SC 13G 1 tm224335-1_sc13g.htm SC 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

_____________________

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO. )

MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

62526P109

(CUSIP Number)

November 5, 2021

(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)

x 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	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY

4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	California

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF			11,363,838(1)
SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY			0
OWNED BY		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH			11,363,838(1)
REPORTING		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	11,363,838(1)

10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*				☐

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	9.99%(2)

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	OO

(1) Represents (i) 2,703,015 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 2,703,015 shares of Series C Preferred Stock currently owned, (ii) 7,913,714 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants currently owned, and (iii) 747,109 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 747,109 shares of Series C Preferred Stock that we have the right to purchase until November 5, 2022.

(2) Based upon 23,383,202 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on December 27, 2021 as disclosed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-K/A filed by the Company with the SEC on January 10, 2022 (the “Form 10-K/A”). As more fully described in Item 4, the Series C Preferred Stock and Warrants are subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership maximum, and the percentage set forth in row (11) gives effect to such beneficial ownership maximum. However, as more fully described in Item 4, the securities reported in rows (5), (7) and (9) show the number of Common Stock that would be issuable upon full conversion or exercise of such reported securities and do not give effect to such beneficial ownership maximum. Therefore, the actual number of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Reporting Person, after giving effect to such beneficial ownership maximum, is less than the number of securities reported in rows (5), (7) and (9).

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Terren S. Peizer

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐

3	SEC USE ONLY

4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	California

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF			11,363,838(1)
SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY			0
OWNED BY		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH			11,363,838(1)
REPORTING		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	11,363,838(1)

10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*				☐

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	9.99%(2)

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	IN

Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer:

Mullen Automotive Inc.

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

c/o Mullen Automotive Inc.

1405 Pioneer Street

Brea, California 92821

Item 2 (a). Name of Person Filing:

This statement is filed by Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC and Terren S. Peizer collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

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

c/o Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC

2120 Colorado Avenue, #230

Santa Monica, California 90404

Item 2 (c). Citizenship:

The Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC is a California limited liability company. Mr. Peizer is a U.S. citizen.

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

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.

Item 2 (e). CUSIP Number:

62526P109

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) ¨ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3):

(j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k) ¨ Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: __

Item 4. Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities identified in Item 1.

(a), (b), and (c):

The information as of the date hereof required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows 5 – 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The percentage set forth in Row 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person is based on 23,383,202 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on December 27, 2021 and assumes the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon full conversion of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock held by the Reporting Persons and full exercise of the warrants (the “Warrants”) each subject to the Beneficial Ownership Maximum (as defined below).

Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Warrants, the Company cannot issue Common Stock to the Reporting Persons, and the Reporting Persons cannot convert shares of Series C Preferred Stock or exercise the Warrants, to the extent that the Reporting Persons would beneficially own, after any such issuance or exercise, more than 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Maximum”), and the percentage set forth in Row 11 of the cover page gives effect to the Beneficial Ownership Maximum. Consequently, due to the Beneficial Ownership Maximum, as of the date of the event which requires filing of this statement, the Reporting Person could not convert all of the Series C Preferred Stock and could not exercise all of the Warrants.

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

N/A

Item 10. Certification.

N/A

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.

January 25, 2022

	ACUITAS GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC

	By:	/s/ Terren S. Peizer
		Terren S. Peizer, Chairman


	/s/ Terren S. Peizer
	Terren S. Peizer

EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING

OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with purchases and sales by the undersigned of the securities of Mullen Automotive Inc. until such time as the undersigned file with the SEC a statement terminating this Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G.

January 25, 2022

	ACUITAS GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC

	By:	/s/ Terren S. Peizer
		Terren S. Peizer, Chairman


	/s/ Terren S. Peizer
	Terren S. Peizer

SEC Form SC 13G filed by Mullen Automotive Inc.