UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

(Amendment No. 20)*

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
053774105
(CUSIP Number)
 
David Zales
SRS Investment Management, LLC
One Bryant Park
39th Floor
New York, New York 10036
(212) 520-7900
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
August 31, 2022
(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 Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 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.

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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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

SRS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

 
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

 

Delaware, United States

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING PERSON

WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

-0-

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

18,430,882 shares of Common Stock

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

-0-

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

18,430,882 shares of Common Stock

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

18,430,882 shares of Common Stock

 
12

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

 

 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

38.3%

 
14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

IA, OO

 

 

 

  

 

 

CUSIP No. 053774105 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 5

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

KARTHIK R. SARMA

 
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

 

India

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING PERSON

WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

-0-

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

18,430,882 shares of Common Stock

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

-0-

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

18,430,882 shares of Common Stock

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

18,430,882 shares of Common Stock

 
12

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

 

 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

38.3%

 
14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

IN

 

 

 

  

 

 

CUSIP No. 053774105 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 5

 

This Amendment to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”) relates to the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 25, 2016 (the “Initial 13D” and, as amended and supplemented through the date of this Amendment, collectively, the “Schedule 13D”) by the Reporting Persons, relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Percentage beneficial ownership reported herein is based on 48,066,343 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 29, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

This Amendment amends Item 6 as set forth below:

Item 6.CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:

On August 31, 2022, the Funds settled cash-settled equity swaps with respect to an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. After giving effect to such transactions, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have economic exposure to an aggregate of 4,362,283 shares of Common Stock pursuant to cash-settled equity swaps. The Reporting Persons do not have voting power or dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock referenced in such swaps and disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares underlying such swaps.

 

  

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: September 2, 2022

 

  SRS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC  
       
  By: /s/ David B. Zales  
    Name: David B. Zales  
    Title: General Counsel  
       
       
       
  /s/ Karthik R. Sarma  
  KARTHIK R. SARMA