Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-20-077340
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2020-03-18 17:30:57
Filed By:
M&g Investment Management Ltd
Company:
Methanex Corp (NASDAQ:MEOH)
Filing Date:
2020-03-18
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
M G Investment Management Limited No 14,308,782 0 14,308,782 0 14,308,782 18.78%
Filing

 

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 13) *

Methanex Corporation

 

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

59151K108

 

(CUSIP Number)

Rupert Krefting

Head of Corporate Finance and Stewardship

M&G Investment Management Limited

10 Fenchurch Avenue

London EC3M 5AG

+44 (0) 207 548 6600

With a copy to:

Richard M. Brand

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

(212) 504-6000

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

17 March 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(Dor 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.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons 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).


     

CUSIP No. 59151K108

   13D   

 

1.        

  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

(ENTITIES ONLY)

 

M&G Investment Management Limited

No I.R.S. Identification Number

2.

  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(see instructions)

 

(a)        

 

(b)        

3.

  

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4.

  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

(see instructions)

 

OO

5.

  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)      

 

6.

  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United Kingdom, England

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

    BENEFICIALLY    

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  

7.     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

        14,308,782

8.     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

        0

9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

        14,308,782

10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

         0

11.        

  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

14,308,782

12.

  

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

(see instructions)

13.

  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

18.78%

14.

  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

IA

 

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CUSIP No. 59151K108

   13D   

 

1.        

  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.RS. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

(ENTITIES ONLY)

 

M&G Global Dividend Fund

No I.R.S. Identification Number

2.

  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(see instructions)

 

(a)        

 

(b)        

3.

  

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4.

  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

(see instructions)

 

00

5.

  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)      

 

6.

  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United Kingdom, England

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

    BENEFICIALLY    

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  

7.     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

        0

8.     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

        0

9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

        0

 

10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

         0

11.        

  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

5,658,642

12.

  

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

(see instructions)

 

13.

  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

7.43%

14.

  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

IV

 

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CUSIP No. 59151K108

 

  

13D

 

    

 

1.        

  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.RS. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

(ENTITIES ONLY)

 

M&G (Lux) Investment Funds 1

No I.R.S. Identification Number

2.

  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(see instructions)

 

(a)        

(b)        

3.

  

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4.

  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

 

00

5.

  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)      

 

6.

  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United Kingdom, England

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

    BENEFICIALLY    

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

 

  

7.     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

        0

8.     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

        0

9.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

        0

10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

        0

11.        

  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

4,975,974

12.

  

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

(see instructions)

 

13.

  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

6.53%

14.

  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

IV

 

4


     

CUSIP No. 59151K108

 

  

13D

 

    

 

This amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on March 24, 2017, as amended prior to the date of this amendment (as so amended, the Original Schedule 13D), by (i) M&G Investment Management Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (M&G Investment Management), (ii) M&G Global Dividend Fund, an Open-Ended Investment Company, with variable capital, incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (Dividend Fund), and (iii) M&G (Lux) Investment Funds 1, a Société dInvestissement à Capital Variable, incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg (Lux Investment Funds, together with M&G Investment Management and Dividend Fund, the Reporting Persons). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D.

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This statement relates to the shares of common stock of Methanex Corp, a British Columbia corporation (the Issuer). The address of the principal executive offices is:

1800 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3M1, Canada

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

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

On March 25, 2019, the Reporting Persons delivered a notice of nomination to the Board of Directors of the Issuer to nominate four directors for election at the annual meeting of the Issuer on April 25, 2019. The full text of the accompanying press release that was issued in connection with delivering the notice of nomination is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

(a)

M&G Investment Management Limited (MAGIM) beneficially own 14,308,782 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 18.78% of 76,196,080 outstanding shares of Common Stock of Methanex, as published by the Issuer on January 29, 2020.

 

(b)

M&G Investment Management has sole voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares.

 

(c)

The table below details all transactions since the last 13D filed, on behalf of the Reporting Persons identified above on March 06, 2020, until the date of this filing.

 

Acquirer/Disposer    Trade Date    Transaction
Type
 Amount of 
Shares
  Price  
Per
Share
    Where/How    
Effected

M&G Investment Management Limited

  06-Mar-2020   BUY   54,000   $24.52   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  06-Mar-2020   BUY   21,000   $24.52   On Market

 

5


M&G Investment Management Limited

  06-Mar-2020     BUY            25,000         $24.52       On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  09-Mar-2020   BUY   159,704   $18.88   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  09-Mar-2020   BUY   115,728   $18.88   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  09-Mar-2020   BUY   157,072   $18.88   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  10-Mar-2020   BUY   21,000   $18.73   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  10-Mar-2020   BUY   30,000   $18.73   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  10-Mar-2020   BUY   49,000   $18.73   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  16-Mar-2020   BUY   11,674   $13.38   Internal Transfer

M&G Investment Management Limited

  16-Mar-2020   SELL   -7,911   $13.38   Internal Transfer

M&G Investment Management Limited

  16-Mar-2020   SELL   -3,763   $13.38   Internal Transfer

M&G Investment Management Limited

  17-Mar-2020   BUY   85,000   $12.03   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  17-Mar-2020   BUY   65,000   $12.03   On Market

M&G Investment Management Limited

  17-Mar-2020   BUY   150,000   $12.03   On Market

 

(d)

To the best knowledge of the reporting persons, no person other than the reporting persons identified in this Schedule 13D have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities beneficially owned identified herein.

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

Not Applicable.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

Exhibit 99.2      Press Release, dated April 12, 2019

 

6


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: March 18, 2020

 

M&G Investment Management Limited

By:

 

/s/ Mark Thomas

 

Mark Thomas, Head of Regulatory Reporting, M&G

M&G Global Dividend Fund

By:

 

M&G Investment Management Limited, its manager

By:

 

/s/ Mark Thomas

 

Mark Thomas, Head of Regulatory Reporting, M&G

M&G (Lux) Investment Funds 1

By: M&G Investment Management Limited, its manager

By:      

 

/s/ Mark Thomas

 

Mark Thomas, Head of Regulatory Reporting, M&G