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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
__________________________
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to
§240.13d-1(a) and Amendments
Thereto Filed Pursuant to §240.13d-2(a)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
__________________________
Fluent, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
34380C102
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(CUSIP Number)
Daniel Barsky, Esq.
Fluent, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(646) 669-7272
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
August 15, 2018
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This
Statement)
__________________________
If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or
240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ?
Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.
See §240.13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*
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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The
information required on 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).
CUSIP No. 34380C102
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13D
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1.
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Michael Brauser
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||||
2.
|
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see
instructions)
(a)
☐(b)
☐
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||||
3.
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SEC USE
ONLY
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4.
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS (see instructions)
OO
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||||
5.
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CHECK
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e) ☒
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||||
6.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
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8.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,032,497(1)
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9.
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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10.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,032,497(1)
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11.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,032,497(1)
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12.
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CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see
instructions) ?
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||||
13.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.4%(2)
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||||
14.
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TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
IN
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(1)
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Includes
(i) 464,445 shares held by Grander Holdings, Inc. 401K, a Profit
Sharing Plan (“Grander”), of which Michael Brauser is
the trustee; (ii) 533,656 shares held by Birchtree Capital, LLC
(“Birchtree”), of which Michael Brauser is the
manager; (iii) 18,137 shares held by Betsy & Michael Brauser
Charitable Family Foundation, Inc., of which Michael Brauser is a
director; and (iv) 16,259 shares held by BSIG, LLC, an entity over
which Michael Brauser exercises investment control.
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(2)
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Based
on 75,289,624 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of
August 3, 2018.
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13D
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1.
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Grander Holdings, Inc. 401K
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||||
2.
|
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see
instructions)
(a)
☒(b)
☐
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||||
3.
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SEC USE
ONLY
|
||||
4.
|
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS (see instructions)
OO
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||||
5.
|
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CHECK
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e) ?
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||||
6.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
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7.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
|
||
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8.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
464,445(1)
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9.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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|||
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10.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
464,445(1)
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11.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
464,445(1)
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||||
12.
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CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see
instructions) ?
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||||
13.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.6%(2)
|
||||
14.
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TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
OO
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||||
(1)
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Includes
464,445 shares held by Grander, of which Michael Brauser is the
trustee.
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|||||
(2)
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Based
on 75,289,624 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of
August 3, 2018.
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CUSIP No. 34380C102
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13D
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1.
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Birchtree Capital, LLC
|
||||
2.
|
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see
instructions)
(a)
☒(b)
☐
|
||||
3.
|
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SEC USE
ONLY
|
||||
4.
|
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS (see instructions)
OO
|
||||
5.
|
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CHECK
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e) ?
|
||||
6.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
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7.
|
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
|
||
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8.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
533,656(1)
|
|||
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9.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
|
|||
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10.
|
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
533,656(1)
|
|||
11.
|
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
533,656(1)
|
||||
12.
|
|
CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see
instructions) ?
|
||||
13.
|
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.7%(2)
|
||||
14.
|
|
TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
OO
|
||||
(1)
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Includes
533,656 shares held by
Birchtree, of which Michael Brauser is the manager.
|
|||||
(2)
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Based
on 75,289,624 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of
August 3, 2018.
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CUSIP No. 34380C102
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13D
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1.
|
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
BSIG,
LLC
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||||
2.
|
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see
instructions)
(a)
☐(b)
☐
|
||||
3.
|
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SEC USE
ONLY
|
||||
4.
|
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS (see instructions)
OO
|
||||
5.
|
|
CHECK
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e) ☒
|
||||
6.
|
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
|
7.
|
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
|
||
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8.
|
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
16,259(1)
|
|||
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9.
|
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
|
|||
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10.
|
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
16,259(1)
|
|||
11.
|
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
16,259(1)
|
||||
12.
|
|
CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see
instructions) ?
|
||||
13.
|
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%(2)
|
||||
14.
|
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TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
OO
|
||||
(1)
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Includes
16,259 shares held by BSIG, LLC, an entity over which Michael
Brauser exercises investment control.
|
|||||
(2)
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Based
on 75,289,624 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of
August 3, 2018.
