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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
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NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (Title of Class of Securities) |
66987P409 (CUSIP Number) |
R01 FUND LP 1111 Lincoln Road,, Suite 500 Miami Beach, FL, 33139 305-982-7994 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
10/16/2025 (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.


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
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| CUSIP No. | 66987P409 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
R01 Fund LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 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)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
56,806,080.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
45.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
R01 Fund LP's beneficial ownership of the reported securities is comprised of (i) 220,663 shares of the Issuer's Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 35,306,080 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and (ii) 134,375 shares of the Issuer's Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 21,500,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The reported securities may also be deemed beneficially owned by R01 Capital LLC, R01 Capital Manager LLC and Michael Kazley, each of which or whom disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares, if any. All percentage calculations herein are based on the aggregate of 6,010,749 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 1, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2025, and 77,000,000 shares and 43,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | 66987P409 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
R01 Capital LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 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)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
56,806,080.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
45.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
R01 Fund LP's beneficial ownership of the reported securities is comprised of (i) 220,663 shares of the Issuer's Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 35,306,080 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and (ii) 134,375 shares of the Issuer's Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 21,500,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The reported securities may also be deemed beneficially owned by R01 Capital LLC, R01 Capital Manager LLC and Michael Kazley, each of which or whom disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares, if any. All percentage calculations herein are based on the aggregate of 6,010,749 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 1, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2025, and 77,000,000 shares and 43,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | 66987P409 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
R01 Capital Manager LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 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)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
56,806,080.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
45.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
R01 Fund LP's beneficial ownership of the reported securities is comprised of (i) 220,663 shares of the Issuer's Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 35,306,080 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and (ii) 134,375 shares of the Issuer's Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 21,500,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The reported securities may also be deemed beneficially owned by R01 Capital LLC, R01 Capital Manager LLC and Michael Kazley, each of which or whom disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares, if any. All percentage calculations herein are based on the aggregate of 6,010,749 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 1, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2025, and 77,000,000 shares and 43,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. | 66987P409 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Michael Kazley | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 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)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
56,806,080.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
45.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
R01 Fund LP's beneficial ownership of the reported securities is comprised of (i) 220,663 shares of the Issuer's Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 35,306,080 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and (ii) 134,375 shares of the Issuer's Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into a maximum of 21,500,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The reported securities may also be deemed beneficially owned by R01 Capital LLC, R01 Capital Manager LLC and Michael Kazley, each of which or whom disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest in such shares, if any. All percentage calculations herein are based on the aggregate of 6,010,749 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 1, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2025, and 77,000,000 shares and 43,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2000 Powell Street, Suite 1150, Emeryville,
CALIFORNIA
, 94608. | |
Item 1 Comment:
Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 15, 2025 (as amended, the "Statement") by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 1 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Statement. Unless amended or otherwise stated below, the information in the Statement remains unchanged. This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to report (i) the convertibility of the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock following approval by the Stockholders at the Meeting and (ii) the issuance to the Reporting Persons of 134,375 shares of the Issuer's Series E Preferred Stock that are convertible, at the holder's election, into 21,500,000 shares of Common Stock. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) |
The Reporting Persons each beneficially own an aggregate of 56,806,080 shares of Common Stock (the "Subject Shares"). The Subject Shares represent approximately 45.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on the aggregate of 6,010,749 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 1, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2025, and 77,000,000 shares and 43,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively, each of which were approved at the Meeting. | |
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0.00 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 56,806,080 shares of Common Stock 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0.00 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 56,806,080 shares of Common Stock | |
| (c) | Except as described in this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons have effected any transaction in the shares of Common Stock during the past 60 days. | |
| (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 proceeds from the sale of, the Subject Shares. | |
| (e) | Not applicable. | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
On October 15, 2025, the Reporting Persons entered into a pre-funded warrant contract with the Company pursuant to which they purchased the right to purchase a total of 2,702,703 shares of Common Stock. The warrant is not exercisable at all until January 1, 2026 and not exercisable in its entirety until the Stockholders approve the issuance of the 2,702,703 shares of Common Stock subject to the warrant. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Exhibit 99.1: Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on October 20, 2025). https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1389545/000182912625008237/novabay_ex4-1.htm | ||
| 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.
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