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Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Associates | 2,573,598 | 0 | 2,573,598 | 0 | 2,573,598 | 2.1% |
| Elliott International | 0 | 5,468,886 | 0 | 5,468,886 | 5,468,886 | 4.4% |
| Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc | 0 | 5,468,886 | 0 | 5,468,886 | 5,468,886 | 4.4% |
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| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13D | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| Travelport | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
| Common Shares, | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
| G9019D104 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
| Elliott Associates, L.P. c/o Elliott Management Corporation 40 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 with a copy to: Eleazer Klein, Esq. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 756-2000 | |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person | |
| Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) | |
| March 19, | |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) | |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule
13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
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______________________________
* 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).
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Elliott Associates, L.P. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 2,573,598 (1) | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,573,598 (1) | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 2,573,598 (1) | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.1% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |||
(1) Includes 413,144 Common Shares underlying Physical Derivative
Agreements.
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Elliott International, L.P. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands, British West Indies | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 5,468,886 (1) | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,468,886 (1) | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 5,468,886 (1) | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.4% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |||
(1) Includes 877,931 Common Shares underlying Physical Derivative
Agreements.
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) x (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS OO | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 5,468,886 (1) | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,468,886 (1) | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 5,468,886 (1) | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.4% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO | |||
(1) Includes 877,931 Common Shares underlying Physical Derivative
Agreements.
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| Item 1. | SECURITY AND ISSUER |
| This statement relates to the common shares, par value $0.0025 per share (the “Common Shares“), of Travelport Worldwide Limited, a Bermuda company (the “Issuer“). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at Axis One, Axis Park, Langley, Berkshire, SL3 8AG, United Kingdom. |
| Item 2. | IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND |
| (a)-(c) This statement is being filed by Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Elliott” or “we“), Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“Elliott International“), and Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., a Delaware corporation (“EICA” and collectively with Elliott and Elliott International, the “Reporting Persons“). Elliott Advisors GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Elliott Advisors“), which is controlled by Paul E. Singer (“Singer“), Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Capital Advisors“), which is controlled by Singer, and Elliott Special GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Special GP“), which is controlled by Singer, are the general partners of Elliott. Hambledon, Inc., a Cayman Islands corporation (“Hambledon“), which is also controlled by Singer, is the sole general partner of Elliott International. EICA is the investment manager for Elliott International. EICA expressly disclaims equitable ownership of and pecuniary interest in any Common Shares. |
| ELLIOTT |
| The business address The principal business |
| SINGER |
| Singer’s business Singer’s principal |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS |
| The business address The principal business |
| The names, business addresses, and present principal occupation or employment of the general partners of Capital Advisors are as follows: |
| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Paul E. Singer | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | Sole Managing Member of Elliott Advisors; General partner of Capital Advisors; President of EICA; and a managing member of Special GP |
| Braxton Associates, Inc. | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | The principal business of Braxton Associates, Inc. is serving as general partner of Capital Advisors |
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| Elliott Asset Management LLC | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | General Partner of Capital Advisors |
The name, business address, and present
principal occupation or employment of the sole director and executive officer of Braxton Associates, Inc. are as follows:
| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Paul E. Singer | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | Sole Managing Member of Elliott Advisors; General partner of Capital Advisors; President of EICA; and a managing member of Special GP |
| ELLIOTT SPECIAL GP, LLC |
| The business address of Special GP is 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019. |
| The principal business of Special GP is serving as a general partner of Elliott. |
| The names, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of the managing members of Special GP are as follows: |
| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Paul E. Singer | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | Sole Managing Member of Elliott Advisors; General partner of Capital Advisors; President of EICA; and a managing member of Special GP |
| Braxton Associates, Inc. | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | The principal business of Braxton Associates, Inc. is serving as general partner of Capital Advisors |
| Elliott Asset Management LLC | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | General Partner of Capital Advisors |
| ELLIOTT ADVISORS |
| The business address of Elliott Advisors is 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019. |
| The principal business of Elliott Advisors is serving as a general partner of Elliott. |
| The name, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of the sole managing member of Elliott Advisors are as follows: |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Paul E. Singer | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | Sole Managing Member of Elliott Advisors; General partner of Capital Advisors; President of EICA; and a managing member of Special GP |
| ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL |
| The business address of Elliott International is c/o Maples & Calder, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. |
| The principal business of Elliott International is to purchase, sell, trade and invest in securities. |
| The name, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of the general partner of Elliott International is as follows: |
| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Hambledon, Inc. | c/o Maples & Calder P.O. Box 309 Ugland House South Church Street George Town, Cayman Islands British West Indies | General partner of Elliott International |
| HAMBLEDON |
| The name, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of the sole director and executive officer of Hambledon are as follows: |
| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Paul E. Singer | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | Sole Managing Member of Elliott Advisors; General partner of Capital Advisors; President of EICA; and a managing member of Special GP |
| EICA |
| The business address of EICA is 40 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019. |
| The principal business of EICA is to act as investment manager for Elliott International. |
| The name, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of the sole director and executive officer of EICA is as follows: |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
| Paul E. Singer | 40 West 57th St. New York, New York 10019 | Sole Managing Member of Elliott Advisors; General partner of Capital Advisors; President of EICA; and a managing member of Special GP |
| (d) and (e) During the last five years, none of the persons or entities listed above has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
| (f) Singer is a citizen of the United States of America. |
| Item 3. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION |
| Elliott Working Capital | The aggregate purchase price of the Common Shares directly owned by Elliott and through Liverpool (as defined below) is approximately $29,311,867. The aggregate purchase price of the Physical Derivative Agreements directly owned by Elliott is approximately $5,478,359. |
| Elliott International Working Capital | The aggregate purchase price of the Common Shares directly owned by Elliott International is approximately $62,287,591. The aggregate purchase price of Physical Derivative Agreements owned by Elliott International is approximately $11,641,513. |
| The Reporting Persons may effect purchases of the Common Shares through margin accounts maintained for them with prime brokers, which extend margin credit as and when required to open or carry positions in their margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and such firms’ credit policies. Positions in the Common Shares may be held in margin accounts and may be pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in such accounts. Since other securities may be held in such margin accounts, it may not be possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase the Common Shares. |
| Item 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION |
| The Reporting Persons believe that the Issuer is well positioned in the GDS industry, especially in high growth travel markets, and that it possesses a fast growing and strategic business in the travel payments industry. The Reporting Persons believe the securities of the Issuer are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity. The Reporting Persons will seek to engage in a dialogue with the Issuer’s Board of Directors (the “Board“) and/or management about numerous operational and strategic opportunities to maximize shareholder value, and will encourage the Issuer to undertake a strategic review of, and initiate a process to explore, or otherwise consider, the sale of the Issuer or certain of the Issuer’s businesses or assets, including transactions in which the Reporting Persons will seek to participate as a purchaser or investor. |
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| The |
| The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and depending upon various factors, including without limitation, the Issuer’s financial position and strategic direction, the outcome of any discussions referenced above, overall market conditions, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, and the availability of securities of the Issuer at prices that would make the purchase or sale of such securities desirable, the Reporting Persons may endeavor (i) to increase or decrease their respective positions in the Issuer through, among other things, the purchase or sale of securities of the Issuer, including through transactions involving the Common Shares and/or other equity, debt, notes, other securities, or derivative or other instruments that are based upon or relate to the value of securities of the Issuer in the open market or in private transactions, including through a trading plan created under Rule 10b5-1(c) or otherwise, on such terms and at such times as the Reporting Persons may deem advisable and/or (ii) to enter into transactions that increase or hedge their economic exposure to the Common Shares without affecting their beneficial ownership of Common Shares. In addition, the Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, (i) review or reconsider their position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto and (ii) consider or propose one or more of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) – (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. |
