Filing Details

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. _____)*

 

Spotify Technology S.A. 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares, nominal value of €0.000625 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

L8681T102

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2018

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

☐       Rule 13d-1(b)

 

☐       Rule 13d-1(c)

 

☒       Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in 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).

 

CUSIP No.			L8681T102
1.	Names of Reporting Persons.   Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  (a) o (b) o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization   Hong Kong
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.		Sole Voting Power   None1
		6.		Shared Voting Power   None
		7.		Sole Dispositive Power   9,076,240
		8.		Shared Dispositive Power   None
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   9,076,240
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)   5.0%2
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)   CO

 

 

1

Pursuant to an investor agreement entered into by and among Spotify Technology S.A., Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited and certain other parties thereto dated December 15, 2017 (the “Tencent Investor Agreement”), Mr. Daniel Ek, the chief executive officer and chairman of the Issuer, exercises voting power over the Ordinary Shares held of record by Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited through his indirect ownership of D.G.E. Investments, which holds an irrevocable proxy with regard to these ordinary shares.

2

See Item 4.

 

CUSIP No.			L8681T102
1.	Names of Reporting Persons.   Tencent Holdings Limited
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) o  (b) o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization   The Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.		Sole Voting Power   None3
		6.		Shared Voting Power   None
		7.		Sole Dispositive Power   16,580,3604
		8.		Shared Dispositive Power   None
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   16,580,360
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)   9.2%5
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)   CO

 

 

 

3

Pursuant to the Tencent Investor Agreement, Mr. Daniel Ek, chief executive officer and chairman of the Issuer, exercises voting power over the Ordinary Shares held of record by each of Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited), Tencent Mobility Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited) and Tencent Music Entertainment Hong Kong Limited (a company controlled by Tencent Holdings Limited) through his indirect ownership of D.G.E. Investments, which holds an irrevocable proxy with regard to these ordinary shares.

4

Represents the sum of (i) 9,076,240 Ordinary Shares held of record by Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited; (ii) 3,227,920 Ordinary Shares held of record by Tencent Mobility Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited; and (iii) 4,276,200 Ordinary Shares held of record by Tencent Music Entertainment Hong Kong Limited, a subsidiary controlled by Tencent Holdings Limited.

5

See Item 4.

 

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

 

Spotify Technology S.A. 

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

42-44, avenue de la Gare 

L-1610 Luxembourg 

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

 

Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited 

Tencent Holdings Limited

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

 

For both Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited and Tencent Holdings Limited:

 

29/F., Three Pacific Place 

No. 1 Queen’s Road East 

Wanchai, Hong Kong   

 

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

   

Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited – Hong Kong 

Tencent Holdings Limited – The Cayman Islands 

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

 

Ordinary Shares, nominal value of €0.000625 per share

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

 

L8681T102. 

 

Item 3.

If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

 

(a)

o  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

 

(b)

o  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

 

(c)

o  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

 

(d)

o  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

 

(e)

o  An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

(f)

o  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

(g)

o  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

(h)

o  A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

(i)

o  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

(j)

o  A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

 

(k)

o  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K).  If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____.

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of issuer identified in Item 1.

 

(a)

The information required by Items 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.

  

(b)

Percent of class is determined based on 181,144,339 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2018 as reported by the Issuer in its Form 6-K dated November 1, 2018.

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

The information required by Items 4(c) is set forth in Rows 5-8 of the cover page for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

 

Tencent Mobility Limited and Tencent Music Entertainment Hong Kong Limited beneficially own 3,227,920 Ordinry Shares and 4,276,200 Ordinary Shares, respectively. Tencent Mobility Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited. Tencent Music Entertainment Hong Kong Limited is a subsidiary controlled by Tencent Holdings Limited.

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Certifications.

 

Not applicable.

 

LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.	Description
A	Joint Filing Agreement

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 1, 2019

Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited
By:	/s/ Ma Huateng
	Name: Ma Huateng
	Title: Director

Tencent Holdings Limited
By:	/s/ Ma Huateng
	Name: Ma Huateng
	Title: Director

Exhibit A

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned hereby agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G may be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements.

 

Date: February 1, 2019

 

Image Frame Investment (HK) Limited
By:	/s/ Ma Huateng
	Name: Ma Huateng
	Title: Director

Tencent Holdings Limited
By:	/s/ Ma Huateng
	Name: Ma Huateng
	Title: Director