Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
- Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
- Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
Fluent, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
34380C102
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2022
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Tieton Capital Management 20-2956186
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Washington
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
5,082,448
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,082,448
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,082,448
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.4%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Fluent, Inc.
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Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
300 Vesey Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10282
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Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Tieton Capital Management
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
Tieton Capital Management
4700 Tieton Drive, Suite C
Yakima, WA 98908
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Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Tieton Capital Management - Washington Limited Liability Company
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
34380C102
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Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act;
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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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.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
Tieton Capital Management - 5,082,448 shares
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(b) Percent of class:
Tieton Capital Management - 6.4%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
Tieton Capital Management - 0
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(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
Tieton Capital Management - 5,082,448
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
Tieton Capital Management - 0
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
Tieton Capital Management - 5,082,448
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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 [ ].
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Tieton Capital Management is a registered investment adviser whose
clients have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt
of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares.
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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
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable
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Item 10. Certifications.
By signing below the Reporting Persons certify that, to the best of their
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 such purpose or
effect.
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.
January 24, 2022
Tieton Capital Management
By: /s/ William J. Dezellem, CFA
Name: William J. Dezellem, CFA
Title: Chief Investment Officer &
President