Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The information set forth in or incorporated by reference in Items 2, 5 and 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 3.
IPO Reorganization
On April 28, 2021, in connection with the Issuer’s initial public offering, the Issuer engaged in a series of restructuring transactions as a result of which (i) certain of the Reporting Persons received shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class Y common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class Y Common Stock”), in respect of previously owned indirect interests in Endeavor Operating Company, LLC (“Endeavor Operating Company”), (ii) existing equity interests in Endeavor Operating Company were reclassified into non-voting common interest units (“Endeavor Operating Company Units”) which became exchangeable (along with an equal number of shares of Class X common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class X Common Stock”)), for either cash (at the Issuer’s election, subject to certain conditions) or shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, and (iii) the Issuer issued to certain of the Reporting Persons, at par value, shares of Class X Common Stock and shares of Class Y Common Stock, which entitle holders thereof to certain voting rights, as further described in Item 6 below.
As a result of such restructuring, (i) the following entities received the following number of shares of Class A Common Stock and an equal number of shares of Class Y Common Stock, respectively: West Feeder I (27,830,244 shares), West Holdings Co-Invest Feeder II (9,396,118 shares) and SPV-I Feeder (17,741,490 shares) (ii) the following entities received a number of shares of Class X Common Stock and an equal number of shares of Class Y Common Stock equal to the number of Endeavor Operating Company Units they hold, respectively: West Holdings (13,227,774 shares), West Holdings II (21,284,084 shares), West Holdings III (3,378,939 shares), West Holdings IV (1,166,346 shares), West Holdings Co-Invest II (9,565,989 shares), and West Holdings Co-Invest (7,467,906 shares).
UFC Buyout
Pursuant to a Transaction Agreement, dated February 16, 2021, Endeavor Operating Company acquired equity interests in Zuffa Parent, LLC (“UFC Parent”) from certain existing equity holders in UFC Parent, resulting in Endeavor Operating Company directly or indirectly owning 100% of the equity interests in UFC Parent (the “UFC Buyout”). In connection with the UFC Buyout, certain of the Reporting Persons were issued shares of Class A Common Stock, Endeavor Operating Company Units, shares of Class Y Common Stock and Class X Common Stock in consideration of their equity ownership interests in UFC Parent, in the following amounts: Basquiat Feeder I (32,286,295 shares of Class A Common Stock and 32,286,295 shares of Class Y Common Stock), SLP IV AIV III (25,055,370 Endeavor Operating Company Units, 25,055,370 shares of Class X Common Stock and 25,055,370 shares of Class Y Common Stock), and SLTI IV (991,666 Endeavor Operating Company Units, 991,666 shares of Class X Common Stock and 991,666 shares of Class Y Common Stock).
Private Placement Transaction
In connection with the initial public offering, certain of the Reporting Persons agreed to purchase additional shares of Class A Common Stock from the Issuer, at a price of $24.00 per share, with the following entities purchasing shares as follows: SLP VI (3,830,911 shares), SLTI VI (306,589 shares), West Holdings Co-Invest II (127,826 shares), West Holdings Co-Invest Feeder II (89,341) shares and West Holdings Co-Invest (367,668) shares. The source of funds for all such purchases were from general funds available to such purchasers, including capital contributions from their respective investors, and in the case of shares purchased by SLP VI, for cash management purposes in advance of a capital call, short-term borrowings under an existing revolving credit facility, which amounts are expected to be repaid upon the funding of capital contributions from its investors.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The information set forth in or incorporated by reference in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4.
Each of the Reporting Persons acquired the Class A Common Stock and securities convertible into Class A Common Stock for investment purposes.
Mr. Egon Durban, Co-CEO and a Managing Member of SLG, and Mr. Stephen Evans, a Managing Director of SLG, serve as members of the board of directors of the Issuer and members of the Executive Committee of the Issuer.
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