UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Norsat International Inc.
(Name of Issuer)Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)656512209
(CUSIP Number)
Privet Fund LP
Attn: Ryan Levenson
79 West Paces Ferry Road, Suite 200B
Atlanta, GA 30305
With a copy to:
Rick Miller Bryan Cave LLP 1201 W. Peachtree St., 14th Floor Atlanta, GA 30309 Tel: (404) 572-6600 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 11, 2015
(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (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.
* 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).
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 656512209 | Page 2 of 7 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Privet Fund LP | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ☑ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS WC | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐ | |||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,015,320 | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,015,320 | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,015,320 | |||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐ | |||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.4% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |||
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 656512209 | Page 3 of 7 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Privet Fund Management LLC | |||
| 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 ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐ | |||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,027,170 | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,027,170 | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,027,170 | |||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☑ | |||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.6% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |||
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 656512209 | Page 4 of 7 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ryan Levenson | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ☑ (b) ☐ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐ | |||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,027,170 | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,027,170 | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,027,170 | |||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ☐ | |||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.6% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 656512209 | Page 5 of 7 Pages |
Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2015 (the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), of Norsat International Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia (the “Corporation”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons hereby amend and supplement the Schedule 13D as follows.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
The aggregate purchase price of the 1,027,170 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is approximately C$5,864,130 not including brokerage commissions, which was funded with partnership funds of Privet Fund LP and with assets under separately managed accounts with Privet Fund Management LLC. Privet Fund LP effects purchases of securities primarily through margin accounts maintained for it with prime brokers, which may extend margin credit to it as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules, and the prime brokers’ credit policies.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned the Shares, or approximately 17.6% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation (calculated based on information included in the Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 filed by the Corporation on March 24, 2015, which reported that 5,831,658 shares of Common Stock were outstanding at March 18, 2015).
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 656512209 | Page 6 of 7 Pages |
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: March 31, 2015 | PRIVET FUND LP By: Privet Fund Management LLC, Its Managing Partner By: /s/ Ryan Levenson Name: Ryan Levenson Its: Sole Manager PRIVET FUND MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Ryan Levenson Name: Ryan Levenson Its: Sole Manager /s/ Ryan Levenson Ryan Levenson |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 656512209 | Page 7 of 7 Pages |
SCHEDULE 1
Shares Acquired or Sold by the Reporting Persons in the Last 60 Days or Since Their Most Recent Schedule 13D Filing:
Unless otherwise indicated, all transactions were effected on the open market and reflect purchases made in Canadian Dollars.
| 1. | Privet Fund LP |
| Trade Date | Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale) | Number of Shares | Price Per Share (1) |
| 2/27/2015 | Purchase | 13,100 | C$6.8180 |
| 3/2/2015 | Purchase | 100 | C$6.8500 |
| 3/3/2015 | Purchase | 2,500 | C$6.8500 |
| 3/4/2015 | Purchase | 11,000 | C$6.4026 |
| 3/5/2015 | Purchase | 8,300 | C$6.3757 |
| 3/6/2015 | Purchase | 4,500 | C$6.3618 |
| 3/9/2015 | Purchase | 4,200 | C$6.3562 |
| 3/10/2015 | Purchase | 5,000 | C$6.4000 |
| 3/11/2015 | Purchase | 14,000 | C$6.3596 |
| 3/12/2015 | Purchase | 5,400 | C$6.3969 |
| 3/13/2015 | Purchase | 5,000 | C$6.3000 |
| 3/16/2015 | Purchase | 4,800 | C$6.2000 |
| 3/17/2015 | Purchase | 3,604 | C$6.1869 |
| 3/18/2015 | Purchase | 7,400 | C$6.3285 |
| 3/19/2015 | Purchase | 4,100 | C$6.4589 |
| 3/23/2015 | Purchase | 5,100 | C$6.6000 |
| 3/24/2015 | Purchase | 800 | C$6.6375 |
| 3/26/2015 | Purchase | 18,200 | C$6.7225 |
| 3/27/2015 | Purchase | 18,000 | C$6.8000 |
| 3/30/2015 | Purchase | 7,400 | C$6.8994 |
| 2. | Privet Fund Management LLC |
| Trade Date | Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale) | Number of Shares | Price Per Share (1) |
| 2/25/2015 | Purchase | 8,100 | C$5.1733 |
1 Not including any brokerage fees.