13D Filing: VA Partners I, LLC and Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS)

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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 018581108 Page 8 of 10
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This Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D supplements the information set
forth in the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as amended from time
to time (the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the Common Stock (the “Common
Stock”) of Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Issuer”). Capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

The information set forth in response to each separate Item below shall be
deemed to be a response to all Items where such information is relevant. The
Schedule 13D is hereby supplementally amended as follows:

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

On June 7, 2017, Kelly Barlow was elected to the Issuer’s Board of
Directors at the Issuer’s 2017 annual meeting held on June 7, 2017.

On June 8, 2017, the Issuer reported the results of the annual meeting
including Mr. Barlow’s election to the board, a copy of which is included in
Item 5.07 of the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 8, 2017 and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer

The responses to Items 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule 13D are incorporated
herein by reference.

Other than as described in this Report, the Reporting Persons have no
understandings, arrangements, relationships or contracts relating to the
Issuer’s Common Stock which are required to be described hereunder.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

(1) Joint Filing Agreement.
(2) The Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 8, 2017 and
incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below on this Schedule 13D hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey W. Ubben,
Bradley E. Singer, G. Mason Morfit and Allison Bennington, and each of
them, with full power to act without the other, his or its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or it and in his or its name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments
to this Schedule 13D, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and

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