Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 13D
This Amendment is being filed by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, Astra Legacy LLC (“Astra Legacy”), A&Z 2015 Business Holdings LP (“A&Z 2015 Holdings”), RSS 2015 Business Holdings LP (“RSS 2015 Holdings”), RES Master LLC, RSS Master LLC, RCT 2020 Investments LLC, WildStar Partners LLC (“WildStar Partners”), RES Business Holdings LP (“RES Holdings”), SER Business Holdings LP (“SER Holdings”), RHT 2015 Business Holdings LP (“RHT 2015 Holdings”), RSS Business Holdings LP (“RSS Holdings”), SSR Business Holdings LP (“SSR Holdings”), RCT 2015 Business Holdings LP (“RCT 2015 Holdings”), MAS Business Holdings LP (“MAS Holdings”), NSDT 2009 STZ LLC, NSDT 2011 STZ LLC, RSS Business Management LLC (“RSS Management”), SSR Business Management LLC (“SSR Management”), LES Lauren Holdings LLC (“LES Holdings”), MES Mackenzie Holdings LLC (“MES Holdings”), The Marilyn Sands Master Trust and the Sands Family Foundation. All of the foregoing may be deemed to be acting as a group for purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
This Amendment amends the amended and restated Schedule 13D filed in October 2001 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Marilyn Sands, CWCP-I, a trust for the benefit of Andrew Stern M.D. under the Will of Laurie Sands (the “Marital Trust”), a trust created under Irrevocable Trust Agreement dated November 18, 1987 (the “Grandchildren’s Trust”), and a stockholders group (the “Amended Schedule 13D”), as the Schedule 13D was amended by (i) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 2 filed on August 3, 2006 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, the Grandchildren’s Trust, Laurie Sands’ Children’s Trust, Richard Sands’ Children’s Trust, Robert Sands’ Children’s Trust and Richard Sands’ Heirs’ Trust (the “Second Amendment”), (ii) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 3 filed on February 17, 2009 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, CWCP-I, the Marital Trust, Abigail Bennett, RES Holdings, RES Business Management LLC (“RES Management”), RSS Holdings, RSS Management, and a stockholders group (the “Third Amendment”), (iii) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 4 filed on April 30, 2009 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, CWCP-I, the Marital Trust and a stockholders group (the “Fourth Amendment”), (iv) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 5 filed on July 8, 2011 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, CWCP-I, CWCP-II and a stockholders group, (v) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 6 filed on June 12, 2017 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, A&Z 2015 Holdings, A&Z 2015 Business Management LLC (“A&Z 2015 Management”), RCT 2015 Holdings, RCT 2015 Business Management LLC (“RCT 2015 Management”), RHT 2015 Holdings, RHT 2015 Business Management LLC (“RHT 2015 Management”), RSS 2015 Holdings, RSS 2015 Business Management LLC (“RSS 2015 Management”), WildStar Partners, RRA&Z Holdings LLC (“RRA&Z Holdings”) and a stockholders group (the “Sixth Amendment”), (vi) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 7 filed on January 19, 2018 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, Astra Legacy and a stockholders group (the “Seventh Amendment”), (vii) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 8 filed on April 2, 2022 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, Astra Legacy, A&Z 2015 Holdings, RSS 2015 Business Holdings, RES Master LLC, RSS Master LLC, RCT 2020 Investments LLC, WildStar Partners and a stockholders group (the “Eighth Amendment”), (viii) the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 9 filed on July 1, 2022 by Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Abigail Bennett, Zachary Stern, Astra Legacy, A&Z 2015 Holdings, RSS 2015 Holdings, RES Master LLC, RSS Master LLC, RCT 2020 Investments LLC, WildStar Partners, RES Holdings, SER Holdings, RHT 2015 Holdings, RSS Holdings, SSR Holdings, RCT 2015 Holdings, MAS Holdings, NSDT 2009 STZ LLC, NSDT 2011 STZ LLC, RSS Management, SSR Management, LES Holdings, MES Holdings, The Marilyn Sands Master Trust, Sands Family Foundation and a stockholders group (the “Ninth Amendment”, together with the Amended Schedule 13D, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment and the Eighth Amendment, the “Schedule 13D”).
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
Item 1 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The class of equity securities to which this Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”) relates is the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Stock”) of Constellation Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal offices at 207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, New York 14564 (the “Company”).
Item 2. Identity and Background.
Item 2 of Schedule 13D is hereby revised and supplemented with the following:
(c) The principal occupation of (i) Richard Sands is to serve as a non-executive director of the Company; and (ii) Robert Sands is to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board of the Company.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
On November 10, 2022, following the filing by the Company of an amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) with the Delaware Secretary of State, each share of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Stock”) was reclassified, exchanged and converted into one share of Class A Stock and the right to receive $64.64 in cash, without interest (the “Reclassification”).
In connection with the completion of the Reclassification, the Company and the Reporting Persons entered into a registration rights agreement, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons are provided certain rights relating to the registration of their Class A Stock (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).