SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Amendment)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 14)*
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
03073E105
(CUSIP Number)
Danielle Gray
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Legal Officer
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
108 Wilmot Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
(847) 315-2500
With a copy to:
Lillian Tsu
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
(212) 225-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 3, 2023
(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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 §240.13d-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 (“Act”) 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).
| CUSIP No. 03073E105 | 13D |
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Name of Reporting Person
Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3 | SEC Use Only
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| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
AF, OO | |||||
| 5 | Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7 | Sole Voting Power
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| 8 | Shared Voting Power
31,769,546 | |||||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
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| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
31,769,546 | |||||
| 11 |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
31,769,546 | |||||
| 12 | Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
15.82% * | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| * | This calculation is based on 200,853,998 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 7, 2023 (as represented by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement on Form 424(b)(7) filed on August 7, 2023 and after giving effect to the Concurrent Share Repurchase (as defined below)) |
| CUSIP No. 03073E105 | 13D |
| 1 |
Name of Reporting Person
WBA Investments, Inc. | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3 | SEC Use Only
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| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
AF, OO | |||||
| 5 | Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7 | Sole Voting Power
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| 8 | Shared Voting Power
31,769,546 | |||||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
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| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
31,769,546 | |||||
| 11 |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
31,769,546 | |||||
| 12 | Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
15.82% * | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| * | This calculation is based on 200,853,998 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 7, 2023 (as represented by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement on Form 424(b)(7) filed on August 7, 2023 and after giving effect to the Concurrent Share Repurchase (as defined below)) |
| CUSIP No. 03073E105 | 13D |
| 1 |
Name of Reporting Person
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3 | SEC Use Only
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| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
AF, OO | |||||
| 5 | Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7 | Sole Voting Power
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| 8 | Shared Voting Power
31,769,546 | |||||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
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| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
31,769,546 | |||||
| 11 |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
31,769,546 | |||||
| 12 | Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
15.82% * | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO | |||||
| * | This calculation is based on 200,853,998 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 7, 2023 (as represented by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement on Form 424(b)(7) filed on August 7, 2023 and after giving effect to the Concurrent Share Repurchase (as defined below)) |
This Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 14”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) relating to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on January 16, 2015, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on January 25, 2016, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on March 22, 2016, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on August 25, 2016, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on November 14, 2016, Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on January 6, 2021, Amendment No. 7 thereto filed on June 3, 2021, Amendment No. 8 thereto filed on May 12, 2022, Amendment No. 9 thereto filed on August 4, 2022, Amendment No. 10 thereto filed on November 9, 2022, Amendment No. 11 thereto filed on December 12, 2022, Amendment No. 12 thereto filed on May 15, 2023 and Amendment No. 13 thereto filed on June 20, 2023. Terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 14 have the respective meanings given to such terms in the original Schedule 13D, as previously amended.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
Item 2 is amended and supplemented as follows:
This Amendment No. 14 is being filed by: (i) Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WBA Holdings”) (f/k/a WAB Holdings LLC); (ii) WBA Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“WBA Investments”); and (iii) Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“WBA”). WBA Holdings, WBA Investments and WBA are collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.”
WBA Holdings was formed solely for the purpose of investing in the Issuer. All of the shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by any Reporting Person in this Schedule 13D are held by WBA Holdings. WBA Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of WBA Investments. WBA Investments is a wholly owned subsidiary of WBA. WBA, together with its subsidiaries, including the Reporting Persons, is a global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise.
The principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is: c/o Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015.
Attached as Annex A hereto and incorporated herein by reference is a list containing the (a) name, (b) residence or business address, (c) present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted, and (d) citizenship, in each case, of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons, as applicable.
During the last five years, each Reporting Person and, to the knowledge of such Reporting Person, each person listed in Annex A with respect to such Reporting Person, has not been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) and has not been a party to a civil proceeding of any judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding of any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 is amended and supplemented as follows by adding the following:
August 2023 Transactions and Concurrent Share Repurchase
On August 3, 2023, WBA Holdings entered into variable pre-paid forward sale contracts (the “Contracts”) with each of Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman Sachs International, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Société Générale and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “VPF financial institutions”), (the “August 2023 Transactions”) substantially in the form of the Form of Master Confirmation referenced in Item 6. In connection with the August 2023 Transactions, on August 3, 2023, the Issuer and WBA Holdings entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the “Underwriter”) and the VPF financial institutions. Pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, the VPF financial institutions will borrow and then sell, directly or through their respective affiliates, to the Underwriter 10,500,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. The Contracts obligate WBA Holdings to deliver to the VPF financial institutions in the aggregate up to 10,500,000 shares of Common Stock (or, at WBA Holdings’ election, an equivalent amount of cash based on the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock) and may entitle WBA Holdings to an additional cash payment in respect of each valuation date of the Contracts. In exchange for assuming these obligations, WBA Holdings received cash payments from the VPF financial institutions in an aggregate amount of approximately $1.6 billion on or about the date of entering into the Contracts. WBA Holdings also pledged 10,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Pledged Shares”) in the aggregate to the VPF financial institutions or their respective affiliates to secure its obligations under the Contracts, and retained certain dividend and voting rights on the Pledged Shares. Under the August 2023 Transactions, WBA will continue to participate in upside and downside between the Floor Price and the Cap Price (as those terms are defined herein) with respect to the Pledged Shares underlying the Contracts.