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CUSIP No. 34380C102
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13D
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1.
|
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Betsy
& Michael Brauser Charitable Family Foundation
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|
||||
2.
|
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see
instructions)
(a)
☐(b)
☐
|
||||
3.
|
|
SEC USE
ONLY
|
||||
4.
|
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS (see instructions)
OO
|
||||
5.
|
|
CHECK
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e) ☒
|
||||
6.
|
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Florida
|
||||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
|
7.
|
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
|
||
|
8.
|
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
18,137(1)
|
|||
|
9.
|
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
|
|||
|
10.
|
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
18,137(1)
|
|||
11.
|
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
18,137(1)
|
||||
12.
|
|
CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see
instructions) ?
|
||||
13.
|
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%(2)
|
||||
14.
|
|
TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
OO
|
||||
(1)
|
Includes
18,137 shares held by Betsy & Michael Brauser Charitable Family
Foundation, Inc., of which Michael Brauser is a
director.
|
|||||
(2)
|
Based
on 75,289,624 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of
August 3, 2018.
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CUSIP No. 34380C102
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13D
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Item
1.
Security and Issuer.
Item 1
is amended by adding the following paragraph to the end of the
item:
This
Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the
Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D/A filed on April 6, 2018,
which amended and supplemented Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule
13D/A filed on February 20, 2018, which amended and supplemented
the Schedule 13D filed on March 29, 2016 by Michael Brauser, an
individual residing in the State of Florida, Grander Holdings, Inc.
401K, a profit sharing plan incorporated in Florida, of which Mr.
Brauser is the trustee, Birchtree Capital, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company, of which Mr. Brauser is the manager,
BSIG, LLC ("BSIG"), a Florida limited liability company, over which
Mr. Brauser exercises investment control, and the Betsy &
Michael Brauser Charitable Family Foundation, an entity organized
in the state of Florida, of which Mr. Brauser is a director
(collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), with respect to shares of common
stock, par value $0.0005 per share, of Fluent, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Issuer”), formerly known as Cogint, Inc.,
the successor to IDI, Inc., Tiger Media, Inc., SearchMedia Holdings
Limited, Ideation Acquisition Corp. (“Ideation”) and ID Arizona Corp. (“ID Arizona”). The principal executive offices
of the Issuer are located at 33 Whitehall Street,
15th
Floor, New York, New York 10004.
Item
2.
Identity and Background.
Item 2
is amended by adding the following to the end of the
item:
This
Amendment is being filed jointly on behalf of the Reporting
Persons.
The
principal business address of the Reporting Persons is 2650 N.
Military Trail, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Mr.
Brauser’s principal
occupation is an investor. Mr. Brauser is a United States
citizen.
BSIG's
principal business is a management company which oversees
investments.
The
Reporting Persons have not, during the last five years, been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
and similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of
a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a
result of which such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state
securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such
laws, except as described below.
On
September 7, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
filed a lawsuit against several parties including a certain member
of the Reporting Persons in the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York charging such parties with
violating antifraud, beneficial ownership disclosure, and
registration provisions of the federal securities laws and seeking
monetary and equitable relief in matters not related to the
Issuer.
Item
3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Not
Applicable
Item 4.
Purpose of
Transaction.
Item 4
is amended by adding the following paragraph to the end of the
item:
This
Amendment is being filed to reflect changes in the beneficial
ownership of the Reporting Persons that occurred as a result of a
gradual sale of shares of common stock. As a result of the
transactions, the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the
beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of
securities of the Issuer.
Item
5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5
is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
text:
(a) The
Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of 1,032,497 shares of
common stock of the Issuer, in the aggregate, representing 1.4% of
the Issuer’s common
stock.
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13D
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As of
the date hereof, Michael Brauser beneficially owned 1,032,497
shares of common stock of the Issuer, representing 1.4% of the
Issuer’s common stock,
which includes (i) 464,445 shares held by Grander, of which Michael
Brauser is the trustee; (ii) 533,656 shares
held by Birchtree, of which Michael Brauser is the manager; (iii)
18,137 shares held by Betsy & Michael Brauser Charitable Family
Foundation, Inc., of which Mr. Brauser is a director; and (iv)
16,259 shares held by BSIG, LLC, an entity over which Michael
Brauser exercises investment control.
On
November 6, 2018, the Stockholders' Agreement was
terminated.
As of
the date hereof, Grander beneficially owned 464,445 shares of common stock of the
Issuer, representing 0.6% of the Issuer’s common stock.
As of
the date hereof, Birchtree beneficially owned 533,656 shares of common stock of the
Issuer, representing 0.7% of the Issuer’s common stock.
As of
the date hereof, BSIG beneficially owned 16,259 shares of common
stock of the Issuer, representing 0.0% of the Issuer's common
stock.
As of
the date hereof, the Betsy & Michael Brauser Charitable Family
Foundation beneficially owned 18,137 shares of common stock of the
Issuer, representing 0.0% of the Issuer's common
stock.
