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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
LI Lending, LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
84-2040636
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
[X] (a)
[ ] (b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
WC
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[ ]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware, United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
381,741,803
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9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
381,741,803
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
381,741,803
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
36.32%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Leonid Gontmakher
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
[X] (a)
[ ] (b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
WC; PF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[ ]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
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SOLE VOTING POWER
46,501,636
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SHARED VOTING POWER
381,741,803
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
46,501,636
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
381,741,803
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
428,243,439
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
40.59%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Roman Tkachenko
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
[X] (a)
[ ] (b)
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
WC; PF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[ ]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
16,334,655
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SHARED VOTING POWER
381,741,803
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
16,334,655
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
381,741,803
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
398,076,458
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.8%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Vladislav Orlovskii
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
[X] (a)
[ ] (b)
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
PF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[ ]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
29,453,198
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8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,453,198
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,453,198
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
3.22%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Arkadi Gontmakher
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
[X] (a)
[ ] (b)
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
WC; PF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[ ]
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6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
17,624,476
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8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
381,741,803
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,624,476
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
381,741,803
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
399,384,279
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.98%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Oleg Orlovskii
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
[X] (a)
[ ] (b)
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3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
PF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
[ ]
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6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
14,522,511
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8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,522,511
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10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
14,522,511
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.59%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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ITEM 1. | SECURITY AND ISSUER: |
(a) The name of the issuer is 4Front Ventures Corp. (the "Issuer") (b) The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 7010 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 235, Phoenix, Arizona 85054. This Schedule 13D (the "Schedule") relates to the Class A subordinate voting shares, with no par value of the Issuer ("Class A Shares") and warrants and options that are convertible or exercisable into Class A Shares of the Issuer ("Derivative Securities"). |
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ITEM 2. | IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND: |
This Schedule is being filed with respect to the Equity Securities of the Issuer which are beneficially owned by the following reporting persons: (i) LI Lending, LLC ("LI Lending") (ii) Leonid Gontmakher ("L. Gontmakher") (iii) Roman Tkachenko ("R. Tkachenko") (iv) Vladislav Orlovskii ("V. Orlovskii") (v) Oleg Orlovskii ("O. Orlovskii"), and (vi) Arkadi Gontmakher ("A. Gontmakher", and together with LI Lending, L. Gontmakher, R. Tkachenko, V. Orlovskii and O. Orlovskii, the "Reporting Persons"). LI Lending is a Delaware limited liability company. The principal business of LI Lending is investing, directly or indirectly, in securities, loans, and other investments. The business address of LI Lending is 13037 NE Bel Red Rd., Suite 150, Bellevue, WA 98005. During the past five years, LI Lending has not been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was, or is subject to, a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Each