Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by Rumble Inc.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
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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) |
Brandon Alexandroff c/o Rumble Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key, FL, 34228 9412100196 Russell L. Leaf 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 10019-6099 2127288000 Sean M. Ewen 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 10019-6099 2127288000 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, 10019-6099 2127288000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
12/20/2024 (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
Brandon Alexandroff | ||||||||
| 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
18,000,617.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
6.0 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
With respect to Boxes 7, 9 and 11: Includes (i) 3,048,355 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 (ExchangeCo, and such shares, the ExchangeCo Shares), of which 1,004,515 ExchangeCo Shares have been placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, dated December 1, 2021 (the Business Combination Agreement), by and between CF Acquisition Corp. VI (n/k/a Rumble Inc.) (CF VI) and Rumble Inc. (n/k/a Rumble Canada Inc.) (Rumble Canada), and are subject to vesting conditions and forfeiture pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and (ii) 14,948,465 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options, of which 5,222,498 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such options are subject to vesting conditions and forfeiture pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement. Excludes 3,048,355 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the Class C Common Stock), which are issued in tandem with each ExchangeCo 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.
With respect to Box 13: Percentage based on 283,735,660 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 November 6, 2024, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2024.
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. 2 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment No. 2") 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 December 20, 2023, and this Amendment No. 2, 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. 2 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 2. | Identity and Background | |
| (a) | This Schedule 13D is being filed by Brandon Alexandroff (the "Reporting Person"). | |
| (b) | The principal business address of the Reporting Person is c/o Rumble Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228. | |
| (c) | The Reporting Person's principal occupation or employment is Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer. The name, principal business and address of the corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted is Rumble Canada Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, 218 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1W7, Canada. | |
| (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 include the following:
On November 15, 2024, the Reporting Person disposed of 917 shares of Common Stock at a price per share of $5.61 to satisfy tax liability in connection with the vesting of 1,712 restricted stock units. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
In connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Transaction Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2024, by and between the Issuer and Tether Investments Limited (the "Transaction Agreement"), a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2024, and is incorporated herein by reference, the Reporting Person entered into a Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2024, by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer (the "Support Agreement"), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Reporting Person agreed, among other things, to tender 8,880,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in the Issuer's self tender offer contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (the "Offer") on the same terms and conditions as the other stockholders of the Issuer, including with respect to the Offer price of $7.50 per share and the proration provisions that will apply in the event that the Offer is oversubscribed.
The foregoing description of the Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Support Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | The Reporting Person beneficially owns 18,000,617 shares of Class A Common Stock (as determined and described in note 1 above), which represent 6.0% 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 18,000,617 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. | |
Exhibit 10.4 - Form of Tender and Support Agreement, dated December 20, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2024). | ||
| 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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