SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 9)

 

 

NEXPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

65341D102

(CUSIP Number)

Thomas Surgent, Chief Compliance Officer

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

300 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, TX 75201

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 19, 2018

(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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

 

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Highland Capital Management, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒
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)  ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   1,125,001.26
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,267,676.77
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,125,001.26
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,267,676.77
11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   2,392,678.03
12		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ☐ (see instructions)
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   11.47%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)   IA, PN

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   NexPoint Advisors, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)   AF/OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)  ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   20,840
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   20,840
11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   20,840
12		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ☐ (see instructions)
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   0.10%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)   IA, PN

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   James D. Dondero
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)   WC/AF
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)  ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   71,580.19
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   4,104,037.92
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   71,580.19
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   4,104,037.92
11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   4,175,618.11
12		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ☐ (see instructions)
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   20.01%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)   HC, IN

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Nancy Marie Dondero
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)   AF
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)  ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   1,627,511.88
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   7,500
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,627,511.88
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   7,500
11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,635,011.88
12		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  ☐ (see instructions)
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   7.84%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)   IN

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SCHEDULE 13D/A

This Amendment No. 9 (this “Amendment”) is being filed on behalf of Highland Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Highland Capital”), NexPoint Advisors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“NexPoint Advisors”), James D. Dondero and Nancy Marie Dondero (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), and amends the Schedule 13D filed on March 26, 2015, as subsequently amended on April 14, 2015, as subsequently amended on April 23, 2015, as subsequently amended on April 24, 2015, as subsequently amended on September 2, 2015, as subsequently amended on October 19, 2015, as subsequently amended on July 22, 2016, as subsequently amended on October 20, 2016 and as subsequently amended on April 17, 2017. This Amendment updates the stock ownership information for the Schedule 13D. The Schedule 13D is supplementally amended as follows.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds.

The Reporting Persons received an aggregate of 2,470,129 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) in connection with the consummation of the separation of the Issuer from NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund (the “Spin-Off”). As of March 19, 2018, the Reporting Persons had purchased additional shares of Common Stock with working capital in open market purchases for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $31,751,455.81.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) As of March 19, 2018, (i) Highland Capital may be deemed to beneficially own 2,392,678.03 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 11.47% of the outstanding Common Stock, (ii) NexPoint Advisors may be deemed to beneficially own 20,840 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 0.10% of the outstanding Common Stock, (iii) James D. Dondero may be deemed to beneficially own 4,175,618.11 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 20.01% of the outstanding Common Stock, and (iv) Nancy Marie Dondero, in her capacity of trustee of a trust, may deemed to beneficially own 1,627,511.88 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 7.84% of the outstanding Common Stock. James D. Dondero has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of the 1,627,511.88 shares of Common Stock owned by the trust referred to in the preceding sentence.

(b)

 

Name of Reporting Person		Sole Voting Power				Shared Voting Power				Sole Dispositive Power				Shared Dispositive Power
Highland Capital Management, L.P. (1)			1,125,001.26				1,267,676.77				1,125,001.26				1,267,676.77
NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (2)			0				20,840.00				0				20,840.00
James D. Dondero (3)			71,580.19				4,104,037.92				71,580.19				4,104,037.92
Nancy Marie Dondero (4)			1,627,511.88				7,500				1,627,511.88				7,500

 

(1)	These shares are held by Highland Capital both directly and indirectly through advised accounts. Mr. Dondero is the President and the director of Strand Advisors, Inc., Highland Capital’s general partner, and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the shares held by Highland Capital.

(2)	These shares are held by NexPoint Advisors indirectly through an advised account. Mr. Dondero is the sole member of NexPoint Advisors’ general partner, and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of shares held by NexPoint Advisors.

(3)

These shares are held by Mr. Dondero both directly and indirectly through Highland Capital and NexPoint Advisors (as described in footnotes (1) and (2) above), an employee benefit plan and a trust. Also includes shares that Mr. Dondero has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of that are held by the trust referred to in Item 5(a), for which he does not serve as trustee. Mr. Dondero is the President and the director of Strand Advisors, Inc., Highland Capital’s general partner, and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the shares held by Highland Capital. Mr. Dondero is also the sole member of NexPoint Advisors’ general partner, and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of shares held by NexPoint Advisors. Mr. Dondero disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

(4)	Includes shares that Ms. Dondero may be deemed to beneficially own as the trustee of the trust referred to in Item 5(a). Ms. Dondero is the sister of Mr. Dondero.

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(c) Annex A attached hereto lists all transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days by the Reporting Persons. Except as otherwise noted, the transactions in the Common Stock were effected in the open market.

(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

On October 14, 2014, March 10, 2015 and March 12, 2015, 2,015,000 shares of NHF, 800,000 shares of NHF and 430,000 shares of NHF, respectively, all beneficially owned by Mr. Dondero, were loaned to an affiliate, which subsequently pledged all such shares to Jeffries & Company, Inc. (“Jeffries”) as collateral for margin credit extended by Jeffries to such affiliate. The shares of Common Stock received in the Spin-Off as a result of the ownership of these shares of NHF are also pledged as collateral. As reported on a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Persons on December 20, 2017, these share loans and related pledges of shares have been terminated in connection with repayment of the loans.

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SIGNATURE

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

Dated: March 27, 2018

 

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ANNEX A

TRANSACTIONS

The following table sets forth all transactions with respect to the Common Stock effected in the last sixty (60) days by the Reporting Persons or on behalf of the Reporting Persons in respect of the shares of Common Stock, inclusive of any transactions effected through 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2018.

 

Date		Effected By		Nature of Transaction		Quantity				Price
1/19/2018		Highland Capital		Open Market Purchase			7,388.00			$	26.9014
1/22/2018		Highland Capital		Open Market Purchase			17,400.00			$	27.3755
1/22/2018		Highland Capital		Open Market Purchase			18,437.26	(1)		$	27.1190
1/23/2018		Highland Capital		Open Market Purchase			12,512.00			$	27.7646
2/26/2018		Highland Capital		Open Market Purchase			20,938.20	(1)		$	23.8798
3/19/2019		Highland Capital		Open Market Purchase			19,897.88	(1)		$	25.1283

 

(1)	Shares acquired in connection with issuer’s dividend reinvestment plan. Under operation of the plan, monthly purchases are conducted by the plan administrator evenly over the course of approximately the first 20 days of the month.