SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

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. ☐

 

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).

 

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This statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to the Class A Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Robinhood Markets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).   The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 85 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, U.S.A.

 

This Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):  Emergent Fidelity Technologies Ltd. a company incorporated under the laws of Antigua and Barbuda (“Emergent”), and Samuel Benjamin Bankman-Fried, a United States citizen. This Statement relates to the Shares held by Emergent.

During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a 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.

The responses to Items 4, 5 and 6 of this Statement are incorporated herein by reference.

The Shares reported herein were purchased by Emergent using working capital. The total purchase price for the Shares reported herein was $648,293,886.33. All or part of the Shares owned by the Reporting Persons may from time to time be pledged with one or more banking institutions or brokerage firms as collateral for loans made by such bank(s) or brokerage firm(s) to the Reporting Persons. Such indebtedness may be refinanced with other banks or broker dealers.

The responses to Items 3, 5 and 6 of this Statement are incorporated herein by reference.

The Reporting Persons acquired the Shares in the belief that the Shares represent an attractive investment. The Reporting Persons intend to hold the Shares as an investment, and do not currently have any intention of taking any action toward changing or influencing the control of the Issuer, participating in any transaction having that purpose or effect or taking any action listed in Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons review their investments on an ongoing basis, including their investment in the Issuer. As a result of that review, and depending on many factors, the Reporting Persons may from time to time engage in discussions as a stockholder with representatives of the Issuer, other stockholders of the Issuer or third parties regarding the performance of the Issuer and its business and investment returns. Additionally, although the Reporting Persons currently have no  intention to do so, in the future, and based on circumstances as they may develop, the Reporting Persons might determine to take other actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, including, without limitation: reviewing options for enhancing stockholder value through, among other things, various strategic alternatives or operational or management initiatives; acquiring additional Shares and/or other securities of the Issuer or securities that are based upon or relate to the value of the Shares or otherwise relate to the Issuer (collectively, “Securities”), or disposing of, hedging or otherwise transacting in Securities; and proposing or considering, or changing their intention with respect to, one or more of the actions described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

(a) – (b) Each of Emergent and Mr. Bankman-Fried may be deemed the beneficial owner of all of the Shares reported herein, which represent approximately 7.6% of the Issuer’s outstanding Shares. The percentage in the immediately preceding sentence is calculated based on a total of 743,881,607 Shares issued and outstanding as of April 29, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2022.

 

(c) Except as set forth on Exhibit 2 attached hereto, there have been no transactions with respect to the Shares during the sixty days prior to the date hereof by any of the Reporting Persons.

 

(d) In addition to the Reporting Persons, members of Emergent may have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares reported herein in accordance with their respective membership percentages.

(e) Not applicable.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

EXHIBIT INDEX

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