SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (Amendment)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

 

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

209034107

(CUSIP Number)

Searchlight III CVL, L.P.

c/o Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.

745 5th Avenue – 27th Floor

New York, NY 10151

Attention: Nadir Nurmohamed

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 7, 2022

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

*	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 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 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		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON     Searchlight III CVL, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS     OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)     ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER     39,338,753
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER     None
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     39,338,753
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     None

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     39,338,753
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     34.6% (1)
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     PN

 

(1)

For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons, the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is based on 113,612,846 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 28, 2022 as reported by the Issuer in its annual report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, that was filed with the SEC on March 7, 2022.

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON OR   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON     Searchlight III CVL GP, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS     OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)     ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER     39,338,753
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER     None
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     39,338,753
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     None

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     39,338,753
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     34.6% (1)
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     OO

 

(1)

For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons, the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is based on 113,612,846 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 28, 2022 as reported by the Issuer in its annual report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, that was filed with the SEC on March 7, 2022.

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D jointly filed by Searchlight III CVL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Searchlight III CVL”) and Searchlight III CVL GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Searchlight III CVL (“Searchlight III CVL GP” and, together with Searchlight III CVL, the “Reporting Persons”), with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 13, 2020 (as it may be amended from time to time, this “Schedule 13D”), relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”). Initially capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 4 that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings attributed to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as expressly provided herein, all Items of the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

The information contained in Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

The Reporting Persons, individually or together with their affiliates, intend to (x) consider making open-market purchases of Common Stock to the extent permitted by the Governance Agreement and (y) evaluate the possibility of a further investment in or full acquisition of the Issuer, and have discussions with the Issuer, and sources of co-investment and debt financing, concerning the foregoing, and intend to seek an amendment to existing confidentiality arrangements with the Issuer to facilitate the foregoing. There can be no assurance that the Reporting Persons will make any purchase or any proposal for any transaction, or that the Reporting Persons and the Issuer will be able to reach agreement with respect to any proposal, or the terms or timing thereof.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 7, 2022