Filing Details

Robert Johnston The InterTech Group, Inc. 4838 Jenkins Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 744-5174

George S. King, Jr., Esq. Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Post Office Box 11889 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 779-3080

SCHEDULE 13D

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

 Anita G. Zucker, as Trustee of the Article 6 Marital Trust

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) [ ] (b) [ ]

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3. SEC USE ONLY

 

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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS

  00

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5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)

  or 2(e) [ ]

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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  USA

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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

  7. SOLE VOTING POWER

 

   8,784,824

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 8. SHARED VOTING POWER

 

   0

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  9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

   8,784,824

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  10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

   0

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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

   8,784,824

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12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions ) [ ]

 

 

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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 46.1%

 

 

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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN

 

 

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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

 

Common stock, no par value, of Vicon Industries, Inc., 135 Fell Court, Hauppage, New York 11788 (the "Issuer").

 

Item 2.  Identity and Background

 

Anita G. Zucker is a natural person whose business address is c/o The InterTech Group, Inc., 4838 Jenkins Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. Mrs. Zucker is the Trustee of the Article 6 Marital Trust (the "Trust"), a transferee of The Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust dated March 20, 2007 (the "Trust"). Mrs. Zucker's principal occupation is as the Chairperson and chief executive officer of The InterTech Group, Inc., 4838 Jenkins Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. Mrs. Zucker has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which she was or is subject to any judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, state or federal securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Mrs. Zucker is a citizen of the State of South Carolina and the United States of America.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

7,284,824 shares of common stock were purchased from the Issuer for $2,913,929.60 by NIL Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of the Trust. The remaining 1,500,000 shares of common stock as to which this filing relates are shares that NIL Funding Corporation has the right to purchase within 60 days for $0.40 per share pursuant to three-year warrants of the Issuer (the "Warrants").

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

 

The Trust acquired the Shares for investment purposes. The Trust continually reviews the performance of this investment and its investment alternatives. An advisor to the Trust, Julian A. Tiedemann, has been elected to the board of directors of the Issuer. The Trust may nominate or otherwise support Mr. Tidemann for reelection, or other persons for election, in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additionally, as part of the ongoing review of its investment in the shares, the Trust may explore from time to time a variety of alternatives, including the acquisition of additional securities of the Issuer, by exercise of Warrants or otherwise, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Trust may explore, support, sponsor or promote other alternatives with respect to this investment in the shares, including but not limited to an extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer, other changes in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, changes in management's compensation, or changes in the Issuer's business or corporate structure. As a substantial shareholder, the Trust has communicated, and expects to communicate from time to time in the future, to management and the board of directors its views as to matters that the Trust believes will benefit the Issuer and its shareholders.

 

Although the foregoing reflects activities presently contemplated by the Trust with respect to the Issuer, the foregoing is subject to change at any time, and there can be no assurance that the Trust will take any of the actions referred to above.

 

Except as set forth above, as of the date hereof, the Trust does not have any plan or proposal that relates to or would result in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust reserves the right to effect any such actions as it may deem necessary or appropriate in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

At March 15, 2018 the Trust, through its subsidiary NIL Funding Corporation, owns 7,284,824 shares and holds Warrants to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional shares of the Issuer's common stock. Mrs. Zucker, as Trustee of the Trust, has sole voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to those shares. The shares beneficially owned, including the shares underlying the Warrants, aggregate 46.1% of the Issuer's common stock.

 

Transactions in the Issuer's common stock effected in the sixty days preceding the date of this statement were the sale through unsolicited transactions by a broker of 215,176 shares of common stock, as follows:

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

 Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: March 16, 2018