Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000905148-17-000771
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08-28 16:07:59
- Filed By:
- Merced Capital, L.p.
- Company:
- Terraform Power Inc. (NASDAQ:TERP)
- Filing Date:
- 2017-08-28
- SEC Url:
- 13G 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MERCED CAPITAL | 0 | 4,735,268 | 0 | 4,735,268 | 4,735,268 | 5.1% |
SERIES E OF MERCED CAPITAL PARTNERS | 0 | 4,735,268 | 0 | 4,735,268 | 4,735,268 | 5.1% |
DAVID A. ERICSON | 0 | 4,735,268 | 0 | 4,735,268 | 4,735,268 | 5.1% |
Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
TerraForm Power, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
88104R100
(CUSIP Number)
August 18, 2017
(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)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* 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 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).
Continued on following pages
Page 1 of 10 Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 9
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 88104R100 | Page 2 of 10 Pages |
1. | Names of Reporting Persons. MERCED CAPITAL, 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 |
5. | Sole Voting Power | 0 | |
Number of | |||
Shares | 6. | Shared Voting Power | 4,735,268 |
Beneficially | |||
Owned by Each | |||
Reporting | 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | 0 |
Person With | |||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power | 4,735,268 |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,735,268 |
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.1% |
12. | Type of Reporting Person: IA, PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 88104R100 | Page 3 of 10 Pages |
1. | Names of Reporting Persons. SERIES E OF MERCED CAPITAL 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 Delaware |
5. | Sole Voting Power | 0 | |
Number of | |||
Shares | 6. | Shared Voting Power | 4,735,268 |
Beneficially | |||
Owned by Each | |||
Reporting | 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | 0 |
Person With | |||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power | 4,735,268 |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,735,268 |
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.1% |
12. | Type of Reporting Person: OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 88104R100 | Page 4 of 10 Pages |
1. | Names of Reporting Persons. DAVID A. ERICSON |
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
3. | SEC Use Only |
4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America |
5. | Sole Voting Power | 0 | |
Number of | |||
Shares | 6. | Shared Voting Power | 4,735,268 |
Beneficially | |||
Owned by Each | |||
Reporting | 7. | Sole Dispositive Power | 0 |
Person With | |||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power | 4,735,268 |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,735,268 |
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.1% |
12. | Type of Reporting Person: IN, HC |
| Page 5 of 10 Pages |
Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
TerraForm Power, Inc. (the “Issuer”)
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
7550 Wisconsin Avenue, 9th Floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
This Schedule 13G is being filed by Merced Capital, L.P. (“Merced Capital”), general partner of Merced Partners Limited Partnership (“First MP”) and the investment adviser to Merced Partners IV, L.P. (“Second MP”) and Merced Partners V, L.P. (“Third MP”); Series E of Merced Capital Partners, LLC (“Merced”), the general partner of Merced Capital; and David A. Ericson (“Mr. Ericson”), a managing director of Merced Capital and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Merced (each of whom may be referred to herein as a “Reporting Person,” and, collectively, as the “Reporting Persons”). The positions reported herein, which are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, are held for the account of First MP, Second MP, and Third MP. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is 601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 200, Minnetonka, MN 55305.
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
i) Merced Capital is a Delaware limited partnership;
ii) Merced is a Delaware limited liability company; and
iii) Mr. Ericson is a citizen of the United States of America.
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Shares”)
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
88104R100
Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
This Item 3 is not applicable.
| Page 6 of 10 Pages |
Item 4. | Ownership: |
Item 4(a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
As of August 25, 2017, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 4,735,268 Shares, which amount includes (i) 1,407,029 Shares held for the account of the First MP, (ii) 1,532,000 Shares held for the account of Second MP, and (iii) 1,796,239 Shares held for the account of Third MP.
Item 4(b) | Percent of Class: |
As of August 25, 2017, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of 5.1% of Shares outstanding. (There were 92,268,474 Shares outstanding as of July 20, 2017, according to the Issuer’s report on Schedule 14A, filed July 24, 2017.)
Item 4(c) | Number of Shares as to which such person has: |
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: | 0 |
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: | 4,735,268 |
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 0 |
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 4,735,268 |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
This Item 5 is not applicable.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
This Item 6 is not applicable.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: |
See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
This Item 8 is not applicable.
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: |
This Item 9 is not applicable.
| Page 7 of 10 Pages |
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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
Page 8 of 10 Pages |
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.
MERCED CAPITAL, L.P. | |||
By: Series E of Merced Capital Partners, LLC, General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ David A. Ericson | ||
Name: | David A. Ericson | ||
Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
SERIES E OF MERCED CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ David A. Ericson | ||
Name: | David A. Ericson | ||
Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ David A. Ericson | |||
David A. Ericson |
August 28, 2017 |
Page 9 of 10 Pages |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex. | Page No. | |
1 | Joint Filing Agreement | 10 |
Page 10 of 10 Pages |
EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of TerraForm Power, Inc., dated as of August 28, 2017, is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of them pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
MERCED CAPITAL, L.P. | |||
By: Series E of Merced Capital Partners, LLC, General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ David A. Ericson | ||
Name: | David A. Ericson | ||
Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
SERIES E OF MERCED CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ David A. Ericson | ||
Name: | David A. Ericson | ||
Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ David A. Ericson | |||
David A. Ericson |
August 28, 2017 |