Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed by PT Independence Energy Holdings, LLC, Liberty Energy Holdings, LLC, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group Inc., LMHC Massachusetts Holdings Inc. and Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) on December 17, 2021 (the “Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Schedule 13D remains unchanged.
This Amendment is being filed to report the entry by PT Reporting Person (as defined herein) into the Repurchase Agreement (as defined herein) with OpCo, pursuant to which PT Reporting Person sold to OpCo, and OpCo purchased for cash from PT Reporting Person, 2,568,786 OpCo LLC Units, and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by PT Reporting Person were cancelled.
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
Item 2 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(a), (f) This Schedule 13D is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) under the Act, by:
(i) PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
(ii) Liberty Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
(iii) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation;
(iv) Liberty Mutual Group Inc., a Massachusetts corporation;
(v) LMHC Massachusetts Holdings Inc., a Massachusetts corporation; and
(vi) Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the persons and entities listed in items (i) through (vi) are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons”).
PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC (“PT Reporting Person”) is the direct beneficial owner of the securities reported in this Schedule 13D. Liberty Energy Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), a member of PT Reporting Person, has the sole right to vote or dispose of the shares of class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”), of the Issuer and units in Crescent Energy OpCo LLC (the “OpCo LLC Units”) held by the PT Reporting Person. Therefore, Holdings is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock and OpCo LLC Units. The sole member of Holdings is Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”), which is wholly owned by Liberty Mutual Group Inc. The sole shareholder of Liberty Mutual Group Inc. is LMHC Massachusetts Holdings Inc., whose sole shareholder is Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. Because Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. is a mutual holding company, its members are entitled to vote at meetings of the company. No such member is entitled to cast 5% or more of the votes.
The Reporting Persons and Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. (“Aggregator L.P.”) may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Section 13(d) due to the terms of the Specified Rights Agreement. However, neither the Reporting Persons nor Aggregator L.P. have voting or dispositive power over the other party’s shares of Class A Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, including any OpCo LLC Units or shares of Class B Common Stock. As of Closing, Aggregator L.P. had beneficial ownership over 88,154,049 shares of Class B Common Stock and 88,154,049 OpCo LLC Units (which together are exchangeable for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis), in addition to the Series I preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Issuer.
Each of Messrs. David H. Long, Francis A. Doyle, Joseph L. Hooley, Timothy M. Sweeney, Angel A. Ruiz, George Serafeim, Martin P. Slark, Eric A. Spiegel and William C. Van Faasen and Mmes. Myrtle S. Potter, Nancy W. Quan, Ellen A. Rudnick, Annette M. Verschuren, O.C. and Anne Waleski, is a director of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. The executive officers of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. are Messrs. David H. Long, Timothy M. Sweeney, Vlad Y. Barbalat, Damon Hart, Leonid Rasin, Nik Vasilakos, James M. MacPhee, James M. McGlennon, Christopher L. Peirce, Paul Sanghera and Mark C. Touhey and Mmes. Neeti Bhalla Johnson and Melanie M. Foley.