As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2021
Registration No. 333-
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | | 85-3622015 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Large accelerated filer ☐ |
Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☒ |
Smaller reporting company ☒ |
Emerging growth company ☐ |
Title of each class of securities to be registered | | | Amount to be registered(1) | | | Proposed maximum offering price per unit(1)(2) | | | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(1)(3) | | | Amount of registration fee(1) |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share(4)(10) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share(5)(10) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Warrants(6)(10) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Subscription Rights(7)(10) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Units(8)(10) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Debt Securities(9)(10) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights(11) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Total(12) | | | $100,000,000 | | | 100% | | | $100,000,000 | | | $10,910 |
(1) | Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction II.D. to Form S-3. |
(2) | The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder. |
(3) | Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
(4) | Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered an indeterminate number of shares of common stock. |
(5) | Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered an indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock. |
(6) | Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an indeterminate amount and number of warrants. The warrants may represent the right to purchase common shares, preferred shares or debt securities. |
(7) | Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered an indeterminate number of subscription rights that may represent a right to purchase shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock or debt securities. |
(8) | Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered an indeterminate number of units. Each unit will be issued under a unit agreement and will represent an interest in a combination of one or more of the securities registered hereunder. |
(9) | Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered an indeterminate principal amount of debt securities. |
(10) | Subject to note (13) below, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of securities as may be issued in exchange for, or upon conversion or exercise of, as the case may be, the preferred stock, warrants or subscription rights registered hereunder. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. No separate consideration will be received for any securities registered hereunder that are issued in exchange for, or upon conversion of, as the case may be, the preferred stock, warrants or subscription rights. |
(11) | Rights attached to the common stock under the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement described herein. |
(12) | Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the registrant is offsetting the registration fee due under this Registration Statement with the $12,120 registration fee previously paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which represents the portion of the registration fee previously paid by Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. (to which the Company is a successor within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-228968), initially filed on December 21, 2018. |
(13) | In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of all securities issued from time to time pursuant to the prospectus contained in this registration statement exceed $100,000,000 or the equivalent in any other currency, currency units, or composite currency or currencies. Such amount represents the offering price of any common stock and preferred stock the principal amount of any debt securities issued at their stated principal amount, the issue price rather than the principal amount of any debt securities issued at an original issue discount, the issue price of any warrants, the exercise price of any securities issuable upon the exercise of warrants, and the issue price of any securities issuable upon the exercise of subscription rights. |
• | the ability of Great Elm Capital Management, Inc. (“GECM”) to profitably manage Great Elm Capital Corp (“GECC”), a business development company that GECM manages through our investment management business; |
• | the dividend rate that GECC will pay; |
• | our ability to continue to develop and grow our durable medical equipment, investment management and real estate businesses; |
• | our ability to raise capital to fund our business plan; |
• | our ability to make acquisitions and manage any businesses we may acquire; |
• | conditions in the equity capital markets and debt capital markets as well as the economy generally; |
• | our ability to maintain the security of electronic and other confidential information; |
• | serious disruptions and catastrophic events, including the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) on the global economy; |
• | competition, mostly from larger, well-financed organizations (both domestic and foreign), including operating companies, global asset managers, investment banks, commercial banks, and private equity funds; |
• | outcomes of litigation and proceedings and the availability of insurance, indemnification and other third-party coverage of any losses suffered in connection therewith; |
• | maintaining our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; |
• | our ability to attract, assimilate and retain key personnel; |
• | compliance with laws, regulations and orders; |
• | changes in laws and regulations governing our operations; and |
• | other factors described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 of Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. under “Risk Factors” or as set forth from time to time in our SEC filings. |
• | the number of shares we are offering; |
• | the liquidation preference per share; |
• | the purchase price; |
• | the dividend rate, period and payment date and method of calculation for dividends; |
• | whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate; |
• | the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any; |
• | the provisions for a sinking fund, if any; |
• | the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights; |
• | any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market; |
• | whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period; |
• | whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period; |
• | voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock; |
• | preemptive rights, if any; |
• | restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any; |
• | whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares; |
• | a discussion of any material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock; |
• | the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; |
• | any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; and |
• | any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock. |
• | prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
• | upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number |
• | on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 662∕3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
• | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
• | any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation; |
• | subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; and |
• | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. |
• | permit our board of directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate; |
• | provide that the authorized number of directors may be fixed from time to time by a bylaw or amendment or by one or more resolutions duly adopted by our board of directors; |
