UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
88546E105
(CUSIP Number)
Ramona Mateiu
c/o Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.
200 East Randolph Street, 25th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Tel. (312) 373-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 5, 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-l(e),
240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(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. |
| 1 | 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. 88546E105
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Christopher Murphy |
| 2. |
Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. |
SEC Use Only
|
| 4. |
Source of Funds
OO |
| 5. |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Australia and United Kingdom
|
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
1,358,200(1) |
| 8. |
Shared Voting Power
0 |
| 9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
1,358,200(1) |
| 10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,358,200(1) |
| 12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐ |
| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.4%(2) |
| 14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
| (1) | Represents (i) 367,571 shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) and (ii) 990,629 shares of Common
Stock underlying options excersiable within 60 days of the date of this filing. |
| (2) | Calculation based on 323,160,161 shares of Common Stock oustanding as of August 1, 2024 (as used by the Company in the Form 10-Q filed
by the Company with the SEC on August 6, 2024). |
CUSIP No. 88546E105
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Erin Cummins |
| 2. |
Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. |
SEC Use Only
|
| 4. |
Source of Funds
OO |
| 5. |
Check 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
661,201(1) |
| 8. |
Shared Voting Power
0 |
| 9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
661,201(1) |
| 10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
661,201(1) |
| 12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐ |
| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.2%(2) |
| 14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
| (1) | Represents (i) 238,499 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 422,702 shares of Common Stock underlying options excersiable within 60 days
of the date of this filing. |
| (2) | Calculation based on 323,160,161 shares of Common Stock oustanding as of August 1, 2024 (as used by the Company in the Form 10-Q filed
by the Company with the SEC on August 6, 2024). |
CUSIP No. 88546E105
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Sudhir Tiwari |
| 2. |
Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. |
SEC Use Only
|
| 4. |
Source of Funds
OO |
| 5. |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
India |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
517,179(1) |
| 8. |
Shared Voting Power
0 |
| 9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
517,179(1) |
| 10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
517,179(1) |
| 12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐ |
| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.2%(2) |
| 14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
| (1) | Represents (i) 192,370 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 324,809 shares of Common Stock underlying options excersiable within 60 days
of the date of this filing. |
| (2) | Calculation based on 323,160,161 shares of Common Stock oustanding as of August 1, 2024 (as used by the Company in the Form 10-Q filed
by the Company with the SEC on August 6, 2024). |
CUSIP No. 88546E105
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Ramona Mateiu |
| 2. |
Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. |
SEC Use Only
|
| 4. |
Source of Funds
OO |
| 5. |
Check 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
410,500(1) |
| 8. |
Shared Voting Power
0 |
| 9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
410,500(1) |
| 10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
410,500(1) |
| 12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐ |
| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.1%(2) |
| 14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
| (1) | Represents (i) 166,467 shares of Common Stock, inlcuding 136,903 shares of Common Stock owned and held by Ramona Mateiu Declaration
of Trust, and (ii) 244,033 shares of Common Stock underlying options excersiable within 60 days of the date of this filing. |
| (2) | Calculation based on 323,160,161 shares of Common Stock oustanding as of August 1, 2024 (as used by the Company in the Form 10-Q filed
by the Company with the SEC on August 6, 2024). |
CUSIP No. 88546E105
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Rachel Laycock |
| 2. |
Check The Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. |
SEC Use Only
|
| 4. |
Source of Funds
OO |
| 5. |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e)
☐ |
| 6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
United Kingdom |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
291,656(1) |
| 8. |
Shared Voting Power
0 |
| 9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
291,656(1) |
| 10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
0 |
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
291,656(1) |
| 12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐ |
| 13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.1%(2) |
| 14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
| (1) | Represents (i) 30,307 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 261,349 shares of Common Stock underlying options excersiable within 60 days
of the date of this filing. |
| (2) | Calculation based on 323,160,161 shares of Common Stock oustanding as of August 1, 2024 (as used by the Company in the Form 10-Q filed
by the Company with the SEC on August 6, 2024). |
Explanatory Note
On August 5, 2024, Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Tasmania Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”),
and Tasmania Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each of Christopher Murphy, Erin Cummins, Sudhir Tiwari, Ramona
Mateiu and Rachel Laycock (each, a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”)
entered into Rollover and Reinvestment Agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
2. Also, as reported in the cover pages of this Statement on Schedule 13D (this “Schedule 13D”), the Reporting
Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of certain shares of Common Stock of the Company, $0.001 par value (“Common
Stock”). The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13D by virtue of the Reporting Persons entering into the aforementioned
Rollover and Reinvestment Agreements, as further described below.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock of the Company.
