SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by BitNile Holdings Inc. (Amendment)
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. 5)1
The Singing Machine Company, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
829322304
(CUSIP Number)
Milton C, Ault, III
BITNILE Holdings, Inc.
11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240
Las Vegas, NV 89141
(949) 444-5464
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 19, 2022
(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.
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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).
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CUSIP No. 829322304
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
BitNile Holdings, Inc. | |
| 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 ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,763,000 (1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,763,000 (1) | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,763,000 | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES¨ | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
57.0% | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |
| (1) | Represents shares of Common Stock held by Digital Power Lending, LLC. |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Digital Power Lending, 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 ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
CALIFORNIA | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,763,000 | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,763,000 | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,763,000 | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES¨ | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
57.0% | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO | |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Milton C. Ault, III | |
| 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 ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
1,763,000 (1) | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,763,000 (1) | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,763,000 | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES¨ | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
57.0% | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |
| (1) | Represents shares of Common Stock held by Digital Power Lending, LLC. |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Kenneth S. Cragun | |
| 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 ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES¨ | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
James M. Turner | |
| 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 ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES¨ | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
This Amendment No. 5 (“Amendment No. 5”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned on June 13, 2022 as amended on June 16, 2022, June 24, 2022, July 11, 2022 and July 29, 2022 (the “Schedule 13D”). Except as otherwise specified in this Amendment No. 5, all items in the Schedule 13D are unchanged. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 5 and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The Shares purchased by Digital Power Lending, LLC were purchased with working capital in open market purchases. The Shares transacted by Digital Power Lending, LLC as reported on this Amendment No. 5 increased Digital Power Lending, LLC’s aggregate expenditures by $647,332.61. Consequently, as of the date of this Amendment No. 5, Digital Power Lending, LLC has expended an aggregate of $9,409,387.14 for the purchase of the Shares.
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each Reporting Person herein is based upon 3,095,479 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of August 19, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2022.
| A. | BitNile Holdings, Inc. |
| (a) | As of the date hereof, BitNile may be deemed to beneficially own 1,763,000 Shares, consisting of Shares held by Digital Power Lending, LLC. BitNile may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by Digital Power Lending, LLC by virtue of its relationship with such entity described in Item 2. |
Percentage: 57.0%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,763,000 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,763,000 |
| (c) | BitNile has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| B. | Digital Power Lending, LLC |
| (a) | As of the date hereof, Digital Power Lending, LLC beneficially owns 1,763,000 Shares held directly by it. |
Percentage: 57.0%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,763,000 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,763,000 |
| (c) | Other than as previously disclosed on the Schedule 13D and the transactions set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, which are both incorporated by reference, Digital Power Lending, LLC has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. All of such transactions were effected in the open market. |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
| C. | Milton C. Ault, III |
| (a) | As of the date hereof, Mr. Ault may be deemed to beneficially own 1,763,000 Shares, consisting of Shares held by Digital Power Lending, LLC. Mr. Ault may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by Digital Power Lending, LLC by virtue of his relationship with such entity described in Item 2. |
Percentage: 57.0%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,763,000 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,763,000 |
| (c) | Mr. Ault has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| D. | Kenneth S. Cragun |
| (a) | As of the date hereof, Mr. Cragun beneficially owned 0 Shares. |
Percentage: 0%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| (c) | Mr. Cragun has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| E. | James M. Turner |
| (d) | As of the date hereof, Mr. Turner beneficially owned 0 Shares. |
Percentage: 0%
| (e) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| (f) | Mr. Turner has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
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 that 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.
| (d) | No person other than the Reporting Person is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
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CUSIP No. 829322304
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 21, 2022
| BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
/s/ Milton C. Ault, III |
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| MILTON C. AULT, III | By: | /s/ Milton C. Ault, III | ||
| Name: | Milton C. Ault, III | |||
| Title: | Executive Chairman | |||
| DIGITAL POWER LENDING, LLC | ||||
| /s/ Kenneth S. Cragun | ||||
| KENNETH S. CRAGUN | By: | /s/ David J. Katzoff | ||
| Name: | David J. Katzoff | |||
| Title: | Manager | |||
| /s/ James M. Turner | ||||
| JAMES M. TURNER | ||||
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CUSIP No. 829322304
SCHEDULE A
Transactions in the Shares of Common Stock During the Last Sixty Days
Digital Power Lending, LLC
| Nature of the Transaction | Shares
of Common Stock Purchased / (Sold) |
Price Per Share ($) | Date
of Transaction |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 1,000 | 7.80 | 08/04/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 105 | 7.75 | 08/05/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 6,895 | 7.3475 | 08/09/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 45,000 | 7.8941 | 08/22/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 2,500 | 7.5391 | 08/23/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 200 | 8.3193 | 08/24/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 1,300 | 7.8303 | 08/25/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 1,200 | 8.3270 | 08/29/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 800 | 7.9930 | 09/01/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 400 | 7.9367 | 09/02/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 1,200 | 7.7217 | 09/06/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 200 | 7.7175 | 09/08/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 200 | 7.7731 | 09/12/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 900 | 7.2724 | 09/15/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 9,087 | 6.4512 | 09/16/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 14,931 | 6.1941 | 09/19/2022 |
| Purchase of Common Stock | 2,082 | 6.0306 | 09/20/2022 |
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