Sec Form 13G Filing - BASSO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. filing for Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II (MUDS) - 2021-02-24

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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.)*

Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

62477L107
(CUSIP Number)

February 23, 2021
(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)
[ X ] 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.


The information required in 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).

Continued on following pages
Page 1 of 12 Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 11
CUSIP No. 62477L107
  
Page 2 of 12 Pages

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    
BASSO SPAC FUND LLC
    
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    
(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
    
0
    
   
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
0
    
   
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
1,602,930
    
   
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
☐
    
   
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
    
5.07%
    
   
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
OO
    
   
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Page 3 of 12 Pages

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    
BASSO MANAGEMENT, LLC
    
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    
(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
    
0
    
   
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
0
    
   
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
1,602,930
    
   
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
☐
    
   
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
    
5.07%
    
   
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
OO
    
   
CUSIP No. 62477L107
  
Page 4 of 12 Pages

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    
BASSO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
    
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    
(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
    
0
    
   
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
0
    
   
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
1,602,930
    
   
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
☐
    
   
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
    
5.07%
    
   
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
IA, PN
    
   
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Page 5 of 12 Pages

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    
BASSO GP, LLC
    
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    
(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
    
0
    
   
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
0
    
   
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
1,602,930
    
   
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
☐
    
   
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
    
5.07%
    
   
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
OO, HC
    
   
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Page 6 of 12 Pages

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    
HOWARD I. FISCHER
    
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    
(a)☐
    
(b)☐
    
3
SEC USE ONLY
    
     
   
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    
United States
    
   
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
    
0
    
   
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
0
    
   
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
1,602,930
    
   
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
1,602,930
    
   
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
☐
    
   
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
    
5.07%
    
   
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
IN, HC
    
   
CUSIP No. 62477L107
  
Page 7 of 12 Pages

Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:

Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II (the “Issuer”)

< div style="text-align: left">Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

527 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing

This Statement is filed on behalf of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

 
i)
Basso SPAC Fund LLC (“Basso SPAC”);
 
ii)
Basso Management, LLC (“Basso Management”);
 
iii)
Basso Capital Management, L.P. (“BCM”);
 
iv)
Basso GP, LLC (“Basso GP”); and
 
v)
Howard I. Fischer (“Mr. Fischer”).

This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) directly beneficially owned by Basso SPAC. Basso Management is the manager of Basso SPAC. BCM serves as the investment manager of Basso SPAC. Basso GP is the general partner of BCM. Mr. Fischer is the principal portfolio manager for Basso SPAC, the Chief Executive Officer and a Founding Managing Partner of BCM, and a member of each of Basso Management and Basso GP. Accordingly, each of Basso Management, BCM, Basso GP and Mr. Fischer may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Shares reported herein.

Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 1266 East Main Street, Fourth Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06902.

Item 2(c).
Citizenship:

Each of Basso SPAC, Basso Management, and Basso GP is a Delaware limited liability company. BCM is a Delaware limited partnership. Mr. Fischer is a citizen of the United States.

Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”)

Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:

62477L107

Item 3.
If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

This Item 3 is not applicable.
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Item 4.
Ownership:

Item 4(a).
Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of February 23, 2021, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,602,930 Shares. This amount consists of (i) 1,004,943 Shares and (ii) 597,987 Shares underlying units (“Units”). This amount excludes the rights to receive Shares (“Rights”) and warrants to purchase Shares (“Warrants”), if any, underlying any Units and/or held directly by the Reporting Persons, because the Reporting Persons do not have the right to acquire the Shares underlying the Rights or Warrants within 60 days.

Item 4(b).
Percent of Class:

As of February 23, 2021, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 5.07% of Shares outstanding. (There were 31,625,000 Shares outstanding as of January 21, 2021, according to the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed on January 21, 2021.)

Item 4(c).
Number of Shares as to which such person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
1,602,930
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disp osition of:
0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
1,602,930

Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

This Item 5 is not applicable.

Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

This Item 6 is not applicable.

Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

This Item 8 is not applicable.
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Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group:

This Item 9 is 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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Page 10 of 12 Pages

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.

  BASSO SPAC FUND LLC  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Authorized Signatory  
       

  BASSO MANAGEMENT, LLC  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Member  
   
 

  BASSO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Chief Executive Officer & Founding Managing Partner  
   
 

  BASSO GP, LLC  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Member  
   
 

  HOWARD I. FISCHER  
       

/s/ Howard I. Fischer		  


February 24, 2021
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Page 11 of 12 Pages

EXHIBIT INDEX

Ex.
  
Page No.
     
A
Joint Filing Agreement
12
 










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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II dated as of February 24, 2021 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


 BASSO SPAC FUND LLC  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Authorized Signatory  
       

  BASSO MANAGEMENT, LLC  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Member  
   
 

  BASSO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.  
       

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer  
    Howard I. Fischer  
    Chief Executive Officer & Founding Managing Partner  
   
 

  BASSO GP, LLC          

By:
/s/ Howard I. Fischer       Howard I. Fischer       Member      
 

  HOWARD I. FISCHER  
       

 
/s/ Howard I. Fischer		  


February 24, 2021