The
percentage of beneficial ownership is based upon 75,289,624 shares
of common stock outstanding as of August 3, 2018.
(b) The
information contained on the cover page to this Amendment is
incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
Transactions in the Issuer’s securities effected by the
Reporting Persons during the past sixty days:
The
shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from
the low and high indicated. The Volume-Weighted Average Price
("VWAP") for the transactions are included in the tables. The
reporting person undertakes to provide to Fluent, Inc., any
security holder of Fluent, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the
number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set
forth in the tables. The transactions were open market
trades.
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Michael
Brauser had the following transactions in the Issuer's common stock
during the past sixty days:
Date
|
Amount
|
Low
|
High
|
VWAP
|
9/4/2018
|
5,000
|
|
|
$2.40
(only price)
|
9/6/2018
|
7,700
|
$2.40
|
$2.45
|
$2.425
|
9/7/2018
|
100
|
|
|
$2.50
(only price)
|
9/13/2018
|
38,000
|
$2.00
|
$2.10
|
$2.05
|
9/14/2018
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31,000
|
$2.10
|
$.2.15
|
$2.125
|
9/17/2018
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40,000
|
$2.05
|
$2.20
|
$2.116
|
9/18/2018
|
16,000
|
$2.05
|
$2.10
|
$2.075
|
9/19/2018
|
25,360
|
$2.10
|
$2.15
|
$2.12
|
9/20/2018
|
21,000
|
$2.10
|
$2.15
|
$2.125
|
9/21/2018
|
143,500
|
$2.00
|
$2.05
|
$2.025
|
9/25/2018
|
21,000
|
$2.10
|
$2.15
|
$2.125
|
9/26/2018
|
50,000
|
$2.15
|
$2.18
|
$2.165
|
9/27/2018
|
61,000
|
$2.10
|
$2.16
|
$2.132
|
9/28/2018
|
1,515,000
|
$2.05
|
$2.10
|
$2.075
|
10/1/2018
|
1,005,000
|
$2.10
|
$2.18
|
$2.14
|
10/31/2018
|
94,835
|
|
|
$2.38
(only price)
|
Grander
Holdings, Inc. 401K had the following transactions in the Issuer's
common stock during the past sixty days:
Date
|
Amount
|
Low
|
High
|
VWAP
|
9/7/2018
|
1,500
|
|
|
$2.46
(only price)
|
10/10/2018
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
$2.40
(only price)
|
10/31/2018
|
500,000
|
|
|
$2.40
(only price)
|
Birchtree
Capital, LLC had the following transactions in the Issuer's common
stock during the past sixty days:
Date
|
Amount
|
Low
|
High
|
VWAP
|
9/21/2018
|
187,500
|
$2.00
|
$2.10
|
$2.05
|
9/24/2018
|
18,225
|
$2.05
|
$2.15
|
$2.0925
|
10/31/2018
|
384,265
|
|
|
$2.38
(only price)
|
11/1/2018
|
250,000
|
|
|
$2.50
(only price)
|
Michael
& Betsy Brauser Tenants by Entirety had the following
transactions in the Issuer's common stock during the past sixty
days:
Date
|
Amount
|
Low
|
High
|
VWAP
|
10/10/2018
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
$2.40
(only price)
|
10/31/2018
|
20,900
|
|
|
$2.38
(only price)
|
There
were no additional transactions in the last 60 days.
(d) Not
applicable.
(e) As
of October 10, 2018, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than (5%) five percent of the Issuer's
common stock.
Item
6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
No
applicable.
Item
7.
Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of November
7, 2018, by and among the Reporting Persons.
\
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13D
|
Signatures
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.
|
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|
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Dated:
November 7, 2018
|
|
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|
By:
|
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/s/ Michael
Brauser
|
|
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|
Michael
Brauser
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GRANDER HOLDINGS, INC. 401K
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Dated:
November 7, 2018
|
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|
By:
|
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/s/ Michael
Brauser
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Michael
Brauser, Trustee
|
|
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||||
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BIRCHTREE CAPITAL, LLC
|
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Dated:
November 7, 2018
|
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|
By:
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/s/ Michael
Brauser
|
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|
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Michael
Brauser, Manager
|
|
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BSIG, LLC
|
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Dated:
November 7, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Michael
Brauser
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Michael
Brauser, Manager
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BETSY & MICHAEL BRAUSER CHARITABLE FAMILY
FOUNDATION
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Dated:
November 7, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Michael
Brauser
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Michael
Brauser, Director
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