• | provide that any vacancies resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal, or other causes, as well as newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum or vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares; |
• | require that any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and not be taken by written consent; |
• | provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide notice in writing in a timely manner, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice; do not provide for cumulative voting rights (therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose); and provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by our board of directors; and |
• | restricts any direct or indirect transfer (such as transfers of our stock that result from the transfer of interests in other entities that own our stock) if the effect would be to (a) increase the direct or indirect ownership of our stock by any Person (as defined below) from less than 4.99% to 4.99% or more; or (b) increase the percentage of our common stock owned directly or indirectly by a Person owning or deemed to own 4.99% or more of our common stock. |
• | the close of business on the tenth business day following the first public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired beneficial ownership (as defined in the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement using definitions from the Internal Revenue Code, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of 4.99% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, other than as a result of repurchases of stock by us or certain inadvertent actions by a stockholder, or |
• | the close of business on the tenth business day following the first public announcement that an Acquiring Person has acquired beneficial ownership (as defined under the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement using definitions from the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of 9.99% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, other than as a result of repurchases of stock by us or certain inadvertent actions by a stockholder (the date of announcement under this or the preceding bullet, the “Stock Acquisition Date”); and |
• | the close of business on the tenth business day (or such later day as the Independent Directors (as defined in the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement) may determine) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that could result, upon its consummation, in a person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 4.99% (using the tax definitions) or 9.99% (using the Exchange Act definitions) or more of the outstanding shares of common stock (the earlier of such dates being herein referred to as the “Distribution Date”). |
• | who beneficially owns using the tax definitions 4.99% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the Record Date or |
• | who beneficially owns using the Exchange Act definitions 9.99% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date (such persons being referred to in the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement as a “Grandfathered Person”), |
• | the Company Rights will be evidenced by the common stock certificates and will be transferred with and only with such common stock certificates; |
• | new common stock certificates issued after the Record Date will contain a notation incorporating the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement by reference; and |
• | the surrender for transfer of any certificates for common stock will also constitute the transfer of the Company Rights associated with the common stock represented by such certificate. |
• | beneficially owning (using the tax definitions) more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock, |
• | beneficially owning (using the Exchange Act definitions) more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock, or |
• | a Grandfathered Person beneficially owning more than the Grandfathered Percentage, |
• | we consolidate with, or merge with and into, any other person, and we are not the continuing or surviving corporation, |
• | any person consolidates with us or merges with and into us and we are the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger and, in connection with such merger, all or part of the shares of our common stock are changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other person or cash or any other property, or |
• | 50% or more of our assets or earning power is sold, mortgaged or otherwise transferred, |
• | in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Company Preferred Stock; |
• | if holders of the Company Preferred Stock are granted certain rights or warrants to subscribe for Company Preferred Stock or convertible securities at less than the current market price of the Company Preferred Stock; or |
• | upon the distribution to holders of the Company Preferred Stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular quarterly cash dividends) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above). |
• | the time when the Company Rights are redeemed as provided therein, |
• | the time when the Company Rights are exchanged as provided therein, |
• | the repeal of Section 382 of the Code if our independent directors determine that the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits (as defined in the GEG Stockholders’ Rights Agreement), |
• | the beginning of our taxable year to which our board of directors determines that no Tax Benefits may be carried forward, or |
• | the close of business on January 29, 2028. |
• | the title of the warrants; |
• | the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued; |
• | the designation, amount and terms of the securities for which the warrants are exercisable; |
• | the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security; |
• | the aggregate number of warrants; |
• | any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants; |
• | the price or prices at which the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable, if applicable; |
• | if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; |
• | the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire; |
• | the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time; |
• | information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and |
• | any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. |
• | the price, if any, for the subscription rights; |
• | the exercise price payable for our common stock or preferred stock upon the exercise of the subscription rights; |
• | the number of subscription rights to be issued to each stockholder; |
• | the number of shares and terms of our common stock or preferred stock which may be purchased per each subscription right; |
• | the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable; |
• | any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights; |
• | the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire; |
• | the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities or an over-allotment privilege to the extent the securities are fully subscribed; and |
• | if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement into which we may enter in connection with the offering of subscription rights. |
• | the title of the debt securities; |
• | the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will issue the debt securities; |
• | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; |
• | the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities is payable; |
• | the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, |
• | commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date, and the basis of computation of interest if other than on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; |