In respect of each of the valuation dates under the Contracts, scheduled from September 2, 2025 to October 13, 2025 and March 2, 2026 to April 13, 2026, inclusive, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered to the VPF financial institutions or cash to be delivered to (or by) the VPF financial institutions at each valuation date is to be determined as follows: WBA Holdings may, at its election, subject to certain conditions: (1) be obligated to deliver to the VPF financial institutions the full number of shares to which such valuation date relates and will receive an additional cash payment determined as follows: (a) if the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock on such valuation date (the “Reference Price”) is less than or equal to $168.4512 (the “Floor Price”), the additional cash payment would be zero, (b) if the Reference Price is greater than the Floor Price but less than or equal to $217.6617 (the “Cap Price”), the additional cash payment would equal the number of shares of Common Stock to which such valuation date relates multiplied by the excess of the Reference Price over the Floor Price and (c) if the Reference Price is greater than the Cap Price, the additional cash payment would equal the number of shares of Common Stock to which such valuation date relates multiplied by the excess of the Cap Price over the Floor Price. Alternatively, (2) WBA Holdings may elect, subject to certain conditions, to not receive any additional cash payment and be obligated to deliver to the VPF financial institutions in the aggregate a number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash value thereof at the Reference Price) determined as follows: (a) if the Reference Price is less than or equal to the Floor Price, the full number of shares to which such valuation date relates, (b) if the Reference Price is greater than the Floor Price but less than or equal to the Cap Price, a number of shares of Common Stock having a value (based on the Reference Price) equal to the number of shares of Common Stock to which such valuation date relates multiplied by the Floor Price and (c) if the Reference Price is greater than the Cap Price, a number of shares of Common Stock having a value (based on the Reference Price) equal to the number of shares of Common Stock to which such valuation date relates multiplied by the sum of the Floor Price and the excess of the Reference Price over the Cap Price.
The Issuer and WBA Holdings concurrently entered into a share repurchase agreement (the “Share Repurchase Agreement”) whereby the Issuer repurchased directly from WBA Holdings 1,320,858 shares of the Common Stock (the “Concurrent Share Repurchase”) at the per share purchase price at which the Underwriter agreed to purchase the initial block of 7,293,548 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate from the VPF financial institutions under the Underwriting Agreement. The closing of the Concurrent Share Repurchase is conditioned upon the closing of the August 2023 Transactions. However, the August 2023 Transactions are not conditioned upon the completion of the Concurrent Share Repurchase.
The August 2023 Transactions and Concurrent Share Repurchase are part of WBA’s efforts to continue to optimize its capital allocation to reduce indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
From time to time, WBA undertakes a review of its strategic and capital allocation priorities. As part of this review, WBA may effect one or more further sales of Common Stock. Any such sales, which may be undertaken at any time without further notice, may take a number of forms, including registered public offerings effected pursuant to WBA’s registration rights under the A&R Shareholders Agreement (which offerings may be underwritten and/or marketed), unregistered or registered block trades, unregistered market or private sales, pledges, hedges, forward sales and other derivative transactions.
Decisions to effect any such sales, as well as the size and timing thereof, are also subject to a number of factors outside of the control of WBA, including current and anticipated future trading prices of the shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Issuer, the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Issuer and general economic, financial market and industry conditions, other investment and/or business opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, strategic considerations in respect of the Reporting Persons, general stock market and economic conditions, tax considerations and other factors. WBA will periodically consider such sales opportunistically based on such factors and, as a result, the ultimate number of shares of Common Stock that may be sold by WBA, if any, is not ascertainable.
In connection with the Underwriting Agreement, WBA Holdings entered into a 30-day “lock-up” agreement with the Underwriter (the “Lock-up Agreement”). Under the Lock-up Agreement, WBA Holdings agreed that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter and subject to certain exceptions, it would not, for a period of 30 days from August 3, 2023, (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, or (3) cause to be filed or confidentially submitted any registration statement for the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. In connection with the Contracts, WBA Holdings also agreed to a 30-day “lock-up” agreement with each VPF financial institution substantially equivalent to the Lock-up Agreement.
