UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

 

Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.  ____ )*

 

Roku, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
77543R102
(CUSIP Number)
 
January 9, 2018
Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the 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 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. 77543R102 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages

 

 

1.

 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Citadel Securities LLC

 

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

 

6.

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,011,561 shares

 

 

7.

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

8.

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

See Row 6 above

 

9.

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

See Row 6 above

 

10.

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   

¨

 

11.

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.6% 1

 

12.

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

BD; OO

       

 

1 The percentages reported in this Schedule 13G are based upon 18,106,218 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 3, 2017 (according to the Form 10-Q filed by the issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017).

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages

 

 

1.

 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

CALC III LP

 

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

 

6.

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,011,561 shares

 

 

7.

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

8.

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

See Row 6 above

 

9.

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

See Row 6 above

 

10.

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   

¨

 

11.

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.6%

 

12.

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN; HC

       

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages

 

 

1.

 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Citadel Securities GP LLC

 

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

 

6.

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,011,561 shares

 

 

7.

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

8.

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

See Row 6 above.

 

9.

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

See Row 6 above.

 

10.

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES   

¨

 

11.

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.6%

 

12.

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO; HC

       

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages

 

 

1.

 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

Kenneth Griffin

 

2.

 

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)    ¨

(b)    ¨

 

3.

 

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4.

 

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

U.S. Citizen

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

 

5.

 

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

 

6.

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,017,453 shares

 

 

7.

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

8.

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

See Row 6 above

 

9.

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

See Row 6 above

 

10.

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  

¨

 

11.

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.6%

 

12.

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN; HC

       

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages

 

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer

Roku, Inc.

 

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

150 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, California 95032

 

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing

This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by Citadel Securities LLC (“Citadel Securities”), CALC III LP (“CALC3”), Citadel Securities GP LLC (“CSGP”) and Mr. Kenneth Griffin (collectively with Citadel Securities, CALC3 and CSGP, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to shares of Class A Common Stock (and options to purchase common stock) of the above-named issuer owned by Citadel Global Equities Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands limited company (“CG”), and Citadel Securities.

 

Citadel Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Citadel Advisors”), is the portfolio manager for CG. Citadel Advisors Holding LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“CAH”), is the sole member of Citadel Advisors. Citadel GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CGP”), is the general partner of CAH. CALC3 is the non-member manager of Citadel Securities. CSGP is the general partner of CALC3. Mr. Griffin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CGP and owns a controlling interest in CGP and CSGP.

 

The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by the statement other than the securities actually owned by such person (if any).

 

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

 

Item 2(c) Citizenship

Each of Citadel Securities and CSGP is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. CALC3 is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Griffin is a U.S. citizen.

 

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number

77543R102

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages

 

Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 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: ____________.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages

 

Item 4 Ownership

 

A. Citadel Securities LLC, CALC III LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC

 

(a) Each of Citadel Securities, CALC3 and CSGP may be deemed to beneficially own 1,011,561 shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

(b) The number of shares each of Citadel Securities, CALC3 and CSGP may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 5.6% of the Class A Common Stock outstanding.

 

(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: 1,011,561

 

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

 

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,011,561

 

B. Kenneth Griffin

 

(a) Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own 1,017,453 shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

(b) The number of shares Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 5.6% of the Class A Common Stock outstanding.

 

(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: 1,017,453

 

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

 

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,017,453

 

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 5 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

See Item 2 above

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages

 

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

 

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group

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.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 77543R102 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated this 17 th day of January, 2018.

 

CITADEL SECURITIES LLC   CALC3 III LP
         
By: /s/ Shawn Fagan   By: /s/ Shawn Fagan
  Shawn Fagan, Authorized Signatory     Shawn Fagan, Authorized Signatory
         
CITADEL SECURITIES GP LLC   KENNETH GRIFFIN
     
By: /s/ Shawn Fagan   By: /s/ David Glockner
  Shawn Fagan, Authorized Signatory     David Glockner, attorney-in-fact *

 

 

* David Glockner is signing on behalf of Kenneth Griffin as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney incorporated by reference herein and attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.

 

 

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