Nautilus,
Inc.
|
(Name
of
Issuer)
|
Common
Stock, No Par
Value
|
(Title
of Class of
Securities)
|
63910B102
|
(CUSIP
Number)
|
Michael
L. Zuppone, Esq.
Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
75
East 55th Street
New
York, New York 10022
(212)
318-6906
|
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to
Receive Notices and Communications)
|
December
27,
2007
|
(Date
of Event
which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page
2 of 16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherborne
Investors LP
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
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
7,885,626
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,885,626
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,885,626
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
25.0
%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 3 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherborne Investors GP, LLC |
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
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
7,885,626
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,885,626
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,885,626
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
25.0
%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 4 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherborne
Investors Management LP
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
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
7,885,626
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,885,626
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,885,626
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
25.0
%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 5 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherborne
Investors Management GP, LLC
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
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
7,885,626
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,885,626
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,885,626
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
25.0
%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 6 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherborne
Strategic Fund A, LLC
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
|||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
673,984.454
|
||
8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
673,984.454
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
673,984.454
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
2.1%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 7 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherborne
Strategic Fund
B,
LLC
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
|||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
1,010,976.681
|
||
8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,010,976.681
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,010,976.681
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
3.2%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 8 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Nottingham
Investors LLC
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
|||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
6,200,664.862
|
||
8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,200,664.862
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,200,664.862
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.6%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 9 of
16 Pages
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Edward
J. Bramson
|
|||
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
o
(b) o
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
OO
|
|||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d)
or 2(e)
|
o | ||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
Kingdom
|
|||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
7,885,626
|
||
8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
|
|||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,885,626
|
|||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,885,626
|
|||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o | ||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
25.0%
|
|||
14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 10 of
16 Pages
|
(i)
|
Sherborne
Investors LP, a Delaware limited partnership and managing member
of each
of the Funds (as defined below) (“Managing Member” or “Sherborne
Investors”);
|
(ii)
|
Sherborne
Investors GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general
partner of the Managing Member (“Sherborne Investors GP”);
|
(iii)
|
Sherborne
Investors Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and investment
manager to the Funds (“Sherborne Management”);
|
(iv)
|
Sherborne
Investors Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
and
general partner of Sherborne Management (“Sherborne Management GP”);
|
(v)
|
Sherborne
Strategic Fund A, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Strategic
Fund A”);
|
(vi)
|
Sherborne
Strategic Fund B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Strategic
Fund B”);
|
(vii)
|
Nottingham
Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nottingham” and,
together with Strategic Fund A and Strategic Fund B, the “Funds”); and
|
(viii)
|
Edward
J. Bramson (“Bramson”), a citizen of the United Kingdom and the managing
member of Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP.
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 11 of
16 Pages
|
|
·
|
elect
four nominees proposed by the Reporting Persons (namely Edward Bramson
and
Gerard L. Eastman, as representatives of the Reporting Persons, and
Michael A. Stein and Richard A. Horn, as independent directors);
|
|
·
|
remove
four incumbent directors from the Issuer’s board of directors (namely,
Peter A. Allen, Evelyn Follit, Donald W. Keeble, and Diane L. Neal);
|
|
·
|
amend
Section 2.4 of Article II of the Issuer’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the
"Bylaws") to provide that any vacancies on the Issuer’s board of directors
(the “Board”) resulting from the removal of directors by the shareholders
of the Issuer may not be filled by the Board and shall only be filled
by
the shareholders of the Issuer; and
|
|
·
|
amend
Section 2.2 of Article II of the Bylaws to fix the number of directors
serving on the Board at seven; provided, however, that
such number may be decreased (but not increased) pursuant to resolution
of
the Board.
|
Proposal
to Elect Four of the
Reporting Persons’ Nominees to the Board ofDirectors
|
||||||||||||||||
Voted
For
|
Withheld
|
|||||||||||||||
Number
|
Percent
of
|
Number
|
Percent
of
|
|||||||||||||
Reporting
Persons'
Nominees
|
Of
Shares
|
Votes
Present(1)
|
Of
Shares
|
Votes
Present(1)
|
||||||||||||
Edward
J. Bramson
|
13,205,920 |
60.7%
|
2,262,475 |
10.4%
|
||||||||||||
Gerard
L.
Eastman
|
13,386,782 |
61.5%
|
2,081,613 |
9.6%
|
||||||||||||
Michael
A.
Stein
|
15,343,419 |
70.5%
|
124,976 |
0.6%
|
||||||||||||
Richard
A.
Horn
|
11,392,378 |
52.4%
|
4,076,017 |
18.7%
|
||||||||||||
Issuer's
Nominees
|
||||||||||||||||
Peter
A.
Allen
|
5,136,939 |
23.6%
|
823,804 |
3.8%
|
||||||||||||
Evelyn
V.
Follit
|
5,138,667 |
23.6%
|
822,076 |
3.8%
|
||||||||||||
Donald
W.
Keeble
|
5,086,813 |
23.4%
|
873,930 |
4.0%
|
||||||||||||
Diane
L.
Neal
|
5,145,452 |
23.6%
|
815,291 |
3.7%
|
(1)
Based on 21,760,919 votes cast
or abstained with respect to the proposal to fix the number of directors
at seven as reported by the inspector of elections.
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 12 of
16 Pages
|
Proposal
to Remove Four Incumbent
Directors
|
Voted
For
Removal
|
Voted
Against
Removal
|
Abstained
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
of
|
of
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent
Director
|
Number
|
Voted
Shares
|
Number
|
Voted
Shares
|
Number
|
Total
Voted
|
||||||||||||||||||
Peter
A.
