Sec Form 13G Filing - Simcoe Capital Management LLC filing for Everi Holdings Inc. (EVRI) - 2024-04-01

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

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)

(Amendment No. )¹

 

Everi Holdings Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

30034T103

(CUSIP Number)

March 20, 2024

(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)

☒

Rule 13d-1(c)

☐

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

1              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).

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				SIMCOE CAPITAL 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				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							6,477,035
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							6,477,035
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				6,477,035
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				7.7%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				SIMCOE PARTNERS, 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				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							6,285,960
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							6,285,960
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				6,285,960
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				7.5%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
0;
				PN

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				SIMCOE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 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				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							6,285,960
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							6,285,960
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				6,285,960
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				7.5%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

SDR PARTNERS, 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

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

191,075

OWNED BY

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

- 0 -

PERSON WITH

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

191,075

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

191,075

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

Less than 1%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				JEFFREY JACOBOWITZ
	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				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							6,477,035
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							6,477,035
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				6,477,035
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				7.7%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

 

Everi Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

Item 2(c).

Citizenship

 

Simcoe Capital Management, LLC (“Simcoe Capital”)

540 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Citizenship: Delaware

 

Simcoe Partners, L.P. (“Simcoe Partners”)

540 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Citizenship: Delaware

 

Simcoe Management Company, LLC (“Simcoe Management”)

540 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Citizenship: Delaware

 

SDR Partners, LLC (“SDR Partners”)

540 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Citizenship: Delaware

 

Jeffrey Jacobowitz

540 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Citizenship: United States of America

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”).

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

 

30034T103

 

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:

 

		/x/	Not applicable.
	(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)	/ /	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)	/ /	Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
	(k)	/ /	Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

 

As of the close of business on April 1, 2024, (i) Simcoe Partners beneficially owned 6,285,960 Shares and (ii) SDR Partners beneficially owned 191,075 Shares.

 

Simcoe Management, as the general partner of Simcoe Partners, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 6,285,960 Shares owned by Simcoe Partners.

 

Simcoe Capital, as the investment manager to each of Simcoe Partners and SDR Partners, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 6,285,960 Shares owned by Simcoe Partners and (ii) 191,075 Shares owned by SDR Partners.

 

Mr. Jacobowitz, as managing member of each of Simcoe Management and Simcoe Capital, may be deemed the beneficial owner of (i) 6,285,960 Shares owned by Simcoe Partners, and (ii) 191,075 Shares owned by SDR Partners.

 

(b)

Percent of class:

 

The following percentages are based on 83,778,581 Shares outstanding, as of February 23, 2024, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2024.

 

As of the close of business on April 1, 2024 (i) Simcoe Partners beneficially owned approximately 7.5% of the outstanding Shares, (ii) SDR Partners beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding Shares, (iii) Simcoe Management beneficially owned approximately 7.5% of the outstanding Shares and (iv) each of Simcoe Capital and Mr. Jacobowitz beneficially owned approximately 7.7% of the outstanding Shares.

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

See Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 10.

Certifications.

 

By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its 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.

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: April 1, 2024

	Simcoe Partners, L.P.
	By:	Simcoe Management Company, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Name:	Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	Simcoe Management Company, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Name:	Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	SDR Partners, LLC
	By:	Simcoe Capital Management, LLC Investment Manager
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Name:	Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	Simcoe Capital Management, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Name:	Jeffrey Jacobowitz
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	/s/ Jeffrey Jacobowitz
	Jeffrey Jacobowitz