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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Instructure, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

45781U103

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

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

 

o Rule 13d-1(b)

 

o Rule 13d-1(c)

 

x 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).

 

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

 

 

 

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1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

Epic Venture Fund IV, LLC ("EVF IV")

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) o
(b) x

3.

SEC Use Only

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

 

Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power
 

2,672,811, except that Epic Management Partners, LLC ("EMP"), the investment manager of EVF IV, may be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and Kent Madsen ("Madsen") and Nicholaus Efstratis ("Efstratis"), the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

6.

Shared Voting Power
 

See response to row 5.

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
 

2,672,811, except that EMP, the investment manager of EVF IV, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
 

See response to row 7.

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

2,672,811

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

10.07%(1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person

 

OO

____________

(1) Based upon the 26,535,566 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, after taking into account the offering described therein, as reported in the Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.

 

 
 
 

 

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons.

Zions SBIC, L.L.C. ("Zions SBIC")

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) o
(b) x

3.

SEC Use Only

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

 

Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power

1,204,460, except that ZWMC IV, L.L.C. ("ZWMC") the investment manager of Zions SBIC, may be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of ZWMC, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

6.

Shared Voting Power

See response to row 5.

7.

Sole Dispositive Power

1,204,460, except that ZWMC, the investment manager of Zions SBIC, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

8.

Shared Dispositive Power

See response to row 7.

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

1,204,460

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

4.54%(1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person

OO

______________

(1) Based upon the 26,535,566 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, after taking into account the offering described therein, as reported in the Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.

 

 
 
 

 

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons.

Epic Expansion Capital, LLC ("EEC")

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)o
(b) x

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

 

Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power

374,999, except that EMP, the investment manager of EEC, may be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

6.

Shared Voting Power

See response to row 5.

7.

Sole Dispositive Power

374,999, except that EMP, the investment manager of EEC, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

8.

Shared Dispositive Power

See response to row 7.

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

374,999

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

1.41%(1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person


OO

_____________

(1) Based upon the 26,535,566 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, after taking into account the offering described therein, as reported in the Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.

 

 
 
 

 

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons.

Epic Expansion Capital Annex, LLC ("EECA")

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) o
(b) x

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization


Delaware

 

Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

572,806, except that EMP, the investment manager of EECA, may be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

6.

Shared Voting Power

 

See response to row 5.

7.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

572,806, except that EMP, the investment manager of EECA, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Madsen and Efstratis, the managers of EMP, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

8.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

See response to row 7.

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 

572,806

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

2.16%(1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person 

OO

____________

(1) Based upon the 26,535,566 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, after taking into account the offering described therein, as reported in the Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.

 

 
 
 

 

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Page 6 of 13

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

Kent Madsen

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) o
(b) x

3.

SEC Use Only

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

U.S. Citizen

 

Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

39,149

6.

Shared Voting Power

 

0

7.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

39,149

8.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

0

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

39,149

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

 

o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

0.15%(1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person

 

IN

___________

(1) Based upon the 26,535,566 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, after taking into account the offering described therein, as reported in the Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.

 

 
 
 

 

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ITEM 1.

 

(a) Name of Issuer:

 

Instructure, Inc. ("Company")

 

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

 

6330 South 3000 East, Suite 700 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

 

ITEM 2.

 

(a) Name of Person Filing:

 

Epic Venture Fund IV, LLC 

Zions SBIC, L.L.C. 

Epic Expansion Capital, LLC 

Epic Expansion Capital Annex, LLC 

Kent Madsen

 

(b) Address of Principal Business Office of Each Reporting Person Listed Above:

 

15 W. South Temple #500 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

 

 
 
 

 

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(c) Citizenship:

 

 

Epic Venture Fund IV, LLC

Delaware

 

Zions SBIC, L.L.C.

Delaware

 

Epic Expansion Capital, LLC

Delaware

 

Epic Expansion Capital Annex, LLC

Delaware

 

Kent Madsen

U.S.

 

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock")

 

(e) CUSIP Number:

 

45781U103

 

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-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. 78o).

(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 (15U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

¨

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the InvestmentCompany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

¨

An investment adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

¨

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

¨

A parent holding company or control person in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

¨

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the FederalDeposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

¨

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of aninvestment company under section 3(c)(14) of the InvestmentCompany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

¨

Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

 
 
 

 

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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.

 

The following information with respect to the ownership of the Common Stock of the Company by persons filing this Schedule 13G is provided as of December 31, 2015.

 

(a) Amount beneficially owned:

 

See Row 9 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(b) Percent of class:

 

See Row 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

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

 

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

 

See Row 5 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

 

See Row 6 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

See Row 7 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

See Row 8 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

INSTRUCTION. For computations regarding securities which represent a right toacquire an underlying security SEE ss.240.13d3(d)(1).

 

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

 

Not applicable.

 

 
 
 

 

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ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

 

Under certain circumstances set forth in the operating agreements of EVF IV, Zions SBIC, EEC and EECA, the members of each such entity may be deemed to have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of shares of the Company owned by each such entity of which they are a member.

 

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THESECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

 

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.

 

Not applicable.

 

 
 
 

 

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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.

 

 

EPIC VENTURE FUND IV, LLC

 

    
Date: February 12, 2016

By: Epic Management Partners, LLC, Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:  

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZIONS SBIC, L.L.C., Investment Manager  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: ZWMC IV, L.L.C.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPIC EXPANSION CAPITAL, LLC  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Epic Management Partners, LLC, Investment Manager  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPIC EXPANSION CAPITAL ANNEX, LLC  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Epic Management Partners, LLC, Investment Manager  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENT MADSEN  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

  

 
 
 

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 1. Joint Filing Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 
 
 

 

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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1)

 

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him, her or it contained herein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he, she or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

 

 

EPIC VENTURE FUND IV, LLC

 

 

 

By: Epic Management Partners, LLC, Investment Manager

    
Date: February 12, 2016By:/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZIONS SBIC, L.L.C., Investment Manager  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: ZWMC IV, L.L.C.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen 

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPIC EXPANSION CAPITAL, LLC  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Epic Management Partners, LLC, Investment Manager  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPIC EXPANSION CAPITAL ANNEX, LLC  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Epic Management Partners, LLC, Investment Manager  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen

 

 

Name:

Kent Madsen

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENT MADSEN  

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kent Madsen