<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-12-064555.txt : 20121213
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20121213181231
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-12-064555
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121211
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121213

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001477294
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			P7
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KOLTHOFSINGEL 8
		CITY:			ALMEMO
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			7602 EM
		BUSINESS PHONE:		31-546-979-450

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KOLTHOFSINGEL 8
		CITY:			ALMEMO
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			7602 EM

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sensata Technologies Holding B.V.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20091120

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ZIDE STEPHEN M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001212455

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34652
		FILM NUMBER:		121263154

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS
		STREET 2:		JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
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        <footnote id="F1">On December 11, 2012, Sensata Investment Company S.C.A. (&quot;Sensata Investment Co.&quot;) distributed 562,224 ordinary shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) to certain Bain Capital Funds discussed below. Following such distribution, Sensata Investment Co. held 89,064,708 ordinary shares of the Issuer. The recipient funds further distributed the ordinary shares to one or more members or partners in connection with certain charitable gifts made by such much members or partners on December 11, 2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Sensata Investment Co. is controlled by its manager, Sensata Management Company S.A. (&quot;Sensata SA&quot;) through its board of directors. All of the outstanding capital stock of Sensata SA is owned by Bain Capital Fund VIII, L.P. (&quot;Fund VIII&quot;) and Bain Capital Fund VIII-E, L.P. (&quot;Fund VIII-E&quot;), 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 (5) below, Bain Capital Investors, LLC (&quot;BCI&quot;) 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).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Approximately 80.6% of the ordinary shares of Sensata Investment Co. are owned by Fund VIII, Bain Capital VIII Coinvestment Fund, L.P. (&quot;Coinvestment VIII&quot;), Fund VIII-E, Bain Capital Fund IX, L.P. (&quot;Fund IX&quot;), Bain Capital IX Coinvestment Fund, L.P. (&quot;Coinvestment IX&quot;), BCIP Associates III (&quot;BCIP III&quot;), BCIP Trust Associates III (&quot;BCIP Trust III&quot;), BCIP Associates III-B (&quot;BCIP III-B&quot;), BCIP Trust Associates III-B (&quot;BCIP Trust III-B&quot;) and BCIP Associates-G (&quot;BCIP-G&quot; 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 &quot;Bain Capital Funds&quot;). Each Bain Capital Fund disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Sensata Investment Co. except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In connection with the distribution discussed in the first sentence in Footnote 1, certain Bain Capital Funds received ordinary shares of the Issuer. Each of such Bain Capital Funds then further distributed all of the ordinary shares of the Issuer it received from Sensata Investment Co. to one or more members or partners in connection with charitable gifts made by such members or partners on December 11, 2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Mr. Zide is the Managing Director and member of the investment committee of BCI. 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 his relationship with BCI, Mr. Zide 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. Mr. Zide disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Sensata Investment Co. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Stephen Zide</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-13</signatureDate>
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