Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-23-277916
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2023-11-14 19:00:00
Filed By:
Silver Lake Partners
Company:
Root Inc. (NASDAQ:ROOT)
Filing Date:
2023-11-15
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
SLP Omni Aggregator 0 0 0 0 0 0%
SLP VI Aggregator GP 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Silver Lake Technology Associates VI 0 0 0 0 0 0%
SLTA VI (GP) 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Silver Lake Group 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

Root, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

77664L207

(CUSIP Number)

Andrew J. Schader, Esq.

Silver Lake

55 Hudson Yards

550 West 34th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10001

(212) 981-5600

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

With copies to:

Kenneth Wallach, Esq.

Hui Lin, Esq.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 455-2000

November 13, 2023

(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.

 

 

 

*

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, as amended (the Exchange 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. 77664L207

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  SLP Omni Aggregator, L.P.

  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 if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

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

 

  0

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  0%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  PN

 

2


CUSIP No. 77664L207

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  SLP VI Aggregator GP, L.L.C.

  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 if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

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

 

  0

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  0%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  OO

 

3


CUSIP No. 77664L207

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  Silver Lake Technology Associates VI, L.P.

  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 if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

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

 

  0

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  0%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  PN

 

4


CUSIP No. 77664L207

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  SLTA VI (GP), L.L.C.

  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 if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

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

 

  0

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  0%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  OO

 

5


CUSIP No. 77664L207

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.

  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 if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

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

 

  0

12.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

13.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

  0%

14.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  OO

 

6


Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 1) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 6, 2020 (as amended, the Schedule 13D) related to the Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the Class A Common Stock) of Root, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 80 E. Rich Street, Suite 500, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

The Items below amend the information disclosed under the corresponding Items of the Schedule 13D as described below. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 2. Identity and Background

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by incorporating herein by reference the information set forth on the updated Annex A attached hereto.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Items 5 (a)-(c) and (e) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a) and (b) As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons do not beneficially own any shares of Class A Common Stock. Information with respect to the beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock by the individuals listed in Annex A is set forth in Annex A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 5.

(c) Except as set forth below, none of the Reporting Persons, or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any other persons listed in Annex A, have effected any transaction in Class A Common Stock during the past 60 days.

The following shares of Class A Common Stock held by SLP Omni Aggregator, L.P. were sold between November 8, 2023 and November 13, 2023 in multiple open market sale transactions and on November 13, 2023 in a block sale as described below.

 

Date

   Number of Shares
Sold
     Weighted Average
Price Per Share
     Price Range per
Share Low
     Price Range per
Share High
 

11/8/2023

     4,226      $ 10.1631      $ 10.0700      $ 10.2500  

11/9/2023

     7,113      $ 9.8933      $ 9.7400      $ 10.3000  

11/10/2023

     2,727      $ 9.8700      $ 9.7700      $ 10.0900  

11/13/2023

     4,500      $ 9.9209      $ 9.6700      $ 10.0550  

11/13/2023

     495,837      $ 9.25        N/A        N/A  

The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold at each separate price within the price ranges set forth on the table above.

(e) Following the sale of securities described herein, the Reporting Persons no longer beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock.

 

7


Signatures

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

Dated: November 15, 2023

 

SLP Omni Aggregator, L.P.
By:   SLP VI Aggregator GP, L.L.C. its general partner
By:   Silver Lake Technology Associates VI, L.P., its managing member
By:   SLTA VI (GP), L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Andrew J. Schader

  Name:   Andrew J. Schader
  Title:   Managing Director and General Counsel
SLP VI Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
By:   Silver Lake Technology Associates VI, L.P., its managing member
By:   SLTA VI (GP), L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Andrew J. Schader

  Name:   Andrew J. Schader
  Title:   Managing Director and General Counsel
Silver Lake Technology Associates VI, L.P.
By:   SLTA VI (GP), L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Andrew J. Schader

  Name:   Andrew J. Schader
  Title:   Managing Director and General Counsel
SLTA VI (GP), L.L.C.
By:   Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Andrew J. Schader

  Name:   Andrew J. Schader
  Title:   Managing Director and General Counsel

Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Andrew J. Schader

  Name:   Andrew J. Schader
  Title:   Managing Director and General Counsel

Annex A

The following sets forth the name and principal occupation of each of the managing members of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., each of whom is a citizen of the United States.

 

Name

  

Business Address

  

Principal Occupation

Egon Durban   

c/o Silver Lake

2775 Sand Hill Road, Suite 100

Menlo Park, California 94025

   Co-CEO and Managing Member of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
Kenneth Hao   

c/o Silver Lake

2775 Sand Hill Road, Suite 100

Menlo Park, California 94025

   Chairman and Managing Member of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
Gregory Mondre   

c/o Silver Lake

55 Hudson Yards

550 West 34th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10001

   Co-CEO and Managing Member of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
Joseph Osnoss   

c/o Silver Lake

55 Hudson Yards

550 West 34th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10001

   Managing Member and Managing Partner of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.

None of the persons listed above beneficially owns any shares of Class A Common Stock.