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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

AppFolio, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

03783C100

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2020

(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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

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).

 

CUSIP No. 03783C100

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

  William E. Oberndorf

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

  USA

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.     

  Sole Voting Power

  163,421 (1)

   6.   

  Shared Voting Power

  829,190 (2)

   7.   

  Sole Dispositive Power

  163,421 (1)

   8.   

  Shared Dispositive Power

  829,190 (2)

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

   992,611

10.  

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

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  5.5% (3)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

  (IN)

 

(1)

These shares are held in William E. Oberndorf’s Individual Retirement Account, which is self-directed.

(2)

Of these shares, 812,300 shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William E. Oberndorf solely in his capacity as the sole controlling person of Oberndorf Investments LLC, 10,700 shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William E. Oberndorf solely in his capacity as an authorized signatory for the account of Peter C. Oberndorf, 30 shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William E. Oberndorf solely in his capacity as an authorized signatory for the account of Caroline G. Oberndorf and 6,160 shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William E. Oberndorf solely in his capacity as an authorized signatory for the account of William Oberndorf.

(3)

Based on 18,098,284 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020.

 

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CUSIP No. 03783C100

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

  Oberndorf Investments LLC

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

  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

  812,300 (1)

   6.   

  Shared Voting Power

  0

   7.   

  Sole Dispositive Power

  812,300 (1)

   8.   

  Shared Dispositive Power

  0

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

  812,300

10.  

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

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  4.5% (2)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

  (OO) – limited liability company

 

(1)

Power is exercised through William E. Oberndorf as the sole member of the manager of Oberndorf Investments LLC.

(2)

Based on 18,098,284 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020.

 

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CUSIP No. 03783C100

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

  Peter C. Oberndorf

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

  USA

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.     

  Sole Voting Power

  850 (1)

   6.   

  Shared Voting Power

  10,700 (2)

   7.   

  Sole Dispositive Power

  850 (1)

   8.   

  Shared Dispositive Power

  10,700 (2)

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

  11,550

10.  

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

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  0.1% (3)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

  (IN)

 

(1)

These shares are held in Peter C. Oberndorf’s Individual Retirement Account, which is self-directed.

(2)

William E. Oberndorf is an authorized signatory for the account of Peter C. Oberndorf.

(3)

Based on 18,098,284 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020.

 

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CUSIP No. 03783C100

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

  Caroline G. Oberndorf

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

  USA

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.     

  Sole Voting Power

  0

   6.   

  Shared Voting Power

  30 (1)

   7.   

  Sole Dispositive Power

  0

   8.   

  Shared Dispositive Power

  30 (1)

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

  30

10.  

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

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  **0.1% (2)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

  (IN)

 

(1)

William E. Oberndorf is an authorized signatory for the account of Caroline G. Oberndorf.

(2)

Based on 18,098,284 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020.

**

Denotes less than.

 

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CUSIP No. 03783C100

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons

  William Oberndorf

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

  USA

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.     

  Sole Voting Power

  0

   6.   

  Shared Voting Power

  6,160 (1)

   7.   

  Sole Dispositive Power

  0

   8.   

  Shared Dispositive Power

  6,160 (1)

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

  6,160

10.  

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

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  **0.1% (2)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

  (IN)

 

(1)

William E. Oberndorf is an authorized signatory for the account of William Oberndorf.

(2)

Based on 18,098,284 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020.

**

Denotes less than.

 

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Preliminary Statement:

      This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2017 and amended on June 22, 2017, February 14, 2019 and February 13, 2020.
Item 1.    (a)    Name of Issuer
      AppFolio, Inc.
   (b)    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
     

50 Castilian Drive

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

Item 2.    (a)    Name of Person Filing
     

William E. Oberndorf (“WEO”), Oberndorf Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OBI”), Peter C. Oberndorf (“PCO”), Caroline G. Oberndorf (“CGO”) and William Oberndorf (“WO”). WEO, OBI, PCO, CGO and WO are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Reporting Persons.”

 

The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), although neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by the Reporting Persons that a group exists.

   (b), (c)    Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence; Citizenship of Reporting Persons
     

The principal business address of WEO is 615 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. WEO is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

The principal business address of OBI is 615 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. OBI is a Delaware limited liability company.

 

PCO’s address is 615 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. PCO is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

CGO’s address is 615 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. CGO is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

WO’s address is 615 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. WO is a citizen of the United States of America.

   (d)    Title of Class of Securities
      Class A common stock
   (e)    CUSIP Number:
      03783C100
Item 3.    Statement filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c):
   Not Applicable.

 

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Item 4.    Ownership.
   Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

     (b)     (a)      (c)(i)      (c)(ii)      (c)(iii)      (c)(iv)  
                  Class A Common Stock  
                  Voting Power      Disposition Power  

Reporting Persons

    Percent
of Class		     Amount
Beneficially
Owned		      Sole      Shared      Sole      Shared  

William E. Oberndorf

      5.5 %      992,611        163,421        829,190        163,421        829,190  

Oberndorf Investments LLC

      4.5 %      812,300        812,300        0        812,300        0  

Peter C. Oberndorf

      0.1 %      11,550        850        10,700        850        10,700  

Caroline G. Oberndorf

      **0.1 %      30        0        30        0        30  

William Oberndorf

      **0.1 %      6,160        0        6,160        0        6,160  

 

**

Denotes less than

 

  

The foregoing percentages are based on 18,098,284 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020 as set forth in AppFolio, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2020.

   Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see
§240.13d-3(d)(1).
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 person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.

   Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.
Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
  

No other persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from, or other proceeds from the sale of, the Class A common stock held by the Reporting Persons.

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.

 

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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.

 

February 12, 2021

/s/ Gary Scheier

Signature

Gary Scheier

Attorney-in-fact for:
William E. Oberndorf (1)
Oberndorf Investments LLC (1)
Peter C. Oberndorf (1)
Caroline G. Oberndorf (1)
William Oberndorf (1)

(1)   A Power of Attorney authorizing Gary Scheier to act on behalf of this person or entity was previously filed.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit    Document Description
A    Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)
EX-99.A

Exhibit A

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) or Regulation 13D-G of the General Rule and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agrees that the statement to which this Exhibit is attached is filed on behalf of each of them in capacities set forth below.

 

February 12, 2021

/s/ Gary Scheier

Signature

Gary Scheier

Attorney-in-fact for:

William E. Oberndorf (1)

Oberndorf Investments LLC (1)

Peter C. Oberndorf (1)

Caroline G. Oberndorf (1)

William Oberndorf (1)

(1)   A Power of Attorney authorizing Gary Scheier to act on behalf of this person or entity was previously filed.