• | the place or places where the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable, where the debt securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon us in respect of the debt securities and the indenture may be served, and the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means; |
• | the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities; |
• | any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities; |
• | the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations; |
• | the denominations in which the debt securities will be issuable, if other than minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; |
• | the forms of the debt securities in fully registered form (and whether the debt securities will be issuable as global securities); |
• | the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount; |
• | the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be made if other than U.S. dollars; |
• | whether the debt securities may be exchangeable for and/or convertible into shares of our common stock or any other security; |
• | any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities, and any subordination in right of payment, if any, of the debt securities; |
• | any addition to or change in the events of default and acceleration provisions described under “—Events of Default” below and in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; |
• | any addition to or change in the covenants described in this “Description of Debt Securities” or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; |
• | any other terms of the debt securities (which may modify or delete any provision of the indenture insofar as it applies to such debt securities); and |
• | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities if other than those appointed in the indenture. |
• | issue, register the transfer of, or exchange, any debt security of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of sending of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent; or |
• | register the transfer of or, exchange any, debt security of that series selected, called or being called for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any series being redeemed in part. |
• | be registered in the name of a depositary that we will identify in a prospectus supplement; |
• | be deposited with the trustee as custodian for the depositary or its nominee; and |
• | bear any required legends. |
• | the depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or has ceased to be qualified to act as depositary, and in either case we fail to appoint a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event; |
• | we execute and deliver to the trustee an officer’s certificate to the effect that such global securities shall be so exchangeable; or |
• | an event of default with respect to the debt securities represented by such global securities shall have occurred and be continuing. |
• | will not be entitled to have the debt securities registered in their names; |
• | will not be entitled to physical delivery of certificated debt securities; and |
• | will not be considered to be holders of those debt securities under the indenture. |
• | either (i) the transaction is a merger or consolidation and we are the surviving entity or (ii) the successor or transferee is a U.S. corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity and the successor or transferee assumes our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the trustee; |
• | immediately after giving effect to the transaction and treating our obligations in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred as of the time of such transaction, no default or event of default under the indenture shall have occurred and be continuing; and |
• | an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel have been delivered to the trustee in connection with the foregoing. |
• | default in the payment of any interest on any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of that default for a period of 30 days; |
• | default in the payment of principal of, or premium on, any debt security of that series; |
• | default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us in the indenture or any board resolution, supplemental indenture or officer’s certificate with respect to such series (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture or board resolution, supplemental indenture or officer’s certificate solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 90 days after (1) we receive written notice from the trustee or (2) we and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture; |
• | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our company; and |
• | any other event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
• | that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to debt securities of that series; and |
• | the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee, to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days. |
• | cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the indenture or in any supplemental indenture that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained therein, or to conform the provisions of the indenture to this “Description of Debt Securities” or a description of the debt securities contained in the applicable prospectus supplement, as evidenced by an officer’s certificate; |
• | provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities; |
• | provide for the assumption of our obligations by a successor, in the case of a merger or consolidation, or transferee, in the case of a sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of us and our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and our discharge upon such assumption, as applicable, provided that the requirements described under “—Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets” are complied with; |
• | make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of all or any series of debt securities or that does not adversely affect the rights under the indenture of any holder in any material respect; |
• | comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; |
• | provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of additional debt securities as permitted by the indenture; |
• | add guarantees with respect to the debt securities or to provide security for the debt securities; or |
• | evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the indenture by a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of one or more series and add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture as would be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts thereunder by more than one trustee. |
• | reduce the principal amount, any premium or change the stated maturity of any debt security or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption or repurchase of the debt securities; |
• | reduce the rate (or alter the method of computation) of or extend the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any debt security; |
• | waive a default or event of default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities, except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of such series with respect to a nonpayment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration; |
• | make the principal of or premium, if any or interest on any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt securities; |
• | change any place of payment where the debt securities or interest thereon is payable; |
• | make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past defaults or the rights of holders of the debt securities to receive payments of principal of or premium, interest, if any, on the debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payments; |
• | make any change in the amendment and waiver provisions listed above; or |
• | reduce the percentage in principal amount of any debt securities, the consent of the holders of which is required for any of the foregoing modifications or otherwise necessary to modify or amend the indenture or to waive any past defaults. |
• | depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the written opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, a nationally recognized investment bank or a nationally recognized appraisal firm to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest in accordance with the terms of the indenture and the debt securities of the applicable series; and |
• | delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the beneficial owners of the debt securities of the applicable series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred. |
• | through agents; |
• | to or through underwriters; |
• | through brokers or dealers; |
• | in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, to or through market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; |
• | directly by us to purchasers, including through a specific bidding, auction or other process; |
• | through a combination of any of these methods of sale; or |
• | we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders. |
• | GEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, filed September 18, 2020; |
• | GEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed November 16, 2020; |
• | GEC’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed December 21, 2020 and December 29, 2020; |
• | our Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 29, 2020; |
• | our Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed December 29, 2020; and |
• | the information set forth under the heading “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” contained in GECC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 814-01211). |
Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
SEC registration fee | | | $10,910* |
FINRA filing fee | | | $15,500 |
Accounting fees and expenses | | | $** |
Legal fees and expenses | | | $** |
Miscellaneous | | | $** |
Total | | | $** |
* | Offset by the $12,120 previously paid relating to the registration of securities previously registered by GEC (to which the Company is a successor within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) pursuant to GEC’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-228968), initially filed on December 21, 2018. |
** | These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and, accordingly, cannot be estimated at this time. |
Item 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Item 16. | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | | | Description |
1.1* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement |
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2.1+ | | | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 21, 2020, by and among Great Elm Capital Group, Inc., Great Elm Group, Inc. and Forest Merger Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K12B of Great Elm Group, Inc. filed on December 29, 2020) |
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3.1+ | | | Certificate of Incorporation of Great Elm Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K12B of Great Elm Group, Inc. filed on December 29, 2020) |
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3.2+ | | | Bylaws of Great Elm Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-K12B of Great Elm Group, Inc. filed on December 29, 2020) |
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4.1+ | | | Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K12B of Great Elm Group, Inc. filed on December 29, 2020) |
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4.2+ | | | Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K12B of Great Elm Group, Inc. filed on December 29, 2020) |
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4.3+ | | | Stockholders’ Rights Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2020, between Great Elm Group, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 8-K12B of Great Elm Group, Inc. filed on December 29, 2020) |
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4.4* | | | Form of Warrant |
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4.5* | | | Form of Warrant Agreement |
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4.6* | | | Form of Subscription Rights Certificate |
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4.7* | | | Form of Unit |
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4.8* | | | Form of Unit Agreement |
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4.9* | | | Form of Debt Securities |
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| | Form of Indenture | |
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| | Opinion of Jones Day | |
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| | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, relating to Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. | |
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| | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, relating to Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. | |
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| | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, relating to Great Elm Capital Corp. | |
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| | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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| | Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto) | |
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25.1** | | | Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 for the Debt Securities |
* | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a document incorporated by reference herein in connection with an offering. |
+ | Incorporated by reference herein as indicated. |
** | To be filed in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. |
Item 17. | Undertakings. |
(a) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
(i) | Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
(ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus forms a part, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of this registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement or prospectus that is a part of this registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in this registration statement or prospectus that was a part of this registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(ii) | any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; |
(iii) | the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and |
(iv) | any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
(d) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering. |
(e) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under section 305(b)(2) of the Act. |
| | GREAT ELM GROUP, INC. | ||||
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| | By: | | | /s/ Peter A. Reed | |
| | | | Name: Peter A. Reed | ||
| | | | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Signature | | | Title |
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/s/ Peter A. Reed | | | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
Peter A. Reed | | ||
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/s/ Brent J. Pearson | | | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Brent J. Pearson | | ||
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/s/ Matthew A. Drapkin | | | Director |
Matthew A. Drapkin | | ||
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/s/ Thomas S. Harbin III | | | Director |
Thomas S. Harbin III | | ||
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/s/ James H. Hugar | | | Director |
James H. Hugar | | ||
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/s/ James P. Parmelee | | | Director |
James P. Parmelee | | ||
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/s/ Jason W. Reese | | | Director |
Jason W. Reese | | ||
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/s/ Eric J. Scheyer | | | Director |
Eric J. Scheyer | | ||
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/s/ Jeffrey S. Serota | | | Director |
Jeffrey S. Serota | |