UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 1)1

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

589889104

(CUSIP Number)

JEFFREY C. SMITH

STARBOARD VALUE LP

777 Third Avenue, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(212) 845-7977

 

STEVE WOLOSKY, ESQ.

ANDREW FREEDMAN, ESQ.

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 24, 2020

(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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. 

 

1              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. 589889104

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         4,965,000  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          4,965,000  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        4,965,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

2

CUSIP No. 589889104

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        CAYMAN ISLANDS  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         3,049,249  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          3,049,249  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        3,049,249  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        5.5%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        CO  

  

3

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY S LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         496,497  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          496,497  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        496,497  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

4

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY C LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         287,969  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          287,969  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        287,969  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

5

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE R LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         287,969  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          287,969  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        287,969  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

6

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE R GP LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         564,727  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          564,727  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        564,727  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        1.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

7

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND L LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        CAYMAN ISLANDS  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         276,758  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          276,758  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        276,758  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

8

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE L LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         276,758  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          276,758  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        276,758  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

9

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD VALUE GP LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         4,965,000  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          4,965,000  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        4,965,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

10

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD PRINCIPAL CO LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         4,965,000  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          4,965,000  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        4,965,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

11

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        STARBOARD PRINCIPAL CO GP LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         4,965,000  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          4,965,000  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        4,965,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

12

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        JEFFREY C. SMITH  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         4,965,000  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          4,965,000  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        4,965,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

13

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PETER A. FELD  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         4,965,000  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          4,965,000  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        4,965,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

14

CUSIP No. 589889104

 

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        LONNY J. CARPENTER  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
         
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        - 0 -  
  12   CHECK BOX 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  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        TIMOTHY P. COLLINS  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        PF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         1,385  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          1,385  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,385  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        WENDY F. DICICCO  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        PF  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         3,000  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          3,000  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        3,000  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        DAVID K. FLOYD  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
         
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        - 0 -  
  12   CHECK BOX 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  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        THOMAS A. MCEACHIN  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
         
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        - 0 -  
  12   CHECK BOX 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  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        GAVIN T. MOLINELLI  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
         
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        - 0 -  
  12   CHECK BOX 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  

  

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The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 1”). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)       This statement is filed by:

(i) Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Starboard V&O Fund”), with respect to the Shares directly and beneficially owned by it;
(ii) Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Starboard S LLC”), with respect to the Shares directly and beneficially owned by it;
(iii) Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Starboard C LP”), with respect to the Shares directly and beneficially owned by it;
(iv) Starboard Value R LP (“Starboard R LP”), as the general partner of Starboard C LP;
(v) Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Starboard L Master”), with respect to the Shares directly and beneficially owned by it;
(vi) Starboard Value L LP (“Starboard L GP”), as the general partner of Starboard L Master;
(vii) Starboard Value R GP LLC (“Starboard R GP”), as the general partner of Starboard R LP and Starboard L GP;
(viii) Starboard Value LP, as the investment manager of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard C LP, Starboard L Master, and of a certain managed account (the “Starboard Value LP Account”) and the manager of Starboard S LLC;
(ix) Starboard Value GP LLC (“Starboard Value GP”), as the general partner of Starboard Value LP;
(x) Starboard Principal Co LP (“Principal Co”), as a member of Starboard Value GP;
(xi) Starboard Principal Co GP LLC (“Principal GP”), as the general partner of Principal Co;
(xii) Jeffrey C. Smith, as a member of Principal GP and as a member of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP and as a nominee for the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”);
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(xiii) Peter A. Feld, as a member of Principal GP and as a member of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP;
(xiv) Lonny J. Carpenter, as a nominee for the Board;
(xv) Timothy P. Collins, as a nominee for the Board;
(xvi) Wendy F. DiCicco, as a nominee for the Board;
(xvii) David K. Floyd, as a nominee for the Board;
(xviii) Thomas A. McEachin, as a nominee for the Board; and
(xix) Gavin T. Molinelli, as a nominee for the Board.

Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, as further described in Item 6. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D.

