nautilus13da-123107.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2008

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)
 
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)
                   
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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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).
 
 
 


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 
 


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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
 
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
 
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 
 
 

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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
 
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 
 


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Explanatory Note:  This Amendment No. 9 (this “Amendment”) to Schedule 13D is filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined below in this Explanatory Note) pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Amendment amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 26, 2007 (the “Initial 13D”) as amended and supplemented by Amendment 1 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on July 31, 2007, Amendment 2 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on August 24, 2007,  Amendment 3 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on September 4, 2007, Amendment 4 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on September 14, 2007, Amendment 5 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on September 21, 2007, Amendment 6 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on October 9, 2007, Amendment 7 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on October 17, 2007 and Amendment 8 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007 and relates to the common stock, no par value (“Shares”) of Nautilus, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Issuer”).
 
The Reporting Persons are:
 
(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.
 
The Covered Persons, for whom information is required to be provided pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D, are Bramson, Mr. Craig L. McKibben and Mr. Gerard L. Eastman (collectively, the “Covered Persons”).  Messrs. McKibben and Eastman are managing directors of Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP.
 

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Page 11 of 16 Pages    
 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction
 
The Reporting Persons supplement Item 4 with the following information:

On December 18, 2007, the Issuer held a special meeting of its shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) for the purpose of voting upon the proposals to:

 
·
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.

On December 27, 2007, IVS Associates, the inspector of elections for the Special Meeting, certified the voting results of the Special Meeting as follows (percentages and total voted information provided by the Reporting Persons):

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.
 


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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  

Proposal to Amend Section 2.4 of the Issuer’s Bylaws to Provide that Board Vacancies Resulting from Removal of Directors by Shareholders May Only be Filled by Shareholders
 
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  

Based on the number of votes cast or abstained with respect to the proposal to fix the number of directors at seven as reported by the inspector of elections, there were 21,760,919 votes present at the special meeting.

Accordingly, effective as of December 27, 2007, the Board is composed of new members Edward J. Bramson, Gerard L. Eastman, Michael A. Stein and Richard A. Horn and incumbent directors Robert Falcone, Robert Badie and Marvin Siegert.  In addition, at the Board meeting held on December 31, 2007, Mr. Bramson replaced Bob Falcone as the Issuer’s Chairman, with Mr. Falcone remaining as the Issuer’s Chief Executive Officer.

A copy of the Issuer’s press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5 (a) and (b) have been amended and restated in their entirety as follows:


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The following describes the direct and indirect interests of the Reporting Persons in the Shares:

 
·
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.
 

(1)            The Shares beneficially owned by the Funds add up to slightly less than 7,885,626 due to rounding.

The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the cover page hereto for each of the Reporting Persons is incorporated herein by reference.  The percentage amount set forth in Row 13 for all cover pages filed herewith is calculated based upon the 31,557,136 Shares issued and outstanding as reported by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2007.

The Covered Persons do not beneficially own any Shares.


Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
 


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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.

(1) Previously filed with the Initial 13D on July 25, 2007.
(2) Previously filed with Amendment No. 5 to the Initial 13D on September 21, 2007.
(3) Previously filed with Amendment No. 6 to the Initial 13D on October 9, 2007.








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Page 15 of 16 Pages    

SIGNATURE

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

Dated:  January 2, 2007
 
  SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP
   
 
By:
SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner
   
 
 
       
   
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben
     
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben
     
Title:
  Managing Director
 
 
 
SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben  
   
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben  
   
Title:
  Managing Director  
 
 
SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LP
   
 
By:
SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT GP, LLC, its general partner
   
 
 
       
   
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben
     
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben
     
Title:
  Managing Director

 
SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT GP, LLC
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben  
   
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben  
   
Title:
  Managing Director  
 


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SHERBORNE STRATEGIC FUND A, LLC
   
  By:
SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP, its managing member
       
    By:  SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner
       
       
   
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben
     
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben
     
Title:
  Managing Director
 
 
SHERBORNE STRATEGIC FUND B, LLC
   
  By:
SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP, its managing member
       
    By:  SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner
       
       
   
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben
     
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben
     
Title:
  Managing Director

 
NOTTINGHAM INVESTORS LLC
   
  By:
SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP, its managing member
       
    By:  SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC, its general partner
       
       
   
By:
/s/ Craig L. McKibben
     
Name:
  Craig L. McKibben
     
Title:
  Managing Director
 
 
EDWARD BRAMSON
     
     
 
/s/ Edward Bramson  
  Edward Bramson  
   
 
   
 
 

 
Exhibit 5
 
[LOGO OF NAUTILUS, INC.]
 
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  
 
NAUTILUS, INC. AND SHERBORNE INVESTORS ANNOUNCE FINAL RESULTS OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Four Sherborne Investors Nominees to Join Three Incumbent Members on the Nautilus Board of Directors

Vancouver, Wash. – December 31, 2007 – Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS) and Sherborne Investors LP said today that the voting results from the December 18, 2007 special meeting of shareholders confirmed that all four Sherborne Investors nominees have been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.  The final voting results, which were certified by IVS Associates, also showed that all of Sherborne Investors’ other proposals were passed.

Effective immediately, Edward Bramson, Gerard Eastman, Michael Stein and Richard Horn will join incumbent directors Robert Falcone, Ronald Badie and Marvin Siegert on the Company’s Board.  Mr. Bramson was elected as Chairman at a meeting of the Board today and Mr. Falcone will remain as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Siegert will remain as Audit Committee Chairman, Mr. Stein will be Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Mr. Horn will be Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Badie will remain as Lead Independent Director.

Edward Bramson said, “We appreciate the support of our fellow shareholders and look forward to working with the new Board and management to implement an effective strategy at Nautilus to return it to profitability and establish a platform for future growth.”

“I look forward to working with our newly reconstituted Board of Directors,” said Bob Falcone.  “I believe very strongly in the future of this Company and am committed to implementing the necessary actions to restore it to sustainable growth.”

About Nautilus, Inc.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE:NLS) is a global fitness products company providing innovative, quality solutions to help people achieve a healthy lifestyle.  With a brand portfolio including Nautilus®, Bowflex®, Schwinn®Fitness, StairMaster®, Universal®, and Pearl iZUMi®, Nautilus manufactures and markets innovative fitness products through direct, commercial, retail, and international channels.  Formed in 1986, the company had 2006 sales of $680 million.  It has 1,450 employees and operations in Washington, Oregon, Colorado,
 
 

 
 
Oklahoma, Illinois, Virginia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, China, Australia, and other locations around the world.  Website: www.nautilusinc.com

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including statements concerning the success of efforts to improve the operating performance of Nautilus, Inc. (“Nautilus”) and the restoration of Nautilus to sustainable growth.  Factors that could cause Nautilus’ actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include Nautilus’ ability to effectively implement its turnaround strategy, the availability of media time and fluctuating advertising rates, a decline in consumer spending due to unfavorable economic conditions, Nautilus’ ability to effectively develop, market, and sell future products, Nautilus’ ability to get foreign sourced product through customs in a timely manner, Nautilus’ ability to effectively identify, negotiate and integrate any future strategic acquisitions, Nautilus’ ability to protect its intellectual property, the introduction of lower-priced competing products, unpredictable events and circumstances relating to international operations including Nautilus’ use of foreign manufacturers, government regulatory action, and general economic conditions.  We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.  We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.