TPIC TPI Composites Inc

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	GE Ventures Limited
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) ☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Ireland
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0  (See Item 4)
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			2,843,664*  (See Item 4)
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0  (See Item 4)
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			2,843,664*  (See Item 4)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	2,843,664  (See Item 4)
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.4%*  (See Item 4)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	General Electric Company
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) ☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0  (See Item 4)
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			2,843,664*  (See Item 4)
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0  (See Item 4)
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			2,843,664*  (See Item 4)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	2,843,664*  (See Item 4)
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.4%  (See Item 4)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO; HC

 

*Includes all shares of common stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by GE Ventures Limited.

Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

 

TPI Composites, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

 

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

8501 N. Scottsdale Rd., Gainey Center II, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ  85253

 

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

 

This statement is being filed by each of:

 

GE Ventures Limited (“Ventures”)

General Electric Company (“GE”)

Ventures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE.

 

Ventures and GE are referred to herein collectively as the “Reporting Persons”.

 

An agreement among the Reporting Persons that this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 

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

 

The principal business office of Ventures is 3220 Aviation House, Westpark, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland.  The principal business office of GE is 41 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA  02210.

 

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

 

Ventures is organized under the law of Ireland.  GE is a New York corporation.

 

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

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer (the “Common Stock”)

 

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

 

87266J104

 

Item 3.  If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

 

(a)

☐

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act

 

(b)

☐

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act

 

(c)

☐

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act

 

(d)

☐

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act

 

(e)

☐

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

 

(f)

☐

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

 

(g)

☐

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

 

(h)

☐

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act

 

(i)

☐

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act

 

(j)

☐

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

 

(k)

☐

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K)

 

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

 

Item 4.  Ownership.

 

(a)-(c) The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 in each of their respective cover pages which relate to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer, as of December 31, 2016, are incorporated by reference.

 

As of December 31, 2016, GE beneficially owned in the aggregate 2,843,664 shares of Common Stock, which were directly owned by Ventures, representing approximately 8.4% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding (based on 33,736,863 shares outstanding as of October 31, 2016, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 9, 2016, for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016).

 

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 owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock, 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.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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 10, 2017

 

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