SC 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )

 

 

COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

20337X109

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2013

(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)

 

x   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).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 1 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

The Carlyle Group L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 2 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 3 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 4 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 5 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Carlyle Holdings I L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 6 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

TC Group, L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 7 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

TC Group CommScope Holdings, L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 8 of 14

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Carlyle-CommScope Holdings, L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

    

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

      5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

      6     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

141,466,970

      7     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

      8     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

141,466,970

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

141,466,970

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

 

Not Applicable

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

76.2%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 9 of 14

 

ITEM 1. (a)   Name of Issuer:

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

 

  (b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

1100 CommScope Place, SE

Hickory, North Carolina, 28602

 

ITEM 2. (a)   Name of Person Filing:

Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” This statement is filed on behalf of:

Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc.

Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C.

Carlyle Holdings I L.P.

TC Group, L.L.C.

TC Group CommScope Holdings, L.L.C.

Carlyle-CommScope Holdings, L.P.

 

  (b) Address or Principal Business Office:

The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o The Carlyle Group, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 220 South, Washington, D.C. 20004-2505.

 

  (c) Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:

Each of the Reporting Persons is organized in the state of Delaware.

 

  (d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”)

 

  (e) CUSIP Number:

20337X109

 

ITEM 3.

Not applicable.


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 10 of 14

 

ITEM 4. Ownership

Ownership (a-c)

The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer as of December 31, 2013, based upon 185,703,896 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 2013.

 

Reporting Person   

Amount

beneficially

owned

    

Percent

of class:

   

Sole

power

to vote or

to direct

the vote:

    

Shared

power to

vote or to

direct the
vote:

    

Sole

power to

dispose or

to direct

the

disposition

of:

    

Shared

power to

dispose or

to direct

the

disposition

of:

 

Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

The Carlyle Group L.P.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

Carlyle Holdings I L.P.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

TC Group, L.L.C.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

TC Group CommScope Holdings, L.L.C.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

Carlyle-CommScope Holdings, L.P.

     141,466,970         76.2     0         141,466,970         0         141,466,970   

Carlyle-CommScope Holdings, L.P. is the record holder of 141,466,970 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock. Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the sole shareholder of Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings I L.P., which is the managing member of TC Group, L.L.C., which is the managing member of TC Group CommScope Holdings, L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle-CommScope Holdings, L.P. Accordingly, each of the forgoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned of record by Carlyle-CommScope Holdings, L.P.

 

ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 11 of 14

 

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

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. Certification

Not applicable.


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 12 of 14

 

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 14, 2014

 

CARLYLE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:   Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman
THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P.
By:   Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:   Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman
CARLYLE HOLDINGS I GP INC.
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:    Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman
CARLYLE HOLDINGS I GP SUB L.L.C.
By:   Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., its managing member
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:   Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman

CARLYLE HOLDINGS I L.P.

By:   Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., its managing member
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:   Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 13 of 14

 

TC GROUP, L.L.C.
By:   Carlyle Holdings I L.P., its managing member
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:   Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman

TC GROUP COMMSCOPE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

By:   TC Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:   Carlyle Holdings I L.P., its managing member
By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:    Daniel D’Aniello
Title:   Chairman

CARLYLE-COMMSCOPE HOLDINGS, L.P.

By:   /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:   Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:   Authorized Person


CUSIP No. 20337X109    Schedule 13G    Page 14 of 14

 

LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

24    Power of Attorney
99    Joint Filing Agreement