# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001670185
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-030335
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 11520
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-030335.hdr.sgml**: 20230209

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-030335

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SC 13G/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230209

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230209

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001679063
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION [7819]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 812560811
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SC 13G/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-90080
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23607290

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 132 E. PUTNAM AVE
- **CITY:** COS COB
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06807
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 203-861-4000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 700
- **CITY:** COS COB
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06807
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HPS Investment Partners, LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001670185
- **IRS NUMBER:** 208774276
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SC 13G/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2122876767

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20160323

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**Securities and Exchange Commission** 

**Washington, DC 20549** 

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**Schedule 13G** 

**(Rule 13d-102)** 

**Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant** 

**to § <u>240.13d-1(b)</u>, (<u>c)</u> and (<u>d)</u> and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to § <u>240.13d-2</u>** 

**UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** 

**(Amendment No. 1)\*** 

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## Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc.
**(Name of Issuer)** 

**Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share** 

**(Title of Class of Securities)** 

**16842Q100** 

**(CUSIP Number)** 

**December 31, 2022** 

**(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)** 

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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 <u>Section</u> <u>18 of the Securities Exchange</u> <u>Act of 1934</u> ("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).

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CUSIP No. 16842Q100 <u>13G</u> Page of Pages

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Names of Reporting Persons<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HPS Investment Partners, LLC |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SEC Use Only |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of<br> Shares<br> Beneficially <br> Owned by<br> Each<br> Reporting<br> Person<br> With | 5 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sole Voting Power<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of<br> Shares<br> Beneficially <br> Owned by<br> Each<br> Reporting<br> Person<br> With | 6 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shared Voting Power<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,011,530 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of<br> Shares<br> Beneficially <br> Owned by<br> Each<br> Reporting<br> Person<br> With | 7 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sole Dispositive Power<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of<br> Shares<br> Beneficially <br> Owned by<br> Each<br> Reporting<br> Person<br> With | 8 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shared Dispositive Power<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,011,530 |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,011,530 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐ |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OO (Limited Liability Company) |

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc.

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

132 East Putnam Avenue, Floor 2W

Cos Cob, CT 06807

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

The Schedule 13G is being filed by HPS Investment Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HPS", or the "Reporting Person").

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HPS (directly or through one or more of its controlled affiliates) is the investment manager of each of the following funds and/or separately managed accounts (collectively, the "Funds").

1) Aiguilles Rouges Sector B Investment Fund, L.P.

2) American United Life Insurance Company

3) Brickyard Direct Holdings, LP

4) Brickyard Direct Lending Fund, L.P.

5) Cactus Direct Holdings, L.P.

6) Cactus Direct Lending Fund, L.P.

7) Core Senior Lending Fund (A-A), L.P.

8) Core Senior Lending Master Fund (PB), L.P.

9) Core Senior Lending Fund, L.P.

10) CSL Fund (PB) Holdings C, L.P.

11) Falcon Credit Fund, L.P.

12) Kitty Hawk Credit Fund, L.P.

13) Kitty Hawk Holdings, L.P.

14) Lincoln Investment Solutions, Inc.

15) Moreno Street Direct Lending Fund, L.P.

16) NDT Senior Loan Fund, L.P

17) Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company

18) Private Loan Opportunities Fund, L.P.

19) Red Cedar Fund 2016, L.P.

20) Red Cedar Holdings, L.P.

21) Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

22) Sandlapper Credit Fund, L.P.

23) SLF 2016 Institutional Holdings II, L.P.

24) SLF 2016 Institutional Holdings, L.P.

25) SLF 2016-L Holdings, L.P.

26) Specialty Loan Fund—CX-2, L.P.

27) Specialty Loan Fund 2016, L.P.

28) Specialty Loan Fund 2016-L, L.P.

29) Specialty Loan Ontario Fund 2016, L.P.

30) Specialty Loan VG Fund, L.P.

31) Swiss Capital HPS Private Debt Fund L.P

32) TMD-DL Holdings, LLC

As such, HPS has the power to vote and dispose of the securities held by the Funds, and as such, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Funds.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The business address of the Reporting Person is 40 West 57th Street, Floor 33, New York, NY 10019.

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Item 2(c). Citizenship:

The Reporting Person is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

16842Q100

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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:

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| (a) | ☐ | Broker or dealer registered under <u>section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o</u>); |
| (b) | ☐ | Bank as defined in <u>section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c</u>); |
| (c) | ☐ | Insurance company as defined in <u>section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c</u>); |
| (d) | ☐ | Investment company registered under <u>Section 8 of the Investment Company</u> Act of 1940 (<u>15 U.S.C. 80a-8</u>); |
| (e) | ☐ | An investment adviser in accordance with § <u>240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E</u>); |
| (f) | ☐ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § <u>240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F</u>); |
| (g) | ☐ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § <u>240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G</u>); |
| (h) | ☐ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
| (i) | ☐ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under <u>section 3(c)</u>(14) of the Investment Company Act<br> (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | ☐ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1<u>(b)(1)(ii)(J</u>); |
| (k) | ☐ | Group, in accordance with § <u>240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K</u>). |

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If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § <u>240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J</u>), please specify the type of institution:

Not Applicable

Item 4. Ownership.

(a-b) Amount beneficially owned:

As of December 31, 2022, HPS may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,011,530 shares of Class A Common Stock representing approximately 7.7% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, based on 13,115,339 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 11, 2022, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2022.

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(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See row 5 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

See row 6 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See row 7 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See row 8 of the cover page of the Reporting Person.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Not applicable.

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. Certifications.

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 § <u>240.14a-11.</u>

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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.

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| February 9, 2023 | February 9, 2023 |
| (Date) | (Date) |
| HPS Investment Partners, LLC | HPS Investment Partners, LLC |
| By: | /s/ Vikas Keswani |
|  | (Signature) |
| Managing Director | Managing Director |

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