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: ¨
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
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Banasino Investments Limited
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY |
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO, WC |
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) or 2(E)
¨
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6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cyprus |
NUMBER OF |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
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8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
8,346,494 (1)
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OWNED BY
EACH
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,346,494 (1)
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11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
8,346,494 (1)
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
¨
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.3% (2)
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14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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| (1) | This amount consists of common shares of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a British Columbia corporation (the
“Issuer”), directly held by Banasino Investments Limited. Any action by Banasino Investments Limited with respect to
the Issuer or the Issuer’s securities directly held by Banasino Investments Limited, including voting and dispositive decisions,
are made by a majority of its directors, each of whom is appointed and may be removed by Luda Stiftung, the parent organization of Banasino
Investments Limited. |
| (2) | Percentage ownership is based on an aggregate number of outstanding common shares of 81,273,936 as of
December 31, 2022 as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on February 14, 2023.
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Luda Stiftung
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY |
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO |
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) or 2(E)
¨
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Liechtenstein |
NUMBER OF |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
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8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
8,346,494 (1)
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OWNED BY
EACH
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9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,346,494 (1)
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11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
8,346,494 (1)
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
¨
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.3% (2)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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| (1) | This amount consists of common shares of the Issuer directly held by Banasino Investments Limited, for
which Luda Stiftung may be deemed to be a beneficial owner. Banasino Investments Limited is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Luda Stiftung.
Luda Stiftung is governed by three board members. Luda Stiftung has the power to appoint and remove directors of Banasino Investments
Limited. Any such appointment or removal decision is made by a majority of the board members of Luda Stiftung. |
| (2) | Percentage ownership is based on an aggregate number of outstanding common shares of 81,273,936 as of
December 31, 2022 as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 40-F filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023. |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
ECCM Bank PLC
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2 |
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
x
(b)
¨
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY |
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC |
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) or 2(E)
¨
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Malta |
NUMBER OF |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
|
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (1)
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OWNED BY
EACH
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9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
(1)
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11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
0 (1)
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
¨
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0% (1)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (See
Instructions)
BK
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| (1) | As a result of the acquisition of common shares of the Issuer by Banasino Investments Limited, as described
further in Item 3 below, ECCM Bank PLC no longer beneficially owns such common shares and will cease to be a Reporting Person (as defined
below) immediately upon the filing of this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
Amendment No. 4 (this “Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by the
Reporting Persons on February 3, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022, Amendment
No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 22, 2022, and Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on November 3, 2022
(as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”) relating to shares of common stock, no par value (the “Common Shares”),
of the Issuer.
The
information reported in the Schedule 13D remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended, restated or superseded by information
contained in this Amendment No. 4. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 4 have the respective meanings set forth
in the Schedule 13D.
| ITEM 2. | IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND |
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D
is hereby amended to add the following:
As a result of the acquisition
of Common Shares by Banasino Investments Limited, as described in Item 3 below, ECCM Bank PLC no longer beneficially owns Common Shares
and will cease to be a Reporting Person immediately upon the filing of this Amendment No. 4. The remaining Reporting Persons will continue
filing statements on Schedule 13D with respect to their beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable
law. Each of the remaining Reporting Persons is a party to the Second Joint Filing Agreement, as further described in Item 6 and included
as an exhibit to this Amendment No. 4.
| ITEM 3. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D
is hereby amended to add the following:
The information set forth
in Item 2 and Schedule A of this Amendment No. 4 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.
On
February 17, 2023, Banasino Investments Limited acquired the 315,975 Common Shares directly owned by ECCM Bank PLC for approximately
CAD $34,573,984.50. The sources of these funds were the working capital of Banasino Investments Limited.
| ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION |
Item
4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:
The
information set forth in Items 2, 3, 5 and 6 of this Amendment No. 4, and in Items 2, 3 and 6 of the Schedule 13D, are hereby incorporated
by reference into this Item 4.
The
Reporting Persons have engaged in, and continue to engage in, an internal reorganization with respect to the ownership of the Issuer’s
shares. As a part of that reorganization, Banasino Investments Limited acquired the 315,975 Common Shares directly owned by ECCM
Bank PLC. In the course of the internal reorganization, other entities within Banasino Investment Limited’s corporate structure
are expected to acquire beneficial ownership of the shares currently beneficially owned by Banasino Investments Limited and Luda Stiftung.
