Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-24-033811
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2024-02-12 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Berkshire Partners Holdings Llc
- Company:
- Portillo's Inc.
- Filing Date:
- 2024-02-13
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Partners Holdings | 0 | 21,859,067 | 0 | 21,859,067 | 21,859,067 | 30.6% |
| BPSP | 0 | 21,859,067 | 0 | 21,859,067 | 21,859,067 | 30.6% |
| Berkshire Partners | 0 | 21,859,067 | 0 | 21,859,067 | 21,859,067 | 30.6% |
| Berkshire Fund VIII | 0 | 14,254,321 | 0 | 14,254,321 | 14,254,321 | 20.5% |
| Berkshire Fund VIII-A | 0 | 5,922,794 | 0 | 5,922,794 | 5,922,794 | 10.7% |
| Berkshire Investors III | 0 | 391,746 | 0 | 391,746 | 391,746 | 0.7% |
| Berkshire Investors IV | 0 | 1,290,206 | 0 | 1,290,206 | 1,290,206 | 2.3% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Amendment No. 2)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PORTILLOS INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
73642K106
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
☐ Rule 13d-1(b)
☐ Rule 13d-1(c)
☒ Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in 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. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Partners Holdings 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
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
21,859,067 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
21,859,067 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
21,859,067 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
30.6% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
OO | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 71,378,546 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which is the sum of (i) 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 24, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 2, 2023 (the Form 10-Q), and (ii) 15,936,273 units of PHD Group Holdings LLC (LLC Units) that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, which are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons (as defined herein). |
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| CUSIP No. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
BPSP, L.P. | |||||
| 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
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
21,859,067 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
21,859,067 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
21,859,067 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
30.6% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
PN | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 71,378,546 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which is the sum of (i) 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q, and (ii) 15,936,273 LLC Units that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, which are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. |
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| CUSIP No. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Partners LLC | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☒
| |||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Massachusetts | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5 | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
21,859,067 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
21,859,067 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
21,859,067 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
30.6% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
IA | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 71,378,546 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which is the sum of (i) 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q, and (ii) 15,936,273 LLC Units that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, which are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. |
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| CUSIP No. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Fund VIII, L.P. | |||||
| 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
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
14,254,321 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
14,254,321 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
14,254,321 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
20.5% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
PN | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 69,696,594 shares of Class A common stock outstanding which is the sum of (i) 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q, and (ii) 14,254,321 LLC Units that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, which are directly owned by Berkshire Fund VIII, L.P. |
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| CUSIP No. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Fund VIII-A, L.P. | |||||
| 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
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
5,922,794 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
5,922,794 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,922,794 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
10.7% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
PN | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q. |
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| CUSIP No. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Investors III LLC | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☒
| |||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Massachusetts | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5 | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
391,746 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
391,746 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
391,746 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.7% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
OO | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 55,834,019 shares of Class A common stock outstanding which is the sum of (i) 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q, and (ii) 391,746 LLC Units that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, which are directly owned by Berkshire Investors III LLC. |
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| CUSIP No. 73642K106 | 13G |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Investors IV 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
0 | ||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power
1,290,206 | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power
1,290,206 |
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,290,206 | |||||
| 10 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.3% * | |||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person
OO | |||||
| * | Percentage calculations are based on 56,732,479 shares of Class A common stock outstanding which is the sum of (i) 55,442,273 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q, and (ii) 1,290,206 LLC Units that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, which are directly owned by Berkshire Investors IV LLC. |
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| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Portillos Inc. (Issuer)
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices: |
2001 Spring Road, Suite 400
Oak Brook, IL 60523
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
This Statement is being filed on behalf of Berkshire Partner Holdings LLC (BPH), Berkshire Investors III LLC (Berkshire Investors III), Berkshire Investors IV LLC (Berkshire Investors IV), Berkshire Fund VIII-A, L.P. (VIII-A), Berkshire Fund VIII, L.P. (VIII), Berkshire Partners LLC (BP), and BPSP, L.P. (BPSP) (each, a Reporting Person and, collectively, the Reporting Persons). Certain of the Reporting Persons make acquisitions in, and dispose of, securities of an issuer on the same terms and conditions and at the same time.
BPH is the general partner of BPSP, which is the managing member of BP. Eighth Berkshire Associates LLC (8BA), which is managed by an investment committee of more than three members (the Committee), is the general partner of VIII and VIII-A. The Committee also manages each of Berkshire Investors III and Berkshire Investors IV. BP is the investment adviser for VIII and VIII-A. The Committee makes investment and voting decisions for VIII and VIII-A by majority vote. Based on the foregoing and the relationships described herein, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act. The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons admit to being part of a group or have agreed to act as a group. Joshua Lutzker, a Managing Director of BP, is a director of the Issuer.
An agreement among the Reporting Persons that this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
The following address is the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons:
200 Clarendon Street, 35th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5021
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
Each of BPH, BPSP, Berkshire Investors IV, VIII-A, and VIII is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Each of BP and Berkshire Investors III is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer.
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
73642K106
| Item 3. | Not applicable. |
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | The responses of the Reporting Persons to Row (9) of the cover pages of this Statement are incorporated herein by reference. 8BA is the general partner of VIII and VIII-A. BP, a registered investment adviser, is the investment manager for VIII and VIII-A. As the managing member of BP, BPSP may be deemed to beneficially own the securities that are beneficially owned by BP. As the general partner of BPSP, BPH may be deemed to beneficially own the securities that are beneficially owned by BPSP. However, BPSP and BPH disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, and the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that BPSP or BPH is, for the purpose of Section 13(d) of the Act, the beneficial owner of such securities beneficially owned by BP. |
| (b) | The responses of the Reporting Persons to Row (11) of the cover pages of this Statement are incorporated herein by reference. As of December 31, 2023, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned in the aggregate 21,859,067 shares of Class A common stock, including 15,936,273 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the conversion of an equal number of units of PHD Group Holdings LLC, representing approximately 30.6% of the shares of Class A common stock outstanding (based on the number of shares outstanding as of October 26, 2023, as provided in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 24, 2023). |
| (c) | The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows (5) through (8) of the cover pages of this Statement are incorporated herein by reference. |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
Not applicable.
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| Item 6. | Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
Under certain circumstances, partners, members or managed accounts of a Reporting Person or another person named above in Item 4, as the case may be, could have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned by such Reporting Person.
| 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 Item 4(a) above.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
Not applicable.
| Item 10. | Certification |
Not applicable.
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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.
Dated: February 13, 2024
| BERKSHIRE PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| BPSP, L.P. | ||
| By: Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC, its general partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC | ||
| By: | BPSP, L.P., its managing member | |
| By: | Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| BERKSHIRE FUND VIII, L.P. | ||
| By: | Eighth Berkshire Associates LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
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| BERKSHIRE FUND VIII-A, L.P. | ||
| By: | Eighth Berkshire Associates LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| BERKSHIRE INVESTORS III LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| BERKSHIRE INVESTORS IV LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth S. Bring | |
| Name: Kenneth S. Bring | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||
| 1 | Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of the Reporting Persons Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022). | |||||
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