Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000919574-23-006498
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2023-11-21 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Manchester Management Co Llc
- Company:
- Sanuwave Health Inc. (OTCMKTS:SNWVD)
- Filing Date:
- 2023-11-22
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Management PR | 0 | 472,022,067 | 0 | 472,022,067 | 472,022,067 | 33.70% |
| Manchester Explorer | 0 | 418,022,067 | 0 | 418,022,067 | 418,022,067 | 29.84% |
| Manchester Management Company | 0 | 472,022,067 | 0 | 472,022,067 | 472,022,067 | 33.70% |
| James E. Besser | 2,250,000 | 472,022,067 | 2,250,000 | 472,022,067 | 474,272,067 | 33.86% |
| Morgan C. Frank | 36,942,806 | 418,022,067 | 36,942,806 | 418,022,067 | 454,964,873 | 32.48% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*
| Sanuwave Health, Inc. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 80303D107 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
James E. Besser c/o Manchester Management Company, LLC 2 Calle Candina, #1701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907 Telephone Number: (617) 399-1741 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
| November 17, 2023 |
| (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 [X]. |
___________
| * | 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. | 80303D107 |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
| I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
| Manchester Management PR, 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 | |
| Puerto Rico |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
| 0 |
| 8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 0 | ||
| 10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
| 13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
| 33.70% |
| 14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
| IA | ||
CUSIP No. | 80303D107 |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
| I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
| Manchester Explorer, L.P. |
| 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 | |
| 418,022,067 |
| 9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 0 | ||
| 10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 418,022,067 |
| 11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
| 418,022,067 |
| 12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
| 13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
| 29.84% |
| 14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
| PN | ||
| CUSIP No. | 80303D107 |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
| I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
| Manchester Management 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 | |
| Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
| 0 |
| 8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 0 | ||
| 10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
| 13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
| 33.70% |
| 14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
| OO | ||
CUSIP No. | 80303D107 |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
| I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
| James E. Besser |
| 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 | |
| 2,250,000 |
| 8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 2,250,000 | ||
| 10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 472,022,067 |
| 11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
| 474,272,067 |
| 12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
| 13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
| 33.86% |
| 14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
| IN | ||
CUSIP No. | 80303D107 |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | |
| I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||
| Morgan C. Frank |
| 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 | |
| 36,942,806 |
| 8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | |
| 418,022,067 |
| 9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 36,942,806 | ||
| 10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| 418,022,067 |
| 11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |
| 454,964,873 |
| 12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | [_] |
| 13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |
| 32.48% |
| 14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
| IN |
| CUSIP No. | 80303D107 | ||
| Item 1. | Security and Issuer. |
| The name of the issuer is Sanuwave Health, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Issuer"). The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 11495 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 55344. This Schedule 13D relates to the Issuer's Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the "Shares"). | ||
| Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
| (a), (f) | This Schedule 13D amendment is being filed jointly by Manchester Management PR, LLC, a Puerto Rican limited liability company (“Manchester”), Manchester Explorer, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Explorer”), Manchester Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “GP”), James E. Besser (“Besser”), a United States citizen and Morgan C. Frank (“Frank”), a United States citizen (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). | ||
| (b) | The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is 2 Calle Candina, #1701, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907. | ||
| (c) | Besser is the managing member of Manchester and the GP and Frank serves as a portfolio manager and as a consultant for Explorer. The principal business of Manchester 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. Manchester is the investment manager to Explorer and the GP is the general partner of Explorer. The principal business of Explorer 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 for each of Besser and Frank came from their personal funds and from the working capital of Explorer and other private funds managed by the GP, 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 acquired their Shares for investment and are filing this Schedule 13D/A to report a change in their respective beneficial ownership percentages of the Shares resulting from an agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Persons to remove beneficial ownership blocker provisions of notes and warrants of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, as reported on Table II of the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Persons on November 21, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference (the “Derivatives”) and as further described in Item 6.
On August 5, 2022, Morgan C. Frank was appointed to the board of directors of the Issuer to serve as Chair.
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) | Besser: As of the date hereof, Besser may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 474,272,067 Shares, constituting 33.86% of the Shares*.
