Edgar Filing: Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd.

SC 13G/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G3727Q101

(CUSIP Number)

December 7, 2015

(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. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 2 of 12 Pages


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 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 3 of 12 Pages


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 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 4 of 12 Pages


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Carlyle Holdings II GP 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 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 5 of 12 Pages


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Carlyle Holdings II 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 Québec
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Québec société en commandit)


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 6 of 12 Pages


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS TC Group Cayman Investment 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 Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 7 of 12 Pages


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub 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 Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 8 of 12 Pages

ITEM 1.

(a) Name of Issuer:

Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd., formerly known as Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. (the “Issuer”)

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

6501 William Cannon Dr. West

Austin, Texas 78735

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 II GP L.L.C.

Carlyle Holdings II L.P.

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.

(b)

Address or Principal Business Office:

The address of each of Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., The Carlyle Group L.P., Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C. and Carlyle Holdings II L.P. c/o The Carlyle Group, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 220 South, Washington, D.C. 20004-2505. The address of each of the other Reporting Persons is c/o Intertrust Corporate Services, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands.

(c)

Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:

Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., The Carlyle Group L.P. and Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C. are organized in the state of Delaware. Carlyle Holdings II L.P. is a Québec société en commandit. Each of the other Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common shares, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Shares”).

(e)

CUSIP Number:

G3727Q101


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 9 of 12 Pages

ITEM 3.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

This amendment to Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the Reporting Persons to report that, as of December 7, 2015, the Reporting Persons do not beneficially own any shares of the Issuer’s Common Shares

(b)

Percent of Class:

See Item 4(a) hereof.

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)

sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(ii)

shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(iii)

sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

(iv)

shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

ITEM 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: x

ITEM 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

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.


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 10 of 12 Pages

ITEM 10.

Certification

Not applicable.


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 11 of 12 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.

Date: December 9, 2015


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 II GP L.L.C.
By: The Carlyle Group L.P., its managing member
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 II L.P.

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Daniel D’Aniello
Title:		Chairman

TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Daniel D’Aniello
Title:		Chairman


CUSIP No. G3727Q101		SCHEDULE 13G		Page 12 of 12 Pages



TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS SUB L.P.
By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner
By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
Name:		Daniel D’Aniello
Title:		Chairman

LIST OF EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description

24		Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on February 14, 2013).

99		Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on February 14, 2013)