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. 4)¹

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.33 1/3 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

037598109

(CUSIP Number)

glenn w. welling

engaged capital, llc

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250

Newport Beach, California 92660

(949) 734-7900

 

STEVE WOLOSKY

RYAN NEBEL

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)

 

October 10, 2019

(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).

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, 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							888,183
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							888,183
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				888,183
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				3.3%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Engaged Capital Co-Invest VIII, 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							720,608
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							720,608
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				720,608
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				2.7%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, 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							888,183
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							888,183
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				888,183
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				3.3%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd.
	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
				CAYMAN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							888,183
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							888,183
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				888,183
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				3.3%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				CO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Engaged Capital, 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							1,689,332
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							1,689,332
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				1,689,332
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				6.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Engaged Capital Holdings, 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							1,689,332
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							1,689,332
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				1,689,332
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				6.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Glenn W. Welling
	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							1,689,332
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							1,689,332
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				1,689,332
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				6.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

The following constitutes Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 4”). This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

 

On October 10, 2019, Engaged Capital and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Engaged”) and the Issuer entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”). Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Issuer agreed to consider any notice from Engaged pursuant to Section 1.09 of the Issuer’s Amended and Restated By-laws with respect to the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) timely if such notice is received by the Issuer by 11:59 pm New York City time on November 3, 2019 (the “Extended Notice Deadline”).

 

Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Engaged agreed not to, without the Issuer’s prior written consent, (i) submit any notice of director nominations or other proposals, (ii) make any filings with the SEC other than this Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D, (iii) issue any press release or make any other public statement, or (iv) direct others to take any of the foregoing actions, in each case with respect to the Issuer and prior to the final day of the Extended Notice Deadline. The Issuer further agreed not to file any proxy materials in connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting prior to the Extended Notice Deadline without Engaged’s prior written consent; provided that Engaged has not taken any of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 6.

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

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:

On October 10, 2019, Engaged and the Issuer entered into the Letter Agreement, as defined and described in Item 4 above and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

99.1

Letter Agreement, dated October 10, 2019.

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: October 11, 2019

  

	Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP
	By:	Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
		Name:	Glenn W. Welling
		Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

 

	Engaged Capital Co-Invest VIII, LP
	By:	Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
		Name:	Glenn W. Welling
		Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

 

	Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP
	By:	Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
		Name:	Glenn W. Welling
		Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

 

	Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd.
	By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
		Name:	Glenn W. Welling
		Title:	Director

 

 

 

	Engaged Capital, LLC
	By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
		Name:	Glenn W. Welling
		Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

 

	Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC
	By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
		Name:	Glenn W. Welling
		Title:	Sole Member

 

 

	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Glenn W. Welling

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

4400 West 78th Street, Suite 520

Minneapolis, MN 55435

 

October 10, 2019

 

VIA EMAIL

 

Engaged Capital, LLC

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attention: Glenn W. Welling

Email: glenn@engagedcapital.com

 

Re:

Notice Deadline for Nomination of Engaged Capital Director Candidates

 

Dear Mr. Welling:

 

On behalf of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), I am writing with respect to the notice deadline for the nomination of director candidates for election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”).

 

Pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and Engaged Capital, LLC and certain of its undersigned affiliates (collectively, “Engaged Capital”), dated as of February 8, 2019, as amended on August 5, 2019 and September 12, 2019, the Company considers any notice from Engaged Capital pursuant to Section 1.09 of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”) with respect to the 2019 Annual Meeting timely if such notice is received by the Company by 5:30 pm New York City time on October 14, 2019 (the “Nomination Deadline”).

 

The Board has granted a limited waiver from the Nomination Deadline as it applies specifically and only to Engaged Capital (the “Waiver”). Pursuant to the Waiver, to be timely, any notice of director nominations by Engaged Capital for the 2019 Annual Meeting must be received via e-mail by the Company or its outside legal counsel no later than 11:59 pm New York City time on November 3, 2019 (the “Extended Notice Deadline”). The Waiver does not apply to proposals for any other business that Engaged Capital may wish to propose for consideration at the 2019 Annual Meeting.

 

The Waiver is conditioned on Engaged Capital (and its affiliates and associates) not, without the Company’s prior written consent, (i) submitting any notice of director nominations or other proposals, (ii) making any filings with the SEC other than a Schedule 13D amendment disclosing the fact that the Waiver has been granted and attaching a copy of this letter agreement as an exhibit thereto, (iii) issuing any press release or making any other public statement or (iv) directing others to take any of the actions listed in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), in each case with respect to the Company and prior to the final day of the Extended Notice Deadline. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice of director nominations from Engaged Capital must otherwise conform to the requirements set forth in the By-laws and comply with applicable law.

 

The Company further agrees not to file any proxy materials in connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting prior to the Extended Notice Deadline without Engaged Capital’s prior written consent, provided that Engaged Capital has not taken any of the actions described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the preceding paragraph.

 

We request that you accept the Waiver by executing and returning this letter to us by 5:30 pm New York City time on October 11, 2019. If you do not accept the Waiver by that time, the Waiver will expire and have no effect. If timely accepted by Engaged Capital, the Waiver will be legally binding on the Company and Engaged Capital, effective as of the date hereof, and fully enforceable by the parties hereto.

(Signature Page Follows)

  

Very truly yours,

/s/ Patricia A. Beithon

Patricia A. Beithon

General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

ACCEPTED:

Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP
By:	Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner
By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Name:	Glenn W. Welling
	Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

Engaged Capital Co-Invest VIII, LP
By:	Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner
By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Name:	Glenn W. Welling
	Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP
By:	Engaged Capital, LLC General Partner
By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Name:	Glenn W. Welling
	Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd.
By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Name:	Glenn W. Welling
	Title:	Director

 

Engaged Capital, LLC
By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Name:	Glenn W. Welling
	Title:	Founder and Chief Investment Officer

 

Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC
By:	/s/ Glenn W. Welling
	Name:	Glenn W. Welling
	Title:	Sole Member

 

/s/ Glenn W. Welling

Glenn W. Welling