Sec Form 13D Filing - Great Elm Group Inc. (GEG) filing for GREAT ELM CAP CORP NT 008.125% (GECCH) - 2023-01-24

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

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SCHEDULE 13D/A

(Amendment No. 7)

 

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

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Great Elm Capital Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

390320703

(CUSIP Number)

 

Peter A. Reed

Great Elm Group, Inc.

800 South Street, Suite 230

Waltham, MA 02453

Telephone Number:  (617) 375-3006

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

 

August 30, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

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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. ☐

 

* 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 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Exchange Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).

 

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Great Elm Group, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			1,569,787
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,569,787
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,569,787
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	20.6%(1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

 

(1)          Based on 7,601,958 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding, as reported on the Issuer’s (as defined below) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2022, filed November 3, 2022.

 

 

This Amendment No. 7 to the statement of beneficial ownership on Schedule 13D (this &# x201C;Amendment No. 7”) amends the Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting Person with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 1, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated October 1, 2020, Amendment No. 2 dated December 31, 2020, Amendment No. 3 dated September 20, 2021, Amendment No. 4 dated May 11, 2022, Amendment No. 5 dated June 17, 2022, and Amendment No. 6 dated January 3, 2022 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”), of Great Elm Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Issuer”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein in this Amendment No. 7 shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Schedule 13D, and unless amended hereby, all information previously filed remains in effect.

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:

 

The name, present principal employment and name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Person is set forth on Annex A hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

 

(a) and (b) The aggregate percentage of Common Stock reported to be owned by the Reporting Person is based on 7,601,958 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2022, filed November 3, 2022.

 

As of January 20, 2023, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own 1,569,787 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 20.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.  Such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person include the shares of Common Stock held directly by the Reporting Person, over which the Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power.

 

To the Reporting Person’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of the Reporting Person beneficially own in the aggregate 1,696,116 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 22.3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

(c) The Reporting Person transferred 21,929 shares of Common Stock in connection with the vesting of grants of Common Stock previously made as compensation awards.

 

The Reporting Person transferred 250,000 shares of Common Stock as consideration to partially repay a promissory note (the “Seller Note”) issued by Great Elm Capital Management, Inc. (“GECM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, to Imperial Capital Asset Management, LLC (“ICAM”).

 

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.

 

ANNEX A

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF

GREAT ELM GROUP, INC.

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the directors and executive officers of the Reporting Person. Each of the directors and executive officers listed below are United States citizens and have a business address of 800 South Street, Suite 230, Waltham, MA 02453.

 

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