UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Benson Hill, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
082490103
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the Appropriate Box to Designate the Rule Pursuant to Which this Schedule Is Filed:
☐ Rule 13d-1(b)
☐ Rule 13d-1(c)
☒ Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | 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).
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons
Builders Vision, 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. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | 5. | Sole Voting Power
11,631,756(1) | ||
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
11,631,756(1) | |||
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
11,631,756(1) | |||||
| 10. | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)
5.58%(1) | |||||
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| (1) | Includes 138,889 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) issuable upon the exercise of 416,666 warrants (the “Warrants”). |
| (2) | Calculated based upon 208,379,035 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2023, as increased by 138,889 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 416,666 Warrants. |
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer | |
| Benson Hill, Inc. (the “Issuer”) | ||
| Item 1(b). | Address of the Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices | |
| 1001 N. Warson Rd., Ste 300 | ||
| St Louis, MO 63132 | ||
| Item 2(a). | Names of Persons Filing | |
| This statement is filed by the Builders Vision, LLC, referred to herein as the “Reporting Person.” | ||
| Item 2(b). | Address of the Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence | |
| 110 N.W. 2nd Street, Suite 300 | ||
| Bentonville, AR 72172 | ||
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship | |
| See response to Item 4 on the cover page. | ||
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities | |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | ||
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number | |
| 082490103 | ||
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a (n): | |
| Not Applicable | ||
| Item 4. | Ownership | |||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: | |||||
| See response to Item 9 on the cover page. | ||||||
| (b) | Percent of Class: | |||||
| See response to Item 11 on the cover page. | ||||||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has: | |||||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | |||||
| See response to Item 5 on the cover page. | ||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | |||||
| See response to Item 6 on the cover page. | ||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | |||||
| See response to Item 7 on the cover page. | ||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | |||||
| See response to Item 8 on the cover page. | ||||||
| The indicated amount represents 11,631,756 shares of Common Stock on an as-converted basis, consisting of (i) 1,782,605 shares of Common Stock held by S2G Ventures Fund I, L.P., (ii) 5,859,532 shares of Common Stock held by S2G Ventures Fund II, L.P., and (iii) 3,989,619 shares of Common Stock, including 138,889 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 416,666 Warrants, held by S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, LP (the above-listed entities, collectively “S2G Ventures”). Builders Vision, LLC either serves as or controls the General Partner of each of the S2G Ventures entities. Lukas T. Walton controls Builders Vision and S2G Ventures and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by such entities. Each of the foregoing disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities and the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission of such beneficial ownership for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act. | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class | |
| Not Applicable. | ||
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person | |
| Not Applicable. | ||
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company | |
| Not Applicable. | ||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group | |
| Not Applicable. | ||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group | |
| Not Applicable | ||
| Item 10. | Certification | |
| Not Applicable. | ||
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 13, 2024
| Builders Vision, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Lisa J. Forbes | |
| Name: Lisa J. Forbes | ||
| Title: General Counsel | ||