Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
NOW INC.
Common Stock
67011P100
October 31, 2014
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* 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 Instructions).
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Orbis Investment Management (U.S.), LLC ("OIMUS"); Orbis Investment Management Limited ("OIML"); Orbis Asset Management Limited ("OAML") I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION OIMUS is a company organised under the laws of Delaware, U.S.A.; OIML and OAML are companies organized under the laws of Bermuda. |
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| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 10,723,609 |
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SHARED VOTING POWER 0 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,723,609 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON OAML: 9,425 OIML: 10,678,548 OIMUS: 35,636 |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.02% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON FI (OIML); OO (OIMUS and OAML) |
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| ITEM 1(a). | NAME OF ISSUER: | |
| NOW INC. | ||
| ITEM 1(b). | ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: | |
| 7402 N. Eldridge Pkwy. Houston, TX 77041 USA |
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| ITEM 2(a). | NAME OF PERSON FILING: | |
| Orbis Investment Management (U.S.), LLC ("OIMUS"); Orbis Investment Management Limited ("OIML"); Orbis Asset Management Limited ("OAML") |
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| ITEM 2(b). | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: | |
| For OIML and OAML: Orbis House, 25 Front Street, Hamilton Bermuda HM11; For OIMUS: 600 Montgomery Street, Suite 3800, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA | ||
| ITEM 2(c). | CITIZENSHIP: | |
| OIMUS is a company organised under the laws of Delaware, U.S.A.; OIML and OAML are companies organized under the laws of Bermuda. | ||
| ITEM 2(d). | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: | |
| Common Stock | ||
| ITEM 2(e). | CUSIP NUMBER: | |
| 67011P100 | ||
| ITEM 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c) CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: | |
| (a) | [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
| (b) | [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
| (c) | [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
| (d) | [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8); |
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| (e) | [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
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| (i) | [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | |
| (j) | [X] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
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[X] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: equivalent to IA (only for OIML) |
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| ITEM 4. | OWNERSHIP: | |
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: | |
| OAML: 9,425 OIML: 10,678,548 OIMUS: 35,636 |
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| (b) | Percent of class: | |
| 10.02% | ||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |
| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||
| 10,723,609 | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||
| 0 | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||
| 10,723,609 | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||
| 0 | ||
| ITEM 5. | OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS: | |
| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. | ||
| ITEM 6. | OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON: | |
| Another person has the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the 35,636 shares of common stock of NOW Inc., beneficially owned by OIMUS. Other persons have the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the 10,678,548 shares of common stock of NOW Inc., beneficially owned by OIML. Another person has the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the 9,425 shares of common stock of NOW Inc., beneficially owned by OAML. |
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| ITEM 7. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY: | |
| ITEM 8. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: | |
| OIMUS, OIML and OAML are together making this filing because they may be deemed to constitute a "group" for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Information with respect to each of OIMUS, OIML and OAML (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") is given solely by each such Reporting Person and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by the other Reporting Person. OIMUS is the beneficial owner of 35,636 shares of common stock or 0.03% of the 107,057,698 shares of common stock of NOW Inc., believed to be outstanding. OIML is the beneficial owner of 10,678,548 shares of common stock or 9.97% of the 107,057,698 shares of common stock of NOW Inc., believed to be outstanding. OAML is the beneficial owner of 9,425 shares of common stock or 0.01% of the 107,057,698 shares of common stock of NOW Inc., believed to be outstanding. |
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| ITEM 9. | NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP: | |
| ITEM 10. | CERTIFICATION: | |
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under 240.14a-11. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to Orbis Investment Management Limited is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D. |
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| November 10, 2014 |
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Orbis Investment Management (U.S.), LLC ("OIMUS"); Orbis Investment Management Limited ("OIML"); Orbis Asset Management Limited ("OAML") |
| /s/James Dorr |
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| Signature |
| James Dorr, General Counsel of Orbis Investment Management Limited and Orbis Asset Management Limited; Director of North Rock Holdings Corp., a member of Orbis Investment Management (U.S.), LLC , |
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