CUSIP No. 86723M304
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SCHEDULE 13D
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
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Fred
Sacramone
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) N/A
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(a)
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(b)
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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
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5.
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization:
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United
States of America
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
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7.
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Sole
Voting Power:
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713,026
shares of Common Stock owned directly and beneficially by Mr. Sacramone.
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33
shares of Series H Preferred Stock owned directly and beneficially by Mr. Sacramone, which represents 33% of the outstanding
shares of Series H Preferred Stock.(1)
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8.
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Shared
Voting Power:
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0
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9.
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Sole
Dispositive Power:
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713,026
shares of Common Stock owned directly and beneficially by Mr. Sacramone.
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33
shares of Series H Preferred Stock owned directly and beneficially by Mr. Sacramone.(1)
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10.
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Shared
Dispositive Power:
0
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11.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
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713,026
shares of Common Stock.
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33
shares of Series H Preferred Stock. (1)
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12.
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Check
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):
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3.4%
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.*
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33.0%
of the outstanding shares of Series H Preferred Stock. (1)
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14.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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IN
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* Percentage
calculated based on 20,865,262 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 14, 2019.
(1)
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The
Series H Preferred Stock entitles the holders, voting separately as a class, to vote 51% of the total number of votes cast
by all classes of the Issuer’s capital stock. The Series H Preferred Stock is perpetual, but is not convertible
into Common Stock or redeemable and is not entitled to any distribution.
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CUSIP No. 86723M304
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SCHEDULE 13D
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Item
2(c) of this Schedule 13D is amended to add the following:
The
Reporting Person also is the Interim Chief Executive Officer and a director of FTE Networks, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”).
The Company’s principal executive offices are located 237 West 35th Street, Suite 806, 10001.
Item
4 of this Schedule 13D is amended to add the following:
As
previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) on September 6, 2019, the failure of the Company to satisfy, vacate or stay certain judgments entered
against the Company in favor of six holders of convertible notes of the Company constituted an event of default under that certain
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2019 (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company and its
subsidiaries, Jus-Com, Inc. (“Jus-Com”) and Benchmark Builders, LLC (“Benchmark”), as borrowers, Lateral
Juscom Feeder LLC, as Administrative Agent (“Lateral”), and the several lenders party thereto (together with Lateral,
the “Lenders”). In connection with such event of default, as disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated October 9, 2019 and filed with the Commission on October 11, 2019, on October 10, 2019, the Company, together with Jus-Com,
Benchmark, Focus Venture Partners, Inc., FTE Holdings, LLC, Optos Capital Partners, LLC, Focus Fiber Solutions, LLC, Crosslayer,
Inc., UBIQ Communications, LLC and Focus Wireless, LLC (together with the Company, the “Credit Parties”), consented
to a Proposal for Surrender of Collateral and Strict Foreclosure (the “Foreclosure Proposal”), from Lateral, Lateral
Builders LLC (“Lateral Holdings”) and Benchmark Holdings, LLC (“Benchmark Holdings” and together with
Lateral Holdings, the “Foreclosing Lenders”), and the other Lenders, pursuant to which, effective on October 10, 2019,
the Lenders took possession and ownership of certain collateral by means of a strict foreclosure by the Foreclosing Lenders, including
the Company’s equity interests in Benchmark, certain cash on hand and certain litigation claims.
In
connection with such foreclosure and pursuant to an Agreement Regarding Debt and Series H Preferred Stock dated as of October
10, 2019 (the “Debt and Series H Agreement”), entered into between the Company, the Reporting Person and Brian McMahon,
the Reporting Person released the Company and its affiliates from all obligations represented by a promissory note of the Company
in favor of the Reporting Person, which had an outstanding amount equal to $1,030,000. As a result, the total amount of remaining
indebtedness of the Company to the Reporting Person consists of the remaining amounts outstanding under the Amended
Series A Benchmark Note (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Amended Series B Benchmark Note (as defined in the Credit
Agreement), held by the Reporting Person, which amount to $4,749,070 and $10,911,810, respectively. Pursuant to the Debt
and Series H Agreement, the Reporting Person agreed that the remaining indebtedness of the Company to the Reporting Person will
automatically be released and discharged effective December 31, 2019 (the “Termination Date”) unless both of the following
conditions are satisfied on or before the Termination Date: (1) on or before November 10, 2019, the Company enters into a business
combination transaction that enables the Company’s common stock to remain listed on the NYSE American stock exchange or
the Company’s common stock is then listed on any other U.S. national securities exchange; and (2) such business combination
transaction is consummated on or before December 31, 2019 (a business combination transaction satisfying both such conditions
being herein referred to as a “Qualified Business Combination”). In addition, the Reporting Person agreed to forebear
from exercising any remedies against the Company and its affiliates in connection with such remaining indebtedness until December
31, 2019.
Pursuant
to the Debt and Series H Agreement, each of the Reporting Person and Mr. McMahon also agreed that, if a Qualified Business Combination
has not yet occurred before the Termination Date, then from the Termination Date until 180 days thereafter (the “Exercise
Period”), the Company or its assignee will repurchase all the shares of Series H Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the “Series H Preferred Stock”), of the Company that such person owns, at a purchase price of One Dollar ($1.00)
per share. All the rights of the holder of any such shares of Series H Preferred Stock, other than the right to receive payment
for such shares of Series H Preferred Stock, will terminate as of the date the Company exercises its repurchase right.
CUSIP No. 86723M304
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SCHEDULE 13D
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In
connection with the foregoing transactions, on October 10, 2019, the Company entered into a Standstill Agreement with each of
the Reporting Person and Mr. McMahon (the “Standstill Agreements”), pursuant to which the Reporting Person and Mr.
McMahon have agreed, in connection with the foreclosure described above, to abstain from taking certain actions with respect to
their shares of Series H Preferred Stock, including, without limitation, (i) acquiring additional voting securities of
the Company or any assets, subsidiary or division of the Company, (ii) making or participating in any solicitation of proxies
to vote securities of the Company and (iii) making any public announcement with respect to, or submitting a proposal for, or offer
of, any extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its securities or assets. They also agreed that they
will not, without the prior written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors, sell or offer to sell any shares of Series
H Preferred Stock of the Company or any related securities.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Debt and Series H Agreement and the Standstill Agreement of the Reporting Person is not complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively,
to this Statement.
The
Reporting Person does not have any plans or proposals which relate to, or could result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs
(a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Person may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider its
position and/or change his purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto.
Item
5 of this Schedule 13D is amended to add the following:
The
information set forth in Item 4 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
Item
6 of this Schedule 13D is amended to add the following:
The
information set forth in Item 4 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
Item
7 Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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SCHEDULE 13D
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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.
Date: October 15, 2019
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/s/
Fred Sacramone
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Fred
Sacramone
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