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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE
13D
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. 1)*
AeroGrow
International, Inc.
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(Name of
Issuer)
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
00768M103
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(CUSIP
Number)
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Jervis
B. Perkins
AeroGrow
International, Inc.
6075
Longbow Drive, Suite 200
Boulder,
CO 80301
(303)
444-7755
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(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
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March
10, 2010
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(Date of Event which
Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which 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
¨.
Note: Schedules
filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the
schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 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).
CUSIP
No. 00768M103
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SCHEDULE 13D |
1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only)
Jervis
B. Perkins
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP
(See
Instructions)
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(a) o
(b) o
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS (See
Instructions)
OO,
PF
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5
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CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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160;
¨
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6
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
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7
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
2,008,000
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SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
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8
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
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9
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,008,000
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WITH
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10
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BEN
EFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,008,000
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12
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
(See
Instructions)
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13
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.94%
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14
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (See
Instructions)
IN
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INCLUDE
BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING
EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
This
Amendment No. 1 amends the original Schedule 13D (the “Original Schedule 13D”)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Jervis Perkins (the
“Reporting Person”) on July 10, 2009. This Amendment No. 1 is being
filed as a result of the information in Items 2-7 below, in order to reflect an
increase in the Reporting Person’s beneficial ownership resulting from the
vesting of stock options and the issuance of warrants to purchase common
stock. There were no material changes to the information provided in
Item 1 of the Reporting Person’s Original Schedule
13D.
Item 2
- - Identity and Background
Item 2 of
the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
(a)-(f) This
statement on Schedule 13D is filed by Jervis B. Perkins, a United States
citizen. The address of the Reporting Person is 6075 Longbow Drive, Suite
200, Boulder, Colorado, 80301. Mr. Perkins resigned from his position
as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer effective January 15,
2010, but continues to serve as a director of the Issuer. The
Issuer’s address is 6075 Longbow Drive, Suite 200, Boulder, Colorado,
80301. During the last five years the Reporting Person has not been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) nor has such person been a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which
such person was or is 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.
Item 3
- - Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 of
the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
On June
30, 2009, the Reporting Person used a combination of sources to purchase 202
shares of the Issuer’s Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”) and a
warrant to purchase 101 shares of Series A Stock (the “Series A
Warrant”). The Reporting Person paid $67,000 in personal funds to partially
fund the transaction. Additionally, the Reporting Person agreed to convert
$100,000 in existing obligations and $35,000 in back wages owed to the Reporting
Person by the Issuer into Series A Stock and the Series A Warrant, for an
aggregate purchase price of $202,000.
On August
28, 2009, the Reporting Person advanced $25,000 to the Issuer pursuant to a
Promissory Note (“August 2009 Bridge Loan”). In conjunction with this
transaction, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common
stock to the Reporting Person.
On
October 30, 2009, the Reporting Person advanced $50,000 to the Issuer pursuant
to a Promissory Note (“October 2009 Bridge Loan”). In conjunction
with this transaction, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of
common stock to the Reporting Person.
On
September 10, 2009, the Reporting Person received a grant of stock options to
purchase an additional 50,000 shares of common stock at
$0.12 per share. The stock options vest quarterly over a
two-year period. As of March 10, 2010, the Reporting Person held
vested options to purchase 412,500 shares of common stock, an increase of 63,334
shares over that reported in the Original Schedule 13D.
Item 4
- - Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 of
the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
(a)-(i)
The purpose of the June 30, 2009 transaction was to acquire the Series A Stock
and Series A Warrant. Each Series A Warrant has a term of five
(5) years with an exercise price of $1,250 per share. The Reporting
Person may exercise the Series A Warrant at any time. At the election
of the Reporting Person, each share of Series A Stock is convertible into 5,000
shares of the Issuer’s common stock, subject to customary anti-dilution
adjustments. The holders of the Series A Stock, in aggregate, are
entitled to appoint three (3) directors to the board of directors of the
Issuer. In connection with the transactions, the Issuer amended its
bylaws to render the Nevada control share statute inapplicable to the
Issuer. The holders of Series A Stock are entitled to vote alongside
the holders of the Issuer’s common stock on an as-converted-to common stock
basis. The holders of the Series A Stoc
k are entitled to receive
preferential dividends in the amount of 8% per annum when and if declared by the
board of directors of the Issuer. The holders of the Series A Stock,
in aggregate and voting as a separate class, are entitled to vote on certain
corporate transactions of the Issuer including, without limitation, any
amendments to the Issuer’s bylaws or articles of incorporation and the creation
of any equity securities senior to the Series A Stock. The
description of the terms of the Series A Stock are qualified in their entirety
by reference to the Issuer’s Certificate of Designations filed with the Nevada
Secretary of State on June 29, 2009 (which is included as Exhibit A to this
Schedule 13D and is incorporated by reference into this Item 4). The
description of the terms of the Series A Warrant are qualified in their entirety
by reference to the Issuer’s Form of Series A Preferred Stock Warrant (which is
included as Exhibit B to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated by reference into
this Item 4).
The
purpose of the August 28, 2009 and October 30, 2009 transactions was to provide
the two Bridge Loans to the Issuer and to acquire the warrants to purchase
common stock. Each of the warrants has a
five-year term and an exercise price of $0.25 per common
share.
