UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 21)*

 

 

UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP.

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00375 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

918076100

(CUSIP Number)

Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP

8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 630

Raleigh, NC 27615

Telephone: +1 (919) 719-6360

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 31, 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 § 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(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 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).

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

8,041,700

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

8,041,700

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

8,041,7001

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

22.6%2

14  

Type of reporting person (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

1 

Includes 8,041,700 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.

2 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Himanshu H. Shah

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

8,041,700

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

8,041,700

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

8,041,7003

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

22.6%4

14  

Type of reporting person (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

3 

Includes 8,041,700 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Capital Opportunity Fund LP. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.

4 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Hong Liang Lu

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

1,158,300

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,158,300

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,158,3005

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

3.3%6

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

5 

Includes (i) 801,828 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Mr. Lu, (ii) 26,925 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Lu Charitable Remainder Trust, of which Mr. Lu is the trustee, (iii) 16,408 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES, of which Mr. Lu is a trustee and of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries, (iv) 76,304 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of The Lu Family Limited Partnership, of which Mr. Lu is a general partner, (v) 226,835 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries and (vi) 10,000 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Liang Lu IRA, of which Mr. Lu is the sole beneficiary.

6 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Lu Charitable Remainder Trust

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

26,925

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,925

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

26,9257

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.076%8

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

7 

Includes 26,925 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Lu Charitable Remainder Trust. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Charitable Trust.

8 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

16,408

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

16,408

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

16,4089

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.046%10

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

9 

Includes 16,408 Ordinary Shares registered in the the name of Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES. Mr. Lu is a trustee of Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries.

10 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

The Lu Family Limited Partnership

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

76,304

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

76,304

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

76,30411

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.2%12

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

11 

Includes 76,304 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Limited Partnership. Mr. Lu is a general partner of Lu Family Partnership.

12 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

226,835

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

226,835

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

226,83513

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.6%14

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

13 

Includes 226,835 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS. Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries of Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS.

14 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 918076100      

 

  1     

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Hong Liang Lu IRA

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

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

 

California

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

10,000

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

10,000

   10    

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11     

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

10,00015

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☐

 

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.0%16

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

15 

Includes 10,000 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Liang Lu IRA. Mr. Lu is the beneficiary of Hong Liang Lu IRA.

16 

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 


Introductory Note

This Amendment No. 21 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 21”) is being jointly filed by Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP (“Shah Opportunity”), Himanshu H. Shah (“Mr. Shah”), Hong Liang Lu (“Mr. Lu”), Lu Charitable Remainder Trust (“Lu Charitable Trust”), Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES (“Lu Family Trust”), The Lu Family Limited Partnership (“Lu Family Partnership”), Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS, and Hong Liang Lu IRA (collectively with Shah Opportunity, Mr. Shah, Mr. Lu, Lu Charitable Trust, Lu Family Trust, Lu Family Partnership, Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS, the “Reporting Persons”, each a “Reporting Person”) to amend and supplement the Schedule 13D filed initially by E-Town International Holding (Hong Kong) Co., Limited with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 7, 2010, as previously amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 7, 2010, Amendment No. 4 filed on January 10, 2012, Amendment No. 5 filed on July 11, 2012 , Amendment No. 6 filed on January 15, 2013, Amendment No. 7 filed on January 15, 2013, Amendment No. 8 filed on March 27, 2013, Amendment No. 9 filed on October 31, 2013, Amendment No. 10 filed on January 17, 2014, Amendment No. 11 filed on March 11, 2014, Amendment No. 13 filed on August 21, 2014, Amendment No. 14 filed on August 6, 2015, Amendment No. 15 filed on November 4, 2015, Amendment No. 16 filed on December 4, 2015, Amendment No. 17 filed on November 10, 2016, Amendment No. 18 filed on March 31, 2017, Amendment No. 19 filed on October 23, 2017, and Amendment No. 20 filed on February 4, 2019, respectively (as so amended, the “Original Schedule 13D”). The Reporting Persons have entered into a joint filing agreement (the “Joint Filing Agreement”), dated as of August 2, 2019, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.8. Except as amended and supplemented herein, the information set forth in the Original Schedule 13D remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein have meanings as assigned thereto in the Original Schedule 13D unless defined herein.

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

As described in Item 4 below, the Relevant Parties entered into the Amendment Agreement on July 31, 2019, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.9. The information set forth in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 21 is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

On July 31, 2019, the Reporting Persons (save for Mr. Shah) and the Acquirer (collectively, the “Relevant Parties”) entered into an Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”), pursuant to which the Relevant Parties agreed to extend the Termination Date (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) to September 30, 2019. The Purchase Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, except as explicitly amended by the Amendment Agreement.

