0000905148-12-001893.txt : 20121106 0000905148-12-001893.hdr.sgml : 20121106 20121106161711 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000905148-12-001893 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121106 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121106 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Clearwire Corp /DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001442505 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-84306 FILM NUMBER: 121183418 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1475 120TH AVE NE CITY: BELLEVUE STATE: WA ZIP: 98005 BUSINESS PHONE: 425-216-7600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1475 120TH AVE NE CITY: BELLEVUE STATE: WA ZIP: 98005 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New Clearwire CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20080811 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHESAPEAKE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO INC/MD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919165 IRS NUMBER: 521745745 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 QUARRY LAKE DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21209 BUSINESS PHONE: 4106020195 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 QUARRY LAKE DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21209 SC 13G/A 1 efc12-784_sc13g.htm efc12-784_sc13g.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549




 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
 
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
 
          Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share           
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
             18538Q105           
(CUSIP Number)
 
           November 6, 2012**         
(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)
 
[X]           Rule 13d-1(c)
 
[   ]           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).
 

Continued on following pages
Page 1 of 11 Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 10
 
**The Reporting Persons are electing to file this Amendment No.1 to Schedule 13G early, in advance of the annual amendment deadline under Rule 13d-2(b), to report beneficial ownership of less than five percent of the Shares (defined herein).
 
 
 
 

 
 

SCHEDULE 13G
     
CUSIP No.:  18538Q105
 
Page 2 of 11 Pages
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons.
 
CHESAPEAKE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
 
(a) [   ]
 
(b) [   ]
3.
SEC Use Only
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization                                     
 
Maryland
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
 
5.
Sole Voting Power
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
34,086,554
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
34,086,554
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
34,086,554
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)        
 
[  ]
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
4.9%
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
CO; HC

 
 
 
 

 
 

SCHEDULE 13G
     
CUSIP No.:  18538Q105
 
Page 3 of 11 Pages
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons.
 
C P MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
 
(a) [   ]
 
(b) [   ]
3.
SEC Use Only
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization                                     
 
Maryland
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
 
5.
Sole Voting Power
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
34,086,554
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
34,086,554
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
34,086,554
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)        
 
[  ]
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
4.9%
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
OO

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

SCHEDULE 13G
     
CUSIP No.:  18538Q105
 
Page 4 of 11 Pages
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons.
 
MARK D. LERNER
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
 
(a) [   ]
 
(b) [   ]
3.
SEC Use Only
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization                                     
 
United States of America
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
 
5.
Sole Voting Power
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
34,086,554
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
34,086,554
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
34,086,554
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)         [  ]
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
4.9%
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
HC; IN

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

SCHEDULE 13G
     
CUSIP No.:  18538Q105
 
Page 5 of 11 Pages
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons.
 
TRACI LERNER
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
 
(a) [   ]
 
(b) [   ]
3.
SEC Use Only
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization                                     
 
United States of America
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
 
5.
Sole Voting Power
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
34,086,554
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
34,086,554
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
34,086,554
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)        
 
[  ]
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
4.9%
12.
Type of Reporting Person:
 
HC; IN

 
 
 
 

 
 
Page 6 of 11 Pages

 
Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:
 
 
Clearwire Corporation (the “Issuer”).
 
Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
 
 
1475 120th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, WA  98005

Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing:

This Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

i) Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc. (“CPMC”);

ii) C P Management, L.L.C. (“CPM”);

iii) Mark D. Lerner (“Mr. Lerner”); and

iv) Traci Lerner (“Ms. Lerner”).

This statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts of each of Chesapeake Partners Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (“CPLP”), and Chesapeake Partners Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“CPMF”).  CPM serves as investment adviser to each of CPLP and CPMF.   CPMC is the sole member and owner of CPM, and also serves as the general partner of CPLP and investment manager of CPMF.  Mr. Lerner and Ms. Lerner are officers of CPMC.  In such capacities, each of CPM, CPMC, Mr. Lerner and Ms. Lerner may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the Shares held for the accounts of each of CPLP and CPMF.

Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of each of CPMC, CPM, Mr. Lerner and Ms. Lerner is 2800 Quarry Lake Drive, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21209.

Item 2(c).
Citizenship:

1) CPMC is a Maryland corporation;

2) CPM is a Maryland limited liability company;

3) Mr. Lerner is a citizen of the United States of America; and

4) Ms. Lerner is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”)
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Page 7 of 11 Pages
 
Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:

18538Q105

Item 3.
If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check
Whether the Person Filing is a:

This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.
Ownership:

Item 4(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of November 6, 2012, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of 34,086,554 Shares. This amount consists of (A) 17,048,778 Shares held for the account of CPLP and (B) 17,037,776 Shares held for the account of CPMF.

 Item 4(b)
Percent of Class:
 
 
As of November 6, 2012, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 4.9% of Shares outstanding. (There were 691,233,800 Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2012, according to information provided by the Issuer.)
 
Item 4(c)
Number of Shares of which such person has:

CPMC, CPM, Mr. Lerner and Ms. Lerner:
 
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
 
0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
 
34,086,554
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
 
0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
34,086,554

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 Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]
 
 
 
 

 
 
Page 8 of 11 Pages

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

See disclosure in Items 2 and 4 hereof.  Certain funds listed in Item 2(a) have the right to receive dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered by this statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.  
 
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group:

This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.
Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
 
 
 
 

 

Page 9 of 11 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.
 

 
 
CHESAPEAKE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
     
     
   
By: /s/ Mark D. Lerner                         
   
Name: Mark D. Lerner
   
Title:   Vice President
     
     
    C P MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
     
     
   
By:  Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc.,
        its sole member and owner
     
     
    By: /s/ Mark D. Lerner                         
   
Name: Mark D. Lerner
    Title:   Vice President
     
 
 
MARK D. LERNER
     
     
   
/s/ Mark D. Lerner                          
     
     
   
TRACI LERNER
     
     
   
/s/ Traci Lerner                               


 
 
November 6, 2012
 
 
 
 

 
 
Page 10 of 11 Pages
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Ex.
 
Page No.
 
1
 
Joint Filing Agreement
11


 
 

 

Page 11 of 11 Pages


EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Class A Common Stock of Clearwire Corporation, dated as of November 6, 2012, is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of them pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 

 
 
CHESAPEAKE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
     
     
   
By: /s/ Mark D. Lerner                         
   
Name: Mark D. Lerner
   
Title:   Vice President
     
     
    C P MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
     
     
   
By:  Chesapeake Partners Management Co., Inc.,
        its sole member and owner
     
     
    By: /s/ Mark D. Lerner                         
   
Name: Mark D. Lerner
    Title:   Vice President
     
 
 
MARK D. LERNER
     
     
   
/s/ Mark D. Lerner                          
     
     
   
TRACI LERNER
     
     
   
/s/ Traci Lerner                               


 
 
November 6, 2012