MN Manning and Napier Inc

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)

Manning & Napier, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

56382Q102

(CUSIP Number)

Marc Mayer

290 Woodcliff Drive

Fairport, New York

(585) 325-6880

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

March 31, 2022

(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.  ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on 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).

This Document contains 6 pages.

This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D (“Schedule 13D”) relates to the Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Manning & Napier, Inc. (the “Issuer” or “Company”), a Delaware corporation. The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 290 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, New York. The information as to shares beneficially owned is provided as of March 31, 2022.

This Schedule 13D is being filed to amend the original Schedule 13D to account for (i) the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement, (ii) the agreement made by the Reporting Person to vote in favor of the Merger, approval of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary for the consummation of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as set forth in the Support Agreement, and (iii) the exchange of Shares and options to purchase Shares for equity interests in TopCo, as contemplated by the Rollover Agreement (each such term in this paragraph, as defined below).

Except as reported in Items 4–7 below, all securities reported herein were purchased with personal funds or granted as compensation for the Reporting Person’s services as Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer.

Merger Agreement

On March 31, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among Callodine Midco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Callodine Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, (“Corp Merger Sub”), Callodine Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corp Merger Sub (“LLC Merger Sub” and together with Corp Merger Sub, the “Merger Subs”), and Manning & Napier Group, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (“Group LLC”).

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company will merge with and into Corp Merger Sub (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation, and, upon the effective time of the Merger (the “Company Merger Effective Time”) each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the

“Class A Stock”) and each share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Stock” and together with the Class A Stock, the “Shares”), other than dissenting Shares or shares owned by Parent or held in the treasury of the Company, will be automatically cancelled and converted into and thereafter represent the right to receive $12.85 in cash, without interest, and subject to deduction for any required withholding tax (the “Merger Consideration”).

At the Company Merger Effective Time, each outstanding award of restricted stock units (each, a “Company RSU”) to purchase Shares shall be cancelled and replaced with a restricted stock unit award (a “TopCo RSU”) with respect to a number of shares of common stock of TopCo that is equal to the number of Shares that were subject to such cancelled Company RSU. Except as otherwise agreed between TopCo and the holder of a replaced Company RSU, the vesting and all other terms and conditions that applied to any such replaced Company RSU shall apply to the replacement TopCo RSU; provided, that such replacement TopCo RSU shall be settled upon vesting in a combination of cash and/or shares of TopCo common stock (with the mix of cash and shares determined by Parent in its sole discretion) valued in the aggregate at (x) the number of shares of TopCo common stock underlying such TopCo RSU multiplied by (y) the Merger Consideration, with shares of TopCo common stock valued for such purpose at the then prevailing Book Value Per Share (as defined in the Merger Agreement) at the time of such settlement.

At the Company Merger Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase Shares of Class A Stock shall be cancelled without consideration, except for certain options to be converted into options of an affiliate of Parent (“TopCo”) at closing pursuant to the terms of the Rollover Agreement (as described below).

Rollover Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Reporting Person entered into a rollover agreement with Parent (the “Rollover Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Mayer agreed to contribute (at the closing of the Merger) 175,902 shares of Class A Stock and 500,000 options to purchase Class A Stock to TopCo in exchange for equity interests and options in TopCo.

Support Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent and the Reporting Person, along with other executive officers of the Company who hold Company common stock (the “Company Supporting Stockholders”) (who collectively beneficially own approximately 10% of Company common stock), entered into a support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) pursuant to which they have agreed, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of the Support Agreement, to vote each of the Shares they beneficially own as of the record date of the Company stockholders meeting held to obtain Company stockholder approval, in favor of the Merger, the approval of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary for the consummation of the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The obligations of the Company Supporting Stockholders under the Support Agreement will automatically terminate without any further action required by any person upon the earliest to occur of (i) the closing of the Merger, (ii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, (iii) the completion of the Company stockholders meeting (regardless of whether the Merger Agreement is approved or not) and (iv) written notice of the termination of the Support Agreement by Parent to the Company Supporting Stockholders.

The Reporting Person is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Issuer. Except as described in this Item 4, the Reporting Person does not have any present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in matters referred to in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

The information set forth in Item 4 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: April 8, 2022