eh1401031_13da2-lifetime.htm


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*


Life Time Fitness, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

 
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)


53217R207
(CUSIP Number)


Neil S. Bhatia, Esq.
Marcato Capital Management LP
One Montgomery Street, Suite 3250
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone Number 415-796-6350
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)


September 5, 2014
(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 ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [_].
 
 
*  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.
 
 


 
 

 

 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 2 of 10


 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
 
Marcato Capital Management LP
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
 
(a)  o
(b)  x
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)
 
 
o
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
 
3,115,167
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
3,115,167
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
3,115,167
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
8.0%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IA
 


 
 

 
 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 3 of 10


 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
 
Richard T. McGuire III
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
 
(a)  o
(b)  x
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)
 
 
o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States of America
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
3,115,167
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
3,115,167
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
3,115,167
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
8.0%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 


 
 

 

CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 4 of 10


 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
 
Marcato, L.P.
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
 
(a)  o
(b)  x
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
WC
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 
 
o
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
 
730,479
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
730,479
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
730,479
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
1.9%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
PN
 
 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 5 of 10


 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
 
Marcato II, L.P.
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
 
(a)  o
(b)  x
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
WC
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 
 
o
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
 
53,752
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
53,752
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
53,752
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0.1%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
PN
 
 

 
 

 
 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 6 of 10


 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
 
Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd.
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
 
(a)  o
(b)  x
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
WC
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 
 
o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Cayman Islands
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
2,330,936
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
2,330,936
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
2,330,936
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
6.0%
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
OO
 
 

 
 

 
 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 7 of 10
 

Item 1.
Security and Issuer.
 

 
This statement constitutes Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Life Time Fitness, Inc. (the “Issuer”), and hereby amends the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed on June 19, 2014 (the “Initial Schedule 13D”), on behalf of the Reporting Persons (as defined in the Initial Schedule 13D), to furnish the additional information set forth herein. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Initial Schedule 13D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Identity and Background.
 

  No material change.  
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
     
  Item 3 is restated in its entirety as follows:  
     
  The responses to Items 4, 5 and 6 of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference.   
     
 
The net investment costs (including commissions, if any) of the Shares directly owned by the private investment funds advised by Marcato is approximately $149,922,053, including the net cost of Shares and call options and the net amount received in respect of put options.  The amounts paid were funded by working capital.
 
     

 

 
 

 
 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 8 of 10



Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.
 
     
 
Item 4 of the Initial Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following paragraph at the end thereof:
 
     
 
On September 5, 2014, Marcato delivered a letter to the Issuer regarding the Issuer's announcement on August 25, 2014 that it was considering a potential conversion of its real estate assets into a real estate investment trust.  A copy of this letter is attached as Exhibit B hereto.
 
 
 
 

 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
 
 
 
  Item 5 is restated in its entirety as follows:  
       
 
(a) - (e)
As of the close of trading on September 4, 2014, (i) Marcato and Mr. McGuire may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 3,115,167 Shares (the Marcato Shares), constituting 8.0% of the Shares, (ii) Marcato, L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 730,479 Shares, constituting 1.9% of the Shares, (iii) Marcato II, L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 53,752 Shares, constituting 0.1% of the Shares and (iii) Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,330,936 Shares, constituting 6.0% of the Shares, each based upon 39,099,235 Shares outstanding as of July 18, 2014, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
 
Marcato, L.P. may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) 730,479 Shares.  Marcato II, L.P. may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) 53,752 Shares.  Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd. may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) 2,330,936.  Marcato, as the investment adviser of Marcato, L.P., Marcato II, L.P. and Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd., may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Marcato Shares.  By virtue of Mr. McGuire's position as the managing partner of Marcato, Mr. McGuire may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Marcato Shares and, therefore, Mr. McGuire may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Marcato Shares.
 
The transactions by the Reporting Persons in the securities of the Issuer during the past sixty days (or since the Reporting Persons' most recent report, if shorter) are set forth in Exhibit C.
 
The limited partners of (or investors in) each of Marcato, L.P., Marcato II, L.P., and Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd., or their respective subsidiaries or affiliated entities, for which Marcato or its affiliates acts as general partner and/or investment manager have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held for the accounts of their respective funds in accordance with their respective limited partnership interests (or investment percentages) in their respective funds.
 
       
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 9 of 10

 

Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
 
     
  No material change.  
 
 
 

Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 

 
Exhibit A:  Joint Filing Agreement
Exhibit B:  Letter to the Issuer dated September 5, 2014.
Exhibit C:  Schedule of Transactions in Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
CUSIP No. 53217R207
 
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 10 of 10



SIGNATURE


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.


 
 
September 5, 2014
 
 
 
(Date)
 

   
Marcato Capital Management LP*
     
   
By:
/s/ Richard T. McGuire III
 
     
     Richard T. McGuire III, Managing Partner
         
 
   
/s/ Richard T. McGuire III*
 
   
     Richard T. McGuire III
       
       
   
Marcato, L.P.

   
By:
MCM General Partner LLC, its General Partner
     
   
By:
/s/ Richard T. McGuire III
 
     
     Richard T. McGuire III, Authorized Person
         
 
   
Marcato II, L.P.

   
By:
MCM General Partner LLC, its General Partner
     
   
By:
/s/ Richard T. McGuire III
 
     
     Richard T. McGuire III, Authorized Person
         
 
   
Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd.

   
By:
/s/ Richard T. McGuire III
 
     
     Richard T. McGuire III, Director
         

* This reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.