UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
| Lithium Americas Corp. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Shares, no par value |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 53680Q207 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| December 31, 2020 |
| (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)
☒ 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).
SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP
No. 53680Q207 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons | ||
| Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited | |||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions) | ||
| (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | |||
| 3 | SEC Use Only | ||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization | ||
| Thailand | |||
Number of |
5 | Sole Voting Power | |
| 0 | |||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power | ||
| 514,504 (1) | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power | ||
| 0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power | ||
| 514,504 (1) | |||
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | ||
| 514,504 (1) | |||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions) | ||
| ☐ | |||
| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9) | ||
| 0.6% (2) | |||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | ||
| FI | |||
| (1) | Consists of 514,504 Common Shares held of record by BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited. |
| (2) | Based on the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as set forth in Row 9 by (b) the 91,532,163 Common Shares outstanding as of October 19, 2020, as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2020. |
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SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP
No. 53680Q207 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons | ||
| BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd. | |||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions) | ||
| (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | |||
| 3 | SEC Use Only | ||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization | ||
| Singapore | |||
Number of |
5 | Sole Voting Power | |
| 0 | |||
| 6 | Shared Voting Power | ||
| 514,504 (1) | |||
| 7 | Sole Dispositive Power | ||
| 0 | |||
| 8 | Shared Dispositive Power | ||
| 514,504 (1) | |||
| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | ||
| 514,504 (1) | |||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions) | ||
| ☐ | |||
| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9) | ||
| 0.6% (2) | |||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | ||
| FI | |||
| (1) | Consists of 514,504 Common Shares held of record by BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited. |
| (2) | Based on the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as set forth in Row 9 by (b) the 91,532,163 Common Shares outstanding as of October 19, 2020, as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2020. |
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Item 1.
| (a) | Name of Issuer: |
Lithium Americas Corp.
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
900
West Hastings Street
Suite 300
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada, V6C 1E5
Item 2.
| (a) | Name of Person Filing: |
Bangchak
Corporation Public Company Limited
BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd.
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this statement, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement and any amendments thereto jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
Bangchak
Corporation Public Company Limited: 2098 M Tower Building, 8th Floor, Sukhumvit Road, Phra Khanong Tai, Phra Khanong, Bangkok
10260,
Thailand
BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd.: 8 Marina Boulevard #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore, 018981
| (c) | Citizenship: |
Bangchak
Corporation Public Company Limited: Thailand
BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd.: Singapore
| (d) | Title and Class of Securities: |
Common Shares, no par value
| (e) | CUSIP No.: |
53680Q207
| 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: |
Not applicable.
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: 514,504 |
| (b) | Percent of Class: 0.6% |
| (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: 514,504 |
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 514,504 |
| 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 ☒.
| 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 or Control Person. |
Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not applicable.
| Item 10. | Certifications. |
Not applicable. This Schedule 13G is not filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-1(c).
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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.
Dated: February 8, 2021
| BANGCHAK CORPORATION PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED | ||
| /s/ Surachai Kositsareewong | ||
| Mr. Surachai Kositsareewong | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President Accounting and Finance |
| BCP INNOVATION PTE. LTD. | ||
| /s/ Surachai Kositsareewong | /s/ Pakawadee Junrayapes | |
| Mr. Surachai Kositsareewong | Ms. Pakawadee Junrayapes | |
| Director | Director |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 99.1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2020, by and between Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited and BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd. |
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Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This joint filing agreement (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of December 1, 2020, by and between Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited (“Bangchak”) and BCP Innovation Pte. Ltd. (“BCPI” and together with Bangchak, the “Parties”).
The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Statement on Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit (the “Statement”), relating to the Common Shares, no par value, of Lithium Americas Corp., is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of each of the Parties and that any subsequent amendments to the Statement shall be filed on behalf of each of the Parties without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. Each Party acknowledges that it shall be responsible for the timely filing of any such amendments and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other Party, except to the extent it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| BANGCHAK CORPORATION PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED | |
| /s/ Surachai Kositsareewong | |
| Mr. Surachai Kositsareewong | |
| Senior Executive Vice President Accounting and Finance |
| BCP INNOVATION PTE. LTD. | ||
| /s/ Surachai Kositsareewong | /s/ Pakawadee Junrayapes | |
| Mr. Surachai Kositsareewong | Ms. Pakawadee Junrayapes | |
| Director | Director |