SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC. (Formerly known as GSL Holdings, Inc.)
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y27183105
(CUSIP Number)
CMA CGM S.A.
4, Quai d’Arenc
Marseille Cedex 02 13235
+33 (0) 4 88 91 90 00
Attn: Serge Corbel
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 8, 2014
(Dates of Events which Require Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box o.
* Note : Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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 “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Exchange Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes ).
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
CMA CGM S.A.
I.R.S. No. 00-0000000
|
||
|
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 ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
|
||
|
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
|
||
|
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
20,478,650 (1)
|
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
|
||
|
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,478,650 (1)
|
||
|
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
|
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
20,478,650
|
||
|
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
|
||
|
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
43.1% (2)
|
||
|
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
|
||
|
(1)
|
Represents 20,478,650 Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer held by CMA CGM S.A.
|
|
(2)
|
See Item 5(a).
|
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Jacques R. Saadé
|
||
|
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) ¨
|
||
|
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
|
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
|
||
|
5
|
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
|
||
|
6
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
|
||
|
NUMBER OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
|
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
20,478,650 (1)
|
||
|
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
|
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,478,650 (1)
|
||
|
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
20,478,650
|
||
|
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
|
||
|
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
43.1% (2)
|
||
|
14
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
||
|
(1)
|
Class A common shares of the Issuer held by CMA CGM S.A., a French company controlled by Mr. Saadé.
|
|
(2)
|
See Item 5(a).
|
Introductory Statement
This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) relates to the Class A common shares, $0.01 par value per share (the “Class A Common Shares”), of Global Ship Lease, Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Issuer”), and is being filed jointly by CMA CGM S.A. (“CMA CGM”) and Mr. Jacques R. Saadé (hereinafter referred to as the “Reporting Persons”). This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D as previously jointly filed by the Reporting Persons on August 14, 2008, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on February 28, 2013, September 13, 2013 and March 7, 2014 respectively, with the Commission (as amended and supplemented, the “Existing Schedule 13D”) with respect to the items set forth below.
Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Existing Schedule 13D remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Existing Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 is amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following:
Following the request on February 27th, 2014 by CMA CGM for the addition to the Board of two directors to be nominated by CMA CGM, the Reporting Persons and the Issuer engaged in a series of discussions and, on May 8, 2014, the Issuer added two designees of the Reporting Persons, Alain Wils and John van de Merwe, to its Board.
The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors (including, without limitation, other actions taken by the Board, the financial position and strategic direction of the Issuer and the price levels of its securities, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, market conditions, financial position of CMA CGM and general economic and industry conditions), the Reporting Persons may take such actions with respect to their investments in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, including, without limitation, taking any action and/or otherwise changing their intention with respect to the composition of the Issuer’s Board and any and all other matters referred to in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) As of the date hereof, CMA CGM owns 20,478,650 Class A Common Shares, which represent approximately 43% of the issued and outstanding Class A Common Shares of the Issuer based on the Issuer’s most recent Form 6-K filed with the Commission on April 30, 2014. Mr. Jacques R Saadé may be deemed the beneficial owner of the Class A Common Shares owned by CMA CGM. Additionally, CMA CGM continues to hold (i) 3,934,050 Class B common shares, $0.01 par value per share, representing approximately 53% of the issued and outstanding Class B Common Shares of the Issuer based on the Issuer’s most recent Form 6-K filed with the Commission on April 30, 2014 and (ii) approximately $45 million of Series A preferred shares of the Issuer.
Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
|
1
|
Power of Attorney by Jacques R Saadé, dated as of May 8, 2014.
|
- 4 -
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 8, 2014
|
/s/Serge Corbel, Attorney-in-Fact
Jacques R Saadé
|
|
|
CMA CGM S.A.
|
|
|
By: /s/ Serge Corbel
Name: Serge Corbel
Title: Vice President Corporate Control
|
Exhibit 1
[CMA CGM Marseille Letterhead]
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned, Jacques R. Saadé, having my business address at 4, Quai d’Arenc – 13002 Marseille, France do hereby appoint Serge Corbel, having his business address at 4, Quai d’Arenc Marseille, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute, deliver and file on my behalf the Schedule 13D (and any amendments thereto) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with CMA CGM S.A.’s ownership of Class A Common Shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc., and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms, and agrees to ratify and confirm, whatsoever such attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done or purport to do by virtue of this power of attorney.
This Power of Attorney is valid until May 30, 2014 and may be filed with such Schedule 13D.
This Power of Attorney is drafted in English only, which version shall prevail on any translation of this Power of Attorney that would subsequently be prepared for any reason in any language (including French).
This Power of Attorney is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with French law.
Made in two (2) originals, as of the 8th of May, 2014.
|
/s/ Jacques R. Saadé
Name: Jacques R. Saadé
Title: Chairman of the Board and
CEO of CMA CGM
|