(b)       The address of the principal office of each of Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP, Starboard R LP, Starboard R GP, Starboard L GP, Starboard Value LP, Starboard Value GP, Principal Co, Principal GP, and Messrs. Smith and Feld is 777 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10017. The address of the principal office of Starboard V&O Fund and Starboard L Master is Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KYI-9008, Cayman Islands. The officers and directors of Starboard V&O Fund and their principal occupations and business addresses are set forth on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D and are incorporated by reference in this Item 2. The principal business address of Mr. Carpenter is 9400 Marshwood Drive, Richland, Michigan 49083. The principal business address of Mr. Collins is 9 Roconan Drive, Mendham, New Jersey 07945. The principal business address of Ms. DiCicco is 948 Drovers Lane, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania 19425. The principal business address of Mr. Floyd is 32 Salt Cedar Lane, Kiawah Island, South Carolina 29455. The principal business address of Mr. McEachin is 1910 Laurel Street, Sarasota, Florida 34236. The principal business address of Mr. Molinelli is c/o Starboard Value LP, 777 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10017. 

(c)       The principal business of Starboard V&O Fund is serving as a private investment fund.  Starboard V&O Fund has been formed for the purpose of making equity investments and, on occasion, taking an active role in the management of portfolio companies in order to enhance shareholder value. Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP and Starboard L Master have been formed for the purpose of investing in securities and engaging in all related activities and transactions. Starboard Value LP provides investment advisory and management services and acts as the investment manager of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard C LP, Starboard L Master and the Starboard Value LP Account and the manager of Starboard S LLC. The principal business of Starboard Value GP is providing a full range of investment advisory, pension advisory and management services and serving as the general partner of Starboard Value LP. The principal business of Principal Co is providing investment advisory and management services.  Principal Co is a member of Starboard Value GP.  Principal GP serves as the general partner of Principal Co.  Starboard R LP serves as the general partner of Starboard C LP. Starboard R GP serves as the general partner of Starboard R LP and Starboard L GP. Starboard L GP serves as the general partner of Starboard L Master. Messrs. Smith and Feld serve as members of Principal GP and the members of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP. The principal occupation of Mr. Carpenter is serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Novanta Inc. The principal occupation of Mr. Collins is serving as a private investor. The principal occupation of Ms. DiCicco is serving as an independent financial, executive & board advisory consultant for Board Advantage, LLC. The principal occupation of Mr. Floyd is serving as a member of the Board of Directors of NN, Inc. The principal occupation of Mr. McEachin is serving as a member of the Board of Directors of RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. The principal occupation of Mr. Molinelli is serving as Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of Starboard Value LP. 

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(d)       No Reporting Person, nor any person listed on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D, annexed hereto, has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e)       No Reporting Person, nor any person listed on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D, annexed hereto, has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)       Messrs. Smith, Feld, Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, McEachin and Molinelli and Ms. DiCicco are citizens of the United States of America. The citizenship of the persons listed on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D is set forth therein. 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The Shares purchased by each of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP, Starboard L Master and held in the Starboard Value LP Account were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases, except as otherwise noted, as set forth in Schedule B to the Schedule 13D, which is incorporated by reference herein. The aggregate purchase price of the 3,049,249 Shares beneficially owned by Starboard V&O Fund is approximately $96,533,136, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 496,497 Shares beneficially owned by Starboard S LLC is approximately $15,721,265, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 287,969 Shares beneficially owned by Starboard C LP is approximately $9,118,357, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 276,758 Shares beneficially owned by Starboard L Master is approximately $8,766,470, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 854,527 Shares held in the Starboard Value LP Account is approximately $27,727,890, excluding brokerage commissions.

The Shares purchased by Mr. Collins were purchased with personal funds in the open market. The aggregate purchase price of the 1,385 Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Collins is approximately $49,999, excluding brokerage commissions.

The Shares purchased by Ms. DiCicco were purchased with personal funds in the open market. The aggregate purchase price of the 3,000 Shares beneficially owned by Ms. DiCicco is approximately $101,512, excluding brokerage commissions.

