-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SSLyAeNznG6oqMAQZbUvWGVItJRSBT+PMxEmz6SVkjuIhuPSVeakE7NbBkeKhPJo RtsxfsdPycs1fkRh1KS2XQ== 0001144204-06-053624.txt : 20061220 0001144204-06-053624.hdr.sgml : 20061220 20061220143759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-06-053624 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061220 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061220 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NTN BUZZTIME INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000748592 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS [4833] IRS NUMBER: 311103425 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42217 FILM NUMBER: 061289436 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5966 LA PLACE CT STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 BUSINESS PHONE: 7604387400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5966 LA PLACE COURT STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NTN COMMUNICATIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALROY INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850411 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001346370 IRS NUMBER: 980447604 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1650 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90049 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-601-2500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1650 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90049 SC 13G 1 v060860_sc13g.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. ______)* NTN Buzztime, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.005 par value per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 629410309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 12, 2006 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) |X| 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. 629410309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. 98-0447604 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b)X (joint filers) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,801,170 ------------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER ------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [__] (See Instructions) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 629410309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Trinad Management, LLC 20-0591302 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE OX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b)X (joint filers) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,801,170 ------------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER ------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [__](See Instructions) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 629410309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Robert S. Ellin - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b)X (joint filers) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 5SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,801,170 ------------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER ------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [__](See Instructions) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 629410309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Jay A. Wolf - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b)X (joint filers) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,801,170 ------------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER ------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,801,170 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [__](See Instructions) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 629410309 Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer NTN Buzztime, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer") (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 5966 La Place Court, Carlsbad, California 92008 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Trinad Management, LLC Robert S. Ellin Jay A. Wolf (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence The address of the principal business office of Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd, Trinad Management, LLC, Robert S. Ellin and Jay A. Wolf is 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1650, Los Angeles, California 90067. (c) Citizenship Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. - Cayman Islands Trinad Management, LLC - Delaware Robert S. Ellin - United States Jay A. Wolf - United States (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, $.005 par value per share, of the Issuer ("Common Stock") (e) CUSIP Number 629410309 Item 3. Not Applicable. Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount beneficially owned: Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd 2,801,170 Trinad Management, LLC 2,801,170 Robert S. Ellin 2,801,170 Jay A. Wolf 2,801,170 (b) Percent of Class Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd 5.1% Trinad Management, LLC 5.1% Robert S. Ellin 5.1% Jay A. Wolf 5.1% The percentages used herein and are calculated based on the 54,509,302 shares of Common Stock reported by the Company to be issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2006 in the Company's latest Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2006. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,801,170 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 2,801,170 Trinad Management, LLC serves as investment adviser to Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. By reason of such relationship Trinad Management, LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock owned directly by Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Trinad Management, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock listed as beneficially owned by Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Robert S. Ellin and Jay A. Wolf are the managing member and the managing director, respectively, of Trinad Management, LLC, the manager of the Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. By reason of such relationship Robert S. Ellin and Jay A. Wolf may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Robert S. Ellin and Jay A. Wolf disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock listed as beneficially owned by Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. or any other person reporting on the schedule Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable. 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 Be Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: 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 each signatory certifies that, to the best of its 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 a purpose or effect. Exhibits: Exhibit 1: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2006, by and among Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd, Trinad Management, LLC, Robert S. Ellin and Jay A. Wolf 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. TRINAD CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD. TRINAD MANAGEMENT, LLC a Cayman Islands exempted company a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Robert S. Ellin By: /s/ Robert S. Ellin ------------------- ------------------- Robert S. Ellin, Director Robert S. Ellin, Managing Member Date: December 20, 2006 Date: December 20, 2006 By: /s/ Robert S. Ellin By: /s/ Jay A. Wolf ------------------- --------------- Robert S. Ellin, an individual Jay A. Wolf, an individual Date: December 20, 2006 Date: December 20, 2006 -------------------------------- The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature. Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001). EXHIBIT I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(k) The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. TRINAD CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD. TRINAD MANAGEMENT, LLC a Cayman Islands exempted company a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Robert S. Ellin By: /s/ Robert S. Ellin ------------------- ------------------- Robert S. Ellin, Director Robert S. Ellin, Managing Member Date: December 20, 2006 Date: December 20, 2006 By: /s/ Robert S. Ellin By: /s/ Jay A. Wolf ------------------- --------------- Robert S. Ellin, an individual Jay A. Wolf, an individual Date: December 20, 2006 Date: December 20, 2006 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----