Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000893739-20-000039
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2020-09-21 08:50:55
- Filed By:
- 180 Degree Capital Corp. /ny/
- Company:
- Sonim Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SONM)
- Filing Date:
- 2020-09-21
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
Ownership Summary
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 Degree Capital Corp | 0 | 9,395,229 | 0 | 9,395,229 | 9,395,229 |
Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 1)1
Sonim Technologies, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
83548F101
(CUSIP Number)
DANIEL B. WOLFE
180 DEGREE CAPITAL CORP.
7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B
Montclair, NJ 07042
Telephone: 973-746-4500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 17, 2020
(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 that 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.
1 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. 83548F101
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS: 180 Degree Capital Corp. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (b) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC, OO | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York | ||||||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 9,395,229 shares (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,395,229 shares (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,395,229 shares (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED IN ROW (11) 14.3% (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IV, IA | ||||||||||||||||
(1) 180 Degree Capital Corp. ("180") disclaims beneficial ownership of 3,350,000 of these shares that are beneficially owned by a separately managed account ("SMA"). 180 has shared dispositive and voting power over these shares through its position as Investment Manager of the SMA. 180 disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the SMA except for its pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Based on 65,930,191 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 2020.
CUSIP No. 83548F101
The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned ("Amendment No. 1"). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
On September 17, 2020, the Reporting Person and its executive officers Kevin M. Rendino and Daniel B. Wolfe entered into an Agreement with the Issuer (the "Agreement") regarding the appointment of representatives of the Reporting Person as non-voting observers ("Observer Rights") to the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the "Board"). In connection with the Observer Rights, the Reporting Person will have the right to be heard at any such Board meeting that its representatives are invited to attend, but in no event shall the Reporting Person's representatives: (a) be deemed to be a member of the Board; (b) have the right to vote on any matter under consideration by the Board or otherwise have any power to cause the Issuer to take, or not to take, any action; or (c) except as expressly set forth in the Agreement, have or be deemed to have, or otherwise be subject to, any duties (fiduciary or otherwise) to the Issuer or its stockholders or any duties (fiduciary or otherwise) otherwise applicable to the directors of the Issuer. The Issuer has the right to terminate the Observer Rights at anytime with notice to the Reporting Person.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Item 6 is hereby restated in its entirety to the following:
On September 17, 2020, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into the Agreement defined and described in Item 4 above, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Other than as disclosed herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Person and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities of the Issuer, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, or a pledge or contingency the occurrence of which would give another person voting power over the securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
99.1 Agreement, by and among,180 Degree Capital Corp., Kevin M. Rendino, Daniel B. Wolfe and Sonim Technologies, Inc., dated September 17, 2020.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 21, 2020
180 DEGREE CAPITAL CORP.
By: /s/ Daniel B. Wolfe
Name: Daniel B. Wolfe
Title: President
SCHEDULE A
Directors and Executive Officers of 180 Degree Capital Corp.
| Name | Position and Present Principal Occupation | Principal Business Address | Citizenship | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin M. Rendino | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer | 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel B. Wolfe | Director, President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Alicia M. Gift | Senior Controller and Secretary | 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert E. Bigelow, III | Vice President of Fund Development | 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Stacy R. Brandom | Independent Director | c/o 180 Degree Capital Corp. 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tonia L. Pankopf | Independent Director | c/o 180 Degree Capital Corp. 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard P. Shanley | Independent Director | c/o 180 Degree Capital Corp. 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Parker A. Weil | Independent Director | c/o 180 Degree Capital Corp. 7 N. Willow Street, Suite 4B, Montclair, NJ 07042 | USA | |||||||||||||||||