Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
11495 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, 55344. |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
Solas Capital Management, LLC
Frederick Tucker Golden |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
Solas Capital Management, LLC
1063 Post Road, 2nd Floor
Darien, CT 06820
Frederick Tucker Golden
c/o Solas Capital Management, LLC
1063 Post Road, 2nd Floor
Darien, CT 06820 |
(c) | Citizenship:
Solas Capital Management, LLC - Delaware
Frederick Tucker Golden - United States |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
80303D305 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
(i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution: |
(k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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Item 4. | Ownership |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
Solas Capital Management, LLC is an investment adviser that is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Solas Capital Management, LLC, which serves as the investment manager to two private funds ("Funds") and as sub-adviser to another private fund ("Other Fund"), which hold securities for the benefit of their investors, and Mr. Frederick Tucker Golden, as Portfolio Manager of Solas Capital Management, LLC, with the power to exercise investment and voting discretion, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares of Common Stock held by the Funds and by the Other Fund. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Funds expressly disclaims beneficial ownership over any of the securities reported in this statement, and the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Funds are the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein.
The amount comprises beneficial ownership of 121,142,273 shares of Common Stock which consists of (1) 89,779,870 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 31,362,403 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants held by Solas Capital Management, LLC (the "Warrants").
Solas Capital Management, LLC - 121,142,273
Frederick Tucker Golden - 121,142,273 |
(b) | Percent of class:
All such shares of Common Stock in the aggregate represent beneficial ownership of approximately 9.9% of the Common Stock based on (1) 1,181,272,961 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 8, 2024, as represented by the Issuer in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 12, 2024, plus (ii) 31,362,403 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The foregoing excludes 162,900,093 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants because the Warrants contain a blocker provision under which the holder does not have the right to exercise the Warrants to the extent that together with the holder's affiliates and any other person acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder's affiliates, the holder would own more than 9.99% of the Common Stock. The foregoing also excludes 14,061,800 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Series January 2024 Convertible Notes and 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Series June 2024 Convertible notes because the securities contain a blocker provision. Without such blocker provisions, Solas Capital Management, LLC may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 303,104,166 shares of Common Stock.
Solas Capital Management, LLC - 9.9%
Frederick Tucker Golden - 9.9 % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
Solas Capital Management, LLC - 0
Frederick Tucker Golden - 0
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
Solas Capital Management, LLC - 121,142,273
Frederick Tucker Golden - 121,142,273
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
Solas Capital Management, LLC - 0
Frederick Tucker Golden - 0
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
Solas Capital Management, LLC - 121,142,273
Frederick Tucker Golden - 121,142,273
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Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
See Notes above. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the
Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this
schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the
identification of the relevant subsidiary.
See Notes above. |
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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