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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 1

Nautilus, Inc.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, no par value


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

63910B102


(CUSIP Number)

 

Direct any Notices and Communications to:


George J. Mazin, Esq.

Dechert LLP

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10112

 

April 13, 2006


(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.  o

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.



CUSIP No. 63910B102

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THIS SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 1 (THE “AMENDED 13D”) AMENDS AND RESTATES THE SCHEDULE 13D FILED ON FEBRUARY 15, 2006 BY ENDOWMENT CAPITAL, L.P., LONG DRIVE, L.P., ENDOWMENT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, ENDOWMENT CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., AND MR. PHILIP TIMON (THE “PRIOR 13D”).  THIS AMENDED 13D CORRECTS THE PRIOR 13D AND REPORTS THAT ONLY MR. TIMON IS THE REPORTING PERSON WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES REPORTED THEREIN BECAUSE, AS OF THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTIONS REPORTED IN THE PRIOR 13D, MR. TIMON POSSESSED THE SOLE POWER TO VOTE AND THE SOLE POWER TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF THE REPORTED SECURITIES.  FURTHER, THIS AMENDED 13D REPORTS A MATERIAL DECREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CLASS OF THE SUBJECT SECURITIES REPORTED HEREIN.





 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

 

 

PHILIP TIMON





 

 

 

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

 

 

Not Applicable



 

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

 

 

WC





 

 

 

 

5

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)

 

 

 

o



 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

 

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA





 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

 

 

2,613,929*




8


SHARED VOTING POWER

 

 

 

0




9


SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

 

 

2,613,929*




10


SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

 

 

 

 

0



 

 

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

 

 

2,613,929*



 

 

12

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

 

 

 

o



 

 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

 

 

7.97%



 

 

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

 

 

IN





*

Endowment Capital, L.P., and Long Drive, L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “Limited Partnerships”), own in the aggregate 2,613,929 shares of the common stock, no par value per share (the “Shares”) of Nautilus, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”).  Endowment Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole general partner of each of the Limited Partnerships.  Mr. Philip Timon is the sole managing member of Endowment Capital Group, LLC.  As a result, Mr. Timon possesses the sole power to vote and the sole power to direct the disposition of the Shares held by the Limited Partnerships.  Thus, as of April 13, 2006, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, Mr. Timon is deemed to beneficially own 2,613,929 Shares, or approximately 7.97% of the Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date.  Mr. Timon’s interest in the Shares is limited to his pecuniary interest, if any, in the Limited Partnerships.


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ITEM 1.

Security and Issuer

 

 

 

(a).

Name of Issuer:  NAUTILUS, INC.

 

 

 

 

(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

 

 

 

 

1400 NE 136th Avenue

 

 

Vancouver, Washington 98684

 

 

 

 

(c).

Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock, no par value

 

 

 

 

(d).

CUSIP Number:  63910B102


ITEM 2. 

Identity and Background

                     This Statement is being filed by Mr. Philip Timon, whose business address is 1105 North Market Street, 15th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801, who serves as the managing member of Endowment Capital Group, LLC, which is the sole general partner of the Limited Partnerships, and in such capacity is principally responsible for the management of the affairs of the Limited Partnerships.  The Limited Partnerships are each engaged in the investment in personal property of all kinds including but not limited to capital stock, depository receipts, subscriptions, warrants, bonds, notes, debentures, options and other securities and instruments of various kind and nature.  Mr. Timon has never been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors), nor has he been a party to any civil proceeding commenced before a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is now 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 violation with respect to such laws.  Mr. Timon is a United States citizen.


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ITEM 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                     The Limited Partnerships have invested an aggregate amount of $44,212,033.96 (exclusive of brokerage commissions) in the Shares of the Company reported hereunder.  Some of these funds were invested directly in the Shares of the Company, and some were invested in securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for Shares.  The sources of the funds used to purchase the Shares of the Company held by the Limited Partnerships and the securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for Shares by the Limited Partnerships are the working capital of the Limited Partnerships.

ITEM 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

                     The Limited Partnerships acquired and continue to hold the Shares as a long-term investment.  Mr. Timon utilizes a fundamental, research-driven process to identify companies as being fundamentally undervalued and possessing the potential for high growth.  In implementing this process, Mr. Timon identified the Company as an entity satisfying his rigorous investment criteria.

