Ashe Capital Withdraws Director Nomination, Governance Proposals for Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (ALSN)

In a recently-amended filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, William Crowley, William Harker, and Stephen Blass’s Ashe Capital stated that it had withdrawn its director nomination and governance proposals for Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (NYSE:ALSN). Ashe Capital owns some 10.03 million shares of Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (NYSE:ALSN), which represent 5.9% of the company’s outstanding stock. The investor increased the position earlier this year from 9.42 million shares held at the end of 2015.

“In view of the Issuer’s announcement on March 14, 2016 that the Board had added (i) two new qualified independent directors and, most importantly, determined to nominate another stockholder to the Board, and (ii) adopted each of the three corporate governance enhancements substantially in the form proposed by the Reporting Persons, the Reporting Persons have withdrawn their director nomination and governance proposals from consideration at the Annual Meeting,” Ashe Capital stated in its filing.

Earlier this year, Ashe requested for William Crowley to be nominated to Allison’s board of directors.

In a statement, Allison’s Chairman and CEO, Lawrence E. Dewey, said:

“We appreciate the active dialogue we have had with Ashe since they first invested in Allison, and are pleased that we now have the support of Ashe at the 2016 Annual Meeting. In announcing three new independent directors and implementing several corporate governance enhancements, the Board carefully considered the views and input from Allison stockholders, including Ashe, and we believe that the interests of Allison and all stockholders are closely aligned. Allison’s Board and management team are committed to maintaining an open and constructive engagement with our stockholders and will continue to take actions to grow the Company and create value.”

You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.

Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Ashe Capital Management 10,031,115 0 10,031,115 0 10,031,115 5.9%
William C. Crowley 4,020 0 4,020 0 4,020 0.0%

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Page 1 of 5 SEC Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________
SCHEDULE 13D/A
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)

Allison Transmission
Holdings, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

01973R101

(CUSIP Number)

Marc Weingarten, Esq.

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 15,
2016

(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Schedule)

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), 13d-1(f)
or 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

(Continued on following pages)

(Page 1 of 5 Pages)

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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

Ashe Capital Management, LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) x

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

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

10,031,115 Shares

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

10,031,115 Shares

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

10,031,115 Shares

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) (see Item
5)

5.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

William C. Crowley

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) x

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

PF; 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

4,020 Shares(1)

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

4,020 Shares(1)

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

4,020 Shares(1)

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) (see Item
5)

0.0%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

(1) The 4,020 Shares are held in the William C. Crowley Roth IRA
(the “Roth IRA”).

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Page 4 of 5 SEC Filing

This Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment
No. 3”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on November 6, 2015 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC
on February 11, 2016 (“Amendment No. 1”), and Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on February
12, 2016 (“Amendment No. 2”, and together with the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 3, the
“Schedule 13D”) with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined in this Amendment No. 3 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 3 amends Item 4 as set forth
below.

Item 4.

PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by
the addition of the following:

In view of the Issuer’s announcement on March
14, 2016 that the Board had added (i) two new qualified independent directors and, most importantly, determined to nominate another
stockholder to the Board, and (ii) adopted each of the three corporate governance enhancements substantially in the form proposed
by the Reporting Persons, the Reporting Persons have withdrawn their director nomination and governance proposals from consideration
at the Annual Meeting.

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Page 5 of 5 SEC Filing

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: March 17, 2016

ASHE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP
By: /s/ William Harker
Name: William Harker
Title: Co-Founder and President
/s/ William C. Crowley
WILLIAM C. CROWLEY

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