KKR & Co. L.P. (Form: SC 13G, Received: 02/14/2011 17:58:28)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.      )*

 

 

 

KKR & Co. L.P.

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

 

Common Units

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

48248M102

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2010

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

x 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).

 

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. 48248M102

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

KKR Holdings L.P.

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)   ¨         (b)   x

 

  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

 

    470,401,766

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    0

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    470,401,766

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    0

  9.

 

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    470,401,766

10.

 

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨

 

11.

 

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    68.9%

12.

 

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    PN

 

 

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CUSIP No. 48248M102

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

Henry R. Kravis

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)   ¨         (b)   x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    United States

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

   5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    -0-

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    475,277,566

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    -0-

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    475,277,566

  9.

 

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    475,277,566

10.

 

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨

 

11.

 

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    69.6%

12.

 

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    IN

 

 

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CUSIP No. 48248M102

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

George R. Roberts

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)   ¨         (b)   x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    United States

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

   5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    -0-

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    475,344,515

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    -0-

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    475,344,515

  9.

 

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    475,344,515

10.

 

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨

 

11.

 

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    69.6%

12.

 

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    IN

 

 

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STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13G

This Statement on Schedule 13G (this “Schedule 13G”) is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2011.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as provided in the Joint Filing Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13G, each of the persons listed below under Item 2 (each a “Reporting Person,” and collectively the “Reporting Persons”), have agreed to file one statement with respect to their ownership of common units (the “Common Units”) of KKR & Co. L.P. (the “Issuer”).

 

Item 1.           
 

(a)

   Name of Issuer:      
     KKR & Co. L.P.      
 

(b)

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:      
    

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

     
Item 2.           
 

(a)

   Name of Persons Filing:      
    

KKR Holdings L.P.

Henry R. Kravis

George R. Roberts

     
 

(b)

   Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:      
     The principal business office for all persons filing (other than George R. Roberts) is:      
    

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

     
     The principal business office for George R. Roberts is:      
    

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200

Menlo Park, CA 94025

     

 

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(c)

   Citizenship:      
     See Item 4 of each cover page.      
 

(d)

   Title of Class of Securities:      
     Common Units      
 

(e)

   CUSIP Number:      
     48248M102      
Item 3.     
  Not applicable.   
Item 4.    Ownership.      
   (a)    Amount beneficially owned:      
  

As of February 14, 2011, KKR Holdings L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 470,401,766 Common Units, consisting of the 164,437 Common Units and 470,237,329 KKR Group Partnership Units (which are exchangeable into Common Units on a one-for-one basis) that it holds.

     
  

KKR Holdings L.P. is a limited partnership that is controlled by KKR Holdings GP Limited, its sole general partner. Messrs. Henry Kravis and George Roberts, by virtue of their rights under the organizational documents of KKR Holdings GP Limited, may be deemed to beneficially own the KKR Group Partnership Units and Common Units held by KKR Holdings L.P.

     
  

As of February 14, 2011, Mr. Kravis may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 475,277,566 Common Units, based on the 164,437 Common Units and 470,237,329 KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings L.P., 1,028,156 Common Units held by KKR MIF Fund Holdings L.P., 3,639,010 Common Units held by KKR Reference Fund Investments L.P. and 208,634 Common Units held by a KKR-affiliated holding vehicle,

     
  

As of February 14, 2011, Mr. Roberts may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 475,344,515 Common Units, based on the 164,437 Common Units and 470,237,329 KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings L.P., 1,028,156 Common Units held by KKR MIF Fund Holdings, L.P., 3,639,010 Common Units held by KKR Reference Fund Investments L.P. and 275,583 Common Units held by a KKR-affiliated holding vehicle.

     
   (b)    Percent of class:      
  

Based on 212,770,091 Common Units issued and outstanding (based on information obtained from the Issuer as of February 10, 2011),

     

 

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   (i) KKR Holdings L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of approximately 68.9% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Units and (ii) each of Messrs. Kravis and Roberts may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of approximately 69.6% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Units.      
   (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:      
      (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote      
         See Item 5 of each cover page.      
      (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote      
         See Item 6 of each cover page.      
      (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      
         See Item 7 of each cover page.      
      (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      
         See Item 8 of each cover page.      
Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.   
   Not applicable.   
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.
   Not applicable.
Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.      
   Not applicable.      
Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.      
   Not applicable.      
Item 10.    Certifications.      
   Not applicable.      

 

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SIGNATURES

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

Dated February 14, 2011

 

  KKR HOLDINGS L.P.
By:   KKR Holdings GP, Limited, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Richard J. Kreider

  Name: Richard J. Kreider
 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek,

          Director

  HENRY R. KRAVIS
By:  

/s/ Richard J. Kreider

  Name: Richard J. Kreider
  Title: Attorney-in-fact
  GEORGE R. ROBERTS
By:  

/s/ Richard J. Kreider

  Name: Richard J. Kreider
  Title: Attorney-in-fact


EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Title

1    Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 2011, among KKR Holdings L.P., Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts
2    Power of attorney, dated July 31, 2005, granted by Henry R. Kravis
3    Power of attorney, dated July 31, 2005, granted by George R. Roberts
4    Power of attorney, dated January 25, 2011, granted by William J. Janetschek

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Units of KKR & Co. L.P. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement as of February 14, 2011.

 

  KKR HOLDINGS L.P.
By:   KKR Holdings GP, Limited, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Richard J. Kreider

  Name: Richard J. Kreider
 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek,

          Director

  HENRY R. KRAVIS
By:  

/s/ Richard J. Kreider

  Name: Richard J. Kreider
  Title: Attorney-in-fact
  GEORGE R. ROBERTS
By:  

/s/ Richard J. Kreider

  Name: Richard J. Kreider
  Title: Attorney-in-fact

EXHIBIT 2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents that Henry R. Kravis does hereby make, constitute and appoint William J. Janetschek and Richard J. Kreider, or either one of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (both in the undersigned’s individual capacity and as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership for which the undersigned is otherwise authorized to sign), to execute and deliver such forms as may be required to be filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to: (i) Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), including without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes, including without limitation the Form ID.

 

/s/ Henry R. Kravis

Name: Henry R. Kravis

Date: July 31, 2005

EXHIBIT 3

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents that George R. Roberts does hereby make, constitute and appoint William J. Janetschek and Richard J. Kreider, or either one of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (both in the undersigned’s individual capacity and as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership for which the undersigned is otherwise authorized to sign), to execute and deliver such forms as may be required to be filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to: (i) Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), including without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes, including without limitation the Form ID.

 

/s/ George R. Roberts

Name: George R. Roberts

Date: July 31, 2005

EXHIBIT 4

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents that William J. Janetschek does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard J. Kreider and David J. Sorkin, or either one of them or any other person acting at the direction of either one of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (both in the undersigned’s individual capacity and as an officer, member or partner of any entity for which the undersigned is otherwise authorized to sign), to execute and deliver such forms as may be required to be filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to: (i) Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), including without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes, including without limitation the Form ID.

 

/s/ William J. Janetschek

Name: William J. Janetschek

Date: January 25, 2011

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