UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
828359109
(CUSIP Number)
April 18, 2017
(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)
| * | 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).
| CUSIP No. 828359109 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Marital Trust Under Article 7th of the Will of G. Moffett Cochran | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Connecticut | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
985,103 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
985,103 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
985,103 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.2% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
| CUSIP No. 828359109 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
NonMarital Trust Under Article 8th of the Will of G. Moffett Cochran | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Connecticut | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
20,000 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,000 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
20,000 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.2% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
| CUSIP No. 828359109 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
H.C. Stuart Cochran | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,005,103 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,005,103 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,005,103 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN | |||||
| CUSIP No. 828359109 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Leo Price Blackford | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,005,103 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,005,103 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,005,103 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN | |||||
| CUSIP No. 828359109 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Hamilton Evans James | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,005,103 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,005,103 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,005,103 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN | |||||
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (the “Issuer”)
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
1330 Ave. of the Americas, 38th Floor New York, NY 10019
| Item 2(a). | Names of Persons Filing: |
The names of the persons filing this report (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) are:
Marital Trust Under Article 7th of the Will of G. Moffett Cochran (the “Marital Trust”)
NonMarital Trust Under Article 8th of the Will of G. Moffett Cochran (the “NonMarital Trust”)
H.C. Stuart Cochran (“Mr. Cochran”)
Leo Price Blackford (“Mr. Blackford”)
Hamilton Evans James (“Mr. James”)
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:
Marital Trust
c/o Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10019
NonMarital Trust
c/o Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Mr. Cochran
120 Church Street
Staunton, VA 24401
Mr. Blackford
c/o Scott-Macon, Ltd.
800 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Mr. James
c/o Blackstone Group
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
| Marital Trust | Connecticut | |
| NonMarital Trust | Connecticut | |
| Mr. Cochran | United States of America | |
| Mr. Blackford | United States of America | |
| Mr. James | United States of America |
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”).
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
828359109
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
Not applicable.
| Item 4. | Ownership. |
The information required by this item with respect to each Reporting Person is set forth in Rows 5 through 9 and 11 of the cover page to this Schedule 13G. The ownership percentages reported are based on 8,074,197 shares of outstanding Common Stock as of March 7, 2017, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2017.
Messrs. Cochran, Blackford and James are Trustees of the NonMarital Trust and the Marital Trust and may be deemed to beneficially own shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by either the Nonmarital Trust or the Marital Trust.
| 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 Persons have 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. |
Not applicable.
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not applicable.
| 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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: April 25, 2017
MARITAL TRUST UNDER ARTICLE 7TH OF THE WILL OF G. MOFFETT COCHRAN
| By: | /s/ Hamilton Evans James | |
| Hamilton Evans James | ||
| Trustee |
NONMARITAL TRUST UNDER ARTICLE 8TH OF THE WILL OF G. MOFFETT COCHRAN
| By: | /s/ Hamilton Evans James | |
| Hamilton Evans James | ||
| Trustee |
| /s/ H.C. Stuart Cochran |
| H.C. STUART COCHRAN |
| /s/ Leo Price Blackford |
| LEO PRICE BLACKFORD |
| /s/ Hamilton Evans James |
| HAMILTON EVANS JAMES |