All existing commercial agreements between WBA and the Issuer (including the US pharmaceutical distribution agreement), as well as the A&R Shareholders Agreement, remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
Ornella Barra remains a director of the Issuer. It is currently expected that Ms. Barra (or another designee of WBA) will remain a director of the Issuer unless and until the occurrence of a Walgreens Investor Rights Termination Event (as defined in the A&R Shareholders Agreement).
The foregoing summary of the Contracts, the Underwriting Agreement, the Lock-up Agreement and the Concurrent Share Repurchase do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of Master Confirmation, the Underwriting Agreement, the Form of Lock-up Agreement and the Share Repurchase Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.19, 99.22, 99.23, and 99.24 respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is amended and supplemented as follows:
(a) and (b). The ownership percentages set forth below are based on 200,853,998 shares of Common Stock outstanding (as represented by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement on Form 424(b)(7) filed on August 7, 2023 and after giving effect to the Concurrent Share Repurchase). WBA Holdings may be deemed to beneficially own 31,769,546 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 15.82% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, as of the filing of this Amendment No. 14.
By virtue of relationships reported in Item 2, each of WBA Investments and WBA may be deemed to share the power to vote or direct to vote or to direct the voting of, and to dispose of or to direct the disposition of and, accordingly, may be deemed to beneficially own the 31,769,546 shares of Common Stock held by WBA Holdings, representing approximately 15.82% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, as of the filing of this Amendment No. 14.
Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Reporting Person (other than WBA Holdings) that it is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
(c) With respect to each Reporting Person, such Reporting Person and, to the knowledge of such Reporting Person, the persons listed in Annex A hereto with respect to such Reporting Person, have not effected any transaction in shares of Common Stock in the past 60 days.
(d) Other than WBA and its subsidiaries, including WBA Holdings and WBA Investments and the persons listed in Annex A hereto with respect thereto, no other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock covered by this Schedule 13D; except that, pursuant to the terms of the Contracts, the VPF financial institutions have certain rights to receive payments in respect of extraordinary cash dividends that may be paid by the Issuer with respect to the shares of Common Stock pledged under such Contracts.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth under Item 4 is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
| Exhibits | Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Framework Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among the Issuer, Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots GmbH (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.2 | Warrant issued on March 18, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein).* | |
| 99.3 | Warrant issued on March 18, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein).* | |
| 99.4 | Warrant issued on March 18, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein).* | |
| 99.5 | Amendment No. 1 dated August 25, 2016 to Warrant issued on March 18, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on August 25, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).* | |
| 99.6 | Warrant issued on March 18, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein).* | |
| 99.7 | Amendment No. 1 dated August 25, 2016 to Warrant issued on March 18, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on August 25, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).* | |
| 99.8 | Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among the Issuer, Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots GmbH (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.9 | Transaction Rights Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2013, by and among Walgreen Co., Walgreens Pharmacy Strategies, LLC, Alliance Boots GmbH, Alliance Boots Luxembourg S.à r.l., and WAB Holdings LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Walgreen Co.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-00604), filed on March 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.10 | Notice, dated as of December 31, 2014, provided by Walgreen Co. to AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Alliance Boots GmbH (previously filed on January 16, 2015 as Exhibit 99.11 to Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13D). | |
| 99.11 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated August 25, 2016 (previously filed on August 25, 2016 as Exhibit 99.11 to Amendment No. 4 to this Schedule 13D). | |
| 99.12 | Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2021, by and between Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Form 8-K Filed by Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. on January 7, 2021 (file number 001-36759)). | |
| 99.13 | Amended and Restated AmerisourceBergen Shareholders Agreement, by and between Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Corporation (previously filed on June 3, 2021 as Exhibit 99.13 to Amendment No. 7 to this Schedule 13D). | |
| 99.14 | Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated AmerisourceBergen Shareholders Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2022, by and between Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., and Amerisource Bergen Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-16671), filed on August 3, 2022 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.15 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2022, by and among AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (previously filed on November 9, 2022 as Exhibit 99.15 to Amendment No. 10 to this Schedule 13D). | |
| 99.16 | Share Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2022, by and between AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC (previously filed on November 9, 2022 as Exhibit 99.16 to Amendment No. 10 to this Schedule 13D). | |
| 99.17 | Form of Lock-Up Agreement (included in Exhibit 99.15). | |
| 99.18 | Share Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2022, by and between AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on December 12, 2022 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.19 | Form of Master Confirmation: Pre-paid Variable Share Forward Transactions (previously filed on May 15, 2023 as Exhibit 99.19 to Amendment No. 12 to this Schedule 13D). | |
| 99.20 | Share Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2023, by and between AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on May 15, 2023 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.21 | Share Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2023, by and between AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-16671), filed on June 20, 2023 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
| 99.22 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2023, by and among AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and the VPF financial institutions. | |
| 99.23 | Form of Lock-Up Agreement (included in Exhibit 99.22). | |
| 99.24 | Share Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2023, by and between AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings LLC. | |
| * | As previously disclosed, Warrants exercised in full on March 18, 2016 and August 25, 2016. |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 7, 2023
| WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr. | |
| Name: | Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr. | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Secretary | |
| WBA INVESTMENTS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr. | |
| Name: | Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr. | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Secretary | |
| WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr. | |
| Name: | Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr. | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |
ANNEX A
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE HOLDINGS LLC
OFFICERS
Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. To the knowledge of WBA, all officers listed below are United States citizens.
