Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000921895-22-002984
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2022-11-13 19:00:00
Filed By:
Simcoe Capital Management
Company:
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.
Filing Date:
2022-11-14
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
SIMCOE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 3,794,725 3,794,725 3,794,725 13.0%
SIMCOE PARTNERS 3,437,135 3,437,135 3,437,135 11.8%
SIMCOE SELECT 194,183 194,183 194,183 Less than 1%
SIMCOE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 3,631,318 3,631,318 3,631,318 12.5%
SDR PARTNERS 163,407 163,407 163,407 Less than 1%
JEFFREY JACOBOWITZ 3,836,991 3,836,991 3,836,991 13.2%
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. 5)1

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

25787G100

(CUSIP Number)

JEFFREY Jacobowitz

SIMCOE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

540 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(212) 448-7400

 

STEVE WOLOSKY, 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)

 

November 2, 2022

(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).

 

CUSIP No. 25787G100

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        SIMCOE CAPITAL 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         3,794,725  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          3,794,725  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        3,794,725  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        13.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        SIMCOE PARTNERS, L.P.  
  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         3,437,135  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          3,437,135  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        3,437,135  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        11.8%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        SIMCOE SELECT, L.P.  
  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         194,183  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          194,183  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        194,183  
  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  
         
        SIMCOE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 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         3,631,318  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          3,631,318  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        3,631,318  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        12.5%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        SDR PARTNERS, LLC  
  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         163,407  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          163,407  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        163,407  
  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  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        JEFFREY JACOBOWITZ  
  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         3,836,991*  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          3,836,991*  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        3,836,991*  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        13.2%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

*Includes 36,088 Shares held directly by Mr. Jacobowitz and 6,178 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Jacobowitz in his capacity as a director of the Issuer.

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The following constitutes Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 5”). This Amendment No. 5 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. This Amendment No. 5 was triggered solely due to a change in the number of outstanding Shares of the Issuer.

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

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The Shares purchased by each of Simcoe Partners, Simcoe Select and SDR Partners 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. The aggregate purchase price of the 3,437,135 Shares directly owned by Simcoe Partners is approximately $59,675,912, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 194,183 Shares directly owned by Simcoe Select is approximately $2,947,929, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 163,407 Shares directly owned by SDR Partners is approximately $2,592,109, including brokerage commissions.

The 36,088 Shares and 6,178 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were granted to Mr. Jacobowitz in his capacity as a director of the Issuer. The RSUs are payable in Shares on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or when Mr. Jacobowitz ceases to be a director of the Issuer.

Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) - (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 29,103,898 Shares outstanding, as of October 28, 2022, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2022.

A.Simcoe Partners
(a)As of the date hereof, Simcoe Partners directly owned 3,437,135 Shares.

Percentage: Approximately 11.8%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,437,135
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,437,135
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c)Simcoe Partners has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
B.Simcoe Select
(a)As of the date hereof, Simcoe Select directly owned 194,183 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

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(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 194,183
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 194,183
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c)Simcoe Select has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
C.Simcoe Management
(a)Simcoe Management, as the general partner of Simcoe Partners and Simcoe Select, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,437,135 Shares owned by Simcoe Partners and (ii) 194,183 Shares owned by Simcoe Select.

Percentage: Approximately 12.5%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,631,318
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,631,318

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c)Simcoe Management has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
D.SDR Partners
(a)As of the date hereof, SDR Partners directly owned 163,407 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 163,407
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 163,407
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c)SDR Partners has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
E.Simcoe Capital
(a)Simcoe Capital, as the investment manager to each of Simcoe Partners, Simcoe Select and SDR Partners, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,437,135 Shares owned by Simcoe Partners, (ii) 194,183 Shares owned by Simcoe Select and (iii) 163,407 Shares owned by SDR Partners.

Percentage: Approximately 13.0% 

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,794,725
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,794,725
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

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(c)Simcoe Capital has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
F.Mr. Jacobowitz
(a)Mr. Jacobowitz, as Managing Member of each of Simcoe Management and Simcoe Capital, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,437,135 Shares owned by Simcoe Partners, (ii) 194,183 Shares owned by Simcoe Select and (iii) 163,407 Shares owned by SDR Partners. Mr. Jacobowitz has also been granted 36,088 Shares and 6,178 RSUs in his capacity as a director of the Issuer. The RSUs are payable in Shares on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or when Mr. Jacobowitz ceases to be a director of the Issuer.

Percentage: Approximately 13.2% 

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,836,991
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,836,991
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c)Mr. Jacobowitz has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.

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 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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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: November 14, 2022

  Simcoe Partners, L.P.
   
  By:

Simcoe Management Company, LLC

General Partner

     
  By:

/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz

    Name: Jeffrey Jacobowitz
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

  SIMCOE SELECT, L.P.
   
  By:

Simcoe Management Company, LLC

General Partner

     
  By:

/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz

    Name: Jeffrey Jacobowitz
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

  Simcoe Management Company, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz

    Name: Jeffrey Jacobowitz
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

  SDR Partners, LLC
   
  By:

Simcoe Capital Management, LLC

Investment Manager

     
  By:

/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz

    Name: Jeffrey Jacobowitz
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

  Simcoe Capital Management, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz

    Name: Jeffrey Jacobowitz
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz

  Jeffrey Jacobowitz

 

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