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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 11)¹

DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, without par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

25490H106

(CUSIP Number)

ARON R. ENGLISH

22NW, LP

590 1^st Ave. S

Unit C1

Seattle, Washington 98104

(206) 227-3078

 

RYAN NEBEL

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 9, 2024

(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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 § 240.13d-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).

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				22NW Fund, LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☒
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				WC, OO
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				DELAWARE
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							58,395,297 (1)
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							58,395,297 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				58,395,297 (1)
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				29.3% (1)
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

(1)

Inclusive of 8,440,252 Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures (as defined below).

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				22NW, LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☒
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				DELAWARE
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							58,395,297 (1)
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							58,395,297 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				58,395,297 (1)
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				29.3% (1)
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

(1)

Inclusive of 8,440,252 Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures.

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				22NW Fund GP, LLC
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☒
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				DELAWARE
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							58,395,297 (1)
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							58,395,297 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				58,395,297 (1)
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				29.3% (1)
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

(1)

Inclusive of 8,440,252 Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures.

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				22NW GP, Inc.
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☒
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				DELAWARE
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							58,395,297 (1)
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							58,395,297 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				58,395,297 (1)
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				29.3% (1)
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				CO

  

(1)

Inclusive of 8,440,252 Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures.

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Aron R. English
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☒
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				OO, PF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				USA
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							65,865,464 (1)
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							65,865,464 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				65,865,464 (1)
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				33.0% (1)
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

(1)

Inclusive of 8,440,252 Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures.

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☒

(b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

PF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

USA

NUMBER OF

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

2,272

OWNED BY

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

- 0 -

PERSON WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,272

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,272

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

Less than 1%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

  

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Alexander B. Jones

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☒

(b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

PF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

USA

NUMBER OF

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

2,181

OWNED BY

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

- 0 -

PERSON WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,181

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,181

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

Less than 1%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

  

The following constitutes Amendment No. 11 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 11”). This Amendment No. 11 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Of the 58,395,297 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, (i) 21,981,043 of such Shares were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) and have an aggregate purchase price of approximately $44,335,026, excluding brokerage commissions, (ii) 3,899,745 of such Shares were granted by the Issuer, following shareholder approval, at a deemed price of $0.40 per Share as reimbursement for legal fees and other expenses incurred by 22NW Fund in connection with the contested director election at the Issuer’s 2022 annual and special meeting, (iii) 24,074,257¹ of such Shares were purchased pursuant to the exercise of 22NW Fund’s subscription rights under the Issuer’s C$30.0 million rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share, and (iv) 8,440,252 of such Shares are currently issuable upon the conversion of certain of the Issuer’s outstanding 6.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures (the “January 2026 Convertible Debentures”) and 6.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures (the “December 2026 Convertible Debentures,” and, together with the January 2026 Convertible Debentures, the “Convertible Debentures”), which Convertible Debentures have an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$17,262,885.

Of the 7,470,167 Shares directly owned by Mr. English, (i) 1,777,369 were purchased with personal funds (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) and have an aggregate purchase price of approximately $994,199, excluding brokerage commissions, and (ii) 5,692,798² of such Shares were purchased pursuant to the exercise of Mr. English’s subscription rights under the Rights Offering at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share.

Of the 2,272 Shares directly owned by Mr. Hirai-Hadley, (i) 1,250 were purchased with personal funds (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) and have an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,763, excluding brokerage commissions, and (ii) 1,022 of such Shares were purchased pursuant to the exercise of Mr. Hirai-Hadley’s subscription rights under the Rights Offering at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share.

Of the 2,181 Shares directly owned by Mr. Jones, (i) 1,200 were purchased with personal funds (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) and have an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2,780, excluding brokerage commissions, and (ii) 981 of such Shares were purchased pursuant to the exercise of Mr. Jones’ subscription rights under the Rights Offering at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) and (c) are hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a)       The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 191,091,952 Shares outstanding as of January 9, 2024, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K announcing the results of the Rights Offering and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2024, plus the number of Shares underlying the Convertible Debentures as reported herein, as applicable.

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¹ Inclusive of the internal transfer of 4,117,741 Shares from 22NW Fund to Mr. English, as further described in Item 5.

² Inclusive of the internal transfer of 4,117,741 Shares from 22NW Fund to Mr. English, as further described in Item 5.

As of the date hereof, 22NW Fund directly beneficially owned 58,395,297 Shares, constituting approximately 29.3% of the Shares outstanding, including 8,440,252 Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures owned by 22NW Fund.

As of the date hereof, Mr. English directly beneficially owned 7,470,167 Shares, constituting approximately 3.9% of the Shares outstanding.

As of the date hereof, Mr. Hirai-Hadley directly beneficially owned 2,272 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.

As of the date hereof, Mr. Jones directly beneficially owned 2,181 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.

22NW, as the investment manager of 22NW Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the 58,395,297 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, constituting approximately 29.3% of the Shares outstanding. 22NW GP, as the general partner of 22NW Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the 58,395,297 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, constituting approximately 29.3% of the Shares outstanding. 22NW Inc., as the general partner of 22NW, may be deemed to beneficially own the 58,395,297 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, constituting approximately 29.3% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. English, as the Portfolio Manager of 22NW, Manager of 22NW GP and President and sole shareholder of 22NW Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 58,395,297 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, which, together with the Shares he directly beneficially owns, constitutes an aggregate of 65,865,464 Shares, constituting approximately 33.0% of the Shares outstanding.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

(c)       On January 9, 2024, the Issuer announced the results of the Rights Offering. Each subscription right was exercisable for 0.81790023 Shares, rounded down to the nearest whole number, together with oversubscription rights.

22NW Fund participated in the Rights Offering in full, as well as exercising its oversubscription rights, to purchase an aggregate of 28,191,998 Shares at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share. Mr. English participated in the Rights Offering in full, as well as exercising his oversubscription rights, to purchase an aggregate of 1,575,057 Shares at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share. The Reporting Persons did not receive confirmation of the receipt of the Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of their oversubscription rights until January 22, 2024. Subsequent to the close of the Rights Offering, 22NW Fund transferred 4,117,741 Shares to Mr. English at the subscription price of C$0.35 per Share.

Mr. Hirai-Hadley exercised his basic subscription rights under the Rights Offering in full, to purchase an aggregate of 1,022 Shares at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share.

Mr. Jones exercised his basic subscription rights under the Rights Offering in full, to purchase an aggregate of 981 Shares at a subscription price of C$0.35 per Share.

Except as otherwise disclosed herein, the Reporting Persons have not engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Issuer since the filing of Amendment No. 10 to the Schedule 13D.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: January 23, 2024

 

	22NW FUND, LP
	By:	22NW Fund GP, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ Aron R. English
		Name:	Aron R. English
		Title:	Manager

 

 

	22NW, LP
	By:	22NW GP, Inc. General Partner
	By:	/s/ Aron R. English
		Name:	Aron R. English
		Title:	President and Sole Shareholder

 

 

	22NW FUND GP, LLC
	By:	/s/ Aron R. English
		Name:	Aron R. English
		Title:	Manager

 

 

	22NW GP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Aron R. English
		Name:	Aron R. English
		Title:	President and Sole Shareholder

 

 

	/s/ Aron R. English
	ARON R. ENGLISH Individually and as attorney-in-fact for Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley and Alexander B. Jones