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 200 East Randolph Street, 25th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60601.
Item 2. Identity and Background
| (a) | This Schedule 13D is being jointly filed by the Reporting Persons. |
| (b) | The principal business address for each Reporting Person is c/o Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. 200 East Randolph Street, 25th Floor Chicago,
Illinois 60601. |
| (c) | The principal business of each Reporting Person is to serve as an executive officer of the Company, as set forth below: |
| Reporting Person |
|
Position with the Company |
| Christopher Murphy |
|
Chief Revenue and Client Officer |
| Erin Cummins |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
| Sudhir Tiwari |
|
Global Head of Digital Engineering Center |
| Ramona Mateiu |
|
Chief Legal and Chief Compliance Officer |
| Rachel Laycock |
|
Chief Technology Officer |
| (d) | – (e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons have been convicted in any criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons have been
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is
subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
| (f) | For the citizenship of each of the Reporting Persons, see cover pages, Item 6. |
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The information contained in or incorporated
into Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3. No payments were made by or on behalf of any of
the Reporting Persons in connection with the execution of the Rollover and Reinvestment Agreements
(as defined and further described in Item 4 below), and therefore no funds were used in connection with the transactions prompting
the filing of this Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Each
of the Reporting Persons is an executive officer of the Company. The information set forth under Item 2 is incorporated herein by reference.
From
time to time the Reporting Persons have acquired the shares of Common Stock held by them as of the date hereof as a result of equity
grants made to them by the Company as compensation for their services. Certain shares of Common Stock reported by the Reporting Persons
herein were acquired with their personal funds.
Merger Agreement
On
August 5, 2024, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of certain conditions and on the terms set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge (the “Merger”) with and into
the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger (upon the consummation of the Merger, the “Surviving
Corporation”).
Following
the execution of the Merger Agreement, Turing EquityCo II L.P. (“EquityCo II”), the holder of a majority of the issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock, executed and delivered to the Company a written consent adopting the Merger Agreement, thereby
providing the required stockholder approval for the Merger. No further approval of the holders of Common Stock is required to approve
and adopt the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. For a summary description of the Merger Agreement and the Merger,
see the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on August 5, 2024.
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of Company Common
Stock that is issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than such shares (a) owned directly or indirectly
by Parent or Merger Sub or (b) held by any holders of shares of Common Stock who have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented
thereto in writing and who have properly and validly exercised (and not withdrawn) their statutory right of appraisal in respect of such
shares in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) will be cancelled and extinguished and automatically converted
into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $4.40, without interest thereon (the “Per Share Price”), less
any applicable tax withholdings.
The
Merger Agreement contains certain customary termination rights for the Company and Parent, including in the event that (a) any governmental
authority has issued any final non-appealable order that has the effect of prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, (b) any law has
been enacted that prohibits the consummation of the Merger or (c) the Merger is not consummated by February 5, 2025.
EquityCo II Rollover
Agreement
EquityCo
II entered into a Rollover Agreement (the “EquityCo II Rollover Agreement”) with certain affiliates of Parent (“TopCo”)
pursuant to which, among other matters, EquityCo II agreed to exchange all of its shares of Common Stock for newly issued equity interests
of TopCo (which will be the indirect parent of the Surviving Corporation following the Merger), in lieu of the treatment of such shares
of Common Stock under the Merger Agreement described above.
