SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (Amendment)
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant
to § 240.13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed
Pursuant to § 240.13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
16842Q100
(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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).
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| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
HPS Investment Partners, LLC | |
| 2 | Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group |
(a) ☐ |
| (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | 5 | Sole Voting Power
0 |
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
| |
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
| |
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
1,011,530 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
|
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
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| 11 | Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
4.1% |
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
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| ITEM 1. | (a) | Name of Issuer: |
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (the “Issuer”).
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
132 East Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT 06807
| ITEM 2. | (a) | Name of Person Filing: |
The Schedule 13G is being filed by HPS Investment Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HPS”, or the “Reporting Person”).
HPS (directly or through one or more of its controlled affiliates) is the investment manager of each of the following funds and/or separately managed accounts (collectively, the “Funds”).
| 1) | Aiguilles Rouges Sector B Investment Fund, L.P. | |
| 2) | American United Life Insurance Company | |
| 3) | Brickyard Direct Holdings, LP | |
| 4) | Brickyard Direct Lending Fund, L.P. | |
| 5) | Cactus Direct Holdings, L.P. | |
| 6) | Cactus Direct Lending Fund, L.P. | |
| 7) | Core Senior Lending Fund (A-A), L.P. | |
| 8) | Core Senior Lending Master Fund (PB), L.P. | |
| 9) | Core Senior Lending Fund, L.P. | |
| 10) | CSL Fund (PB) Holdings C, L.P. | |
| 11) | Falcon Credit Fund, L.P. | |
| 12) | Kitty Hawk Credit Fund, L.P. | |
| 13) | Kitty Hawk Holdings, L.P. | |
| 14) | Lincoln Investment Solutions, Inc. | |
| 15) | Moreno Street Direct Lending Fund, L.P. | |
| 16) | NDT Senior Loan Fund, L.P | |
| 17) | Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company | |
| 18) | Private Loan Opportunities Fund, L.P. | |
| 19) | Red Cedar Fund 2016, L.P. | |
| 20) | Red Cedar Holdings, L.P. | |
| 21) | Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company | |
| 22) | Sandlapper Credit Fund, L.P. | |
| 23) | SLF 2016 Institutional Holdings, L.P. | |
| 24) | SLF HCX Aggregator, L.P. | |
| 25) | Specialty Loan Fund 2016, L.P. | |
| 26) | Specialty Loan Fund 2016-L, L.P. | |
| 27) | Specialty Loan Ontario Fund 2016, L.P. | |
| 28) | Specialty Loan VG Fund, L.P. | |
| 29) | Swiss Capital HPS Private Debt Fund L.P. | |
| 30) | TMD-DL Holdings, LLC |
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As such, HPS has the power to vote and dispose of the securities held by the Funds, and as such, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Funds.
| (b) | Address or Principal Business Office: |
The business address of the Reporting Person is 40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019.
| (c) | Citizenship of each Reporting Person is: |
The Reporting Person is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: |
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).
| (e) | CUSIP Number: |
16842Q100
| ITEM 3. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 4. | Ownership. |
(a-b) Amount beneficially owned:
As of December 31, 2023, HPS may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,011,530 shares of Common Stock representing 4.1% of the outstanding Common Stock. The percentage of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned is based on 24,561,307 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 20, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2023.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to direct the vote:
See row 5 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See row 6 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See row 7 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See row 8 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.
| ITEM 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ☒
| 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. |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.
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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.
Date: February 14, 2024
| HPS Investment Partners, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Vikas Keswani | |
| Name: | Vikas Keswani | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |