UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
HOLLEY INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
43538H 103
(CUSIP Number)
Vincent E. Taurassi
General Counsel
Sentinel Capital Partners
One Vanderbilt Avenue, 53rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 688-3100
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 15, 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(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
| * | 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. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 2 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
David S. Lobel | |||||
| 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
| CUSIP No. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 3 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Holley Parent Holdings, LLC | |||||
| 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX 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
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
| CUSIP No. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 4 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Sentinel Partners V, 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX 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
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
| CUSIP No. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 5 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Sentinel Managing Company V, Inc. | |||||
| 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX 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
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
| CUSIP No. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 6 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Sentinel Capital Partners V, 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX 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
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
| CUSIP No. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 7 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Sentinel Capital Partners V-A, 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX 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
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
| CUSIP No. 43538H 103 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 8 of 11 |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Sentinel Capital Investors V, 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)
N/A | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX 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
49,173,884 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
49,173,884 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
49,173,884 | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
41.5% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Based upon 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023. |
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 4 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on July 26, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 1”), filed on February 15, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13 D (“Amendment No. 2”), filed on March 24, 2022 as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 3), filed on April 25, 2022 , this “Schedule 13D”) by the Reporting Persons relating to the Common Stock of the Issuer. Information reported in this Schedule 13D remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended, restated or superseded by information contained in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings set forth in this Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
On August 15, 2023, Holley Parent Holdings, LLC (the “Selling Stockholder”) and the Issuer sold in the aggregate 5,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares were sold at a price of $6.30 per share. The sale of the shares of Common Stock closed on August 17, 2023.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The information set forth in or incorporated by reference in Item 4 and on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 5.
(a) - (b) As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons each beneficially own 49,173,884 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 41.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock held by the Reporting Person is based on 118,343,604 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 4, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2023.
(c) Except for the sale of Common Stock as reported herein, neither the Reporting Person nor any of the individuals listed on Schedule I has effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days.
(d) Except as otherwise described in this Item 5, no one other than the Reporting Person has the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as described in this Item 5.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The Selling Stockholder has agreed to customary lock-up restrictions with Jefferies LLC in connection with the sale of the securities (subject to certain exceptions) in respect of the Common Stock for a 45-day period commencing August 15, 2023.
The information set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 6.
Item 7. Materials to Be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 7 | Lock-up Agreement, dated August 15, 2023, by and between Holley Parent Holdings, LLC and Jefferies LLC. | |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: August 17, 2023 | /s/ Vincent Taurassi, Attorney-In-Fact | |||||
| for David S. Lobel | ||||||
| Date: August 17, 2023 | HOLLEY PARENT HOLDINGS, LLC | |||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Name: | Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||
| Date: August 17, 2023 | SENTINEL PARTNERS V, L.P. | |||||
| By: Sentinel Managing Company V, Inc. | ||||||
| its general partner | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Name: | Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||
| Date: August 17, 2023 | SENTINEL MANAGING COMPANY V, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Name: | Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||
| Date: August 17, 2023 | SENTINEL CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P. | |||||
| By: Sentinel Partners V, L.P. | ||||||
| its general partner | ||||||
| By: Sentinel Managing Company V, Inc. | ||||||
| its general partner | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Name: | Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||
| Date: August 17, 2023 | SENTINEL CAPITAL PARTNERS V-A, L.P. | |||||
| By: Sentinel Partners V, L.P. its general partner | ||||||
| By: Sentinel Managing Company V, Inc. its general partner | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Name: | Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||
| Date: August 17, 2023 | SENTINEL CAPITAL INVESTORS V, L.P. | |||||
| By: Sentinel Partners V, L.P. its general partner | ||||||
| By: Sentinel Managing Company V, Inc. its general partner | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Name: | Vincent Taurassi | |||||
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||||