Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000919574-21-005661
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2021-08-31 20:00:00
- Filed By:
- Beehouse, Llc
- Company:
- Lowell Farms Inc.
- Filing Date:
- 2021-09-01
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beehouse | 0 | 40,050,640 | 0 | 40,050,640 | 40,050,640 | 39.2% |
Beehouse Manager | 0 | 40,050,640 | 0 | 40,050,640 | 40,050,640 | 39.2% |
Beehouse Partners | 0 | 17,406,962 | 0 | 17,406,962 | 17,406,962 | 17.1% |
Beehouse Partners GP | 0 | 17,406,962 | 0 | 17,406,962 | 17,406,962 | 17.1% |
Hacienda Company | 0 | 22,643,678 | 0 | 22,643,678 | 22,643,678 | 23.3% |
Hannah Buchan | 0 | 22,643,678 | 0 | 22,643,678 | 22,643,678 | 23.3% |
Gregory Heyman | 0 | 40,050,640 | 0 | 40,050,640 | 40,050,640 | 39.2% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No.)*
Lowell Farms Inc. |
(Name of Issuer) |
Subordinate Voting Shares |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
547572107 |
(CUSIP Number) |
Gregory Heyman Beehouse, LLC 660 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor New York, New York 10065 Telephone Number (929) 367-5390 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
August 30, 2021 |
(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 ss.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. |
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Beehouse, LLC |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
AF |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
40,050,640 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
40,050,640 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
40,050,640 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
39.2% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
IA | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Beehouse Manager, LLC |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
WC |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
40,050,640 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
40,050,640 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
40,050,640 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
39.2% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
OO | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Beehouse Partners, LP |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
WC |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
17,406,962 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
17,406,962 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
17,406,962 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
17.1% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
PN | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Beehouse Partners GP, LLC |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
AF |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
17,406,962 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
17,406,962 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
17,406,962 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
17.1% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
OO | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Hacienda Company, LLC |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
AF |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
California |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
22,643,678 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
22,643,678 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
22,643,678 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
23.3% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
OO | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Hannah Buchan |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
AF |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
United States of America |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
22,643,678 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
22,643,678 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
22,643,678 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
23.3% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
IN | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
Gregory Heyman |
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | [_] |
(b) | [_] | ||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |
AF |
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) | [_] |
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |
United States of America |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
0 |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
40,050,640 |
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
0 |
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
40,050,640 |
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
40,050,640 |
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
39.2% |
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
IN | ||
CUSIP No. | 547572107 |
Item 1. | Security and Issuer. |
The name of the issuer is Lowell Farms Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 19 Quail Run Circle, Suite B, Salinas, CA 93907. This Schedule 13D relates to the Issuer's Subordinate Voting Shares (the "Shares"). | ||
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
(a), (f) | This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by Beehouse, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Beehouse”), Beehouse Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Beehouse Manager”), Beehouse Partners, LP a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Beehouse Partners GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “GP”), Hacienda Company, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Hacienda”), Hannah Buchan, a United States citizen and Gregory Heyman, a United States citizen (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). | ||
(b) | The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is 660 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10065. | ||
(c) | Gregory Heyman is the managing member of Beehouse and the GP. Hannah Buchan is the manager of Hacienda. Beehouse is the investment manager of two funds that collectively own a majority interest in Hacienda. The principal business of Beehouse is serving as an investment adviser to its clients. The principal business of the GP is serving as the general partner to certain private funds. Beehouse is the investment manager to the Partnership and the GP is the general partner of the Partnership. The principal business of the Partnership is purchasing, holding and selling securities for investment purposes. The principal business of Hacienda is purchasing, holding and selling securities for investment purposes. | ||
(d), (e) | During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. The Reporting Persons disclaim membership in a group. | ||
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. | |
The funds for the purchase of the Shares came from the working capital of private investment funds managed by Beehouse, including the Partnership and Hacienda, over which the Reporting Persons, through their roles described above in Item 2(c), exercise investment discretion. No borrowed funds were used to purchase the Shares, other than borrowed funds used for working capital purposes in the ordinary course of business. | ||
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. | |
The Reporting Persons have acquired their Shares of the Issuer for investment. The Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals as of the date of this filing which, other than as expressly set forth below, would relate to or would result in: (a) any extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer; (b) any change in the present Board of Directors or management of the Issuer; (c) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (d) any material change in the operating policies or corporate structure of the Issuer; (e) any change in the Issuer's charter or by-laws; (f) the Shares of the Issuer ceasing to be listed from a national securities exchange or to ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; or (g) causing the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Reporting Persons, however, reserve the right, at a later date, to effect one or more of such changes and may dispose of or enter into other transactions in the shares they may be deemed to beneficially own.