| Item 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
| (a) As of the date hereof, Elliott, Elliott International and EICA collectively have beneficial ownership of approximately 8,042,484 Common Shares constituting approximately 6.4% of the Common Shares outstanding and combined economic exposure in the Issuer of approximately 14,774,669 Common Shares constituting approximately 11.8% of the Common Shares outstanding. |
| The aggregate percentage of the Common Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 125,414,115 Common Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Common Shares outstanding as of February 16, 2018 as reported in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) on February 20, 2018. |
| As of the date hereof, Elliott beneficially owned 2,573,598 Common Shares, including 413,144 Common Shares underlying Physical Derivative Agreements that Elliott may be deemed to beneficially own upon satisfaction of certain conditions, constituting 2.1% of the Common Shares outstanding. |
| As of the date hereof, Elliott International beneficially owned 5,468,886 Common Shares, including 877,931 Common Shares underlying Physical Derivative Agreements that Elliott International may be deemed to beneficially own upon satisfaction of certain conditions, constituting 4.4% of the Common Shares outstanding. EICA, as the investment manager of Elliott International may be deemed to beneficially own the 5,468,886 Common Shares beneficially owned by Elliott International, constituting 4.4% of the Common Shares outstanding. |
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| (b) Elliott has the power to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of the Common Shares owned directly by it. |
| Elliott International has the shared power with EICA to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of, the Common Shares owned directly by Elliott International. Information regarding each of Elliott International and EICA is set forth in Item 2 of this Schedule 13D and is expressly incorporated by reference herein. |
| (c) The transactions effected by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days are set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto. |
| (d) No person other than Elliott has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Shares beneficially owned by Elliott. |
| No person other than Elliott International and EICA has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Shares beneficially owned by Elliott International and EICA. |
| (e) Not applicable. |
| Item 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
| Elliott and Elliott International have entered into notional principal amount derivative agreements in the form of physically settled swaps (the “Physical Derivative Agreements“) with respect to 413,144 and 877,931 Common Shares of the Issuer, respectively, that the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Collectively, the Physical Derivative Agreements held by the Reporting Persons represent economic exposure comparable to an interest in approximately 1.0% of the Common Shares. The counterparties to the Physical Derivative Agreements are unaffiliated third party financial institutions. |
| Elliott, through The Liverpool Limited Partnership, a Bermuda limited partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elliott (“Liverpool“), and Elliott International have entered into notional principal amount derivative agreements in the form of cash settled swaps (the “Cash Derivative Agreements“) with respect to 2,154,300 and 4,577,885 Common Shares of the Issuer, respectively (representing economic exposure comparable to 1.7% and 3.7% of the Common Shares of the Issuer, respectively). Collectively, the Cash Derivative Agreements held by the Reporting Persons represent economic exposure comparable to an interest in approximately 5.4% of the Common Shares. The Cash Derivative Agreements provide Elliott and Elliott International with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide them with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares that are referenced in the Cash Derivative Agreements (such shares, the “Subject Shares“). The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the Subject Shares. The counterparties to the Cash Derivative Agreements are unaffiliated third party financial institutions. |
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| On March 26, 2018 Elliott, Elliott International and EICA entered into a Joint Filing Agreement (the “Joint Filing Agreement“) in which the parties agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| Except as described above in this Item 6, none of the Reporting Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to the securities of the Issuer. |
| Item 7. | EXHIBITS |
| Exhibit | Description |
| Exhibit 99.1 – | Joint Filing Agreement |
| Schedule 1 – | Transactions of the Reporting Persons Effected During the Past 60 Days |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATE: March 26, 2018
| ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | ||
| By: Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., as General Partner | ||
| By: Braxton Associates, Inc., as General Partner | ||
| /s/ Elliot Greenberg | ||
| Name: Elliot Greenberg | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. | ||
| By: Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact | ||
| /s/ Elliot Greenberg | ||
| Name: Elliot Greenberg | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS INC | ||
| /s/ Elliot Greenberg | ||
| Name: Elliot Greenberg | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
