SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549
	SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

(CUSIP Numbers)

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

(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 o

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.

* 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).

 

 

 

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(1) Includes 8,244 shares of the Issuer’s (as defined below) Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Common Stock”), held in the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan for the benefit of Mr. Gregory B. Maffei (“Mr. Maffei”).

 

(2) Includes (i) 5,670,630 shares of Series A Common Stock and (ii) 1,844,440 shares of the Issuer’s Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Common Stock”), in each case, that are subject to options, which are exercisable as of, or will be exercisable within 60 days of, October 25, 2019.

 

(3) Includes 1,749,497 shares of Series A Common Stock pledged to Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association in connection with a loan facility.

 

(4) Does not include shares of Series A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Maffei; however, if such shares of Series A Common Stock were included, Mr. Maffei would beneficially own, in the aggregate, 12,830,571 shares of Series A Common Stock, and Mr. Maffei’s aggregate beneficial ownership of Series A Common Stock, as a series, would be 3.3% of such shares of Series A Common Stock outstanding, subject to the relevant footnotes set forth herein.

 

(5) For purposes of calculating the beneficial ownership of Mr. Maffei, the total number of shares of Series A Common Stock outstanding was 388,568,534 and the total number of shares of Series B Common Stock outstanding was 29,332,431, in each case, as of July 31, 2019, as reported by Qurate Retail, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2019, and as calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after adjustment for the assumed exercise of all options and other rights to acquire shares of Series A Common Stock or Series B Common Stock held by Mr. Maffei and exercisable as of, or within 60 days of, October 25, 2019. Each share of Series B Common Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into one share of Series A Common Stock. Each share of Series A Common Stock is entitled to one vote, whereas each share of Series B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes. Accordingly, Mr. Maffei may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 4.9% of the voting power with respect to the general election of directors of the Issuer based on the outstanding shares noted above and calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. See Item 5.

 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

(Amendment No. 1)

 

Statement of

 

GREGORY B. MAFFEI

 

Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

in respect of

 

QURATE RETAIL, INC.

 

This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series A Common Stock”), and Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Common Stock,” and together with the Series A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), of Qurate Retail, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Reporting Person, Mr. Gregory B. Maffei (“Mr. Maffei”), on December 21, 2018 (the “Schedule 13D”), is hereby amended and supplemented to include the information set forth herein.  This amended statement on Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D (the Schedule 13D, as amended by the Amendment, collectively, the “Statement”). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds.

 

The information contained in Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

 

Mr. Maffei acquired beneficial ownership of an additional 323,176 shares of Series B Common Stock reported in this Amendment on October 25, 2019 pursuant to the December 24, 2019 vesting of options to purchase shares of Series B Common Stock, which were granted pursuant to compensatory arrangements with the Issuer in consideration of his service as Chairman of the Board (as more specifically described in Item 5 of this Statement).

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

The information contained in Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(a) - (b) Mr. Maffei beneficially owns (without giving effect to the conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock into shares of Series A Common Stock) (i) 10,435,031 shares of Series A Common Stock (including (A) 8,244 shares held in the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan for the benefit of Mr. Maffei and (B) 5,670,630 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of options, which are exercisable as of, or will be exercisable within 60 days of, October 25, 2019), which shares represent approximately 2.6% of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock, and (ii) 2,395,540 shares of Series B Common Stock (including 1,844,440 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of options, which are exercisable as of, or will be exercisable within 60 days of, October 25, 2019), which shares represent approximately 7.7% of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock. The foregoing percentage interests are based on 388,568,534 shares of Series A Common Stock and 29,332,431 shares of Series B Common Stock, in each case, outstanding as of July 31, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2019, and as calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, after adjustment for the assumed exercise of all options and other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Maffei and exercisable as of, or within 60 days of, October 25, 2019. Because each share of Series A Common

 

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Stock is entitled to cast 1 vote and each share of Series B Common Stock is entitled to cast 10 votes on all matters upon which stockholders are generally entitled to vote, Mr. Maffei may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities of the Issuer representing approximately 4.9% of the voting power with respect to the general election of directors of the Issuer.

 

Mr. Maffei has the sole power to vote and to dispose of, or to direct the voting or disposition of, his shares of Common Stock.

 

(c)           On October 25, 2019, Mr. Maffei acquired beneficial ownership of 323,176 shares of Series B Common Stock, as a result of the vesting on December 24, 2019 of stock options to purchase 323,176 shares of Series B Common Stock held by Mr. Maffei at an exercise price of $29.87 per share. Other than as stated herein, Mr. Maffei has not effected any transactions with respect to the Common Stock during the 60 days preceding the date hereof.

 

(d)           Not Applicable.

 

(e)           Not Applicable.

 

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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.

 

October 25, 2019

 

	/s/ Gregory B. Maffei
	Gregory B. Maffei

 

[Signature Page to GM Amendment No. 1 to Qurate Retail, Inc. 13D]

 

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