SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

(RULE 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) and (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO 13d-2

(Amendment No. 4)1

 

 

 

Synchrony Financial

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

87165B103

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2019

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1 (b)

☒ Rule 13d-1 (c)

☐ Rule 13d-1 (d)

 

 

1 

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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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 13G    Forms   
CUSIP NO. 87165B103    13G    Page 2 of 6 Pages

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

GIC Private Limited

 

(None)

  2.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Singapore

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

36,491,806

   6.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

5,415,979

   7.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

36,491,806

   8.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

5,415,979

  9.  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

41,907,785

10.   

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *  ☐

 

11.  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

6.49%**

12.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

CO

 

**

Percentage is based on 646,192,751 Common Stock outstanding as of October 21, 2019 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2019.


 

    

          

 

Page 3 of 6

 

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer

Synchrony Financial

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuers’ Principal Executive Offices

777 Long Ridge Road

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing

GIC Private Limited

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office

168, Robinson Road

#37-01, Capital Tower

Singapore 068912

 

Item 2(c).

Citizenship

Singapore

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number

87165B103

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1 (b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

N.A.


 

    

          

 

Page 4 of 6

 

Item 4.

Ownership

The aggregate number of securities and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Person named in Item 2(a), as well as the number of securities as to which such person is deemed to have sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, shared power to dispose or direct the disposition, is set forth in the following table:

 

            Power to Vote      Power to Dispose  

Person

   No. of Securities
Beneficially Owned
     Sole1      Shared1      Sole1      Shared1  

GIC Private Limited2

     41,907,785        36,491,806        5,415,979        36,491,806        5,415,979  

 

1

GIC Private Limited (“GIC”) is a fund manager and only has 2 clients – the Government of Singapore (“GoS”) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). Under the investment management agreement with GoS, GIC has been given the sole discretion to exercise the voting rights attached to, and the disposition of, any shares managed on behalf of GoS. As such, GIC has the sole power to vote and power to dispose of the 36,491,806 securities beneficially owned by it. GIC shares power to vote and dispose of 5,415,979 securities beneficially owned by it with MAS.

2

GIC disclaims membership in a group.

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

N.A.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

N.A.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

N.A.

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

N.A.


 

    

          

 

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Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

N.A.

 

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


 

    

          

 

Page 6 of 6

 

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.

 

February 14, 2020              

               GIC Private Limited

Date

     

 

by    /s/ Celine Loh Sze Ling                  /s/ Toh Tze Meng
  Celine Loh Sze Ling       /       Toh Tze Meng
  Senior Vice President     Senior Vice President