of L. Gontmakher, R. Tkachenko, V. Orlovskii, A. Gontmakher, and O. Orlovskii is a United States Citizen. L. Gontmakher is a general business consultant and his business address is 13037 NE Bel Red Rd., Suite 150, Bellevue, WA 98005. R. Tkachenko is an investor and his business address is 13037 NE Bel Red Rd., Suite 150, Bellevue, WA 98005. V. Orlovskii is a cannabis operator in Washington state and his business address is 9603 Lathrop Industrial Drive SW, Olypmia, WA 98512. A. Gontmakher is a seafood importer and wholesaler and his business address is 13037 NE Bel Red Rd., Suite 150, Bellevue, WA 9800. O. Orlovskii is a seafood importer and wholesaler and his business address is 13037 NE Bel Red Rd., Suite 150, Bellevue, WA 9800. L. Gontmakher, R. Tkachenko, V. Orlovskii, A. Gontmakher, and O. Orlovskii are members of LI Lending. L. Gontmakher, R. Tkachenko, and A. Gontmakher are the managers of LI Lending. During the last five years, none of L. Gontmakher, R. Tkachenko, V. Orlovskii, A. Gontmakher, and O. Orlovskii has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was, or is subject to, a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
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ITEM 3. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION: |
On January 29, 2024, LI Lending and the Issuer amended an existing loan agreement to convert approximately 44% ($23,000,000) of the outstanding principal balance of a loan made by LI Lending to the Issuer (the "Loan") into 244,680,852 Class A Shares at a price of US $.094 per share. The remaining balance of the Loan is $28,700,000. LI Lending also received a warrant (the "2024 Warrant") to purchase up to 36,702,127 Class A Shares at an exercise price of US $0.108 per share. The 2024 Warrant is exercisable until May 1, 2024. On January 29, 2024, the Issuer also granted LI Lending a restricted stock unit (the "LI Lending RSU") that is convertible into Class A Shares only if the Company offers or sells Class A Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Class A Shares at a price per share less than CAD $0.125 (a "Dilutive Issuance") within six months following the signing of the Amendment. The LI Lending RSU is convertible into a number of Class A Shares equal to the lesser of (i)US $7,000,000 divided by the issue price per Class A Share (converted to USD) in the Dilutive Issuance, and (ii) the number of Class A Shares required for LI Lending to maintain its beneficial ownership percentage in the Company of 18.43%. LI Lending also holds a warrant, issued on August 10, 2023 (the "2023 Warrant"), to purchase 100,358,824 Class A Shares at an exercise price of $0.17 per share. The 2023 Warrant is exercisable until May 1, 2026. L. Gontmakher holds 29,948,857 Class A Shares as a result of transactions that occurred in 2019 and 2020. He has also acquired a total of 459,200 Class A Shares on the open market from September 6, 2019 through September 8, 2023 at various prices. As equity compensation for his services as a director and CEO of the Issuer, L. Gontmakher has received Class A shares from the Issuer as follows: 1,750,604 shares in 2021, 9,300,250 shares in 2022, and 1,000,000 shares in 2024. On May 2, 2024, L. Gontmakher also received restricted stock units ("RSUs") equal to 342,725 Class A Shares as equity compensation for his services as a director. As additional equity compensation for his services as a director and officer of the Issuer, on June 23, 2023, L. Gontmakher was granted options to purchase 3,700,000 Class A Shares at an exercise price of $0.17 per share. R. Tkachenko holds 14,191,930 Class A Shares as a result of transactions that occurred in 2019 and 2020. As equity compensation for his services as a director of the Issuer, on May 26, 2023 R. Tkachenko was granted options to purchase 700,000 Class A Shares and on June 20, 2023 he was granted options to purchase 1,100,000 Class A Shares of the Issuer. Both of these grants were made at an exercise price of $0.17 per share. On May 2, 2024, R. Tkachenko received RSUs equal to 342,725 Class A Shares as equity compensation for his services as a director. V. Orlovski holds 28,053,198 Class A Shares as a result of transactions that occurred in 2019 and 2020. As compensation for consulting services, on May 26, 2023 V. Orlovskii was granted options to purchase 1,200,000 Class A Shares at an exercise price of CAD $0.22 per share. As additional compensation for consulting services, he was granted options to purchase an additional 200,000 Class A Shares on June 30, 2023, at an exercise price of CAD $0.22 per share. A. Gontmakher holds 17,142,476 Class A Shares as a result of transactions that occurred in 2019 and 2020. As compensation for consulting services, on June 23, 2023, A. Gontmakher was granted options to purchase 500,000 Class A Shares at an exercise price of CAD $0.19 per share. O. Orlovskii holds 14,522,511 Class A Shares as a result of transactions that occurred in 2019 and 2020. The foregoing descriptions of the 2023 Warrant, 2024 Warrant, and the LI Lending RSU are summary descriptions of the material terms thereof and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are incorporated by reference hereto and filed as Exhibits 1, 2, and 3 to this Schedule 13D. |
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ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION: |
The purpose of the acquisition of the securities of the Issuer is for investment. The Reporting Persons may influence the operations and affairs of the Issuer through the exercise of their voting rights and the positions of L. Gontmakher and R. Tkachenko as members of the board of directors of the Issuer. Other than as described above in this Item 4, none of the Reporting Persons have any plans or proposals that would relate to or result in any of the transactions described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the instructions to Schedule 13D. |