The information disclosed in this Item 4 is not purported to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.9, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a)-(b) The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares of the Company for each of the Reporting Persons as of July 31, 2019.

 

Name

   Shares
Beneficially
Owned
     Percentage
of Total(9)
    Sole
Voting
Power
     Shared
Voting
Power
     Sole
Dispositive
Power
     Shared
Dispositive
Power
 

Shah Opportunity(1)

     8,041,700        22.6     —          8,041,700        —          8,041,700  

Mr. Shah(2)

     8,041,700        22.6     —          8,041,700        —          8,041,700  

Mr. Lu(3)

     1,158,300        3.3     1,158,300        —          1,158,300        —    

Lu Charitable Trust(4)

     26,925        0.1     26,925        —          26,925        —    

Lu Family Trust(5)

     16,408        0.0     16,408        —          16,408        —    

Lu Family Partnership(6)

     76,304        0.2     76,304        —          76,304        —    

Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS(7)

     226,835        0.6     226,835        —          226,835        —    

Hong Liang Lu IRA (8)

     10,000        0.0     10,000        —          10,000        —    


(1)

Includes 8,041,700 Ordinary Shares. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.

(2)

Includes 8,041,700 Ordinary Shares owned by Shah Opportunity. Shah Capital LLC is the general partner of Shah Opportunity. Mr. Shah is the managing member of Shah Capital LLC.

(3)

Includes (i) 801,828 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Mr. Lu, (ii) 26,925 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Lu Charitable Remainder Trust, of which Mr. Lu is the trustee, (iii) 16,408 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES, of which Mr. Lu is a trustee and of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries, (iv) 76,304 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Limited Partnership, of which Mr. Lu is a general partner, (v) 226,835 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries and (vi) 10,000 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Liang Lu IRA, of which Mr. Lu is the sole beneficiary.

(4)

Includes 26,925 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Lu Charitable Remainder Trust. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Charitable Trust.

(5)

Includes 16,408 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES. Mr. Lu is the trustee of Lu Family Trust, of which Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries.

(6)

Includes 76,304 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of the Lu Family Limited Partnership. Mr. Lu is a general partner of the Lu Family Partnership.

(7)

Includes 226,835 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS. Mr. Lu and his spouse are beneficiaries of Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS.

(8)

Includes 10,000 Ordinary Shares registered in the name of Hong Liang Lu IRA. Mr. Lu is the holder and sole beneficiary of Hong Liang Lu IRA.

(9)

Percentage calculated based on 35,616,335 outstanding Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2019 as reported by the Issuer in Item 6 of its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019.

 

(c)

Except as disclosed in Item 6 below, to the best knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, such Reporting Person has not effected any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares during the past sixty (60) days.

 

(d)

None

 

(e)

Assuming the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (as amended by the Amendment Agreement) are consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions thereunder, the Reporting Persons will no longer beneficially own any Ordinary Shares or have any voting power or dispositive power over any Ordinary Shares.

By virtue of their relationship and actions in respect of the Purchase Agreement (as amended by the Amendment Agreement) as described herein, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and/or their respective affiliates within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Exchange Act of 1934. As a member of a group, each Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the members of the group as a whole. However, the Reporting Persons expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership of such shares held by the other Reporting Persons and/or their respective affiliates, other than those beneficially owned by each Reporting Person as set forth in this Amendment No. 21. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by the Reporting Persons that they are the beneficial owners of any Ordinary Shares as may be beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons and/or their respective affiliates (other than those beneficially owned by each Reporting Person as set forth in this Amendment No. 21) for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.


Item 6.

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

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented in its entirety as follows:

The descriptions under Item 4 and Item 5 of this Amendment No. 21, as well as the Joint Filing Agreement and the Amendment Agreement which are attached as Exhibit 99.8 and Exhibit 99.9 respectively hereto, are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

 

Item 7.

Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
99.8    Joint Filing Agreement
99.9    Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 31, 2019 by and among Shah Opportunity, Mr. Lu, Lu Charitable Trust, Lu Family Trust, Lu Family Partnership, Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS, Hong Liang Lu IRA and the Acquirer


SIGNATURES

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

Dated:

August 2, 2019

 

Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP
By: Shah Capital LLC, the General Partner
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

Name:   Himanshu H. Shah
Title:   Managing Member
Himanshu H. Shah
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

Name:   Himanshu H. Shah
Hong Liang Lu
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
Lu Charitable Remainder Trust
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
Title:   Trustee
Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
Title:   Trustee
Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
By:  

