Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
92859E207
(CUSIP Number)
September 30, 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)
* 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. 92859E207 | 13G | Page 2 of 10 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS Ionic Ventures, LLC |
| 2. | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. | SEC USE
ONLY |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California, United States |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. | SOLE
VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
83,000 (1) | |
| 7. | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
83,000 (1) |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
83,000 (1) |
| 10. | CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐ |
| 11. | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.8% (1) |
| 12. | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO |
| (1) | This constitutes an exit filing for the reporting person. As more fully described in Item 4 of this amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13G (this “Amendment”), such shares and percentage are based on 4,765,300 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the issuer (the “Common Stock”), as reported in the prospectus supplement, dated September 18, 2024, to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262554), filed by the issuer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”). |
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| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ionic Management, LLC |
| 2. | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐ |
| 3. | SEC USE
ONLY |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. | SOLE
VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
83,000 (1) | |
| 7. | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
83,000 (1) |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
83,000 (1) |
| 10. | CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐ |
| 11. | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.8% (1) |
| 12. | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) OO |
| (1) | This constitutes an exit filing for the reporting person. As more fully described in Item 4 of this Amendment, such shares and percentage are based on 4,765,300 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement. |
| CUSIP No. 92859E207 | 13G | Page 4 of 10 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS Brendan O’Neil |
| 2. | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (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
83,000 (1) | |
| 7. | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
83,000 (1) |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
83,000 (1) |
| 10. | CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐ |
| 11. | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.8% (1) |
| 12. | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) IN |
| (1) | This constitutes an exit filing for the reporting person. As more fully described in Item 4 of this Amendment, such shares and percentage are based on 4,765,300 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement. |
| CUSIP No. 92859E207 | 13G | Page 5 of 10 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS Keith Coulston |
| 2. | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (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
83,000 (1) | |
| 7. | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
83,000 (1) |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
83,000 (1) |
| 10. | CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☐ |
| 11. | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.8% (1) |
| 12. | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions) IN |
| (1) | This constitutes an exit filing for the reporting person. As more fully described in Item 4 of this Amendment, such shares and percentage are based on 4,765,300 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement. |
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This Amendment No. 1 to Statement on Schedule 13G (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13G filed by the reporting persons with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 24, 2024 (the “Schedule 13G”). The purpose of this Amendment is to update the beneficial ownership information on the cover pages and in Item 4 in the Schedule 13G, including to indicate that each of the reporting persons has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the shares of the outstanding common stock of the issuer and to amend Item 5 of the Schedule 13G accordingly. This Amendment constitutes an exit filing for each of the reporting persons.
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Issuer”).
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
The Issuer’s principal executive office is located at 7921 Southpark Plaza, Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80120.
Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing:
| (i) Ionic Ventures LLC, a California limited liability company (“Ionic”); | |
| (ii) Ionic Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ionic Management”); | |
| (iii) Brendan O’Neil (“Mr. O’Neil”); and | |
| (iv) Keith Coulston (“Mr. Coulston”). |
The foregoing persons are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons”. Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13G, pursuant to which such Reporting Persons have agreed to file the Schedule 13G, Amendment and all subsequent amendments jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.
The filing of this Amendment should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the shares of the common stock reported herein.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 3053 Fillmore St, Suite 256, San Francisco, CA 94123.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Ionic is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of California. Ionic Management is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Mr. Coulston and Mr. O’Neil is a citizen of the United States.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
The title of the class of securities to which this Amendment relates is the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 92859E207
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:
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
The information required by this item with respect to each Reporting Person is set forth in Rows 5 through 9 and 11 of the cover pages to this Amendment and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. The ownership percentages reported are based on 4,765,300 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported in the prospectus supplement, dated September 18, 2024, to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262554), filed by the Issuer with the SEC on September 20, 2024.
As of September 30, 2024, Ionic is the beneficial owner of 83,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”). Ionic has the power to dispose of and the power to vote the Shares beneficially owned by it, which power may be exercised by its manager, Ionic Management. Each of the managers of Ionic Management, Mr. O’Neil and Mr. Coulston, has shared power to vote and/or dispose of the Shares beneficially owned by Ionic and Ionic Management. Neither Mr. O’Neil nor Mr. Coulston directly owns the Shares. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act, each of Mr. O’Neil and Mr. Coulston may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares which are beneficially owned by each of Ionic and Ionic Management, and Ionic Management may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares which are beneficially owned by Ionic.
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 ☒.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit 1 filed with the Schedule 13G.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certify that, to the best of each 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 that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.
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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.
| Date: November 14, 2024 | IONIC VENTURES, LLC | |
| By: | Ionic Management, LLC, | |
| its Manager | ||
| By: | /s/ Keith Coulston | |
| Name: Keith Coulston | ||
| Title: Manager | ||
| IONIC MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Keith Coulston | |
| Name: Keith Coulston | ||
| Title: Manager | ||
| /s/ Brendan O’Neil | ||
| Brendan O’Neil | ||
| /s/ Keith Coulston | ||
| Keith Coulston | ||
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