Sec Form 13D Filing - Steelberg Chad filing for Veritone Inc. (VERI) - 2021-03-03

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 7)*

Veritone, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001

(Title of Class of Securities)

92347M 10 0

(CUSIP Number)

Chad Steelberg and

Ryan Steelberg

c/o Veritone, Inc.

575 Anton Boulevard

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(888) 507-1737

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

February 19, 2021

(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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 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).

This statement constitutes Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 3, 2017, as previously amended by the Amendment No. 1 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 20, 2018, the Amendment No. 2 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 16, 2018, the Amendment No. 3 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on April 24, 2020, the Amendment No. 4 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 29, 2020, the Amendment No. 5 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on September 30, 2020, and the Amendment No. 6 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 15, 2021 (collectively, the “Schedule 13D”), jointly by (i) Chad Steelberg, an individual and (ii) Ryan Steelberg, an individual, relating to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “Shares”), of Veritone, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The foregoing persons are sometimes referred to in the Schedule 13D, as amended by this Amendment No. 7, as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

This Amendment No. 7 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. All capitalized terms contained but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Responses to each item of the Schedule 13D, as amended by this Amendment No. 7, are incorporated by reference into the responses to each other item, as applicable.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information:

Vesting of CEO Award and President Award

On February 19, 2021, the Issuer achieved the third stock price milestone applicable to the CEO Award and the President Award. As a result, the third installment of the CEO Award, representing an option to purchase an aggregate of 603,300 Shares, and the third installment of the President Award, representing an option to purchase an aggregate of 452,475 Shares, have vested and become exercisable. Accordingly, such Shares are now included in the total Shares reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

Awards of Restricted Stock Units

On February 11, 2021, the Issuer granted to Chad Steelberg under the Issuer’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan an award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive upon vesting 179,845 Shares, which will vest in full on February 11, 2022, subject to his continuous service with the Issuer.

On February 11, 2021, the Issuer granted to Ryan Steelberg under the Issuer’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan an award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive upon vesting 127,422 Shares, which will vest in full on February 11, 2022, subject to his continuous service with the Issuer.

Such awards of restricted stock units were granted pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreements dated June 15, 2020, between the Issuer and each Reporting Person.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a) The percentage of Shares beneficially owned by each Reporting Person is based on 32,136,866 Shares of the Issuer that were outstanding as of January 31, 2021.

The information contained on the cover pages of this Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D for the beneficial ownership of each of the Reporting Persons is incorporated herein by reference. The Reporting Persons collectively beneficially own an aggregate of 10,450,715 Shares, representing 26.9% of such outstanding Shares. The Shares deemed to be beneficially owned by each Reporting Person are shown in the tables below.

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Reporting Person: Chad Steelberg

Reporting Person: Ryan Steelberg

Chad Steelberg is the sole member and manager of CSVH, LLC and, accordingly, has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all Shares held by CSVH, LLC. Chad Steelberg may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares held by two of his children, and by his spouse as custodian for his minor child, all of whom reside in his household. The address for his children and spouse is c/o Veritone, Inc., 575 Anton Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. His children are students and his spouse is not employed. All such individuals are U.S. citizens. During the past five years, none of such individuals has been convicted of a criminal processing (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and none of such individuals has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of 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.

Ryan Steelberg is the sole member and manager of RVH, LLC and, accordingly, has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all Shares held by RVH, LLC.

The grantor trust of each of Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg is the record holder of 50% of the membership interests of SVF, and each of Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg is a trustee of his respective grantor trust. Chad Steelberg is the Manager of SVF. As such, Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg are each deemed to beneficially own the Shares held of record by SVF, and the warrants to purchase Shares held by SVF, and share voting power and dispositive power with respect to all of such Shares.

(b) See the information in subsection (a) above and contained on the cover pages of this Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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(c) There have been no transactions with respect to Shares of the Issuer within the last 60 days by the Reporting Persons, other than (i) the vesting of the CEO Award and the President Award as described in Item 4 above and in Item 4 of the Amendment No. 6 to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 15, 2021, (ii) the vesting of restricted stock units representing the right to receive 72,633 Shares held by each of Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg, and (i ii) the vesting of additional options to purchase 5,668 Shares and 2,834 Shares held by Chad Steelberg and Ryan Steelberg, respectively, which restricted stock units and options and associated vesting schedules have been previously disclosed in the Schedule 13D.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of each of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D with respect to such person is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 3, 2021

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