SC 13D/A 1 sc13da112526005_08192021.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

Turtle Beach Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

900450206

(CUSIP Number)

WILLIAM WYATT

THE DONERAIL GROUP LP

240 26th Street

Suite 3

Santa Monica, CA 90402

 

ANDREW M. FREEDMAN ESQ.

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2250

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

August 19, 2021

(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. 900450206

  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        THE DONERAIL GROUP LP  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC, 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  
         
        Delaware  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         -0-  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,110,816*  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          -0-  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,110,816*  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,110,816*  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        PN, IA  

  

*Includes 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable as further described in Item 6.

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        WILLIAM WYATT  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC, 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  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         -0-  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,110,816*  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          -0-  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,110,816*  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,110,816*  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

*Includes 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable as further described in Item 6.

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC.  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC, 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  
         
        Alabama  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         -0-  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,110,816*  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          -0-  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,110,816*  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,110,816*  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        CO  

  

*Includes 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable as further described in Item 6.

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        WC, 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  
         
        Alabama  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         -0-  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         1,110,816*  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          -0-  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          1,110,816*  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        1,110,816*  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        6.9%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        CO  

  

*Includes 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable as further described in Item 6.

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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 Purchased by the Donerail Fund were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases, except as otherwise noted in Schedule B, which is incorporated herein by reference. The total purchase price for the Shares reported herein was approximately $16,194,940. The aggregate purchase price of the 525,000 Shares underlying certain call options which are currently exercisable and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is approximately $1,173,432.

 

Item 4.Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

On August 19, 2021, Donerail issued a press release (the “Aug. 19 Press Release”) announcing that the Issuer had rejected Donerail’s updated offer to acquire the Issuer for all-cash consideration at a significant premium of $36.50 per Share, up from Donerail’s prior all-cash offer of $34.50 per Share. Since submitting its increased $36.50 per Share offer, the Board has indicated to Donerail that $36.50 per share is inadequate and that the Board would only be open to re-engaging if Donerail provides a proposal at a meaningfully higher price, thereby effectively rejecting Donerail’s $36.50 all-cash offer that would provide certain, immediate and meaningful value to the Issuer’s shareholders.

Donerail further highlighted in the Aug. 19 Press Release its concerns that the Issuer’s reactions to Donerail’s proposals demonstrate the entrenchment of the Board and its unwillingness to genuinely consider opportunities to maximize value for all the Issuer’s shareholders. The full text of the Aug. 19 Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

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

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 16,065,231 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2021, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2021.

A.Donerail
(a)As of the close of business on August 20, 2021, Donerail beneficially owned 1,110,816 Shares, including 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable.

Percentage: Approximately 6.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,110,816
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,110,816

 

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(c)The transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.
B.Mr. Wyatt
(a)Mr. Wyatt, as the Managing Partner of Donerail, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 1,110,816 Shares beneficially owned by Donerail, including 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable.

Percentage: Approximately 6.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,110,816
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,110,816

 

(c)The transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.
C.HFA
(a)HFA, in its capacity as “filing adviser” with supervisory control of Donerail, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 1,110,816 Shares beneficially owned by Donerail, including 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable.

Percentage: Approximately 6.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,110,816
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,110,816

 

(c)The transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.
D.HMC
(a)HMC, in its capacity as managing member of the general partner of Donerail, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 1,110,816 Shares beneficially owned by Donerail, including 525,000 Shares underlying call options currently exercisable.

Percentage: Approximately 6.9%

(b)1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0-
2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,110,816
3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,110,816

 

(c)The transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Schedule 13D are set forth in Schedule B and are incorporated herein by reference.

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The filing of this Amendment No. 1 to the 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.

Item 6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:

 

As previously disclosed, the Donerail Fund purchased American-style exchange-listed put options referencing an aggregate of 500,000 Shares, which had an exercise price of $23.00 and expired on August 20, 2021. On August 20, 2021, these put options expired worthless pursuant to their terms. Accordingly, the Donerail Fund no longer has any exposure to such put options.

 

Item 7.Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

99.1Press Release, dated August 19, 2021.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: August 20, 2021

 

  THE DONERAIL GROUP LP
   
  By:

/s/ William Wyatt

    Name: William Wyatt
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

 

/s/ William Wyatt

  William Wyatt

 

 

  HARBERT FUND ADVISORS, INC.
   
  By:

/s/ John W. McCullough

    Name: John W. McCullough
    Title: Executive Vice President & General Counsel

 

 

  HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
   
  By:

/s/ John W. McCullough

    Name: John W. McCullough
    Title: Executive Vice President & General Counsel

 

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SCHEDULE B

 

Transaction in the Shares Since the Filing of the Schedule 13D

 

Nature of Transaction

Common Stock

Purchased/(Sold)

Price Per

Share($)

Date of

Purchase/Sale

 

Purchase of Common Stock 25,000 26.9331 08/13/2021
Purchase of Common Stock 10,816 25.6657 08/17/2021
Purchase of Common Stock 50,000 25.7403 08/18/2021