Allen
|
16,186,038 |
75.8%
|
5,180,340 |
24.2%
|
62,759 | 21,366,378 | ||||||||||||||||||
Evelyn
V.
Follit
|
12,197,569 |
57.1%
|
9,166,493 |
42.9%
|
65,077 | 21,364,062 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donald
W.
Keeble
|
16,242,449 |
76.0%
|
5,124,513 |
24.0%
|
62,177 | 21,366,962 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diane
L.
Neal
|
12,173,076 |
57.0%
|
9,190,066 |
43.0%
|
65,996 | 21,363,142 |
Voted
For
|
Voted
Against
|
Abstained
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
of
|
of
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Voted
Shares
|
Number
|
Voted
Shares
|
Number
|
Total
Voted
|
|||||||||||||||||
14,110,726 |
66.0%
|
7,268,290 |
34.0%
|
50,119 | 21,379,016 |
Proposal
to Amend Section 2.2 of
the Issuer’s Bylaws to Fix the
Number
of Directors at
Seven
|
Voted
For
|
Voted
Against
|
Abstained
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Percentage
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
of
|
of
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Number
|
Voted
Shares
|
Number
|
Voted
Shares
|
Number
|
Total
Voted
|
|||||||||||||||||
16,220,656 |
75.2%
|
5,336,081 |
24.8%
|
204,182 | 21,556,737 |
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 13 of
16 Pages
|
|
·
|
Strategic
Fund A is the direct beneficial owner of and has the sole power to
vote
and dispose of 673,984.454 Shares;(1)
|
|
·
|
Strategic
Fund B is the direct beneficial owner of and has the sole power to
vote
and dispose of 1,010,976.681 Shares;(1)
|
|
·
|
Nottingham
is the direct beneficial owner of and has the sole power to vote
and
dispose of 6,200,664.862 Shares;(1)
|
|
·
|
The
Managing Member, as the managing member of the Funds, is the indirect
beneficial owner of and has shared indirect power to vote or dispose
of
7,885,626 Shares;
|
|
·
|
Sherborne
Investors GP, as the general partner of the Managing Member, is the
indirect beneficial owner of and has the shared indirect power to
vote or
dispose of 7,885,626 Shares;
|
|
·
|
Sherborne
Management, as the investment manager to the Funds, is the indirect
beneficial owner of and has the shared indirect power to vote or
dispose
of 7,885,626 Shares;
|
|
·
|
Sherborne
Management GP, as the general partner of Sherborne Management, is
the
indirect beneficial owner of and has the shared indirect power to
vote or
dispose of 7,885,626 Shares; and
|
|
·
|
Edward
Bramson, as the managing member of each of Sherborne Investors GP
and
Sherborne Management GP, is the indirect beneficial owner of and
has the
sole indirect power to vote or dispose of 7,885,626 Shares.
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 14 of
16 Pages
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
1
|
Joint
Filing Agreement, dated July 25, 2007.(1)
|
2
|
Demand
for Special Meeting of Shareholders, dated September 20, 2007, pursuant
to
Section 23B.07.020 of the Washington Business Corporation Act and
Section
1.2 of the Bylaws of Nautilus, Inc.(2)
|
3
|
Letter,
dated September 20, 2007, from Edward Bramson to Donald Keeble, director
of the Issuer and Chairman of the Issuer’s Nominating
Committee.(2)
|
4
|
Demand
for Shareholder List, dated October 5, 2007, pursuant to Section
23B.16.020 of the Washington Business Corporation
Act.(3)
|
5
|
Press
Release dated December 31, 2007.
|
CUSIP
No. 63910B102
|
Page 15 of
16 Pages
|
SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP | ||||
By:
|
SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner | |||
|
||||
By:
|
/s/ Craig L. McKibben | |||
Name:
|
Craig L. McKibben | |||
Title:
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INVESTORS GP, LLC
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Craig L. McKibben | |||
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SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LP | ||||
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SHERBORNE
INVESTORS MANAGEMENT GP, LLC, its general partner
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/s/ Craig L. McKibben | |||
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Managing Director |
SHERBORNE
INVESTORS MANAGEMENT GP, LLC
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Name:
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Craig L. McKibben | |||
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Managing Director |
CUSIP
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SHERBORNE STRATEGIC FUND A, LLC | ||||
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SHERBORNE
INVESTORS LP, its managing member
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By: | SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner | |||
By:
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/s/ Craig L. McKibben | |||
Name:
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Craig L. McKibben | |||
Title:
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Managing Director |
SHERBORNE STRATEGIC FUND B, LLC | ||||
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SHERBORNE
INVESTORS LP, its managing member
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By: | SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner | |||
By:
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/s/ Craig L. McKibben | |||
Name:
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Craig L. McKibben | |||
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Managing Director |
NOTTINGHAM INVESTORS LLC | ||||
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SHERBORNE
INVESTORS LP, its managing member
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By: | SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner | |||
By:
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/s/ Craig L. McKibben | |||
Name:
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Craig L. McKibben | |||
Title:
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Managing Director |
EDWARD
BRAMSON
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/s/ Edward Bramson | |||
Edward Bramson | ||||
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CONTACTS: | Nautilus, Inc. | Sherborne Investors | |
Ron Arp | Adam Miller/Tom Johnson | ||
(360) 859-2514 | Abernathy MacGregor Group | ||
(212) 371-5999 | |||
John Mills | |||
(310) 954-1105 |