Manmohan Mahajan, President
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Interim Global Chief Financial Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr., Vice President and Secretary
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Mark Weisz, Vice President
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Global Tax, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Omorlie Harris, Treasurer
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Global Treasurer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Michael Emerson, Vice President, Tax
Present Principal Occupation: Vice President of Tax Audits and Controversy, Walgreen Co.
Brittany Mack, Assistant Treasurer
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Director, Tax Operations and Compliance, Walgreen Co.
Cherita Thomas, Assistant Secretary
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Director, Securities Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
WBA INVESTMENTS, INC.
DIRECTORS
Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. To the knowledge of WBA, each director listed below is a United States citizen.
Manmohan Mahajan, President
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Interim Global Chief Financial Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr., Senior Vice President and Secretary
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Mark Weisz, Vice President
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Global Tax, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
OFFICERS
Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. To the knowledge of WBA, all officers listed below are United States citizens..
Manmohan Mahajan, President
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Interim Global Chief Financial Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Mark Weisz, Vice President
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Global Tax, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr., Senior Vice President and Secretary
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Omorlie Harris, Treasurer
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Global Treasurer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Michael Emerson, Vice President, Tax
Present Principal Occupation: Vice President of Tax Audits and Controversy, Walgreen Co.
Brittany Mack, Assistant Treasurer
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Director, Tax Operations and Compliance, Walgreen Co.
Cherita Thomas, Assistant Secretary
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Director, Securities Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
DIRECTORS
Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. To the knowledge of WBA, all directors listed below are United States citizens, except for Janice M. Babiak, who is a citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom; John A. Lederer, who is a citizen of Canada; Stefano Pessina, who is a citizen of Monaco; and Dominic P. Murphy, who is a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
Janice M. Babiak
Present Principal Occupation: Former Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Inderpal S. Bhandari
Present Principal Occupation: Former Global Chief Data Officer, IBM Corporation
Rosalind Gates Brewer
Present Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Ginger L. Graham
Present Principal Occupation: Lead Independent Director, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Bryan C. Hanson
Present Principal Occupation: President, CEO and Chairman, Zimmer Biomet
Valerie B. Jarrett
Present Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer of the Obama Foundation and Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
John A. Lederer
Present Principal Occupation: Interim Chief Executive Officer, Staples, Inc. and Senior Advisor, Sycamore Partners
Dominic P. Murphy
Business Address: 111 Strand, London WC2R 0AG, United Kingdom
Present Principal Occupation: Managing Partner and Co-Head of UK Investments, CVC Capital Partners
Stefano Pessina
Business address: 24 Boulevard du Ténao, 98000 Monaco
Present Principal Occupation: Executive Chairman, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Tom Pollen
Present Principal Occupation: Chairman, Chief Executive Office and President of Becton, Dickinson and Company
Nancy M. Schlichting
Present Principal Occupation: Former Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health System
OFFICERS
Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. To the knowledge of WBA, all executive officers listed below are United States citizens, except for Stefano Pessina and Ornella Barra, who are each citizens of Monaco.
Stefano Pessina
Business Address: 24 Boulevard du Ténao, 98000 Monaco
Present Principal Occupation: Executive Chairman of the Board, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Ornella Barra
Business Address: 24 Boulevard du Ténao, 98000 Monaco
Present Principal Occupation: Chief Operating Officer, International, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Rosalind Gates Brewer
Present Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Manmohan Mahajan
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President and Interim Global Chief Financial Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Danielle Gray
Present Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Holly May
Present Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Kevin Ban, M.D.
Present Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Tracey Brown
Present Principal Occupation: President, Walgreens Retail, and Chief Customer Officer
Rick Gates
Present Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
John Driscoll
Present Principal Occupation: Executive Vice President, President of U.S. Healthcare