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

On January 24, 2020, Starboard V&O Fund (together with its affiliates, “Starboard”) delivered a letter to the Issuer (the “Nomination Letter”) nominating a slate of highly qualified director candidates, including Lonny J. Carpenter, Timothy P. Collins, Wendy F. DiCicco, David K. Floyd, Thomas A. McEachin, Gavin T. Molinelli and Jeffrey C. Smith (collectively, the “Nominees”), for election to the Board at the Issuer’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As evidenced by their detailed biographies below, the Nominees have backgrounds spanning operations, finance, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, medical device and equipment, technology, strategic transformation, and public company governance. Starboard carefully selected this highly qualified slate of nominees who collectively have substantial and highly successful experience in the broader medical technology industry and collectively have decades of experience as CEOs, CFOs, COOs, senior executives, chairmen and directors of well-performing healthcare companies.  

Starboard’s decision to nominate seven (7) director candidates was based on its expectation that there would be four (4) directors up for election at the Annual Meeting. The Issuer recently announced that it decided to reduce the size of the Board from ten (10) to nine (9) directors, effective as of the Annual Meeting, thereby possibly reducing the number of seats available for election at this year’s Annual Meeting from four (4) to three (3). Starboard’s slate of seven (7) nominees reflects the expectation that four (4) seats should have been available and allows Starboard to maintain flexibility should the Issuer re-expand the Board, however, if it remains the case that only three (3) seats are up for election at the Annual Meeting, Starboard intends on withdrawing four (4) of its seven (7) director candidates.

Lonny J. Carpenter served for almost thirty years in various roles at Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), a leading global medical technology company, from October 1989 to March 2019. Most recently he served as the Group President of Global Quality & Operations and Europe/Canada/Latin America/Middle East/Africa Commercial Operations, from December 2013 to March 2019. Previously, Mr. Carpenter served as: Group President of Global Quality and Operations, from January 2010 to November 2013, as the Group President of Instruments and Medical, from July 2008 to January 2010, and as the President of the Medical Division from June 2006 to June 2008. Since May 2018, Mr. Carpenter has served on the board of directors of Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT), a supplier of core technology solutions to medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers.

Timothy P. Collins most recently served as Group President at C. R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”)(formerly NYSE: BCR), a multinational developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical technologies in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialties, from 2013 until Bard was acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) in December 2017. In that role, he was responsible for global manufacturing, commercial operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada as well as oversight of Bard’s Urology business. Mr. Collins joined Bard as an engineer in the USCI business in Billerica, Massachusetts in 1986, and during his tenure at Bard, Mr. Collins served in several executive positions, including serving as Group Vice President of Global Operations from 2008 to 2011 and President of Electrophysiology from 2003 to 2008.

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Wendy F. DiCicco served as Chief Financial Officer with Kensey Nash Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: KNSY)(acquired by Royal DSM), a global medical device company focused on cardiovascular devices and regenerative medicine for the cardiovascular and orthopedic markets, from 1996 to 2008. Ms. DiCicco also served as Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Centinel Spine, LLC, a privately-held designer, developer and global distributor of spinal implants, from August 2017 to October 2018. Prior to that, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Camber Spine Technologies, LLP, a privately held developer and distributor of spinal implants, from November 2014 until July 2017. From December 2008 to December 2014, Ms. DiCicco served as Chief Financial Officer for several privately held emerging growth companies, primarily in the medical device and biotech industries. She currently serves on the board of directors of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a specialty ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company, since July 2019. Previously, Ms. DiCicco served on the board of directors of II-VI Incorporated (NASDSAQ: IIVI), a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, from November 2006 until August 2017.

David K. Floyd served as a Group President of Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), a leading global medical technology company, from November 2012 to June 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Floyd served as the first Chief Executive Officer of OrthoWorx, a business league founded to support the orthopedic industry, from 2011 to 2012. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Floyd served as the U.S. President of the DePuy Orthopaedics Division (n/k/a DePuy Synthes) at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), a market leader in orthopedic implants, and then as Worldwide President from 2009 to 2011. Previously, Mr. Floyd served as the General Manager and then as President of the Spine Division at Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), a leading growth business in spinal surgery, from 2005 to 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Floyd served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of AxioMed Spine Corporation, a medical device manufacturer focused on artificial disc replacement implants, from 2004 to 2005. Since May 2016, Mr. Floyd has served on the board of directors of NN, Inc. (NASDAQ: NNBR), a leading diversified industrial manufacturer of high precision metal and plastic components and assemblies.