The Reporting Persons have been and may continue to be in contact with members of the Issuer's management, the Issuer's Board of Directors, other significant shareholders and others regarding alternatives that the Issuer could employ to maximize shareholder value.
The Reporting Persons further reserve the right to act in concert with any other shareholders of the Issuer, or other persons, for a common purpose should it determine to do so, and/or to recommend courses of action to management and the shareholders of the Issuer. | ||
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. | ||
(a) - (e) | As of the date hereof, Beehouse, Beehouse Manager and Gregory Heyman may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 40,050,640 Shares, constituting 39.2% of the Shares, based upon 96,992,636* Shares outstanding.
Beehouse, Beehouse Manager and Gregory Heyman have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 40,050,640 Shares; have the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and have the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 40,050,640 Shares.
As of the date hereof, the Partnership and the GP may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 17,406,962 Shares, constituting 17.1% of the Shares, based upon 96,992,636* Shares outstanding.
The Fund and the GP have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 17,406,962 Shares; have the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and have the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 17,406,962 Shares.
As of the date hereof, Hannah Buchan and Hacienda may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 22,643,678 Shares, constituting 23.3% of the Shares, based upon 96,992,636* Shares outstanding.
Hannah Buchan and Hacienda have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 22,643,678 Shares; have the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and have the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 22,643,678 Shares.
The transactions by the Reporting Persons in the Shares during the past sixty days are set forth in Exhibit B.
*This outstanding Shares figure reflects the 78,992,636 outstanding Shares as reported in the Form S-1 filed by the Issuer on August 30, 2021 and 18,000,000 Shares sold in a private placement of Shares and certain warrants by the Issuer. | ||
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. | |
The Partnership holds 223,500 warrants that expire on December 21, 2023. Each warrant entitles the Partnership to purchase one Share at a purchase price of $1.81. The exercise price was converted from $2.20 CAD using the closing rate of exchange of the Bank of Canada on May 7, 2021. The actual exercise price is the Canadian dollar amount regardless of the exchange rate on the date of exercise. The description of the warrants is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Warrant Indenture which is attached as Exhibit C hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The Partnership also holds 10,000,000 warrants that expire on August 30, 2024. Each warrant entitles the Partnership to purchase one Share at a purchase price of $1.40. The description of the warrants is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the warrant agreement, as agreed to between the Issuer and the Partnership, which is attached as Exhibit D hereto and incorporated herein by reference. | ||
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement Exhibit B: Schedule of Transactions in Shares Exhibit C: Warrant Indenture, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Issuer’s Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2021) Exhibit D: Warrant to Purchase Stock, as agreed to between the Issuer and the Partnership on August 30, 2021 (incorporated by reference) | ||
SIGNATURE
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.
September 1, 2021 | |||
(Date) |
Beehouse, LLC* | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, as Sole Member of Manager | |
(Name/Title) |
Beehouse Manager, LLC* | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, as Sole Member | |
(Name/Title) |
Beehouse Partners, LP* | |
By: Beehouse Partners GP, LLC, its general partner | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, Managing Member | |
(Name/Title) | |
Beehouse Partners GP, LLC* | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, Managing Member | |
(Name/Title) | |
Hacienda Company, LLC* | |
By: /s/ Hannah Buchan | |
(Signature) | |
Hannah Buchan, Manager | |
(Name/Title) | |
/s/ Gregory P. Heyman* | |
Gregory P. Heyman | |
/s/ Hannah Buchan* | |
Hannah Buchan |
* This reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 10001).
Exhibit A
AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that this Schedule 13D, dated September 1, 2021, relating to the Subordinate Voting Shares, of Lowell Farms Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.
September 1, 2021 | |||
(Date) |
Beehouse, LLC | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, as Sole Member of Manager | |
(Name/Title) |
Beehouse Manager, LLC | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, as Sole Member | |
(Name/Title) |
Beehouse Partners, LP | |
By: Beehouse Partners GP, LLC, its general partner | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, Managing Member | |
(Name/Title) | |
Beehouse Partners GP, LLC | |
By: /s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
(Signature) | |
Gregory P. Heyman, Managing Member | |
(Name/Title) | |
Hacienda Company, LLC | |
By: /s/ Hannah Buchan | |
(Signature) | |
Hannah Buchan, Manager | |
(Name/Title) | |
/s/ Gregory P. Heyman | |
Gregory P. Heyman | |
/s/ Hannah Buchan | |
Hannah Buchan |
Exhibit B
Schedule of Transactions
Date of Transaction | Title of Class | Number of Units Acquired | Number of Units Disposed | Price Per Unit |
8/30/2021 | Units | 10,000,000* | $1.00* |
* The Partnership acquired 10,000,000 units (each, a “Unit”) consisting of one share of Subordinate Voting Shares and one-half of one share purchase warrant at a purchase price of $1.00 per Unit.