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CUSIP No. 29260Y 10 9 | | 13D | | Page 6 of 14 |
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 6”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2021 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”), related to the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On April 2, 2024, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Wildcat EGH Holdco, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdco Parent”), Wildcat OpCo Holdco, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“OpCo Parent” and, together with Holdco Parent, the “Parent Entities” and each, a “Parent Entity”), Wildcat PubCo Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco Parent (“Company Merger Sub”), Wildcat Manager Merger Sub, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Company Merger Sub (“Manager Merger Sub”), Wildcat OpCo Merger Sub, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of OpCo Parent (“OpCo Merger Sub” and, together with Company Merger Sub and Manager Merger Sub, the “Merger Subs” and each, a “Merger Sub”), Endeavor Executive Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Executive Holdco”), Endeavor Executive II Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Executive II Holdco”), Endeavor Executive PIU Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with Executive Holdco and Executive II Holdco, the “Executive Holdcos”), Endeavor Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of the Issuer (“Manager”), Endeavor Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Manager and indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (“OpCo” and, together with the Issuer and Manager, the “Company Entities” and each, a “Company Entity”).
The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (i) OpCo Merger Sub will be merged with and into OpCo, with OpCo being the surviving company, collectively owned, directly or indirectly, by OpCo Parent, Manager and certain holders of common units of OpCo (the “OpCo Merger”), (ii) immediately following consummation of the OpCo Merger, Manager Merger Sub will be merged with and into Manager, with Manager being the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Manager Merger”), and (iii) immediately following consummation of the Manager Merger, Company Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer being the surviving corporation, collectively owned, directly or indirectly, by Holdco Parent and certain holders of common stock of the Issuer (the “Issuer Merger”, and together with the OpCo Merger and the Manager Merger, the “Mergers”).
As a result of the Issuer Merger, each share of Common Stock (as defined below) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Issuer Merger (the “Issuer Merger Effective Time,” provided, that the Issuer Merger Effective Time shall occur immediately after the Manager Merger Effective Time (as defined herein)) (subject to certain exceptions, including (i) (a) shares of Common Stock owned by the Issuer, Manager or OpCo or any of OpCo’s direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, (b) shares of Common Stock owned by the Merger Subs or the Parent Entities or any of Parent Entities’ direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, or, any affiliate of the Parent Entities designated in writing by the Parent Entities to the Issuer at least two business days prior to the Issuer Merger Effective Time and (c) shares of Class X Common stock and Class Y Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Issuer Merger Effective Time (collectively, the “Excluded Shares”), (ii) the Rollover Shares (as defined below) and (iii) shares of Common Stock owned by stockholders of the Issuer who have validly demanded and not withdrawn appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware will, at the Issuer Merger Effective Time, automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $27.50 in cash (the “Issuer Merger Consideration”), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.
As a result of the Manager Merger, each common unit of Manager (“Manager Membership Interest”) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Manager Merger (the “Manager Merger Effective Time”) (subject to certain exceptions, including each Manager Membership Interest owned by the Issuer or the Manager immediately prior to the Manager Merger Effective Time) will, at the Manager Merger Effective Time, automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $27.50 in cash (the “Manager Merger Consideration”), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes and certain deferrals to take into account certain terms of the existing Manager Membership Interests.
As a result of the OpCo Merger, (a) each common unit of OpCo (“OpCo Membership Interest”) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the OpCo Merger (the “OpCo Merger Effective Time”) (subject to certain exceptions, including (i) each OpCo Membership Interest owned by the Issuer, Manager, OpCo, or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of OpCo, the Parent Entities or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Entities, and (ii) Rollover Units (as defined herein)) will, at the OpCo Merger Effective Time, automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $27.50 in cash (the “OpCo Merger Consideration”), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes and certain deferrals to take into account certain terms of the existing OpCo Membership Interests and (b) each profits unit of OpCo (“OpCo Profits Unit”) outstanding immediately prior to the OpCo Merger Effective Time (subject to certain exceptions, including Rollover Units) will, at the OpCo Merger Effective Time, automatically be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the OpCo Merger Consideration less the “strike price” of such OpCo Profits Unit in cash (the “OpCo Profits Units Merger Consideration” and, together with the OpCo Merger Consideration, the Manager Merger Consideration and the Issuer Merger Consideration, with respect to such applicable equity securities, the “Merger Consideration”), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes and certain deferrals to take into account certain terms of the existing OpCo Profits Units.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants for a transaction of this type. The Merger Agreement provides that each Executive Holdco will exercise certain repurchase options, pursuant to which such Executive Holdco will repurchase all of the vested management units held by the members thereof and any management units that will vest in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in each case, in exchange for certain corresponding equity interests in either OpCo or the Issuer to which such units correspond.