0000921895-20-003026.txt : 20201117 0000921895-20-003026.hdr.sgml : 20201117 20201117170043 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921895-20-003026 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20201117 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20201117 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001023844 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200] IRS NUMBER: 364128138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51125 FILM NUMBER: 201321865 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET STREET 2: 25TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-417-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET STREET 2: 25TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960927 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHER DANIEL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001251859 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 W JACKSON BLVD STREET 2: 20TH FL CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da112771002_11172020.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE SCHEDULE 13D

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. 1)1

National Holdings Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

636375206

(CUSIP Number)

Dan Asher

111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 2220

Chicago, Illinois 60604

(312) 692-5009

 

with copies to:

 

Andrew Freedman, Esq.

Sebastian Alsheimer, Esq.

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)

 

November 13, 2020

(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).

 

CUSIP No. 636375206

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Sphinx Trading, LP  
  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  
         
        Illinois  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         0 shares of Common Stock  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,298,032 shares of Common Stock  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          0 shares of Common Stock  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,298,032 shares of Common Stock  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,298,032 shares of Common Stock  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.55%*  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

* This percentage is based upon 13,584,593 outstanding shares of Common Stock reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8/13/2020.

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Oakmont Investments, LLC  
  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  
         
        Illinois  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         0 shares of Common Stock  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,298,032 shares of Common Stock  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          0 shares of Common Stock  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,298,032 shares of Common Stock  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,298,032 shares of Common Stock  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        9.55%*  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

* This percentage is based upon 13,584,593 outstanding shares of Common Stock reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8/13/2020.

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Equitec Proprietary Markets, 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  
         
        Illinois  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         0 shares of Common Stock  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,552,469 shares of Common Stock  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          0 shares of Common Stock  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,552,469 shares of Common Stock  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,552,469 shares of Common Stock  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        11.43%*  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN  

  

* This percentage is based upon 13,584,593 outstanding shares of Common Stock reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8/13/2020.

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Daniel Asher  
  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  
         
        United States of America  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         0 shares of Common Stock  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         2,850,501 shares of Common Stock  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          0 shares of Common Stock  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          2,850,501 shares of Common Stock  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        2,850,501 shares of Common Stock  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        20.98%*  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

* This percentage is based upon 13,584,593 outstanding shares of Common Stock reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8/13/2020.

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Explanatory Note

The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 1”). This Amendment No. 1 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:

The Shares held by each of Sphinx and Equitec were purchased with Mr. Asher’s personal funds in open market purchases, except as otherwise noted. The aggregate purchase price of the 1,298,032 shares of Common Stock held by Sphinx is $4,189,258, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 1,552,469 shares of Common Stock held by Equitec is $4,652,848, excluding brokerage commissions. 382,530 shares of Common Stock owned by Equitec were originally purchased by Equitec Specialists, LLC, an affiliate of Equitec also controlled by Mr. Asher, in 2019 and transferred to Equitec Proprietary Markets on March 30, 2020 for no consideration.

Item 5.Interest in Securities of Issuer.

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

The aggregate percentage of shares of Common Stock reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 13,584,593 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 2020, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2020.

A.Sphinx

 

(a)As of the date hereof, Sphinx beneficially owned 1,298,032 shares of Common Stock

 

Percentage: Approximately 9.55%

 

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0

2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,298,032

3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,298,032

 

(c)Sphinx has not entered into any transactions in the shares of Common Stock during the past 60 days.

 

B.Oakmont

 

(a)As the general partner of Sphinx, Oakmont may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,298,032 shares of Common Stock owned by Sphinx.

 

Percentage: Approximately 9.55%

 

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0

2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,298,032

3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,298,032

 

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(c)Oakmont has not entered into any transactions in the shares of Common Stock during the past 60 days.

 

C.Equitec

 

(a)As of the date hereof, Equitec beneficially owned 1,552,469 shares of Common Stock

 

Percentage: Approximately 11.43%

 

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0

2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,552,469

3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,552,469

 

(c)The transactions in the shares of Common Stock by Equitec during the past 60 days are set forth on Schedule A and incorporated herein by reference.

 

D.Mr. Asher

 

(a)As the President of Oakmont and the 50% owner of Equitec, Mr. Asher may be deemed to beneficially own the (i) 1,298,032 shares of Common Stock owned by Sphinx and (ii) 1,552,469 shares of Common Stock owned by Equitec.

 

Percentage: Approximately 20.98%

 

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0

2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 2,850,501

3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,850,501

 

(c)Mr. Asher has not entered into any transaction in the shares of Common Stock during the past 60 days except for those transactions in the shares of Common Stock made by Equitec on behalf of Mr. Asher during the past 60 days that are set forth on Schedule A and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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.

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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.

Dated: November 17, 2020

  Sphinx Trading, LP
   
  By: Oakmont Investments, LLC, its general partner
     
  By:

/s/ Daniel Asher

    Name: Daniel Asher
    Title: President

 

 

  Oakmont Investments, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Daniel Asher

    Name: Daniel Asher
    Title: President

 

 

  Equitec Proprietary Markets, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Daniel Asher

    Name: Daniel Asher
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel Asher

  Daniel Asher

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

Transactions in the Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer During the Past 60 Days

 

Nature of Transaction Amount of Securities
Purchased/(Sold)		 Price per Share ($) Date of
Purchase

 

Equitec Proprietary Markets, LLC

 

Purchase of Common Stock 252 2.6210 11/13/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 145,095 2.5433 11/13/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 38,732 2.5300 11/13/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 1,910 2.6000 11/16/2020
Purchase of Common Stock 7,700 2.6640 11/16/2020