Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000921895-20-000125
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2020-01-16 16:20:09
Filed By:
Legion Partners Asset Management
Company:
Lifecore Biomedical Inc. (NASDAQ:LFCR)
Filing Date:
2020-01-16
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Legion Partners 1,430,396 1,430,396 4.90%
Legion Partners 70,949 70,949 Less than 1%
Legion Partners 1,501,345 1,501,345 5.15%
Legion Partners Asset Management 1,501,345 1,501,345 5.15%
Legion Partners Holdings 1,501,545 1,501,545 5.15%
Christopher S. Kiper 1,501,545 1,501,545 5.15%
Raymond T. White 1,501,545 1,501,545 5.15%
Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No.  )1

Landec Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

514766104

(CUSIP Number)

CHRISTOPHER S. KIPER

LEGION PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1240

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(424) 253-1773

 

STEVE WOLOSKY, ESQ.

ELIZABETH GONZALEZ-SUSSMAN, ESQ.

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 7, 2020

(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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

1              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).

 
  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Legion Partners, L.P. I  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        Delaware  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,430,396  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,430,396  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,430,396  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        4.90%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Legion Partners, L.P. II  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        Delaware  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         70,949  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          70,949  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        70,949  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Legion Partners, LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        Delaware  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,501,345  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,501,345  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,501,345  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        5.15%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        Delaware  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,501,345  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,501,345  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,501,345  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        5.15%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IA  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Legion Partners Holdings, LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        Delaware  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,501,545  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,501,545  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,501,545  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        5.15%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Christopher S. Kiper  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,501,545  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,501,545  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,501,545  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        5.15%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Raymond T. White  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        AF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,501,545  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,501,545  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,501,545  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        5.15%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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The following constitutes the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (the “Schedule 13D”).

Item 1.Security and Issuer.

This statement relates to the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 232, Santa Clara, California 95054.

Item 2.Identity and Background.

(a)       This statement is filed by:

(i)Legion Partners, L.P. I, a Delaware limited partnership (“Legion Partners I”);
(ii)Legion Partners, L.P. II, a Delaware limited partnership (“Legion Partners II”);
(iii)Legion Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which serves as the general partner of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II;
(iv)Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Legion Partners Asset Management”), which serves as the investment advisor of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II;
(v)Legion Partners Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Legion Partners Holdings”), which serves as the sole member of Legion Partners Asset Management and the sole member of Legion Partners, LLC;
(vi)Christopher S. Kiper, who serves as a managing director of Legion Partners Asset Management and a managing member of Legion Partners Holdings; and
(vii)Raymond T. White, who serves as a managing director of Legion Partners Asset Management and a managing member of Legion Partners Holdings.

Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing Agreement, as further described in Item 6. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D.

(b)       The address of the principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is 12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1240, Los Angeles, California 90025.

(c)       The principal business of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II is investing in securities. The principal business of Legion Partners, LLC is serving as the general partner of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II. The principal business of Legion Partners Asset Management is managing investments in securities and serving as the investment advisor of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II. The principal business of Legion Partners Holdings is serving as the sole member of Legion Partners Asset Management and the sole member of Legion Partners, LLC. The principal occupation of each of Messrs. Kiper and White is serving as a managing director of Legion Partners Asset Management and a managing member of Legion Partners Holdings.

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(d)       No Reporting Person has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e)       No Reporting Person has, during the last five years, been 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)       Each of Legion Partners I, Legion Partners II, Legion Partners, LLC, Legion Partners Asset Management and Legion Partners Holdings are organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Messrs. Kiper and White are citizens of the United States of America.

Item 3.Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

The securities of the Issuer purchased by each of Legion Partners I, Legion Partners II and Legion Partners Holdings were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases, except as otherwise noted in Schedule A, which is incorporated herein by reference. The aggregate purchase price of the 1,430,396 Shares owned directly by Legion Partners I is approximately $14,584,961, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 70,949 Shares owned directly by Legion Partners II is approximately $724,478, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 200 Shares owned directly by Legion Partners Holdings is approximately $2,082, including brokerage commissions.

