Schedule 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

 

 

AXT, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

00246W 10 3

(CUSIP Number)

February 5, 2018

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)

☒ Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

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 (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


  1    

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Joseph D. Samberg

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

     5     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

2,600,000

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

2,600,000

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

  9    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

2,600,000

  10    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ☐

 

  11    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

6.7%

  12    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

IN


Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

AXT, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

 

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

4281 Technology Drive, Fremont, California 94538

 

Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing:

The name of the person filing this report (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) is:

Joseph D. Samberg (“Mr. Samberg”)

 

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of the Reporting Person is:

1091 Boston Post Road

Rye, New York 10580

 

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

Mr. Samberg is a United States citizen

 

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value (“Common Stock”)

 

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

00246W 10 3

 

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Ownership.

The information required by this item with respect to the Reporting Person is set forth in Rows 5 through 9 and 11 of the cover page to this Schedule 13G. The ownership percentage reported is based on 38,891,344 outstanding shares of Common Stock, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2017.

 

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.


Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.


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.

Date: February 14, 2018

 

/s/ Joseph D. Samberg
JOSEPH D. SAMBERG