| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sphere 3D Corp [ ANY ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 03/29/2018 | J(1) | 344,959 | A | $1.401 | 754,940(2) | I | See Footnotes(3)(4)(5) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares of Issuer common stock ("Common Shares") reported herein were acquired in lieu of Interest owed to FBC Holdings S.a r.l. ("FBC") by the Issuer under that certain 8% Senior Secured Convertible Debenture by and among FBC, the Issuer and certain subsidiaries and guarantors of the Issuer. |
| 2. The Common Shares are directly owned by FBC. |
| 3. This statement is being filed by Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. ("Cyrus"), FBC , Cyrus Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. ("Cyrus GP"), and Stephen C. Freidheim (each of Cyrus, FBC, Cyrus GP, and Mr. Freidheim, collectively the "Reporting Persons"). FBC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of certain funds advised and managed by Cyrus, each of which are private investment funds engaged in the business of acquiring, holding and disposing of investments in various companies. |
| 4. Cyrus is the manager of FBC and the investment manager of each private fund holding an interest in FBC. Cyrus GP is the general partner of Cyrus. Mr. Freidheim is the manager of Cyrus GP. Mr. Freidheim is also the Chief Investment Officer of Cyrus. |
| 5. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Exchange Act, this filing shall not be deemed an admission that each Reporting Person was, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons, and such beneficial ownership was and is expressly disclaimed by the Reporting Persons except to the extent of their pecuniary interest. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/Stephen C. Freidheim, Manager of Cyrus Capital Partners GP, L.L. C., the general partner of Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. | 04/03/2018 | |
| /s/Stephen C. Freidheim, Manager of Cyrus Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. | 04/03/2018 | |
| /s/Stephen C. Freidheim, individually | 04/03/2018 | |
| /s/Stephen C. Freidheim, Manager of Cyrus Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., the general partner of Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., the investment manager of FBC Holdings S.a r.l.'s shareholders | 04/03/2018 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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