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| CUSIP No. 053774105 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 4 of 7 |
This Amendment No. 4 (“Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the statement on the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 25, 2016 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2016 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, filed with the SEC on June 3, 2016 (“Amendment No. 2”), and Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D, filed with the SEC on January 19, 2017; and, together with this Amendment No. 4, the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 4 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 4 amends Items 4, 5 and 6 as set forth below.
| Item 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, as follows:
The Reporting Persons acquired the shares of Common Stock reported herein for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business. The Reporting Persons acquired such shares of Common Stock because they believed that the shares of Common Stock reported herein, when purchased, represented an attractive investment opportunity.
The Investment Manager and its representatives have, from time to time, engaged in, and expect to continue to engage in, discussions with members of the Issuer’s management and board of directors (the “Board”), other current or prospective stockholders, industry participants, investment professionals and other third parties regarding a variety of matters relating to the Issuer, which may include, among other things, the Issuer’s business, management, capital structure and allocation, corporate governance, Board composition and strategic alternatives and direction.
On January 25, 2016, the Investment Manager, along with the Funds (collectively, the “SRS Parties”), entered into a cooperation agreement with the Issuer (the “Cooperation Agreement”) whereby the parties agreed, among other things, and subject to certain conditions, that: (i) the Issuer will increase the size of the Board to twelve directors and appoint Brian Choi, a senior employee of the Investment Manager, to the Board no later than two business days following the execution and delivery of the Cooperation Agreement; (ii) the Issuer will increase the size of its Board and appoint a reasonably acceptable additional independent director recommended by the SRS Parties (the “Subsequent New Director” and, together with Mr. Choi, the “New Directors”); (iii) the Company will include the previously appointed New Directors in its slate of nominees for election as directors at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”) and on certain committees of the Board; (iv) the SRS Parties will abide by certain standstill provisions during the Standstill Period (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement); and (v) the SRS Parties will vote their shares of Common Stock in favor of the Issuer’s nominees and other ordinary course proposals at the 2016 Annual Meeting.
The Investment Manager entered into an Amended and Restated Cooperation Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2017 (the “Amended Cooperation Agreement”), with the Issuer pursuant to which, among other things, the Investment Manager agreed to certain standstill provisions and the Issuer agreed that its previously announced stockholder rights plan would expire concurrent with execution of the Amended Cooperation Agreement. The foregoing description of the Amended Cooperation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Amended Cooperation Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Investment Manager intends to review its investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the outcome of any discussions referenced above, the Issuer’s financial position, results and strategic direction, actions taken by the Issuer’s management and the Board, price levels of the Common Stock, other investment opportunities available to the Investment Manager, conditions in the securities market and general economic and industry conditions, the Investment Manager may in the future take such actions with respect to its investment in the Issuer as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, acquiring additional Common Stock and/or other securities of the Issuer (collectively, “Securities”) or disposing of some or all of the Securities beneficially owned by it, in public market or privately negotiated transactions; entering into financial instruments or other agreements that increase or decrease the Investment Manager’s economic exposure with respect to its investment in the Issuer and/or otherwise changing its intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Without limiting the foregoing, the Investment Manager is considering whether to seek an acquisition of the Issuer, and in that regard may have discussions with the Issuer’s management in order to determine whether such an acquisition is feasible. In connection therewith, the Investment Manager may also have
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