UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
(Name of Issuer)
| Class A subordinate voting shares, no par value |
(Title of Class of Securities)
(CUSIP Number)
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
* 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).
CUSIP No. 01643B106 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 2 of 6 Pages |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Quebecor Media Inc. |
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
3 | SEC USE ONLY |
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Québec, Canada |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 9,983,276 |
6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 |
7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,983,276 |
8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 |
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,983,276 |
10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨ |
11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 13.0%* |
12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) CO |
* This percentage calculation is based on 76,556,498 outstanding Class A subordinate voting shares as of April 1, 2021.
CUSIP No. 01643B106 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 3 of 6 Pages |
Item 1.
| (a) | Name of Issuer: Alithya Group Inc. |
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 1100 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, Suite 400 Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3B 3A5 |
Item 2.
| (a) | Name of Person Filing: Quebecor Media Inc. |
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 4M8 |
| (c) | Citizenship: Québec, Canada |
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: Class A subordinate voting shares, no par value |
| (e) | CUSIP Number: 01643B106 |
CUSIP No. 01643B106 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 4 of 6 Pages |
| Item 3. | If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) |
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) |
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) |
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) |
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) |
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) |
| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); |
| (k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) |
Not applicable.
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 9,983,276 shares |
13.0% (See Footnote *, Page 2)
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote |
| | | 9,983,276 |
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote |
| | | 0 |
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
| | | 9,983,276 |
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
| | | 0 |
CUSIP No. 01643B106 | SCHEDULE 13G | Page 5 of 6 Pages |
| 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 person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ¨
Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.
Not Applicable.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Quebecor Media Inc. is filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) as the parent corporation of its wholly owned subsidiary listed on Exhibit A hereto.
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
Quebecor Media Inc. is filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) as the parent corporation of its wholly owned subsidiary listed on Exhibit A hereto.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not Applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not Applicable.
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.
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.
| May 5, 2021 | Quebecor Media Inc. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Sophie Riendeau |
| | Name: Sophie Riendeau |
| | Title: Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT A
This Schedule 13G is filed by Quebecor Media Inc. pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), as the parent corporation of the following entity, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc.:
9429-1143 QUEBEC INC., a legal person governed by the Quebec Business Corporations Act, having its head office at 612 Saint-Jacques Street, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 4M8.
