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SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4 )*

 

SOUPMAN, INC.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON STOCK

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

8361199107

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

Jeffrey Freedman, 745 Hope Road, Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 (732) 483-4656

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

June 9, 2017

 

(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. [  ]

 

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. 8361199107     Page 2 of 9 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

WealthColony SPV II, L.P.

 
2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

 

(a)     [  ]

(b)   [X]

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

WC

 
5

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

N/A

[  ]  
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

 

67,255,934

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

67,255,934

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

67,255,934 (1)

12

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

[  ]  
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.3%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

  (1) Does not include 23,745,600 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired by exercising a warrant to purchase 2,374,560 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and converting the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 8361199107     Page 3 of 9 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

WealthColony Management Group, LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

 

(a)     [  ]

(b)   [X]

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

AF

5

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

N/A

[  ]  
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

 

67,255,934

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

67,255,934

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

67,255,934 (1)

12

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

[  ]  
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.3%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

CO

 

  (1) Does not include 23,745,600 shares of Common Stock subject to issuances upon the exercise of a warrant to purchase 2,374,560 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the conversion of such shares the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 8361199107     Page 4 of 9 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Jeffrey Freedman

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

 

(a)     [  ]

(b)   [X]

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

AF, PF

5

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

N/A

[  ]  
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

New Jersey

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

547,000

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

69,525,934

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

547,000

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

69,525,934

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

70,072,934 (1)

12

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

[  ]  
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

24.3%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

  (1) Does not include 23,745,600 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired by exercising a warrant to purchase 2,374,560 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and converting the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock.

 

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Item 1. Security and Issuer Identity and Background

 

This Amendment No. 4 to that certain Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated May 26, 2017, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated June 2, 2017 and Amendment No. 3 thereto dated January 7, 2017 relates to the common stock, $.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Soupman, Inc. (the “Issuer”).

 

The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 1110 South Avenue, Suite 100, Staten Island, New York 10314.

 

This Amendment No. 4 is being filed to disclose the recent activities set forth in Item 4 (Purpose of Transaction).

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

  (a) This Schedule 13D is filed by WealthColony SPV II, L.P. (the “Limited Partnership”), WealthColony Management Group, LLC and Jeffrey Freedman (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).
     
  (b) The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is as follows:

 

Name Principal Business Address
   
WealthColony SPV II, L.P.

745 Hope Road

Eatontown, New Jersey 07724

   
WealthColony Management Group, LLC

745 Hope Road

Eatontown, New Jersey 07724

   
Jeffrey Freedman

745 Hope Road

Eatontown, New Jersey 07724

 

  (c) The principal business of each of the Reporting Persons is as follows:

 

Name Principal Business
   
WealthColony SPV II, L.P. Sole business is to invest in securities of the Issuer
   
WealthColony Management Group, LLC Manager of limited partnerships.
   
Jeffrey Freedman Manager of WealthColony Management Group, LLC

 

  (d) During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
     
  (e) During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, and as a result of which was 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 violations with respect to such laws.
     
  (f) The individual Reporting Person is a citizen of the United States of America. Each of WealthColony SPV II, L.P. and WealthColony Management Group, LLC was formed under Delaware law.

 

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Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

 

Funds for the purchase of the securities reported herein were derived from the available working capital of the Limited Partnership and the personal funds of Jeffrey Freedman.

 

Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

 

This Item 4 is being amended to add the following:

 

On June 9, 2017, WealthColony Management Group, LLC, in its capacity as general partner of the Limited Partnership, delivered a letter to Jamieson Karson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which advised that based upon its review of the Company’s public filings and input received from individuals formerly associated with the Company, WealthColony Management Group, LLC has additional concerns regarding the Company, including:

 

  i) The use of the proceeds received by the Company from the $3,062,890 note offering, the $240,000 offering of Series B Preferred Stock and $709,800 received from the exercise of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016 and the $648,558 raised in a series of offerings in fiscal 2017 (the “Offerings”);
     
  ii) The de minimis levels of cash and inventory reflected on the Company’s balance sheet despite the fact that the Company borrowed in excess of $3,711,448 within 10 months;
     
  iii) The issuance of the Company’s capital stock to non-employees for compensatory purposes in recent years; and
     
  iv) The role that convicted felon Sebastian Rametta has played in the Company’s management in recent years.  

 

With regard to the Offerings and increased indebtedness, WealthColony Management Group, LLC advised that it is concerned that the proceeds of the Offerings may not have been used for proper corporate purposes and wants a better understanding of the rationale behind the substantial increase in indebtedness and whether this increase motivated the resignation of Board members. With regard to Mr. Rametta, WealthColony Management Group, LLC advised that based upon information it has received, it is concerned that Mr. Rametta, by reason of his participation in Board of Director meetings, his role in formulating and overseeing corporate policy and his influence on current management, is a de facto officer and director of the Company which jeopardizes the Company’s ability to raise capital in certain circumstances in a lawful fashion. WealthColony Management Group, LLC also advised that it is concerned that shareholders of the Company have been improperly diluted by reason of the Board’s inappropriate issuance of shares.

 

In order to investigate whether the Board has properly discharged its duties, WealthColony Management Group, LLC supplemented the inspection request made by its letter dated June 6, 2017 to include a request to inspect additional documents, including, among other things, the Company’s general ledger, bank records, Board of Director minutes, stock transfer records and certain other agreements and documents.

 

Page 6 of 9 Pages 
     

 

The foregoing description of the June 9, 2017 letter is a summary, is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the June 9, 2017 letter, a copy of which is attached to this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 7.

