Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
ZEO ENERGY CORP. |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
5956 SHERRY LANE
SUITE 1400
DALLAS, TEXAS
75225 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, New York
10022 |
(c) | Citizenship:
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC - DELAWARE |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
G3R95N103 |
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:
280,000
The beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person is comprised solely of 280,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by TD Securities (USA) LLC ("TDS"), as successor in interest to the Reporting Person (the "Warrants"). The Warrants held by the Reporting Person have an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Common Stock and are presently exercisable. The beneficial ownership percentage is based on (i) 14,031,845 shares of Common Stock deemed outstanding as of January 23, 2025, as reported by the Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on January 23, 2025, plus (ii) the Warrants. TDS is successor in interest to Cowen by merger effective as of December 9, 2024. |
(b) | Percent of class:
2 % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC - 280,000
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC - 0
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC - 280,000
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC - 0
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Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class |
Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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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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Not Applicable
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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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