Edgar Filing: Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. [ST]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/17/2012

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Ordinary Shares, par value EUR 0.01 per share	12/17/2012		S		9,095,196	D	$ 29.54	79,969,512	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BAIN CAPITAL FUND VIII-E, L.P. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII-E, L.P. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BAIN CAPITAL FUND IX L P JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BAIN CAPITAL IX COINVESTMENT FUND L P JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BCIP Trust Associates III JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BCIP Associates III JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BCIP Associates III-B JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116		X
BCIP Trust Associates III-B JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST. BOSTON, MA 02116		X

Signatures

/s/ Paul Edgerley		12/19/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On December 17, 2012, Sensata Investment Company S.C.A. ("Sensata Investment Co.") sold 9,095,196 ordinary shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (the "Issuer"). Following such sale, Sensata Investment Co. held 79,969,512 ordinary shares of the Issuer.
(2)	Sensata Investment Co. is controlled by its manager, Sensata Management Company S.A. ("Sensata SA") through its board of directors. All of the outstanding capital stock of Sensata SA is owned by Bain Capital Fund VIII, L.P. ("Fund VIII") and Bain Capital Fund VIII-E, L.P. ("Fund VIII-E"), and in that capacity, these funds have the power to appoint the directors of Sensata SA. Because of the relationships described in footnotes (3) and (4) below, Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI") may be deemed to control Fund VIII and Fund VIII-E and thus may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the ordinary shares of the Issuer held by Sensata Investment Co. (Continued in Footnote 3).
(3)	Approximately 80.6% of the ordinary shares of Sensata Investment Co. are owned by Fund VIII, Bain Capital VIII Coinvestment Fund, L.P. ("Coinvestment VIII"), Fund VIII-E, Bain Capital Fund IX, L.P. ("Fund IX"), Bain Capital IX Coinvestment Fund, L.P. ("Coinvestment IX"), BCIP Associates III ("BCIP III"), BCIP Trust Associates III ("BCIP Trust III"), BCIP Associates III-B ("BCIP III-B"), BCIP Trust Associates III-B ("BCIP Trust III-B") and BCIP Associates-G ("BCIP-G" and together with Fund VIII, Coinvestment VIII, Fund VIII-E, Fund IX, Coinvestment IX, BCIP III, BCIP Trust III, BCIP III-B and BCIP Trust III-B, the "Bain Capital Funds"). Each Bain Capital Fund disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Sensata Investment Co. except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	BCI is the managing general partner of BCIP III, BCIP Trust III, BCIP III-B, BCIP Trust III-B and BCIP-G. BCI is also the general partner of Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P., which is the general partner of Fund IX and Coinvestment IX. BCI is also the general partner of Bain Capital Partners VIII, L.P. which is the general partner of Fund VIII and Coinvestment VIII. BCI is also the general partner of Bain Capital Partners VIII-E, L.P., which is the general partner of Fund VIII-E. By virtue of these relationships, relationship with BCI, BCI may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the ordinary shares of the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Bain Capital Funds. BCI and each of the Bain Capital Funds disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Sensata Investment Co. except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
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