In a newly-amended 13D filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Brett Hendrickson‘s Nokomis Capital reported owning 1.78 million common shares of Vishay Precision Group Inc. (NYSE:VPG), which account for 14.6% of the company’s outstanding stock. This indicates a slight increase to the fund’s stake, as it previously held 1.63 million shares according to its 13F filing for the reporting period of June 30.
Vishay Precision Group is a company that produces resistors, sensors, and sensor-based measurement systems, which operates three divisions – Force Sensor, Foil Technology Products, and Control Systems. Recently, one of the company’s brands, VPG Onboard Weighing, signed a distribution agreement with Spanner Ltd. in order to enhance its presence in Ireland. Over the past 12 months, the company’s stock has increased by 31.74%. In its financial report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, Vishay Precision Group disclosed earnings per diluted share of $0.14 and net revenue of almost $58 million, compared to EPS of $0.11 and revenue of $59.51 million for the same quarter of fiscal year 2015. Recently, B Riley reiterated its ‘Buy’ rating on Vishay Precision Group’s stock, with a price target of $17.
As per our hedge fund database, smart money managers that were bullish on Vishay Precision Group Inc. (NYSE:VPG) at the end of June encompassed Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates, which held a position valued at $11.32 million, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, with a $5.3 million position, and J. Carlo Cannell’s Cannell Capital, which initiated a new position in the company worth $1.6 million. An investor who dumped Vishay Precision Group Inc. (NYSE:VPG) during the second quarter, saying goodbye to a position that had been valued at $30,000 on March 31, was Gavin Saitowitz and Cisco J. Del Valle’s Springbok Capital.
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Ownership Summary Table
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nokomis Capital | 0 | 1,779,324 | 0 | 1,779,324 | 1,779,324 | 14.6% |
Brett Hendrickson | 0 | 1,779,324 | 0 | 1,779,324 | 1,779,324 | 14.6% |
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Page 1 of 7 – SEC Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Rule 13d-101)
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Vishay
Precision Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
92835K103
(CUSIP NUMBER)
Brett Hendrickson
2305 Cedar Springs Rd., Suite 420
Dallas, TX 75201
(972)
590-4100
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 18, 2016
(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 x.
The information required in 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, as amended (the Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP No. 92835K103 | 13D/A |
1 | NAME OF I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF/OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL ¨ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF Texas | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,779,324 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,779,324 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,779,324 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ¨ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT 14.6% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, OO |
* | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT |
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CUSIP No. 92835K103 | 13D/A |
1 | NAME OF I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brett Hendrickson | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF/OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL ¨ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF United States | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,779,324 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,779,324 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,779,324 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ¨ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT 14.6% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, IN |
* | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT |
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
This Amendment No. 1 (this Amendment) to the Schedule 13D (the Schedule 13D) is being filed on behalf of Nokomis
Capital, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (Nokomis Capital), and Mr. Brett Hendrickson, the principal of Nokomis Capital, relating to Common Stock, $0.10 par value (the Common Stock), of Vishay Precision Group,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer).
This Amendment relates to Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by Nokomis Capital
through the accounts of certain private funds and managed accounts (collectively, the Nokomis Accounts). Nokomis Capital serves as the investment adviser to the Nokomis Accounts and may direct the vote and dispose of the 1,779,324 shares
of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts. As the principal of Nokomis Capital, Mr. Hendrickson may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,779,324 shares of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts.
The Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) reported on this Amendment were previously reported on a Schedule 13G as
most recently filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 11, 2016. This Amendment amends and restates the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 25, 2016 as set forth below.
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is amended and restated as follows:
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds |
As of August 19, 2016, the Nokomis Accounts had
invested $ 25,748,920.25 (inclusive of brokerage commissions) in the Common Stock of the Issuer. The source of these funds was the working capital of the Nokomis Accounts.
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is amended and restated as follows:
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
(a) The aggregate percentage of Common
Stock reported to be owned by the Reporting Persons is based upon 12,167,045 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 10, 2016, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2016.
Nokomis Capital, as the investment adviser of the Nokomis
Accounts, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,779,324 shares of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts, representing approximately 14.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.
In addition, Mr. Hendrickson, as principal of Nokomis Capital, the investment adviser of the Nokomis Accounts, may also be deemed to
beneficially own the 1,779,324 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Nokomis Accounts, representing approximately 14.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.
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Nokomis Capital and Mr. Hendrickson disclaim beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held
by the Nokomis Accounts except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(b) Nokomis Capital and Mr. Hendrickson has the
shared power to vote and dispose of the Common Stock owned by the Nokomis Accounts reported in this Amendment.
The filing of this
Amendment shall not be construed as admission that Nokomis Capital or Mr. Hendrickson is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the 1,779,324 shares of Common Stock owned by the
Nokomis Accounts. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Nokomis Capital and Mr. Hendrickson disclaim all such beneficial ownership.
(c) Annex A
attached hereto lists all transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days by the Reporting Persons. The transactions in the Common Stock were effected in the open market.
(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.
(e) Not applicable.
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Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 22, 2016
NOKOMIS CAPITAL, L.L.C. | ||
By: | /s/ Brett Hendrickson | |
Brett Hendrickson | ||
Manager | ||
/s/ Brett Hendrickson | ||
Brett Hendrickson |
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Annex A
Transaction Date | Shares Purchased/(Sold) | Price | ||||||
8/11/2016 | 10,999 | 13.8583 | ||||||
8/12/2016 | 10,113 | 13.8969 | ||||||
8/17/2016 | 44,867 | 14.4585 | ||||||
8/18/2016 | 69,078 | 14.6277 | ||||||
8/19/2016 | 14,422 | 15.011 |