Sec Form 13D Filing - MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC filing for VENUS CONCEPT INC (VERO) - 2024-02-29

Masters Capital Management, LLC

3060 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 1425

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Telephone- (404) 364-2021

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

Notices and Communications)

539,945¹

1,539,945³

502,980⁴

390,920⁵

539,945⁶

This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by (i) Masters Special Situations, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“MSS”), (ii) Masters Capital Management, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“MCM”), (iii) Michael Masters, a United States citizen, (iv) Marlin Fund, Limited Partnership, a Georgia limited partnership (“MFLP”), (iv) Marlin Fund II, Limited Partnership, a Georgia limited partnership (“MFIILP”), and (v) MSS VC SPV LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“MSSVC”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

The principal business address of the Reporting Persons is 3060 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 1425, Atlanta, Georgia 30305.

Michael Masters is the controlling founder of each of MSS and MCM, each an investment management firm that serves as the investment manager to certain private funds, including MFLP, MFIILP, Marlin Fund III Limited Partnership (“MFIIILP”), Marlin Master Fund Offshore II, LP (“MMFO”) and MSSVC.

The funds for the purchase of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons came from the working capital of the private funds managed by each of MSS and MCM (including MFLP, MFIILP and MSSVC).

No borrowed funds were used to purchase the shares of Common Stock, other than any borrowed funds used for working capital purposes (including certain leverage arrangements) in the ordinary course of business.

Item 4 is hereby supplemented by adding thereto the following:

On February 27, 2024, the Issuer sold 817,748 shares of Common Stock to certain institutional investors pursuant to a prospectus supplement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 27, 2024, and a prospectus, dated October 25, 2021, filed with the Commission as a part of the Issuer’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-260267) (the “Public Offering”). In addition, on February 27, 2024, in a concurrent private placement, the Issuer also sold to the investors private placement warrants to purchase 817,748 shares of Common Stock (the “Private Placement,” and together with the Public Offering, the “Offerings”). The Reporting Persons did not participate in either the Public Offering or the Private Placement. This Amendment No. 2 is being filed solely to report a greater than 1% decrease in the percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons due to the increase of shares of Common Stock outstanding as a result of the Public Offering.

On May 11, 2023, the Issuer effected a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Issuer’s Common Stock at a ratio of 15:1. The share and per share amounts reported in this Schedule 13D give effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented herein, except as otherwise noted.

Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Reporting Persons do not have any present plans or proposals which would relate to, or result in, the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a) – (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

The Reporting Persons reserve the right, at a later date, to effect one or more of such changes or transactions in the number of Shares they may be deemed to beneficially own.

As of the date of this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D, (i) Michael Masters may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,539,945 shares of Common Stock or 21.23% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, (ii) MSS may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 539,945 shares of Common Stock or 7.44% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, (iii) MCM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock or 13.78% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, (iv) MFLP may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 502,980 shares of Common Stock or 6.93% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, (v) MFIILP may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 390,920 shares of Common Stock or 5.39% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, and (vi) MSSVC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 539,945 shares of Common Stock or 7.44% of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, in each case based upon the 6,355,230 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 27, 2024 following the consummation of the Public Offering according to the Issuer (which excludes, for the avoidance of doubt, outstanding Voting Preferred Stock).

Michael Masters has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,539,945 shares of Common Stock.

MSS has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 539,945 shares of Common Stock.

MCM has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

MFLP has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 502,980 shares of Common Stock.

MFIILP has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 390,920 shares of Common Stock.

MSSVC has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 539,945 shares of Common Stock.

Michael Masters has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,539,945 shares of Common Stock.

MSS has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 539,945 shares of Common Stock.

MCM has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

MFLP has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 502,980 shares of Common Stock.

MFIILP has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 390,920 shares of Common Stock.

MSSVC has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 539,945 shares of Common Stock.

There have been no transactions in the securities of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons during the last sixty days.

The aforementioned shares of Common Stock were acquired for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons may acquire additional securities of the Issuer, dispose of all or some of these securities from time to time, in each case in open market or private transactions, block sales or purchases or otherwise, or may continue to hold the Common Stock.

The Reporting Persons specifically disclaim beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.