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Except
as described in this Item 4, none of the Reporting Persons has formulated any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any
matter required to be disclosed in response to paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
| ITEM 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
Item
5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The
information set forth in Items 2, 3 and 4 and the cover pages of this Amendment No. 4, and in Items 2 and 6 of the Schedule 13D, are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
(a)-(b) The
aggregate number and percentage of Common Shares held by the Reporting Persons to which this Schedule 13D relates is 8,346,494
Common Shares, constituting approximately 10.3% of the currently outstanding Common Shares. The percentage of Common Shares is based on
an aggregate number of outstanding common shares of 81,273,936 as of December 31, 2022 as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 40-F filed
with the SEC on February 14, 2023.
(i) Banasino
Investments Limited
(a) As
of February 17, 2023, Banasino Investments Limited may be deemed the beneficial owner of 8,346,494 Common Shares, constituting a percentage
of approximately 10.3% of the outstanding Common Shares.
(b) Sole
voting power to vote or direct vote: 0 Common Shares
Shared voting
power to vote or direct vote: 8,346,494 Common Shares
Sole power to
dispose or direct the disposition: 0 Common Shares
Shared power
to dispose or direct the disposition: 8,346,494 Common Shares
(ii) Luda
Stiftung
(a) As
of February 17, 2023, Luda Stiftung may be deemed the beneficial owner of 8,346,494* Common Shares, constituting a percentage of approximately
10.3% of the outstanding Common Shares.
(b) Sole
voting power to vote or direct vote: 0 Common Shares
Shared
voting power to vote or direct vote: 8,346,494* Common Shares
Sole
power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 Common Shares
Shared
power to dispose or direct the disposition: 8,346,494* Common Shares
* Includes
8,346,494 Common Shares directly held by Banasino Investments Limited
(iii) ECCM Bank PLC
(a) As
of February 17, 2023, ECCM Bank PLC may be deemed the beneficial owner of 0 Common Shares, constituting a percentage of approximately
0.0% of the outstanding Common Shares.
(b) Sole
voting power to vote or direct vote: 0 Common Shares
Shared
voting power to vote or direct vote: 0 Common Shares
Sole
power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 Common Shares
Shared
power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 Common Shares
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(c) Schedule
A, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(c), describes all of the transactions in Common Shares or derivatives relating
to Common Shares that were effected in the past 60 days by the Reporting Persons. Except as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, no
reportable transactions were effected by any Reporting Person within the last 60 days.
(d) Except
as set forth herein, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt
of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as described in this
Item 5.
(e) As
a result of the acquisition of Common Shares by Banasino Investments Limited, as described in Item 3 above, ECCM Bank PLC ceased
to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding Common Shares on February 17, 2023. As a result, ECCM Bank PLC
will cease to be a Reporting Person immediately upon the filing of this Amendment No. 4.
| ITEM 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER |
Item
6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:
The
information set forth in Items 2, 3 and 5, and the cover pages of this Amendment No. 4 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item
6.
On
February 21, 2023, the remaining Reporting Persons entered into the Second Joint Filing Agreement in which they agreed to the joint filing
on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable
law. The Second Joint Filing Agreement was entered into solely to restate the Joint Filing Agreement by and among Banasino Investments
Limited, Luda Stiftung and ECM Bank PLC dated February 3, 2022, reflecting that ECCM Bank PLC is no longer a beneficial owner of any shares
of the Issuer. The Second Joint Filing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Except
as otherwise described herein or in connection with the reorganization described in Item 4, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings
or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Persons and any other persons with respect to any securities of the Issuer.
| ITEM 7. | MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS |
Item 7 of the Schedule
13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
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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.
Date: February 21, 2023
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BANASINO INVESTMENTS LIMITED |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Ioannou |
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Name: |
Michael Ioannou |
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Title: |
Director |
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By: |
/s/ Lambros George Hajigeorghi |
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Name: |
Lambros George Hajigeorghi |
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Title: |
Director |
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LUDA
STIFTUNG |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Kranz |
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Name: |
Michael Kranz |
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Title: |
Attorney-in-Fact |
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ECCM
BANK PLC |
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By: |
/s/ Jessica Fenech |
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Name: |
Jessica Fenech |
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Title: |
Attorney-in-Fact |
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By: |
/s/ Anthony C. Schembri |
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Name: |
Anthony C. Schembri |
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Title: |
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SCHEDULE A
Transactions in West Fraser Co. Ltd. Stock Within
the Past 60 Days
Name |
Trade
Date |
Buy/Sell/
Exercise |
No. of Shares / Quantity |
Unit
Cost
(CAD) |
Strike Price |
Trade Amount
(CAD) |
Security |
Expiration Date |
ECCM Bank PLC |
2/17/23 |
Sell common stock |
315,975 |
109.42 |
- |
34,573,984.50 |
Common Shares |
- |
Banasino Investments Limited |
2/17/23 |
Buy common stock |
315,975 |
109.42 |
- |
34,573,984.50 |
Common Shares |
- |