                     Mr. Timon reserves the right to discuss various views and opinions with respect to the Company and its business plans with the Company or the members of its senior management.  The discussion of such views and opinions may extend from ordinary day-to-day business operations to matters such as nominees for representation on the Company’s board of directors, senior management decisions and extraordinary business transactions.

                     In addition to the actions set forth above, Mr. Timon may engage in any of the actions specified in Item 4(b) through 4(j) to the Schedule 13D general instructions.  Except as set forth above, Mr. Timon has no present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the transactions required to be described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.


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ITEM 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                     Based upon the information set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2006, there were 32,800,986 Shares issued and outstanding as of March 1, 2006.  As of April 13, 2006, the Limited Partnerships own in the aggregate 2,613,929 Shares.  Mr. Timon possesses the sole power to vote and the sole power to direct the disposition of the Shares held by the Limited Partnerships.  Thus, as of April 13, 2006, for purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, Mr. Timon is deemed to beneficially own 2,613,929 Shares, or approximately 7.97% of the Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date.

                     Mr. Timon’s interest in the Shares is limited to his pecuniary interest, if any, in the Limited Partnerships.

                     The following table details the transactions during the sixty days prior to April 13, 2006 in Shares, or securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for Shares, by Mr. Timon or any other person or entity controlled by him or any person or entity for which he possesses voting or investment control over the securities thereof (each of which were effected in an ordinary brokerage transaction):

Date

 

Transaction

 

Symbol

 

Description

 

# of Shares or Units

 

Price per Share
or Unit ($)

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

3/03/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

20,000

 

15.1274

 

3/03/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

30,000

 

15.2167

 

3/06/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

27,500

 

14.9367

 

3/07/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

52,500

 

14.9128

 

3/07/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

28,750

 

14.7800

 

3/07/2006

 

CS

 

NLS+SV

 

Put NLS Jul 12.50

 

1,250

 

0.6600

 

3/08/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

10,000

 

15.0500

 

3/09/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

20,300

 

14.9416

 

3/09/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

30,000

 

14.9157

 

3/09/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

42,000

 

15.0500

 

3/09/2006

 

CS

 

NLS+SV

 

Put NLS Jul 12.50

 

2,000

 

0.6750

 

3/10/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

21,300

 

14.9035

 

3/10/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

47,250

 

14.8000

 

3/10/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

14,900

 

14.8957

 

3/10/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

11,500

 

14.7523

 

3/10/2006

 

CS

 

NLS+SV

 

Put NLS Jul 12.50

 

1,444

 

0.7500

 

3/10/2006

 

CS

 

NLS+SV

 

Put NLS Jul 12.50

 

806

 

0.7500

 

3/13/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

38,100

 

15.1365

 

3/13/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

35,000

 

15.0944

 

3/14/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

40,000

 

14.6932

 

3/14/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

200

 

14.5750

 

3/15/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

5,000

 

14.8500

 

3/21/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

5,000

 

15.0344

 

3/21/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

25,000

 

15.1000

 

3/21/2006

 

CS

 

OND+MV

 

Put NLS Jan 12.50

 

1,000

 

1.2000

 

3/22/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

900

 

14.9000

 

3/23/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

19,100

 

14.9632

 

3/29/2006

 

BY

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

12,000

 

14.8008

 


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Date

 

Transaction

 

Symbol

 

Description

 

# of Shares or Units

 

Price per Share
or Unit ($)

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

4/03/2006

 

CS

 

OND+MV

 

Put NLS Jan 12.50

 

1,000

 

1.1417

 

4/04/2006

 

SL

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

30,000

 

15.5375

 

4/04/2006

 

SL

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

2,200

 

15.7055

 

4/05/2006

 

SL

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

25,000

 

16.7104

 

4/06/2006

 

SL

 

NLS

 

NLS shares

 

9,000

 

16.8208

 

4/13/2006

 

CS

 

OND+MV

 

Put NLS Jan 12.50

 

3,000

 

0.7932

 


ITEM 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

 

 

None


CUSIP No. 63910B102

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SIGNATURE

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

 

PHILIP TIMON

 

 

 

Date:  April 13, 2006

By

/S/ Philip Timon

 

 


 

 

Philip Timon, in his capacity as sole managing member of Endowment Capital Group, LLC, the sole general partner of Endowment Capital, L.P. and Long Drive, L.P.