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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
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Rumble Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
78137L105 (CUSIP Number) |
Ryan Milnes c/o 2286404 Ontario Inc., PO Box 20112 B, Barrie, A6, L4M6E9 9412100196 Russell L. Leaf 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 100196099 2127288000 Sean M. Ewen 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 100196099 2127288000 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 100196099 2127288000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
02/07/2025 (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.
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).
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | 78137L105 |
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Name of reporting person
Ryan Milnes | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
23,076,191.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
6.8 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
With respect to Boxes 7, 9 and 11: 2286404 Ontario Inc. is the record holder of the shares. 2286404 Ontario Inc. is wholly owned by Ryan Milnes and therefore, Mr. Milnes has voting and dispositive power over such shares and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. The business address of Ontario is 2286404 Ontario Inc., PO Box 20112 Bayfield North, Barrie, Ontario, L4M6E9, Canada.
Consists of 23,076,191 shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined below) of the Issuer (as defined below) issuable upon the exchange of exchangeable shares in 1000045728 Ontario Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, of which 16,560,185 exchangeable shares have been placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, dated December 1, 2021, by and between CF Acquisition Corp. VI (n/k/a Rumble Inc.) and Rumble Inc. (n/k/a Rumble Canada Inc.), and are subject to vesting conditions and forfeiture pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Business Combination Agreement. Excludes 23,076,191 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer, which are issued in tandem with each exchangeable share, with each such share of Class C Common Stock intended to give the holder thereof the same voting rights as one share of Class A Common Stock, but are otherwise non-economic. Excludes 35,587 Class A Common Stock issuable upon the settlement of RSUs that vest on June 13, 2025.
With respect to Box 13: Percentage based on 338,236,492 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding (inclusive of all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exchange of the ExchangeCo Shares and which also includes shares of Class A Common Stock and ExchangeCo Shares held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement) as of February 11, 2025.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
Rumble Inc. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key,
FLORIDA
, 34228. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment No. 3") is filed in relation to the shares of the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), of Rumble Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), and amends the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person on September 26, 2022 (the "Original 13D" and, together with Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on November 22, 2024, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on December 27, 2024, and this Amendment No. 3, the "Schedule 13D"). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 3 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 2. | Identity and Background | |
| (a) | This Schedule 13D is being filed by Ryan Milnes (the "Reporting Person"). | |
| (b) | The principal business address of the Reporting Person is c/o 2286404 Ontario Inc., PO Box 20112 Bayfield North, Barrie, Ontario, L4M6E9, Canada. | |
| (c) | The Reporting Person's principal occupation or employment is entrepreneur and investor. | |
| (d) | During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). | |
| (e) | During the last five years, the Reporting Person was not 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. | |
| (f) | The Reporting Person is a citizen of Canada. | |
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration | |
Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented to incorporate the information included in Item 4 by reference. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
Item 4 of the Original 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The Reporting Person (a) exchanged (on a 1-for-1 basis) 23,076,191 ExchangeCo Shares for shares of Class A Common Stock and (b) immediately sold such shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $7.50 per share to the Issuer in the Issuer' s self-tender offer that closed on February 7, 2025. In connection with the exchange of 23,076,191 ExchangeCo Shares, an equivalent number of voting, non-economic shares of Class C Common Stock held by the Reporting Person were cancelled by the Issuer. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | The Reporting Person beneficially owns 23,097,894 shares of Class A Common Stock (as determined and described in note 1 above), which represent 6.8% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer (as determined and described in note 2 above). | |
| (b) | The Reporting Person has sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of 23,097,894 shares of Class A Common Stock. | |
| (c) | No transactions in the Issuer's capital stock were effected during the past 60 days by the Reporting Person except as set forth in Item 3 above and Item 6 below. | |
| (d) | Not applicable. | |
| (e) | Not applicable. | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
See Item 4. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Not applicable. | ||
| 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.
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