13G Filing: Weiss Asset Management and Nutraceutical International Corp (NUTR)

                          

       (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0                    

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       (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  809,587

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       (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0         

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       (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 809,587

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 ANDREW M. WEISS, PH.D.*                         

     (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  809,587

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     (b) Percent of Class:  8.76%                                           

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     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:                         

                          

       (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0                    

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       (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  809,587

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       (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0         

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       (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 809,587

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* Shares reported for BIP GP include shares beneficially owned by a private investment partnership (the “Partnership”) of which BIP GP is the sole general partner. Shares reported for CMI GP include shares beneficially owned by a private investment partnership (the “Partnership2”) of which CMI GP is the sole general partner. Weiss Asset Management is the sole investment manager to the Partnership and Partnership2. WAM GP is the sole general partner of Weiss Asset Management. Andrew Weiss is the managing member of WAM GP, CMI GP, and BIP GP. Shares reported for WAM GP, Andrew Weiss and Weiss Asset Management include shares beneficially owned by the Partnership and Partnership2 (and reported above for BIP GP and CMI GP respectively).

 

Each of BIP GP, CMI GP, WAM GP, Weiss Asset Management, and Andrew Weiss disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein as beneficially owned by each except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein. The percent of class computations are based on 9,246,999 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of July 26, 2017, as reported in the Form 10-Q of the Issuer, which was filed with the SEC on July 27, 2017.

 

 

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