Thomas A. McEachin held executive positions at Covidien Surgical Solutions, a division of Covidien plc (formerly NYSE: COV), a global health care products company and manufacturer of medical devices and supplies, from 2008 to 2012. During his tenure at Covidien Surgical Solutions, he served as Vice President, Finance from 2008 to 2011 and Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2012. From 1997 to 2008, Mr. McEachin served in various finance capacities at United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), a global leader in the aerospace and building industries, and its subsidiaries, including as chief Investor Relations officer, Vice President and Controller of Pratt & Whitney, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UTC Power. Since December 2015, Mr. McEachin has served on the board of directors of RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTIX), a global implant company which designs, manufactures and distributes orthopedic and other surgical implants for use in various surgical procedures.

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Gavin T. Molinelli is a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of Starboard Value LP, a New York-based investment adviser with a focused and fundamental approach to investing primarily in publicly traded U.S. companies. Mr. Molinelli previously served on the Board of Directors of each of Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. (formerly NYSE: FCEA), a real estate investment trust, from April 2018 until its acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: BAM) in December 2018, Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO), a specialty pharmaceutical company, from March 2017 to August 2017 and Wausau Paper Corp. (formerly NYSE: WPP), a then leading provider of away from home towel and tissue products, from July 2014 until it was acquired by SCA Tissue North America LLC in January 2016. Mr. Molinelli also previously served on the Board of Directors of Actel Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: ACTL), a semi-conductor company.

Jeffrey C. Smith is a Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Starboard Value LP, a New York-based investment adviser with a focused and fundamental approach to investing primarily in publicly traded U.S. companies. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), one of the largest retailers of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States, a position he has held since May 2016. Mr. Smith also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA), the world's third-largest pizza delivery company, since joining the Board of Directors in February 2019. Mr. Smith was formerly the Chair of the Board of Directors of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI), a multi-brand restaurant operator, from October 2014 to April 2016. In addition, Mr. Smith previously served on the Board of Directors of a number of public companies, including: Perrigo Company plc (NYSE; TASE: PRGO); Yahoo! Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: YHOO) (n/k/a Altaba Inc.); Quantum Corporation (NYSE: QTM); Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP); Regis Corporation (NASDAQ: RGS); Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRDX); Zoran Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: ZRAN); Actel Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: ACTL); Kensey Nash Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: KNSY); and S1 Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: SONE).

The Reporting Persons intend to file a preliminary proxy statement and accompanying WHITE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to be used to solicit votes for the election of Starboard’s slate of highly-qualified director nominees at the Annual Meeting. The Reporting Persons, who are anticipated to be the participants in the proxy solicitation, strongly advise all shareholders of the Issuer to read the proxy statement and other proxy materials as they become available because they will contain important information. Such proxy materials will be available at no charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Reporting Persons will provide copies of the proxy statement without charge, when available, upon request. Requests for copies should be directed to the Reporting Persons’ proxy solicitor.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) – (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 55,208,840 Shares outstanding, as of November 5, 2019, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2019.

A. Starboard V&O Fund
(a) As of the date hereof, Starboard V&O Fund beneficially owned 3,049,249 Shares.

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Percentage: Approximately 5.5%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,049,249
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,049,249
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard V&O Fund has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
B. Starboard S LLC
(a) As of the date hereof, Starboard S LLC beneficially owned 496,497 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 496,497
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 496,497
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard S LLC has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
C. Starboard C LP
(a) As of the date hereof, Starboard C LP beneficially owned 287,969 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 287,969
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 287,969
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard C LP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
D. Starboard R LP
(a) Starboard R LP, as the general partner of Starboard C LP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 287,969 Shares owned by Starboard C LP.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 287,969
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 287,969
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard R LP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
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E. Starboard R GP
(a) Starboard R GP, as the general partner of Starboard R LP and Starboard L GP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 287,969 shares owned by Starboard C LP and (ii) 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master.

