SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2021
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Latham Group, Inc. [ SWIM ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 70,561,013(3) I See footnotes(1)(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Equity Advisors V, Ltd

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona PE Investments Malta Ltd

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Capital Management, LLP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Capital Management, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Capital Management (PE) SL

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pamplona Capital Management (Monaco) SAM

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Halsted John C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Knaster Alexander M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Consists of shares directly held by Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P. Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P., is controlled by Pamplona Equity Advisors V Ltd, its general partner. John C. Halsted owns 100% of the shares of Pamplona Equity Advisors V, Ltd. Pamplona PE Investments Malta Limited, serves as an investment manager to Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P. Pamplona Capital Management LLP, Pamplona Capital Management LLC, Pamplona Capital Management (PE) SL and Pamplona Capital Management (Monaco) SAM (together, the "Pamplona Manager Entities") serve as investment advisors to Pamplona PE Investments Malta Limited. Mr. John C. Halsted and Mr. Alexander Knaster are the principals of Pamplona Manager Entities. (Con't in FN2)
2. (Con't from FN1) Each of Pamplona Equity Advisors V, Ltd, the Pamplona Manager Entities, John C. Halsted and Alexander Knaster may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the common stock directly owned by Pamplona Capital Partners V, L. P. and therefore be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the common stock held by Pamplona Capital Partners V, L. P., but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such common stock except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity or person is the beneficial owner of or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
3. Represents 70,561,013 shares of common stock issued to Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P. pursuant to the merger of Latham Investment Holdings, LP with and into the Issuer.
Remarks:
The reporting persons are members of a 10% group with Wynnchurch Capital Partners, IV, L.P., WC Partners Executive IV, L.P., Wynnchurch Partners IV, L.P., Wynnchurch Management, Ltd., Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., John Hatherly, Frank Hayes and Christopher O'Brien (collectively, the "Wynnchurch Entities"). None of the shares of common stock held by Wynnchurch Entities are reflected in this report. Andrew Singer and William Pruellage currently serve as the reporting persons' representatives on the Latham Group, Inc.'s board of directors, and therefore each reporting person may be deemed to be a "director by deputization" of Latham Group, Inc.
/s/ See signatures attached as Exhibit 99.1 04/22/2021
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EXHIBIT 99.1

  

This statement on Form 3 is filed by: (i) Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P., (ii) Pamplona Equity Advisors V Ltd, (iii) Pamplona PE Investments Malta Limited, (iv) Pamplona Capital Management LLP, (v) Pamplona Capital Management LLC, (vi) Pamplona Capital Management (PE) SL, (vii) Pamplona Capital Management (Monaco) SAM, (viii) John C. Halsted and (ix) Alexander Knaster.

 

Name of Designated Filer: Pamplona Capital Partners V, L.P.

 

Date of Event Requiring Statement: April 22, 2021

 

Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Latham Group, Inc. SWIM

 

  PAMPLONA CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P.  
 

By: Pamplona Equity Advisors V, Ltd., its

General Partner

 
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Singer  
   

Name: Andrew Singer

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 
 

 

PAMPLONA EQUITY ADVISORS V LTD

 

 
  By: /s/ Andrew Singer  
   

Name: Andrew Singer

Title: Attorney-in-fact

 
 

 

PAMPLONA PE INVESTMENTS MALTA LIMITED

 

 
  By: /s/ Stephen Gauci  
   

Name: Stephen Gauci

Title: Director

 
 

 

PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP

 

 
  By: /s/ Kevin O’Flaherty  
   

Name: Kevin O’Flaherty

Title: Designated Member

 
       
  PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC  
     
  By: /s/ Stuart Thomson  
   

Name: Stuart Thomson

Title: Director of Pamplona PE Investments US Limited, managing member of Pamplona Capital Management LLC

 
       
  PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (PE) SL  
     
  By: /s/ Martin Schwab  
   

Name: Martin Schwab

Title: Director

 
       
  PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (MONACO) SAM  
     
  By: /s/ Stephen Gauci  
   

Name: Stephen Gauci

Title: Administrateur

 
       
  John C. Halsted  
     
  By: /s/ John C. Halsted  
       
       
  Alexander Knaster  
       
  By: /s/ Alexander Knaster