UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Benson Hill, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
082490103
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 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) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| x | 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 on 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).
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons
Star Peak Sponsor II LLC |
| 2. | Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC Use Only
|
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | 5. | Sole Voting Power
0 |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
166,687(1) | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
166,687(1) |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
166,687 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
|
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.08%(2) |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
(1) Represents (i) 100,626 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 66,061 shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of private placement warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock upon payment of $11.50 per share (“Private Placement Warrants”).
(2) Calculated based on (i) 206,463,457 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2022, and (ii) 66,061 shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Private Placement Warrants.
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons
Michael C. Morgan |
| 2. | Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC Use Only
|
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | 5. | Sole Voting Power
4,796,511(1) |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
166,687(2) | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
4,796,511(1) | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
166,687(2) |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,963,198 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
|
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.38%(3) |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) Represents (i) 3,149,368 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 1,647,143 Private Placement Warrants held by the Reporting Person as of December 31, 2022, and which amounts include shares of Common Stock and Private Placement Warrants that were inadvertently omitted from the Reporting Person’s ownership as reflected in Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2023.
(2) Represents (i) 100,626 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 66,061 Private Placement Warrants.
(3) Calculated based on (i) 206,463,457 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2022, and (ii) 1,713,204 shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Private Placement Warrants.
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons
Eric Scheyer |
| 2. | Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC Use Only
|
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | 5. | Sole Voting Power
590,389(1) |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
166,687(2) | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
590,389(1) | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
166,687(2) |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
757,076 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
|
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.37%(3) |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) Represents (i) 161,796 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 428,593 Private Placement Warrants held by the Reporting Person as of December 31, 2022, that were inadvertently omitted from the Reporting Person’s ownership as reflected in Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2023.
(2) Represents (i) 100,626 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 66,061 Private Placement Warrants.
(3) Calculated based on (i) 206,463,457 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2022, and (ii) 494,654 shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Private Placement Warrants.
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons
Alec Litowitz |
| 2. | Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC Use Only
|
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | 5. | Sole Voting Power
2,753,827(1) |
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
166,687(2) | |
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
2,753,827(1) | |
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
166,687(2) |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,920,514 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
|
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
1.41%(3) |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
(1) Represents 1,520,956 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 1,232,871 Private Placement Warrants held by the Reporting Person as of December 31, 2022, and which amounts include shares of Common Stock and Private Placement Warrants that were inadvertently omitted from the Reporting Person’s ownership as reflected in Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2023.
(2) Represents (i) 100,626 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 66,061 Private Placement Warrants.
(3) Calculated based on (i) 206,463,457 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2022, and (ii) 1,298,932 shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Private Placement Warrants.
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
| Benson Hill, Inc. (the “Issuer”) | |
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
1001 N. Warson Rd., St. Louis, MO 63132 | |
| Item 2(a). | Names of Persons Filing: |
This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, each of whom is referred to herein as a “Reporting Person” and together as the “Reporting Persons”:
(i) Star Peak Sponsor II LLC (ii) Michael C. Morgan (iii) Eric Scheyer (iv) Alec Litowitz | |
| Item 2(b). | Address of the Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
1603 Orrington Avenue, 13th Floor, Evanston, IL 60201
| |
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
| See responses to Item 4 on each cover page. | |
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | |
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
| 082490103 | |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a(n): |
| Not Applicable. |
| Item 4. | Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
See response to Item 9 on each cover page.
(b) Percent of Class:
See response to Item 11 on each cover page.
(c) Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 5 on each cover page.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 6 on each cover page.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 7 on each cover page.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 8 on each cover page.
This Statement is being filed to correct the amounts and percentages of securities as reported on Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023 (the “Prior Amendment”) which inadvertently omitted certain shares of Common Stock and Private Placement Warrants owned directly by each of Messrs. Scheyer, Litowitz and Morgan. Such correction and the filing of this statement does not change the status of the Prior Amendment as an exit filing.
This Statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g), a “group” or that any of the foregoing is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Statement. |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
| If the 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 x | |
| 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 or Control Person. |
| Not Applicable. | |
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
| Not Applicable. | |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
| Not Applicable. | |
| Item 10. | Certification. |
| Not Applicable |
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: February 16th, 2023
| Star Peak Sponsor II LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Scheyer | |
| Name: Eric Scheyer | ||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Scheyer | |
| Eric Scheyer, Individually | ||
| By: | /s/ Alec Litowitz | |
| Alec Litowitz, Individually | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael C. Morgan | |
| Michael C. Morgan, Individually | ||
EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit A | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Reporting Persons’ Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 10, 2022) |