Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-24-046630
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2024-02-25 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Lampert Edward S
- Company:
- Seritage Growth Properties (BIT:SRG)
- Filing Date:
- 2024-02-26
- SEC Url:
- 13D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward S. Lampert | 13,536,958 | 0 | 13,536,958 | 0 | 13,536,958 | 24.1% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 21)
Seritage Growth Properties
(Name of Issuer)
Class A common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
81752R100
(CUSIP Number)
Bruce Newsome, Esq.
Haynes and Boone, LLP
2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 651-5119
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 22, 2024
(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 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. 81752R100
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons.
Edward S. Lampert | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
PF | |||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
| 7. | Sole Voting Power
13,536,958 (1) | ||||
| 8. | Shared Voting Power
0 | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power
13,536,958 (1) | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
13,536,958 (1) | |||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
24.1% (2) | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN | |||||
| (1) | Includes 3,492 Class A Shares held by The Nicholas Trust and 3,492 Class A Shares held by The Nina Trust. |
| (2) | Based upon 56,185,420 Class A Shares outstanding as of November 3, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on November 8, 2023. |
This Amendment No. 21 to Schedule 13D (this Amendment) relates to Class A common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (Class A Shares), of Seritage Growth Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the Issuer). This Amendment amends the Schedule 13D, as previously amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by Edward S. Lampert, a United States citizen (the Reporting Person), by furnishing the information set forth below. Except as otherwise specified in this Amendment, all previous Items are unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Schedule 13D, as previously amended, filed with the SEC.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a)-(b) The Reporting Person declares that neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13D.
As of February 26, 2024, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares of beneficial interest of the Issuer set forth in the table below.
| REPORTING PERSON | NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED | PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING SHARES | SOLE VOTING POWER | SHARED VOTING POWER | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 13,536,958 | (1) | 24.1 | %(2) | 13,536,958 | (1) | 0 | 13,536,958 | (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | This number includes 13,529,974 Class A Shares held by Mr. Lampert as well as 3,492 Class A Shares held by The Nicholas Trust and 3,492 Class A Shares held by The Nina Trust. |
| (2) | Based upon 56,185,420 Class A Shares outstanding as of November 3, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on November 8, 2023. |
(c) Other than as set forth on Annex B hereto, there have been no transactions in the class of securities reported on that were effected by the Reporting Person during the past sixty days or since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D, whichever is less.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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: February 26, 2024 | ||||||||
| EDWARD S. LAMPERT | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Edward S. Lampert | |||||||
ANNEX B
RECENT TRANSACTIONS BY THE REPORTING PERSON IN THE SECURITIES OF SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES
| Entity | Date of Transaction | Description of Transaction | Class A Shares Disposed | Price Per Class A Share | ||||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 12/29/2023 | Open Market Sales | 93,350 | $ | 9.4360 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/10/2024 | Open Market Sales | 3,023 | $ | 9.6505 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/11/2024 | Open Market Sales | 48,324 | $ | 9.5027 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/12/2024 | Open Market Sales | 17,790 | $ | 9.5693 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/19/2024 | Open Market Sales | 179,186 | $ | 9.6087 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/22/2024 | Open Market Sales | 101,151 | $ | 9.5405 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/23/2024 | Open Market Sales | 400 | $ | 9.5575 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 01/24/2024 | Open Market Sales | 400 | $ | 9.5075 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 02/22/2024 | Open Market Sales | 136,251 | $ | 9.6765 | |||||||
| Edward S. Lampert | 02/26/2024 | Open Market Sales | 45,654 | $ | 9.6039 | |||||||