SEC Form 4 filed by Chief Executive Officer Kazley Michael John
$NBY
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
| 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ NBY ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/16/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock | $0.00 | 10/16/2025 | A | 220,663(1) | 10/16/2025(2) | (2) | Common Stock | 35,306,080(2) | $0 | 220,663(1) | I | By R01 Entities(3) | |||
| Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock | $0.00 | 10/16/2025 | A | 134,375(1) | 10/16/2025(2) | (2) | Common Stock | 21,500,000(2) | $0 | 134,375(1) | I | By R01 Entities(3) | |||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On October 9, 2025, R01 Fund LP ("R01 LP"), David Lazar (the "Seller") and certain other investors entered into a securities purchase agreement pursuant to which R01 LP purchased all of Seller's rights, title and interest in (i) 220,663 shares of the Issuer's Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Series D Preferred Stock") and (ii) the rights and obligation to purchase 134,375 shares of the Issuer's Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Series E Preferred Stock"). |
| 2. Following stockholder approvals of proposals 5 and 9 set forth in the Issuer's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2025, at the Issuer's annual meeting on October 16, 2025 (the "Meeting"), (i) each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 160 shares of common stock at the option of the holder or within three business days of the Meeting, and (ii) the Issuer issued the Series E Preferred Stock, each share of which will automatically convert into 160 shares of common stock at the option of the holder or within thirty business days of the Meeting. |
| 3. The reported securities may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by R01 Capital LLC ("R01 Capital"), R01 Capital Manager LLC ("R01 Capital Manager") and Michael Kazley ("Mr. Kazley" and together with R01 Capital, R01 Capital Manager and R01 LP, the "R01 Entities"), each of which or whom disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares, if any. R01 Capital is the general partner of R01 LP. R01 Capital Manager is the investment manager for R01 Capital. Mr. Kazley is the managing member of R01 Capital Manager. |
| /s/ Michael Kazley | 10/20/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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