supplemental Fund, L.P. (“Supp Fund” and, together with BVPEFV, the “Fund V Funds”)) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), relating to Ozon Holdings PLC (the “Issuer”), initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 7, 2020, as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the SEC on May 28, 2021, Amendment No. 2, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2022, and Amendment No. 3, filed with the SEC on December 30, 2022 (collectively, the “Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D.
This Amendment No. 4 is being filed by the Reporting Persons to report the entry by the Reporting Persons into a framework agreement and other agreements providing for, among other things, the sale and transfer of ordinary shares, nominal value $0.001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), and one Class A share (the “Class A Share”) of the Issuer held by BVFVNL, Ozon LP and BVSIL to a third party, as well as to reflect certain other changes to the information disclosed in the Schedule 13D.
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 4 does not modify or amend any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
The information set forth in Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
Framework Agreement
On March 31, 2023, as part of the BV Funds Restructuring, the Reporting Persons and certain of their affiliated entities (the “Baring Vostok Entities”) entered into a framework agreement with the other parties thereto (the “Framework Agreement”) relating to the transfer by certain of the Reporting Persons and the Baring Vostok Entities of various equity interests in certain assets that have a Russia nexus (the “Target Assets”) to a company (the “Buyer”) ultimately controlled and owned by former Russian partners of Baring Vostok Capital Partners Group Limited (“BVCPGL”), who have withdrawn from BVCPGL.
Pursuant to the Framework Agreement, certain of the Reporting Persons and the Baring Vostok Entities will transfer the Target Assets, which include securities of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons (the “Ozon Interests”), to the Buyer pursuant to a series of share purchase agreements, each of which describes the terms and conditions of the specific closing conditions and consideration for each transfer of the Target Assets. The Framework Agreement provides that on the closing date of certain share purchase agreements (the “Closing”), the consideration for the Target Assets, including the Ozon Interests, will consist of (i) the irrevocable, unconditional and unilateral release of the relevant Reporting Persons and the Baring Vostok Entities from the collateral obligations under certain existing loan facility agreements, (ii) a deferred cash consideration of $150 million payable by the Buyer (or any other person on its behalf), subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, to Fund V Main, or an undertaking
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