Filing Details

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	ESW Capital, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	DELAWARE
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			1,803,574
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,803,574
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,803,574
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	6.0%*
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

*	Based upon 30,100,217 shares of Common Stock as of April 30, 2021, as reported in the issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed on May 5, 2021.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Joseph A. Liemandt
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			1,803,574
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,803,574
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,803,574
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	6.0%*
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN/HC

*	Based upon 30,100,217 shares of Common Stock as of April 30, 2021, as reported in the issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed on May 5, 2021.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	DevFactory FZ-LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	DUBAI
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			1,803,574
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,803,574
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,803,574
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	6.0%*
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

*	Based upon 30,100,217 shares of Common Stock as of April 30, 2021, as reported in the issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed on May 5, 2021.

Explanatory Note: This Schedule 13G is being filed in accordance with Rule 13d-1(h) to reflect that (i) ESW Capital, LLC, (ii) Joseph A. Liemandt and (iii) DevFactory FZ-LLC (the “Reporting Persons”) no longer hold the securities with a purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the Issuer. This Schedule 13G is being filed as Amendment No. 12 to the Schedule 13D originally filed on Schedule 13G with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 26, 2015 and all subsequent Schedule 13D and amendments to Schedule 13Ds filed by the Reporting Persons on each of June 23, 2015, July 22, 2015, August 25, 2015, December 22, 2015, January 19, 2016, March 17, 2016, March 24, 2016, June 8, 2017, June 27, 2017, December 22, 2017, August 29, 2018 and May 24, 2021 (as amended, the “Statement”), with respect to the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”), of Upland Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer” or “Company”).

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Upland Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1850, Austin, TX 78701

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

This Statement is filed by ESW Capital, LLC (“ESW”), a private investment fund that is principally engaged in the business of investing in securities; Joseph A. Liemandt (“Liemandt”), the sole voting member of ESW; and DevFactory FZ-LLC (“DevFactory”), a controlled subsidiary of ESW that from time to time may hold securities for investment purposes.

Item 2(b).

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

ESW and Liemandt: 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2650, Austin, Texas 78701

DevFactory: 705, Al Thuraya Tower 1, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

ESW is a Delaware limited liability company.

Mr. Liemandt is a natural person and United States citizen.

DevFactory is a Dubai free zone limited liability company and a controlled subsidiary of ESW

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”)

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:91544A109

Item 3.

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership.

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of May 26, 2021, ESW may be deemed to beneficially own 1,803,574 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 6.0% of the 30,100,217 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding on April 30, 2021 as reported in the issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed on May 5, 2021. The 1,803,574 shares are held directly by DevFactory (the “DevFactory Shares”). ESW may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the DevFactory Shares.  Liemandt is the sole voting member of ESW and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the DevFactory Shares.

(b)

Percent of Class:

ESW	6.0%
Liemandt	6.0%
DevFactory	6.0%

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)

sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See Item 5 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(ii)

shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

See Item 6 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(iii)

sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See Item 7 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(iv)

shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See Item 8 on the cover page(s) hereto.

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ☐

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.

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

See Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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.

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