Percentage: Approximately 1.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 564,727
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 564,727
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard R GP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
F. Starboard L Master
(a) As of the date hereof, Starboard L Master beneficially owned 276,758 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 276,758
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 276,758
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard L Master has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
G. Starboard L GP
(a) Starboard L GP, as the general partner of Starboard L Master, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 276,758
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 276,758
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard L GP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
H. Starboard Value LP
(a) As of the date hereof, 854,527 Shares were held in the Starboard Value LP Account. Starboard Value LP, as the investment manager of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard C LP, Starboard L Master, and the Starboard Value LP Account and the manager of Starboard S LLC, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,049,249 Shares owned by Starboard V&O Fund, (ii) 496,497 Shares owned by Starboard S LLC, (iii) 287,969 Shares owned by Starboard C LP, (iv) 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master, and (v) 854,527 Shares held in the Starboard Value LP Account.

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Percentage: Approximately 9.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 4,965,000
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,965,000
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard Value LP through the Starboard Value LP Account has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
I. Starboard Value GP
(a) Starboard Value GP, as the general partner of Starboard Value LP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,049,249 Shares owned by Starboard V&O Fund, (ii) 496,497 Shares owned by Starboard S LLC, (iii) 287,969 Shares owned by Starboard C LP, (iv) 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master, and (v) 854,527 Shares held in the Starboard Value LP Account.

Percentage: Approximately 9.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 4,965,000
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,965,000
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Starboard Value GP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
J. Principal Co
(a) Principal Co, as a member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,049,249 Shares owned by Starboard V&O Fund, (ii) 496,497 Shares owned by Starboard S LLC, (iii) 287,969 Shares owned by Starboard C LP, (iv) 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master, and (v) 854,527 Shares held in the Starboard Value LP Account.

Percentage: Approximately 9.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 4,965,000
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,965,000
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Principal Co has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
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K. Principal GP
(a) Principal GP, as the general partner of Principal Co, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,049,249 Shares owned by Starboard V&O Fund, (ii) 496,497 Shares owned by Starboard S LLC, (iii) 287,969 Shares owned by Starboard C LP, (iv) 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master, and (v) 854,527 Shares held in the Starboard Value LP Account.

Percentage: Approximately 9.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 4,965,000
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,965,000
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Principal GP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
L. Messrs. Smith and Feld
(a) Each of Messrs. Smith and Feld, as a member of Principal GP and as a member of each of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP and the Management Committee of Principal GP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,049,249 Shares owned by Starboard V&O Fund, (ii) 496,497 Shares owned by Starboard S LLC, (iii) 287,969 Shares owned by Starboard C LP, (iv) 276,758 Shares owned by Starboard L Master, and (v) 854,527 Shares held in the Starboard Value LP Account.

Percentage: Approximately 9.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 4,965,000
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,965,000

 

(c) None of Messrs. Smith or Feld has entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
M. Mr. Carpenter
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. Carpenter did not own any Shares.

Percentage: 0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c)

Mr. Carpenter has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.

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N. Mr. Collins
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. Collins beneficially owned 1,385 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 1,385
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,385
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) The transaction in the Shares by Mr. Collins during the past sixty days is set forth in Schedule A and is incorporated herein by reference.
O. Ms. DiCicco
(a) As of the date hereof, Ms. DiCicco beneficially owned 3,000 Shares.

Percentage: Less than 1%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,000
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,000
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Ms. DiCicco has not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D.
P. Mr. Floyd
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. Floyd did not own any Shares.

Percentage: 0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Mr. Floyd has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
Q. Mr. McEachin
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. McEachin did not own any Shares.

Percentage: 0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

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(c) Mr. McEachin has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.
R. Mr. Molinelli
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. Molinelli did not own any Shares.

Percentage: 0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

(c) Mr. Molinelli has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days.

