Bausch Health Companies (BHC) Form 4 Bausch Health Companies / David Robert Hale ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hale David Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bausch Health Companies Inc. [ BHC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares, no par value	04/29/2020		F		624(1)	D	$18.11	10,009	D(2)(3)
Common Shares, no par value	05/01/2020		A		11,037(4)	A	$0	21,046	D(2)(3)
Common Shares, no par value								16,983,241	I	See Footnotes(3)(5)
Common Shares, no par value								948,353	I	See Footnotes(3)(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hale David Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Holdings, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Co-Invest Master Fund, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VA Partners I, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Capital Management, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Holdings II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE

BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This number represents common shares, no par value, of the Issuer ("Common Shares") withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon vesting of Restricted Share Units ("RSUs").

2. All board compensation accrues to the benefit of the investors in ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., and not to any individual. Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital, D. Robert Hale is deemed to hold the restricted share units for the benefit of the limited partners of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and indirectly for the entities listed in (i) to (vi) footnote 5 herein.

3. Each reporting person listed herein disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

4. Represents the award of RSUs granted to non-employee directors of the Issuer on the third business day following their election at the Issuer's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The RSUs have a grant date value equal to $200,000, vest immediately prior to the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and are settled in Common Shares.

5. The securities reported herein are held by ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC, (v) ValueAct Holdings II, L.P. as the sole owner of the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., and (vi) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P. and ValueAct Holdings II, L.P.

6. The securities reported herein are directly beneficially owned by ValueAct Co-Invest Master Fund, L.P. and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Co-Invest Master Fund, L.P. , (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Co-Invest Master Fund, L.P. , (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC, (v) ValueAct Holdings II, L.P. as the sole owner of the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., and (vi) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P. and ValueAct Holdings II, L.P.

Remarks:

-The reporting persons herein may be deemed to be members of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not directly owned by such reporting person. This report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such reporting person. - D. Robert Hale, a Partner at ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, serves on the board of directors of the Issuer. As a result, the other reporting persons herein may be deemed directors by deputization.

	/s/ D. Robert Hale	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT HOLDINGS, L.P. By: VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P. By: VA PARTNERS I, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT CO-INVEST MASTER FUND, L.P., By: VA PARTNERS I, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VA PARTNERS I, LLC, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT HOLDINGS II, L.P., By: VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
	VALUEACT HOLDINGS GP, LLC, By:/s/ Bradley E. Singer, Chief Operating Officer	05/01/2020
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