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ITEM 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER: |
(a)-(b) LI Lending may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be a beneficial owner of an aggregate of 381,741,803 Class A Shares as of June 20, 2024, which represent 36.32% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares. (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct vote: 318,741,803 (iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 381,741,803 L. Gontmakher may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be a beneficial owner of an aggregate of 428,243,439 Class A Shares as of June 20, 2024, which represent 40.59% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares. (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: 46,501,636 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct vote: 381,741,803 (iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 46,501,636 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 381,741,803 R. Tkachenko may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be a beneficial owner of an aggregate of 398,076,458 Class A Shares as of June 20, 2024, which represent 37.80% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares. (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: 16,334,655 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct vote: 381,741,803 (iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 16,334,655 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 381,741,803 V. Orlovskii may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be a beneficial owner of an aggregate of 29,453,198 Class A Shares as of June 20, 2024, which represent 3.22% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares. (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: 29,453,198 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 29,453,198 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 0 A. Gontmakher may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be a beneficial owner of an aggregate of 399,384,279 Class A Shares as of June 20, 2024, which represent 37.98% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares. (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: 17,642,476 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct vote: 381,741,803 (iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 17,642,476 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 381,741,803 O. Orlovskii may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be a beneficial owner of an aggregate of 14,522,511 Class A Shares as of June 20, 2024, which represent 1.59% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares. (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: 14,522,511 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 14,522,511 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition: 0 For purposes of calculation the percentages set forth in this Item 5, the numbers of Class A Shares held by the Reporting Persons are assumed to be the aggregate of (i) the number of Class A Shares issued to the Reporting Persons, and (ii) the number of Class A Shares that would be obtained by the Reporting Persons upon the exercise of any Derivative Securities held by the Reporting Persons. The Issuer's total number of Class A Shares outstanding is assumed to be 913,923,993, as set forth on the Issuer's 10-Q filed on May 17, 2024. Each Reporting Person, as a member of a "group" with the other Reporting Persons for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the Class A Shares directly owner by the other Reporting Persons. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. (c) Except as disclosed in Item 3 and Item 4, which disclosures are incorporated by reference herein, there have been no transactions in the Class A Shares by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days. (d) Each of the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, securities held in their accounts. (e) Not applicable. |
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ITEM 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER: |
Other than the 2023 Warrant, the 2024 Warrant, and the LI Lending RSU, each as described in Item 3 hereof (which descriptions are incorporated by reference herein), to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons there is no contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons or between the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer. | |
ITEM 7. | MATERIALS TO BE FILES AS EXHIBITS: |
Exhibit 1: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Dated January 29, 2024) Exhibit 2: Warrant to Purchase Subordinate Voting Shares (Dated January 29, 2024) Exhibit 3: Warrant to Purchase Subordinate Voting Shares (Dated June 2023) Exhibit 4.(99.1): Joint Filing Agreement |
February 01 2024 |
LI Lending, LLC
By:
/s/ Roman Tkachenko
Name:
Roman Tkachenko
Title:
Manager
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February 01 2024 |
Leonid Gontmakher
By:
/s/ Leonid Gontmakher
Name:
Title:
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February 01 2024 |
Roman Tkachenko
By:
/s/ Roman Tkachenko
Name:
Title:
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February 01 2024 |
Vladislav Orlovskii
By:
/s/ Vladislav Orlovskii
Name:
Title:
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February 01 2024 |
Arkadi Gontmakher
By:
/s/ Arkadi Gontmakher
Name:
Title:
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February 01 2024 |
Oleg Orlovskii
By:
/s/ Oleg Orlovskii
Name:
Title:
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