 

Item 4.Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting Persons purchased the securities of the Issuer based on the Reporting Persons’ belief that such securities, when purchased, were undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity.  Depending upon 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 to increase or decrease their position in the Issuer through, among other things, the purchase or sale of securities of the Issuer on the open market or in private transactions or otherwise, on such terms and at such times as the Reporting Persons may deem advisable.

 

The Reporting Persons believe the current market price of the Shares does not reflect the Issuer’s intrinsic value. The Reporting Persons are concerned that the Issuer is engaged in an odd combination of businesses that will never achieve full and fair value in the Issuer’s current structure. The Issuer in one business segment (Curation Foods) sells vegetables such as kale salads, and in its other business segment (Lifecore Biomedical) engages in pharmaceutical drug development. The Reporting Persons do not believe that there is a large group of investors seeking to invest in companies that are concurrently engaged in salad production and drug development or that there are many sell-side analysts who are specialists in both businesses. For these reasons, the Reporting Persons believe the Issuer trades at a significant discount to the sum of its parts. The Reporting Persons are also concerned that the value of the Shares continues to be adversely affected by the numerous forecasting inaccuracies and poor operational execution under the Issuer’s prior CEO.

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The Issuer’s management seems focused on profitability improvements in the Curation Foods segment and believes that meaningfully higher earnings power is possible in the near future. The Reporting Persons believe that the Curation Foods segment could be worth $304 million, based on a 5.6% EBITDA margin on $579 million in projected sales by fiscal year ending May 2022, and the Lifecore Biomedical business could be worth $447 million, based on a 26.5% EBITDA margin on $112 million in projected sales by fiscal year ending May 2022. After adjusting for the value of the Issuer’s investment in Windset Farms of $63 million, the negative value of unallocated corporate costs of $56 million and projected net debt of $184 million, the Reporting Persons believe that the Issuer’s intrinsic value of the Shares could be $20 per Share by May 2021, which is significantly higher than the current trading price of $11.09 per Share as of the close of business on January 15, 2020. The Reporting Persons are skeptical the Company will ever achieve fair value in its current structure and believe that Curation Foods should be optimized and then divested.

 

No Reporting Person has any present plan or proposal which would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D except as set forth herein or such as would occur upon or in connection with completion of, or following, any of the actions discussed herein. The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors including, without limitation, the Issuer’s financial position and investment strategy, the price levels of the securities of the Issuer, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may in the future take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate including, without limitation, engaging in communications with management, the Board and their advisors, engaging in discussions with shareholders of the Issuer and others about the Issuer and the Reporting Persons’ investment, making proposals to the Issuer concerning changes to the capitalization, the ownership structure, the structure, composition and skill sets of the Board and senior management or the operations of the Issuer, purchasing additional securities of the Issuer, selling some or all of such securities, entering into financial instruments or other agreements that increase or decrease the Reporting Persons’ economic or beneficial exposure with respect to their investment in the Issuer, engaging in short selling of or any hedging or similar transaction with respect to the securities of the Issuer, including swaps and other derivative instruments, or changing their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in Item 4.

 

Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 29,162,983 Shares outstanding as of December 27, 2019 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2020.

 

A.Legion Partners I
(a)As of the close of business on January 16, 2020, Legion Partners I beneficially owned 1,430,396 Shares.

Percentage: Approximately 4.90%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,430,396
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,430,396
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(c)The transactions in the Shares by Legion Partners I during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.
B.Legion Partners II
(a)As of the close of business on January 16, 2020, Legion Partners II beneficially owned 70,949 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 70,949
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 70,949

 

(c)The transactions in the Shares by Legion Partners II during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.
C.Legion Partners, LLC
(a)As the general partner of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II, Legion Partners, LLC may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 1,430,396 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners I and (ii) 70,949 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners II.