Item
5 - Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 of
the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
(a) The
aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Issuer the Reporting Person
beneficially owns is 2,008,000, including shares of common stock issuable upon
conversion of the 202 shares of Series A Stock, 101 shares of Series A Stock
underlying the Series A Warrant, 412,500 stock options to purchase common stock
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days hereof, warrants to purchase
75,000 shares of common stock, and 5,500 shares held directly. The
aggregate number of shares of the Issuer’s common stock that the Reporting
Person beneficially owns represents 13.94% of the Issuer’s outstanding common
stock after exercise of the Series A Warrant and conversion of the Series A
Stock based on 12,398,249 shares of such common stock outstanding, 7,586 shares
of Series A Stock outstanding, and warrants to purchase 4,164 shares of Series A
Stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2009, the Issuer had 12,398,249
shares of common stock outstanding, 7,586 shares of Series A Stock outstanding,
and warrants to purchase 4,164 shares of Series A Stock
outstanding.
(b) The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct
the voting of all such shares described in Item 5(a) above. The
Reporting Person has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of all
such shares described in Item 5(a) above. The Reporting Person does
not have shared power to vote or to direct the vote of any such shares described
in Item 5(a) above, and does not have shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition of any such shares described in Item 5(a) above.
(c) On June 30, 2009, the Reporting Person entered into a
privately-negotiated agreement with the Issuer pursuant to which the Reporting
Person acquired 202 shares of Series A Stock and a Warrant to purchase 101
shares of Series A Stock. The Reporting Person paid $1,000 per share
of Series A Stock and received a warrant to purchase 0.5 shares of Series A
Stock, exercisable at $1,250 per share for each share of Series A Stock
purchased.
On August 28, 2009, the Reporting Person advanced $25,000 to the
Issuer pursuant to the August 2009 Bridge Loan. In conjunction with
this transaction, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common
stock to the Reporting Person. Each of the warrants has a five-year
term and an exercise price of $0.25 per common share.
On October 30, 2009, the Reporting Person advanced $50,000 to the
Issuer pursuant to the October 2009 Bridge Loan. In conjunction with this
transaction, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common
stock to the Reporting Person. Each of the warrants has a five-year
term and an exercise price of $0.25 per common share.
On September 10, 2009, the Reporting Person received a grant of
stock options to purchase an additional 50,000 shares of common stock at
$0.12 per share. The stock options vest quarterly over a
two-year period. As of March 10, 2010, the Reporting Person held
vested options to purchase 412,500 shares of common stock, an increase of 63,334
shares over that reported in the Original Schedule 13D.
(d) The holders of the Series A Stock are entitled to receive
preferential dividends in the amount of 8% per annum when and if declared by the
board of directors of the Issuer.
(e) Not applicable.
Item
6 - Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
Item 6 of
the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
On June
30, 1009, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into an Investor Rights
Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other
things, the Issuer agreed to grant certain registration rights on the shares of
common stock underlying the Series A Stock to the Reporting
Person. The description of the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investor Rights Agreement
(which is included as Exhibit C to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated by
reference into this Item 6).
On August
28, 2009, the Reporting Person advanced $25,000 to the Issuer pursuant to the
August 2009 Bridge Loan. The August 2009 Bridge Loan is unsecured and
subordinated, and bears interest at 15% per annum. In conjunction
with this transaction, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of
common stock to the Reporting Person. Each of the warrants has a
five-year term and an exercise price of $0.25 per common share. The
description of the terms of the August 2009 Bridge Loan and of the warrants is
qualified in their entirety by reference to the Form of Promissory Note (Bridge
Loan) and the Form of Warrant Agreement (which are included as Exhibit D and E
to this Schedule 13D and are incorporated by reference into this Item 6).
On
October 30, 2009, the Reporting Person advanced $50,000 to the Issuer pursuant
to the October 2009 Bridge Loan. The October 2009 Bridge Loan is
unsecured and subordinated, and bears interest at 15% per annum. In
conjunction with this transaction, the Issuer issued warrants to purchase 50,000
shares of common stock to the Reporting Person. Each of the warrants
has a five-year term and an exercise price of $0.25 per common
share. The description of the terms of the October 2009 Bridge Loan
and of the warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of
Promissory Note (Bridge Loan) and the Form of Warrant Agreement (which are
included as Exhibits D and E to this Schedule 13D and are incorporated by
reference into this Item 6).
On
September 10, 2009, the Reporting Person received a grant of stock options to
purchase an additional 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.12
per share. The stock options vest quarterly over a two-year
period. As of March 10, 2010, the Reporting Person held vested
options to purchase 412,500 shares of common stock, an increase of 63,334 shares
over that reported in the Original Schedule 13D. A Form of Stock
Option Agreement has been included as Exhibit F to this Schedule
13D.
Item
7 - Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
A.
Certificate
of Designations (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Issuer’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
2009).
B.
Form of
Series A Preferred Stock Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to
the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
2009).
C. Investor Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.20 to the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 2009).
D.
Form of
Promissory Note (Bridge Loan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2009).
E.
Form of
Common Stock Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed September 5, 2007).
F.
Form of
Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed March 7, 2006).
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.
Date:
March
22, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jervis B. Perkins | |
Jervis B. Perkins | |||
Director | |||
Attention: Intentional
misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal Criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)