Besser has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 2,250,000 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 472,022,067 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,250,000 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 472,022,067 Shares.
Frank: As of the date hereof, Frank may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 454,964,873 Shares, constituting 32.48% of the Shares*.
Frank has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 36,942,806 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 418,022,067 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 36,942,806 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 418,022,067 Shares.
Manchester and GP: As of the date hereof, Manchester and the GP may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 472,022,067 Shares, constituting 33.70% of the Shares*.
Manchester 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 472,022,067 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 472,022,067 Shares.
Explorer: As of the date hereof, Explorer may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 418,022,067 Shares, constituting 29.84% of the Shares*.
Explorer has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 418,022,067 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 418,022,067 Shares.
Excluding the transactions described in Item 6, the Reporting Persons have not transacted in shares of the Issuer within the previous 60 days.
*The outstanding Shares figure reflects 1,400,639,885 Shares, which is comprised of two components: (i) 1,026,078,464 Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s 10-Q filed by the Issuer on November 9, 2023; and (ii) 374,561,421 Shares of the Issuer that the Reporting Persons may acquire on conversion, exercise or exchange of the Derivatives, as further described in Item 6. | ||
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. | |
There are no material changes to Item 6 of the Schedule 13D amendment, submitted on August 23, 2023 except for the following:
Upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of the Derivatives, the Reporting Persons are entitled to acquire 374,561,421 Shares of the Issuer. Prior to the filing of this 13D/A, the Derivatives were subject to a blocker provision that prevented the Reporting Persons from converting, exercising or exchanging the Derivatives if such conversion, exercise or exchange would result in the Reporting Persons obtaining more than a 9.999% beneficial ownership percentage of the Issuer’s Shares. On November 17, 2023, the Reporting Persons and the Issuer entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) whereby the Reporting Persons waived the blocker provisions of the Derivatives and the Issuer consented to such waiver. As a result of the Letter Agreement, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares that can be acquired upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of the Derivatives, which prompted the filing of this 13D/A. The Reporting Persons do not have any other contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with any person with respect to the securities of the Issuer that is not described herein and/or in a previous Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons in respect of the Issuer. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement Exhibit B: Schedule of Transactions in Shares | ||
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.
| November 22, 2023 | |
| (Date) | |
| MANCHESTER EXPLORER, L.P.* | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| James E. Besser, Managing Member of the General Partner | |
| (Name/Title) | |
| Manchester Management Company, LLC* | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| James E. Besser, Managing Member | |
| (Name/Title) | |
| Manchester Management PR, LLC* | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| James E. Besser, Managing Member | |
| (Name/Title) | |
| JAMES E. BESSER | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| MORGAN C. FRANK | |
| /s/ Morgan C. Frank | |
| (Signature) | |
* 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 amendment, dated November 22, 2023, relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.001, of Sanuwave Health, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.
| November 22, 2023 | |
| (Date) | |
| MANCHESTER EXPLORER, L.P.* | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| James E. Besser, Managing Member of the General Partner | |
| (Name/Title) | |
| Manchester Management Company, LLC* | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| James E. Besser, Managing Member | |
| (Name/Title) | |
| Manchester Management PR, LLC* | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| James E. Besser, Managing Member | |
| (Name/Title) | |
| JAMES E. BESSER | |
| /s/ James E. Besser | |
| (Signature) | |
| MORGAN C. FRANK | |
| /s/ Morgan C. Frank | |
| (Signature) | |
Exhibit B
Schedule of Transactions in Shares
| Date of Transaction | Title of Class | Number of Shares Acquired | Number of Shares Disposed | Price Per Share |
| 11/17/2023 | Future Advance Convertible Promissory Note | $460,000(1) | $0.04(2) | |
| 11/17/2023 | Common Stock, par value $0.001 | 11,500,000 | $0.04(2) | |
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Future Advance Convertible Promissory Note issued on November 15, 2022, all principal and accrued and unpaid interest due as of the maturity date, November 15, 2023, has been converted by the Issuer into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer at a conversion price of $0.04 per share.
(2) The reported securities and warrants are owned directly by JEB Partners, L.P.
The Form 4 filed by Reporting Persons on November 21, 2023 is incorporated herein by reference.