 

The Reporting Persons may in the future take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate including, without limitation, purchasing additional Common Stock or selling some or all of their Common Stock or other securities and, alone or with others, pursuing discussions with the management, the Board of Directors, other shareholders of the Issuer and third parties with regard to their investments in the Issuer, and/or otherwise changing their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in this Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

 

(a) WealthColony Management Group, LLC and Jeffrey Freedman may be deemed the beneficial owners of up to 70,072,934 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 24.3% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.  This does not include shares issuable upon the conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which are issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

The aggregate percentage of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is calculated based upon 288,845,379 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 4, 2017, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2017.

 

(b) By virtue of their control of the Limited Partnership, WealthColony Management Group, LLC and Jeffrey Freedman share the power to (i) vote or direct the voting and (ii) dispose or direct the disposition of all of the securities of the Issuer held by the Limited Partnership.

 

(c) Other than the transactions described in Items 3 and 4 above, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions in the Common Stock in the past 60 days.

 

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(d) No person (other than the Reporting Persons) is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

  

(e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

 

Other than the agreements described in Exhibits 1-3 hereto, as of the date hereof, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 hereof and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit   Description
     
1   Warrant Agreement, dated December 26, 2014, between the Issuer and WealthColony SPV II, L.P. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
2   Consulting Agreement between the Issuer and Mighty Joe Marketing, LLC dated January 2, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
     
3   Joint Filing Agreement, dated June 29, 2016 (filed with the Schedule 13D being amended hereby filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
4.   Letter to Board of Directors dated May 25, 2017 (filed with Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D being amended hereby filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
5.   Letter to Board of Directors dated June 2, 2017 (filed with Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D being amended hereby filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein).
     

6.

 

Letter to Jamieson Karson dated June 6, 2017 (filed with Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D being amended hereby filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein).

     
7.   Letter to Jamieson Karson dated June 9, 2017

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his, her or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: June 9, 2017

 

  WEALTHCOLONY SPV II, L.P.
     
  By: WealthColony Management Group, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey Freedman
  Name: Jeffrey Freedman
  Title: Manager
     
    WealthColony Management Group, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey Freedman
  Name: Jeffrey Freedman
  Title: Manager
     
    /s/ Jeffrey Freedman

 

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Exhibit 7

 

SPV II - Limited Partnership

745 Hope Road

Eatontown, NJ 07724

jeff@wealthcolony.com

 

June 9, 2017

   

By email (jamie@originalsoupman.com) and Regular Mail

Soupman, Inc.

1110 South Avenue, Suite 100

Staten Island, New York 10314

 

Attention:           Jamieson Karson, Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Mr. Karson:

 

Based upon further review of the public filings of Soupman, Inc. (the “Company”) and input received from individuals formerly associated with the Company, WealthColony Management Group, LLC, in its capacity as general partner of WealthColony SPV II, L.P., has additional concerns regarding the Company, including:

 

  v) The use of the proceeds received by the Company from the $3,062,890 note offering, the $240,000 offering of Series B Preferred Stock and $709,800 received from the exercise of Series B Preferred Stock Warrants during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016 and the $648,558 raised in a series of offerings in fiscal 2017 (the “Offerings”);
     
  vi) The de minimis levels of cash and inventory reflected on the Company’s balance sheet despite the fact that the Company borrowed in excess of $3,711,448 within 10 months;
     
  vii) The issuance of the Company’s capital stock to non-employees for compensatory purposes in recent years; and
     
  viii) The role that convicted felon Sebastian Rametta has played in the Company’s management in recent years.  

 

With regard to the Offerings and increased indebtedness, we are concerned that the proceeds of the Offerings may not have been used for proper corporate purposes and want a better understanding of the rationale behind the substantial increase in indebtedness and whether this increase motivated the resignation of Board members. With regard to Mr. Rametta, based upon information we have received, we are concerned that Mr. Rametta, by reason of his participation in Board of Director meetings, his role in formulating and overseeing corporate policy and his influence on current management, is a de facto officer and director of the Company which jeopardizes the Company’s ability to raise capital in certain circumstances in a lawful fashion. We are also concerned that shareholders of the Company have been improperly diluted by reason of the Board’s inappropriate issuance of shares.

 

In order to investigate whether the Board has properly discharged its duties, we hereby supplement the inspection request made by our letter dated June 6, 2017 to include the following:

 

  1. The Company’s general ledger for the period from January 1, 2015 to the present.

 

     
 

 

  2. All records and documents relating to the disbursement of the Offering proceeds.
     
  3. All bank records for January 1, 2015 to the present, including all checks and records of wire transactions.
     
  4. All agreements between the Company and any of Sebastian Rametta, Steve Madden and George Nadaff (or any family member, affiliate or advisor of any such person).
     
  5. All agreements and documents related to the issuance of any shares of the Company’s capital stock for compensatory purposes since January 1, 2015 to the present, and all notes, memos, emails and correspondence related thereto.
     
  6. All Board of Director minutes (including actions taken by written consent) from January 1, 2015 through the present.
     
  7. All stock transfer records from January 1, 2016 through the present.

 

In lieu of inspection, please deliver a copy of the requested items to the undersigned. If you choose not to deliver the lists, then unless otherwise agreed, the inspection shall occur by the undersigned representatives, including a forensic accountant, on June 19, 2017, commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the Company’s Staten Island offices. Under Delaware law, your response to this letter is due within five (5) business days of receipt.

 

The Company is further demanded to preserve and maintain the requested documents and suspend any document retention policy that may result in the destruction or elimination of such documents.

 

The undersigned declares and affirms under penalty of perjury under Delaware law that SPV II is the record owner of 67,255,934 shares of the Company’s common stock represented by certificate no. 1180.

 

We look forward to your response.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  Wealth Colony SPV II, LP
     
  By: WealthColony Management Group, LLC, its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey Freedman
  Name: Jeffrey Freedman
  Title: Manager