Percentage: Approximately 5.15%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,501,345
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,501,345

 

(c)Legion Partners, LLC has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.
D.Legion Partners Asset Management
(a)As the investment advisor of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II, Legion Partners Asset Management may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 1,430,396 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners I and (ii) 70,949 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners II.

Percentage: Approximately 5.15%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,501,345
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,501,345
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(c)Legion Partners Asset Management has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.
E.Legion Partners Holdings
(a)As of the close of business on January 16, 2020, Legion Partners Holdings beneficially owned 200 Shares. As the sole member of Legion Partners Asset Management and the sole member of Legion Partners, LLC, Legion Partners Holdings may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 1,430,396 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners I and (ii) 70,949 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners II.

Percentage: Approximately 5.15%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,501,545
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,501,545

 

(c)Legion Partners Holdings has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.
F.Messrs. Kiper and White
(a)Each of Messrs. Kiper and White, as a managing director of Legion Partners Asset Management and a managing member of Legion Partners Holdings, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 1,430,396 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners I, (ii) 70,949 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners II and (iii) 200 Shares beneficially owned by Legion Partners Holdings.

Percentage: Approximately 5.15%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,501,545
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,501,545

 

(c)Neither Mr. Kiper nor Mr. White has entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. The transactions in the Shares on behalf of each of Legion Partners I and Legion Partners II during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

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(d)       No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares.

(e)       Not applicable.

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

On January 16, 2020, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing Agreement in which the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to securities of the Issuer, to the extent required by applicable law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Other than as described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the Reporting Persons, or between the Reporting Persons and any other person, with respect to the securities of the Issuer.

Item 7.Material to be Filed as Exhibits
99.1Joint Filing Agreement by and among Legion Partners, L.P. I, Legion Partners, L.P. II, Legion Partners, LLC, Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC, Legion Partners Holdings, LLC, Christopher S. Kiper and Raymond T. White, dated January 16, 2020.
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SIGNATURES

 

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

Dated: January 16, 2020

  Legion Partners, L.P. I
   
  By: Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC
    Investment Advisor
     
  By:

/s/ Christopher S. Kiper

    Name: Christopher S. Kiper
    Title: Managing Director

 

  Legion Partners, L.P. II
   
  By: Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC
    Investment Advisor
     
  By:

/s/ Christopher S. Kiper

    Name: Christopher S. Kiper
    Title: Managing Director

 

  Legion Partners, LLC
   
  By: Legion Partners Holdings, LLC
    Managing Member
     
  By:

/s/ Christopher S. Kiper

    Name: Christopher S. Kiper
    Title: Managing Member

 

  Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Christopher S. Kiper

    Name: Christopher S. Kiper
    Title: Managing Director

 

  Legion Partners Holdings, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Christopher S. Kiper

    Name: Christopher S. Kiper
    Title: Managing Member

 

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/s/ Christopher S. Kiper

  Christopher S. Kiper
   
   
 

/s/ Raymond T. White

  Raymond T. White
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SCHEDULE A

 

Transactions in the Shares During the Past Sixty Days

 

Nature of the Transaction Amount of Securities Purchased / (Sold) Price ($) Date of
Purchase / Sale

 

Legion Partners, L.P. I

Purchase of Common Stock 14,665 10.9867 11/21/2019
Purchase of Common Stock 38,729 10.9999 12/09/2019
Purchase of Common Stock 15,492 9.6039 01/02/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 95,709 9.8144 01/03/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 121,688 9.9569 01/03/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 19,237 9.9340 01/06/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 54,557 10.0328 01/07/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 4,768 10.2239 01/08/2020

 

Legion Partners, L.P. II

Purchase of Common Stock 747 10.9867 11/21/2019
Purchase of Common Stock 1,973 10.9999 12/09/2019
Purchase of Common Stock 696 9.6039 01/02/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 4,291 9.8144 01/03/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 5,456 9.9569 01/03/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 863 9.9340 01/06/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 2,446 10.0328 01/07/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 237 10.2239 01/08/2020