Hyperscale Data, Inc. — Major Shareholding Notification 2022

Jan 31, 2022

SC 13D/A 1 g131226sc13da2.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 2) 1

Houston American Energy Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

44183U209

(CUSIP Number)

Milton C, Ault, III

BITNILE HOLDINGS, INC.

11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240

Las Vegas, NV 89141

(949) 444-5464

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

January 28, 2022

(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 ¨ .

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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1 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 ).

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CUSIP No. 44183U209

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS BitNile Holdings, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 1,220,000
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,220,000
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,220,000
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 12.23%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

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CUSIP No. 44183U209

This Amendment No. 2 (“ Amendment No. 2 ”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned on July 1, 2021, as amended on July 8, 2021 (the “ Schedule 13D ”). Except as otherwise specified in this Amendment No. 2, all items in the Schedule 13D are unchanged. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 2 and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a) This statement is filed on behalf of BitNile Holdings, Inc. (formerly, Ault Global Holdings, Inc.) (the “ Reporting Person ”).

Set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto (“ Schedule A ”) is the name and present principal occupation or employment, principal business address and citizenship of the executive officers and directors of the Reporting Person. To the best of the Reporting Person’s knowledge, except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the persons listed on Schedule A beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer or is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding required to be disclosed herein.

(b) The Reporting Person’s principal business address is 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141.

(c) The Reporting Person is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global impact. Through its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, the Reporting Person owns and operates a data center at which it mines Bitcoin and provides mission-critical products that support a diverse range of industries, including defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive, telecommunications, medical/biopharma, and textiles.

(d) Neither the Reporting Person nor any person listed on Schedule A has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) Neither the Reporting Person nor any person listed on Schedule A has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding 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.

(f) The Reporting Person is incorporated under the laws of Delaware. The citizenship of the persons listed on Schedule A is set forth therein.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration .

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The Shares purchased by the Reporting Person as reported on the Schedule 13D were purchased with working capital in open market purchases. The Reporting Person expended an aggregate of $2,980,109.30 for the purchase of the Shares.

The Shares transacted by the Reporting Person as reported on this Amendment No. 2 decreased AGH’s aggregate expenditures by $417,893.85. Consequently, as of the date of this Amendment No. 2, the Reporting Person has expended an aggregate of $2,587,566.85 for the purchase of the Shares.

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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer .

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by the Reporting Person herein is based upon 9,928,338 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2021, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2021.

Reporting Person

(a) As of the close of business on January 28, 2022, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 1,220,000 Shares.

Percentage: Approximately 12.29%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 1,220,000 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: None 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,220,000 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: None

(c) The Reporting Person has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days except for the open market transactions conducted by its wholly-owned subsidiary Digital Power Lending, LLC set forth below.

Digital Power Lending, LLC

Digital Power Lending, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, engaged in the following transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days:

| Nature
of the Transaction | Shares
of Common Stock Purchased / (Sold) | Price
Per Share ($) | Date
of Transaction |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sale
of Common Stock | (282,500) | 1.56 | 01/28/2022 |
| Purchase
of Common Stock | 15,000 | 1.59 | 01/28/2022 |

(d) No person other than the Reporting Person 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 Shares.

(e) Not applicable.

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CUSIP No. 44183U209

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: January 31, 2022

AULT GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
By:	/s/ Milton C. Ault, III
	Milton C. Ault, III
	Executive Chairman

DIGITAL POWER LENDING, LLC
By:	/s/ David J. Katzoff
	David J. Katzoff
	Manager

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SCHEDULE A

Officers and Directors of BitNile Holdings, Inc.

Name and Position	Principal Occupation	Principal Business Address	Citizenship
Milton C. Ault, III Executive Chairman	Executive Chairman of BitNile Holdings, Inc.	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA
William B. Horne Chief Executive Officer and Director	Chief Executive Officer of BitNile Holdings, Inc.	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA
Henry C.W. Nisser President, General Counsel and Director	President and General Counsel of BitNile Holdings, Inc.	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 100 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, Suite 1658A, New York, NY 10017	Sweden
Kenneth S. Cragun Chief Financial Officer	Chief Financial Officer of BitNile Holdings, Inc.	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA
Howard Ash Independent Director	Chairman of Claridge Management	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA
Jeffrey A. Bentz Independent Director	President of North Star Terminal & Stevedore Company	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA
Robert O. Smith Independent Director	Independent Executive Consultant	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA
Moti Rosenberg Independent Director	Independent Consultant	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	Israel
Glen Tellock Independent Director	Independent Consultant	c/o BitNile Holdings, Inc. 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89141	USA

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