/s/ Lucy Lu

Name:   Lucy Lu
Hong Liang Lu IRA
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
The Lu Family Limited Partnership
By: Hong Liang Lu, the General Partner
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
99.8    Joint Filing Agreement
99.9    Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 31, 2019 by and among Shah Opportunity, Mr. Lu, Lu Charitable Trust, Lu Family Trust, Lu Family Partnership, Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS, Hong Liang Lu IRA and the Acquirer
EX-99.8

Exhibit 99.8

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned hereby agrees to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the ordinary shares, par value US$0.00375 per share, of UTStarcom Holdings Corp., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. Each of the undersigned acknowledges that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of any statement (including amendments) on Schedule 13D, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making such filings, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

[Signature pages to follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement as of August 2, 2019.

 

Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP
By: Shah Capital LLC, the General Partner
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

Name:   Himanshu H. Shah
Title:   Managing Member
Himanshu H. Shah
By:  

/s/ Himanshu H. Shah

Name:   Himanshu H. Shah
Hong Liang Lu
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
Lu Charitable Remainder Trust
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
Title:   Trustee
Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
Title:   Trustee
Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
By:  

/s/ Lucy Lu

Name:   Lucy Lu
Hong Liang Lu IRA
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
The Lu Family Limited Partnership
By: Hong Liang Lu, the General Partner
By:  

/s/ Hong Liang Lu

Name:   Hong Liang Lu
EX-99.9

Exhibit 99.9

AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made on July 31 2019, among the persons listed on Schedule A (collectively, the “Sellers”) and Tonghao (Cayman) Limited (the “Acquirer”). The Sellers and the Acquirer shall be referred to individually herein as a “Party”, and collectively as the “Parties”.

WHEREAS, the Sellers and the Acquirer are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated January 31, 2019 (the “SPA”);

WHEREAS, the Sellers and the Acquirer mutually desire to enter into this Agreement to amend the SPA to extend the Termination Date (as such term is defined in the SPA); and

WHEREAS, Section 5.03 of the SPA provides, among others, that any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of the SPA shall be effective only if it is made or given in writing and signed by the Acquirer and the Sellers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION I

DEFINITIONS

All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the SPA.

SECTION II

AMENDMENTS TO THE SPA

Section 1.06(b) of the SPA shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“If the Closing has not occurred by September 30, 2019 (the “Termination Date”) for any reason, either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Parties; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 1.06(b) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement or other breach of this Agreement has been a cause of, or resulted in, the failure for the Closing to occur on or prior to the Termination Date.”

SECTION III

MISCELLANEOUS

The Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the terms and conditions of this Agreement, existence, nature or substance of the discussions between the parties regarding this Agreement shall constitute Confidential Information and shall be governed by Section 5.06 of the SPA; (b) this Agreement, once signed by each of the Parties, shall constitute an amendment to the SPA and shall become a part of the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter under the SPA; (c) the SPA shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its term, except to the extent of any terms that are explicitly amended by this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail; and (d) Sections 5.04, 507 and 5.08 of the SPA shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

For and on behalf of        
SHAH CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND LP        

 

    

 

  
(Date)      (Name)   

 

       
(Signature)        

[Signature Page to Amendment to SPA]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

HONG LIANG LU         

 

        
(Date)         

 

        
(Signature)         
HONG LU AND LUCY LU JTWROS         

 

     

 

  
(Date)       (Date)   

 

     

 

  
(Signature)       (Signature)   
For and on behalf of         
LU FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP         

 

     

 

  
(Date)       (Name)   

 

        
(Signature)         

[Signature Page to Amendment to SPA]


For and on behalf of        
LU CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST        

 

    

 

  
(Date)      (Name)   

 

       
(Signature)        

[Signature Page to Amendment to SPA]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

For and on behalf of        
LU FAMILY TRUST HONG LIANG LU & LUCY LU TTEES   

 

    

 

  
(Date)      (Name)   

 

       
(Signature)        
For and on behalf of        
HONG LIANG LU IRA        

 

    

 

  
(Date)      (Name)   

 

       
(Signature)        

[Signature Page to Amendment to SPA]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

For and on behalf of        
TONGHAO (CAYMAN) LIMITED        

 

    

 

  
(Date)      (Name)   

 

       
(Signature)        

[Signature Page to Amendment to SPA]


SCHEDULE A

SELLERS

1. Shah Capital Opportunity Fund LP

2. Hong Liang Lu

3. Hong Lu and Lucy Lu JTWROS

4. Lu Family Ltd Partnership

5. Lu Charitable Remainder Trust

6. Lu Family Trust Hong Liang Lu & Lucy Lu TTEES

7. Hong Liang Lu IRA