Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001387131-17-000158
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2017-01-10 17:31:41
- Filed By:
- First Light Asset Management, Llc
- Company:
- Tearlab Corp (NASDAQ:TEAR)
- Filing Date:
- 2017-01-11
- SEC Url:
- 13G 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew P. Arens | 203,800 | 3,360,688 | 203,800 | 3,360,688 | 3,564,488 | 6.6% |
| First Light Asset Management | 0 | 3,360,688 | 0 | 3,360,688 | 3,360,688 | 6.3% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
| TearLab Corporation |
| (Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
| (Title of Class of Securities)
878193101 |
| (CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2016 |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| ☒ | Rule 13d-1(b) | |
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(c) | |
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
* 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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 (“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 . | 878193101 | Page 2 of 7 |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United State of America | |||
| NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY EACH PERSON | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 203,800 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 3,360,688 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 203,800 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,360,688 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,564,488 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ☐ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.6% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
| CUSIP No . | 878193101 | Page 3 of 7 |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS 46-3521994 | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ☐ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware limited liability company | |||
| NUMBER OF BENEFICIALLY EACH PERSON | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 3,360,688 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,360,688 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,360,688 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ☐ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.3% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA | |||
| CUSIP No. | 878193101 | Page 4 of 7 |
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: | ||
| TearLab Corporation | |||
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | ||
| 9980 Huennekens Street, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92121 | |||
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: | ||
| Mathew P. Arens | |||
| First Light Asset Management, LLC (“First Light”)
First Light is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Issuer’s shares reflected in Item 4 below by virtue of the fact that it acts as investment adviser to certain persons, each of whom has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, those shares. Mr. Arens is also deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares because of his position as managing member and majority owner of First Light, and also due to his direct ownership of additional shares of the Issuer in his individual capacity. | |||
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | ||
| 3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 201, Edina, MN 55435 | |||
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – United States citizen | |||
| First Light – Delaware limited liability company | |||
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: | ||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | |||
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: | ||
| 878193101 | |||
| Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: | ||
| (a) | ☐ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). | |
| (b) | ☐ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | |
| (c) | ☐ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | |
| (d) | ☐ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). | |
| (e) | ☒ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| CUSIP No . | 878193101 | Page 5 of 7 |
| (f) | ☐ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | ☒ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | ☐ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); | |
| (i) | ☐ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | |
| (j) | ☐ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). | |
| Item 4. | Ownership. | ||
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | |||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – 3,564,488 | |||
| First Light – 3,360,688 | |||
| (b) | Percent of class: | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – 6.6% | |||
| First Light – 6.3% | |||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – 203,800 | |||
| First Light – 0 | |||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – 3,360,688 | |||
| First Light – 3,360,688 | |||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – 203,800 | |||
| First Light – 0 | |||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of | ||
| Mathew P. Arens – 3,360,688 | |||
| First Light – 3,360,688 | |||
| CUSIP No . | 878193101 | Page 6 of 7 |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐ | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 10. | Certification. |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.
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.
| Date: | January 10, 2017 | |||
| Signature: | /s/ Mathew P. Arens | |||
| Name: | Mathew P. Arens | |||
| FIRST LIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
Date: January 10, 2017 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Brett T. Johnson | |||
| Name: | Brett T. Johnson | |||
| Title: | Member, Senior Research Analyst, & Chief Compliance Officer | |||
| CUSIP No . | 878193101 | Page 7 of 7 |
Exhibit A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The Undersigned agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of TearLab Corporation, dated as of January 10, 2017, is, and any amendment thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of them pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(K) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Signature: | /s/ Mathew P. Arens | |||
| Name: | Mathew P. Arens | |||
FIRST LIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
| ||||
| By: | /s/ Brett T. Johnson | |||
| Name: | Brett T. Johnson | |||
| Title: | Member, Senior Research Analyst, and Chief Compliance Officer | |||