Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
KWESST MICRO SYSTEMS INC. |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
155 Terence Matthews Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, K2M 2A8 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC,
55 Post Rd West, 2nd Floor
Westport, CT 06880;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B,
Suite #7 Grand Pavilion Commercial Centre,
802 West Bay Road,
Grand Cayman,
P.O. Box 10250,
Cayman Islands; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri
55 Post Rd West, 2nd Floor
Westport, CT 06880 |
(c) | Citizenship:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC: United States;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B: Cayman Islands; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: United States |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Shares, no par value |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
501506604 |
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:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC: 118,500;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B : 118,500; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: 118,500.
Represents 118,500 shares of Common Stock issuable on the exercise of certain warrants (the "Warrants") held by the Reporting Persons. The issuable shares of Common Shares are subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership blocker.
The shares reported herein represent Common Stock of Kwesst Micro Systems Inc. (the "Issuer") held by Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC- Segregated Master Portfolio B, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "Fund"). The Fund is a private investment vehicle for which Ayrton Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Investment Manager"), serves as the investment manager. Waqas Khatri serves as the managing member of the Investment Manager (all of the foregoing, collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). |
(b) | Percent of class:
The percentages below are based on (i) 1,579,174 shares of Common Shares of the Issuer that were outstanding as of September 30, 2024; and (ii) 118,500 shares of Common Shares issuable on the exercise of the Warrants held by the Reporting Persons. The amount of shares outstanding was based upon a statement in the Issuer's Form 20-F, filed on December 30, 2024.
For the sake of clarity, the holdings of the Reporting Persons reported herein are as of December 31, 2024.
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC: 7.0%;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B: 7.0%; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: 7.0% % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC: 118,500;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B: 118,500; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: 118,500
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC: 0;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B: 0; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: 0
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC : 118,500;
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B: 118,500; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: 118,500
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
(i) Ayrton Capital LLC:
(ii) Alto Opportunity Master Fund, SPC - Segregated Master Portfolio B: 0; and
(iii) Waqas Khatri: 0
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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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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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