Rollover and
Reinvestment Agreements
Each
Reporting Person entered into a separate Rollover and Reinvestment Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
2 (each such agreement, a “Rollover and Reinvestment Agreement”), with TopCo, pursuant to which, among other matters,
each Reporting Person agreed to exchange a certain portion of their shares of Common Stock (such Reporting Person’s “Rollover
Shares”) for newly issued equity interests of TopCo in lieu of the treatment of such shares of Common Stock under the Merger
Agreement described above. The table below sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock to be exchanged by each Reporting Person.
| Reporting Person | |
Number of
Rollover
Shares | |
| Christopher Murphy | |
| 367,571 | |
| Erin Cummins | |
| 238,499 | |
| Sudhir Tiwari | |
| 192,370 | |
| Ramona Mateiu | |
| 166,467 | |
| Rachel Laycock | |
| 30,307 | |
Each
Reporting Person also agreed to the reinvestment of a portion of the after-tax proceeds relating to certain Company equity awards in exchange
for newly issued equity interests of TopCo and the assumption of certain Company equity awards, in each case, as further described in
the Rollover and Reinvestment Agreements.
The
Rollover and Reinvestment Agreements and the EquityCo II Rollover Agreement are referred to collectively as the “Rollover Agreements”.
The foregoing descriptions of the
Merger Agreement and the form of the Rollover and Reinvestment Agreements of the Reporting Persons, and the transactions contemplated
thereby, are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements, copies of which are included as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit
2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
| (a) | -(b) The information contained on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and the information set forth
in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference. |
As a result of the Rollover Agreements,
the Reporting Persons, EquityCo II and its investment manager, Apax IX GP Co. Limited (“Apax
IX GP”) may be deemed to constitute a Section 13(d) group, that, inclusive of the approximately 197,750,138 shares of Common
Stock beneficially held by EquityCo II and Apax IX GP, would beneficially own 200,988,874 shares of the Common Stock, representing 62.2%
of the total shares outstanding. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by EquityCo II and Apax IX GP and such shares are not the subject of this Schedule 13D. Similarly, each Reporting Person disclaims
any beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock reported by other Reporting Persons on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D.
| (c) | Except as otherwise set forth in this Schedule 13D and in
the table below, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days. |
| Reporting Person | |
Trade Date | |
Buy/Sell | |
Shares | | |
Price Per Share | |
| Rachel Laycock | |
07/01/2024 | |
Sell | |
| 13,000 | (1) | |
$ | 2.75 | |
| (1) | The reported sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 15, 2023, in accordance with Rule 10b5-1
of the Act. |
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements,
Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
The information
contained in or incorporated into Item 4 and Item 5 of this Schedule 13D are each hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
The Reporting
Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date of this filing, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
3 to this Schedule 13D, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons agreed to file this Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto jointly
in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
| Exhibit 1 |
| Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 5, 2024, by and among, Tasmania Midco, LLC, Tasmania Merger Sub, Inc. and Thoughtworks Holding, Inc., (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC by Thoughtworks Holdings, Inc. on August 5, 2024). |
| |
| |
| Exhibit 2 |
| Form of Rollover and Reinvestment Agreement, by and among, Tasmania Parent, Inc., Tasmania Holdco, Inc. Tasmania Midco, LLC and certain stockholders party from time to time thereto (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC by Thoughtworks Holdings, Inc. on August 5, 2024). |
| |
| |
| Exhibit 3 |
| Joint Filing Agreement. |
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: August 12, 2024
| |
By: |
/s/ Christopher Murphy |
| |
Name: |
Christopher Murphy |
| |
By: |
/s/ Erin Cummins |
| |
Name: |
Erin Cummins |
| |
By: |
/s/ Sudhir Tiwari |
| |
Name: |
Sudhir Tiwari |
| |
By: |
/s/ Ramona Mateiu |
| |
Name: |
Ramona Mateiu |
| |
By: |
/s/ Rachel Laycock |
| |
Name: |
Rachel Laycock |
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Exhibit 3
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and subject to the limitations set forth therein, the parties set forth below agree to jointly file
the Schedule 13D to which this joint filing agreement is attached, and any subsequent amendments thereto, and have duty executed this
joint filing agreement as of the date set forth below.
Dated as of August 12, 2024
| |
By: |
/s/ Christopher Murphy |
| |
Name: |
Christopher Murphy |
| |
By: |
/s/ Erin Cummins |
| |
Name: |
Erin Cummins |
| |
By: |
/s/ Sudhir Tiwari |
| |
Name: |
Sudhir Tiwari |
| |
By: |
/s/ Ramona Mateiu |
| |
Name: |
Ramona Mateiu |
| |
By: |
/s/ Rachel Laycock |
| |
Name: |
Rachel Laycock |
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