As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons collectively beneficially owned an aggregate of 4,969,385 Shares, constituting approximately 9.0% of the Shares outstanding.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he, she or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he, she or it does not directly own.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:

On January 24, 2020, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement in which, among other things, (a) the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer, (b) the Reporting Persons agreed to solicit proxies or written consents for the election of the Nominees at the Annual Meeting (the “Solicitation”), and (c) Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP, Starboard L Master and Starboard Value LP through the Starboard Value Account agreed to bear all expenses incurred in connection with the Solicitation, including approved expenses incurred by any of the parties in connection with the Solicitation, subject to certain limitations. The Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to letter agreements, Starboard V&O Fund and its affiliates have agreed to indemnify each of Messrs. Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, and McEachin and Ms. DiCicco against any and all claims of any nature arising from the Solicitation and any related transactions.   A form of the indemnification letter agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Pursuant to letter agreements, Starboard V&O Fund has agreed to compensate Messrs. Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, and McEachin and Ms. DiCicco for being named as and serving as Nominees for election as directors of the Issuer (the “Compensation Letter Agreements”). Under the Compensation Letter Agreements, Starboard V&O Fund has agreed to pay each of Messrs. Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, and McEachin and Ms. DiCicco (i) $25,000 in cash upon submission of the Nomination Letter to the Issuer and (ii) $25,000 in cash upon the filing of a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Starboard Value LP or its affiliates relating to the Solicitation. Pursuant to the Compensation Letter Agreements, each of Messrs. Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, and McEachin and Ms. DiCicco agreed to use the after-tax proceeds from such compensation to acquire securities of the Issuer (the “Nominee Shares”), subject to Starboard’s right to waive the requirement to purchase the Nominee Shares. Pursuant to the Compensation Letter Agreements, each of Messrs. Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, and McEachin and Ms. DiCicco agreed not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Nominee Shares until the earliest to occur of (i) the Issuer’s appointment or nomination of such Nominee as a director of the Issuer, (ii) the date of any agreement with the Issuer in furtherance of such Nominee’s nomination or appointment as a director of the Issuer, (iii) Starboard’s withdrawal of its nomination of such Nominee for election as a director of the Issuer, and (iv) the date of the Annual Meeting; provided, however, in the event that the Issuer enters into a business combination with a third party, each of Messrs. Carpenter, Collins, Floyd, and McEachin and Ms. DiCicco may sell, transfer or exchange the Nominee Shares in accordance with the terms of such business combination.  A form of the Compensation Letter Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Other than as described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the Reporting Persons, or between the Reporting Persons and any other person, with respect to the securities of the Issuer.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:

99.1 Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement by and among Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd, Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC, Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP, Starboard Value L LP, Starboard Value R LP, Starboard Value R GP LLC, Starboard Value LP, Starboard Value GP LLC, Starboard Principal Co LP, Starboard Principal Co GP LLC, Jeffrey C. Smith, Peter A. Feld, Lonny J. Carpenter, Timothy P. Collins, Wendy F. DiCicco, David K. Floyd, Thomas A. McEachin and Gavin T. Molinelli, dated January 24, 2020.
99.2 Form of Indemnification Letter Agreement.
99.3 Form of Compensation Letter Agreement.
99.4 Powers of Attorney.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

Dated: January 27, 2020

STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD

By: Starboard Value LP,

its investment manager

 

Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC

By: Starboard Value LP,

its manager

 

Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP

By: Starboard Value R LP,

its general partner

 

STARBOARD VALUE R LP

By: Starboard Value R GP LLC,

its general partner

 

Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP

By: Starboard Value L LP,

its general partner

 

 

 

Starboard Value L LP

By: Starboard Value R GP LLC,

its general partner

 

STARBOARD VALUE LP

By: Starboard Value GP LLC,

its general partner

 

STARBOARD VALUE GP LLC

By: Starboard Principal Co LP,

its member

 

STARBOARD PRINCIPAL CO LP

By: Starboard Principal Co GP LLC,

its general partner

 

STARBOARD PRINCIPAL CO GP LLC

 

Starboard Value R GP LLC

 

 
 
By:

/s/ Jeffrey C. Smith

  Name: Jeffrey C. Smith
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 
 

/s/ Jeffrey C. Smith

Jeffrey C. Smith
Individually and as attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Feld, Lonny J. Carpenter, Timothy P. Collins, Wendy F. DiCicco, David K. Floyd, Thomas A. McEachin and Gavin T. Molinelli

 

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SCHEDULE A

Transaction in the Shares During the Past Sixty Days

Nature of the Transaction

Amount of Securities

Purchased/(Sold)

Price ($)

Date of

Purchase/Sale

 

TIMOTHY P. COLLINS

 

Purchase of Common Stock 1,385 36.1000 01/27/2020

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