Unit Purchase
On December 12, 2021, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company, Warehouse, Symbotic Holdings and certain affiliated entities and trusts of Richard B. Cohen and his family members entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase from such affiliated entities and trusts a certain number of OpCo Units as set forth therein following the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) but on the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”).
On June 7, 2022, following the Closing, the Company consummated the purchase of 30,000,000 OpCo Units (the “Purchase Units”) from RJJRP Holdings, Inc., an affiliated entity of Richard B. Cohen, at a price of $10.00 per OpCo Unit, for an aggregate purchase price paid by the Company of $300,000,000. An equal number of shares of Symbotic Class V-3 Common Stock were automatically and simultaneously transferred to the Company and cancelled in connection therewith.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and Unit Purchase Agreement, included with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 3 and Exhibit 4, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The response to Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated into this Item 4 by reference.
David A. Ladensohn is a long-time friend of Richard B. Cohen, who serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Product Officer of the Issuer. The 2014 QSST F/B/O Perry Cohen and The 2014 QSST F/B/O Rachel Cohen Kanter trusts were formed by Richard B. Cohen for certain estate planning purposes for the benefit of the respective trust’s beneficiaries. The settlor of each respective trust does not retain any voting or dispositive power over shares held of record by each such trust. As co-trustee, David A. Ladensohn exercises shared voting and dispositive power with Janet L. Cohen over the shares held of record by the RBC Millennium Trust and the Jill Cohen Mill Trust. The aggregate 80,100 shares of Class A common stock held of record by The Eliza Ladensohn New Hampshire Trust, David A. Ladensohn Roth IRA, and Ladensohn Family Investments, Ltd. were purchased for investment purposes for the benefit of David A. Ladensohn and members of his immediate family.
As a result of his relationship with Richard B. Cohen, David A. Ladensohn may have influence over the corporate activities of the Issuer, including activities which may relate to items described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Subject to the lock-up contained in the A&R Registration Rights Agreement described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D and the Issuer’s insider trading policy, the Reporting Persons may, from time to time or at any time, subject to market conditions and other factors, purchase additional shares of Class A Common Stock in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, or sell at any time all or a portion of the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class V-1 Common Stock or Class V-3 Common Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by him to one or more purchasers or pursuant to a trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act, in each case, as appropriate for the personal circumstances of the Reporting Persons.
In addition to the foregoing, the Reporting Persons may engage in discussions from time to time with other members of the Issuer’s management and/or Board of Directors and/or with other shareholders of the Issuer and/or other third parties. Such discussions may include, without limitation, discussions with respect to the governance, board composition, management, operations, business, assets, capitalization, financial condition, strategic plans and future of the Issuer, as well as other matters related to the Issuer. These discussions may also include a review of options for enhancing shareholder value through, among other things, various strategic alternatives (including acquisitions and divestitures) or operational or management initiatives.
The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may take from time to time and at any time in the future, depending on various factors (including, without limitation, the outcome of any discussions referenced above), such actions as they deem appropriate in respect thereof, including proposing or considering, or changing their intention with respect to, one or more of the actions described above or otherwise referred to in subparagraphs (a)-(j), inclusive, of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons may also take steps to explore and prepare for various plans and actions, and propose transactions, regarding the foregoing matters, before forming an intention to engage in such plans or actions or proceed with such transactions.