| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13D/A | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. 2)* | |
|
Trade Street Residential, Inc. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
|
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
|
89255N203 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
|
Evan Gartenlaub General Counsel Senator Investment Group LP 510 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor New York, New York 10022 | |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person | |
| Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) | |
|
September 17, 2015 | |
| (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 Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
(Page 1 of 6 Pages)
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* 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).
| CUSIP No. 89255N203 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 2 of 6 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Senator Investment Group LP | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON -0- | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA | |||
| CUSIP No. 89255N203 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 3 of 6 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Douglas Silverman | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON -0- | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
| CUSIP No. 89255N203 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 4 of 6 Pages |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Alexander Klabin | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER -0- | ||
| 8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER -0- | |||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | |||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON -0- | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% | |||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
| CUSIP No. 89255N203 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 5 of 6 Pages |
| This Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed on January 22, 2014 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on May 12, 2015 ("Amendment No. 1") (the Original Schedule 13D as amended by Amendment No. 1 and hereby, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Trade Street Residential, Inc., a Maryland Corporation (the "Issuer"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 2 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment amends Items 4 and 5 as set forth below. This is the final amendment to the Schedule 13D and constitutes an "exiting filing" for the Reporting Persons. | |
| Item 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION |
| Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following: | |
|
As disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Independence Realty Trust, Inc. ("IRT") on September 17, 2015, on September 17, 2015, IRT and the Issuer consummated the Merger pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, as amended. The Stockholders Agreement was terminated in connection with the Merger. | |
| Item 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
| Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows: | |
| (a) | See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and the percentage of the Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons. |
| (b) | See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition. |
| (c) | Except as set forth in this Amendment No. 2, there have been no transactions with respect to the shares of Common Stock during the sixty days prior to the date of this Amendment No. 2 by any of the Reporting Persons. |
| (d) | The Funds and their partners and stockholders have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock reported herein in accordance with their respective ownership interests in the Funds. |
| (e) | As of September 17, 2015, the Reporting Persons ceased to beneficially own more than five percent of the shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 2 constitutes an exit filing for the Reporting Persons. |
| CUSIP No. 89255N203 | SCHEDULE 13D/A | Page 6 of 6 Pages |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: September 21, 2015
| SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP | ||
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub | ||
| Name: Evan Gartenlaub | ||
| Title: General Counsel | ||
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact* | ||
| DOUGLAS SILVERMAN | ||
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact** | ||
| ALEXANDER KLABIN |
* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on April 24, 2013.
** Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on April 24, 2013.