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    SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Velo3D Inc. (Amendment)

    2/14/23 6:26:58 AM ET
    $VLD
    Industrial Machinery/Components
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    SC 13G/A 1 p23-0596sc13ga.htm VELO3D, INC.

     

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
     
    SCHEDULE 13G/A
     
    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    (Amendment No. 1)*
     

    Velo3D, Inc. (formerly known as Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corporation)

    (Name of Issuer)
     

    Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share

    (Title of Class of Securities)
     

    92259N104

    (CUSIP Number)
     

    December 31, 2021

    (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
     
     
    Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
     
    ¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
    ý Rule 13d-1(c)
    ¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
     
    (Page 1 of 8 Pages)

     

    ______________________________

    *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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required in 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).

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 2 of 8 Pages

     

    1

    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

    Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd.

    2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a) ¨

    (b) ý

    3 SEC USE ONLY
    4

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Cayman Islands

    NUMBER OF
    SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY
    EACH
    REPORTING
    PERSON WITH
    5

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    6

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    248,184

    7

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    8

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    248,184

    9

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    248,184

    10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
    11

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    0.1%

    12

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    CO

             

     

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 3 of 8 Pages

     

    1

    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

    Empyrean Capital Partners, LP

    2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a) ¨

    (b) ý

    3 SEC USE ONLY
    4

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    Delaware

    NUMBER OF
    SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY
    EACH
    REPORTING
    PERSON WITH
    5

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    6

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    248,184

    7

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    8

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    248,184

    9

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    248,184

    10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
    11

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    0.1%

    12

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    PN

             

     

     

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 4 of 8 Pages

     

    1

    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

    Amos Meron

    2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

    (a) ¨

    (b) ý

    3 SEC USE ONLY
    4

    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States

    NUMBER OF
    SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY
    EACH
    REPORTING
    PERSON WITH
    5

    SOLE VOTING POWER

    0

    6

    SHARED VOTING POWER

    248,184

    7

    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0

    8

    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    248,184

    9

    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    248,184

    10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
    11

    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    0.1%

    12

    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    IN

             

     

     

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 5 of 8 Pages

    Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER.
       
      The name of the issuer is Velo3D, Inc. (formerly known as Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corporation) (the "Issuer").

     

    Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
       
      The Issuer's principal executive offices are located at 511 Division Street, Campbell, CA 95008.

     

    Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
       
      This statement is filed by:

     

      (i) Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd. ("ECOMF"), a Cayman Islands exempted company, with respect to the shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly held by it;
       
      (ii) Empyrean Capital Partners, LP ("ECP"), a Delaware limited partnership, which serves as investment manager to ECOMF with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by ECOMF;
       
      (iii) Mr. Amos Meron, who serves as the managing member of Empyrean Capital, LLC, the general partner of ECP, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by ECOMF.

     

      The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."  Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
       
      The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person.

     

    Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
       
      The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Empyrean Capital Partners, LP, 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 2950, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

     

    Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:
       
      ECOMF - a Cayman Island exempted company
      ECP - a Delaware limited partnership
      Amos Meron - United States

     

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 6 of 8 Pages

    Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
       
      Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the "Common Stock")

     

    Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
       
      92259N104

     

    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) ¨ Investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
      (f) ¨

    Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with

    § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     

      (g) ¨

    Parent holding company or control person in accordance with

    § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

      (h) ¨

    Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

     

      (i) ¨

    Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

     

      (j) ¨ Non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
      (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

     

      If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
      specify the type of institution:  

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 7 of 8 Pages

    Item 4. OWNERSHIP.
       
      The information required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows (5) – (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person.
      The percentages used in this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon 183,163,826 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 12, 2021, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2021.

     

    Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
       
      If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ý

     

    Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
       
      Not applicable.

     

    Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
       
      Not applicable.

     

    Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
       
      Not applicable.

     

    Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
       
      Not applicable.

     

    Item 10. CERTIFICATION.
       
      Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
       
      By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

     

     

    CUSIP No. 92259N10413G/APage 8 of 8 Pages

     

    SIGNATURES

    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

    DATED: February 14, 2023

     

      empyrean capital partners, lp
       
      By: /s/ Jennifer Norman
      Name:  Jennifer Norman
      Title:     General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
      Empyrean Capital Overseas MASTER Fund, Ltd.
         
      By: Empyrean Capital Partners, LP,
        its Investment Manager
       
      By: /s/ Jennifer Norman
      Name:   Jennifer Norman
      Title:     General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
      /s/ Amos Meron
      AMOS MERON

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