SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH

(Street)
WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. [ AXTA ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 227,811,996 I See Footnotes(1)(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH

(Street)
WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES,
190 ELGIN AVENUE

(Street)
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES
190 ELGIN AVENUE

(Street)
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
2, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE

(Street)
LUXEMBOURG N4 L -1653

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CEP III Managing GP, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
2, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE

(Street)
LUXEMBOURG N4 L -1653

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
2, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE

(Street)
LUXEMBOURG N4 L -1653

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CEP III Participations, S.a.r.l. SICAR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
2, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE

(Street)
LUXEMBOURG N4 L -1653

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carlyle Group L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW,
SUITE 220 SOUTH

(Street)
WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH

(Street)
WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Carlyle Holdings II L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH

(Street)
WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Consists of 48,477,465 shares held by Carlyle Partners V SA1 Cayman, L.P. ("CPV SA1"), 43,706,120 shares held by Carlyle Partners V SA2 Cayman, L.P. ("CPV SA2"), 44,854,378 shares held by Carlyle Partners V SA3 Cayman, L.P. ("CPV SA3"), 2,810,185 shares held by Carlyle Partners V-A Cayman, L.P. ("CPV-A"), 5,324,318 shares held by CP V Coinvestment A Cayman, L.P. ("CPV Coinvest A"), 639,204 shares held by CP V Coinvestment B Cayman, L.P. ("CPV Coinvest B"), 28,969,654 shares held by Carlyle Coatings Partners, L.P. ("CCP" and, together with CPV SA1, CPV SA2, CPV SA3, CPV-A, CPV Coinvest A and CPV Coinvest B, the "Carlyle Cayman Shareholders") and 53,030,672 shares held by CEP III Participations, S.a r.l. SICAR ("CEP III" and, together with the Carlyle Cayman Shareholders, the "Carlyle Shareholders").
2. Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings II L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., which is the sole member of CP V General Partner, L.L.C. and the sole shareholder of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. CP V General Partner, L.L.C. is the general partner of TC Group V Cayman, L.P., which is the general partner of each of the Carlyle Cayman Shareholders. CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. is the general partner of CEP III Managing GP, L.P., which is the general partner of Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., which is the sole shareholder of CEP III.
Remarks:
Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, each of CP V General Partner, L.L.C., TC Group V Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V SA1 Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V SA2 Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V SA3 Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V-A Cayman, L.P., CP V Coinvestment A Cayman, L.P., CP V Coinvestment B Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Coatings Partners, L.P. are filing a separate Form 3. See Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
The Carlyle Group L.P. By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C. By: The Carlyle Group L.P., its managing member By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
Carlyle Holdings II L.P., By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. By: Carlyle Holdings II, L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. By: TC Group Cayman Invesment Holdings, L.P., its general partner By: Carlyle Holdings II, L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd, Daniel D'Aniello for and on behalf of Carlyle Offshore Partners II Ltd., GP of DBD Cayman Ltd., GP of TCG Holdings Cayman II, L.P., GP of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., By: /s/ Jeremy Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
CEP III Managing GP, L.P., By Daniel D'Aniello for and on behalf of Carlyle Offshore Partners II Ltd., as GP of DBD Cayman Ltd., as GP of TCG Holdings Cayman II, L.P., as GP of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., By: /s/ Jeremy Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., By Daniel D'Aniello for and on behalf of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., as general partner of CEP III Managing GP, L.P., as GP of Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., By: /s/ Jeremy Anderson, attorney-in-fact 11/10/2014
CEP III Participations, S.a r.l. SICAR, Represented by Erica K. Herberg, as Manager and authorized representative of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., Manager By: /s/ Erica K. Herberg 11/10/2014
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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned understands that, from time to time, the Carlyle
Companies (defined below) are required to prepare, execute and file certain
federal and state securities laws filings.

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Curt Buser, Jeff Ferguson, David Pearson, Catherine Ziobro, R.
Rainey Hoffman, Joanne Cosiol, Monica Harris, Jeremy Anderson, Bruno De Gusmao,
Ann Siebecker, Andrea Pekala, Tom Mayrhofer, Orit Mizrachi, John Beczak, Rick
Kappler, Matt LoRusso, Rob Konigsberg, James Sloan, Anne Frederick, Norma Kuntz,
Victoria Jong, Erica Herberg or any of them signing singly, and with full power
of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)     prepare, execute in the name of each Carlyle Company and on
        behalf of each Carlyle Company, and submit to the U.S. Securities and
        Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto,
        and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and
        passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the
        SEC of Forms D ("Form D") required to be filed in accordance with Rule
        503 ("Rule 503") promulgated with respect to Sections 4(2), 4(6) and
        3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") and reports required
        by Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
        "1934 Act") or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

        (2)     prepare and execute for and on behalf of each Carlyle Company,
        in the undersigned's capacity as a Chairman, authorized person, officer
        and/or director of each Carlyle Company, federal and state securities
        laws filings including without limitation Forms D pursuant to Rule 503
        and Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
        Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the 1934 Act and the rules thereunder;

        (3)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of each
        Carlyle Company which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
        execute any such federal and state securities laws filings including
        without limitation Forms D, Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4, and 5,
        complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
        file such form with the SEC and the securities administrators of any
        state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam
        and the United States Virgin Islands or their designees and any stock
        exchange or similar authority; and

        (4)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
        the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
        benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
        undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
        attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
        Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
        conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
        attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted, whether the same needs to be executed, taken
or done by him in his capacity as a current or former member, partner,
shareholder, director or officer of any company, partnership, corporation,
organization, firm, branch or other entity connected with, related to or
affiliated with any of the entities constituting the Carlyle Companies or
entities that directly or indirectly hold interests in the Carlyle Companies.

        The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with federal and state
securities laws, including without limitation Rule 503 of the 1933 Act or
Section 13 and Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

        This Power of Attorney and all authority conferred hereby shall not be
terminated by operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of the
undersigned or by occurrence of any other event. Actions taken by an
attorney-in-fact pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be as valid as if any
event described in the preceding sentence had not occurred, whether or not the
attorney-in-fact shall have received notice of such event. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) in the event that an attorney-in-fact is no longer employed by
The Carlyle Group Employee Co., L.L.C. or its affiliates, this Power of Attorney
and all authority conferred hereby shall be immediately terminated with respect
to such Attorney, and (ii) the undersigned may terminate or revoke this Power of
Attorney at any time.

        For purposes hereof, the "Carlyle Companies" shall consist of: (i)
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., The Carlyle Group L.P., Carlyle Holdings I GP
Inc., Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., Carlyle Holdings I L.P., Carlyle
Holdings II GP L.L.C., Carlyle Holdings II L.P., Carlyle Holdings III GP
Management L.L.C., Carlyle Holdings III GP L.P., Carlyle Holdings III GP Sub
L.L.C., Carlyle Holdings III L.P., TC Group Sub L.P., TC Group Investment
Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group Cayman
Sub L.P. and (ii) the subsidiaries and affiliates of the foregoing in clause
(i), including without limitation investment funds sponsored directly or
indirectly by one or more of the Carlyle Companies.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 7th day of May, 2012.

                                        /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello
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                                        Name:  Daniel A. D'Aniello
                                        Title: Chairman