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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 12 )*

Nautilus, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
63910B102
(CUSIP Number)
Michael L. Zuppone, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
(212) 318-6906
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
November 11, 2008
(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. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Sherborne Investors LP
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   9,418,974
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    9,418,974
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  9,418,974
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  30.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  PN

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Sherborne Investors GP, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   9,418,974
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    9,418,974
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  9,418,974
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  30.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Sherborne Investors Management LP
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   9,418,974
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    9,418,974
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  9,418,974
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  30.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  PN

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   9,418,974
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    9,418,974
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  9,418,974
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  30.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Sherborne Strategic Fund A, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   805,039.707
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   805,039.707
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  805,039.707
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  2.6%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Sherborne Strategic Fund B, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   1,207,559.562
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   1,207,559.562
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,207,559.562
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  3.9%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Nottingham Investors LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   7,406,374.727
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   7,406,374.727
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  7,406,374.727
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  24.2%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
 
63910B102 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Edward J. Bramson
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o 
  (b)   o 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United Kingdom
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   9,418,974
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   9,418,974
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  9,418,974
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  30.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN

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Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 12 (this “Amendment”) to Schedule 13D is filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined below in this Explanatory Note) pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Amendment amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 26, 2007 (the “Initial 13D”) as amended and supplemented by:
    Amendment 1 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on July 31, 2007,
 
    Amendment 2 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on August 24, 2007,
 
    Amendment 3 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on September 4, 2007,
 
    Amendment 4 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on September 14, 2007,
 
    Amendment 5 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on September 21, 2007,
 
    Amendment 6 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on October 9, 2007,
 
    Amendment 7 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on October 17, 2007,
 
    Amendment 8 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on October 19, 2007,
 
    Amendment 9 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on January 2, 2008,
 
    Amendment 10 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on March 3, 2008 and
 
    Amendment 11 to the Initial 13D filed with the Commission on March 27, 2008,
and relates to the common stock, no par value (“Shares”) of Nautilus, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Issuer”).
The Reporting Persons are:
  (i)   Sherborne Investors LP, a Delaware limited partnership and managing member of each of the Funds (as defined below) (“Managing Member” or “Sherborne Investors”);
 
  (ii)   Sherborne Investors GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of the Managing Member (“Sherborne Investors GP”);
 
  (iii)   Sherborne Investors Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and investment manager to the Funds (“Sherborne Management”);
 
  (iv)   Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of Sherborne Management (“Sherborne Management GP”);
 
  (v)   Sherborne Strategic Fund A, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Strategic Fund A”);

 

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  (vi)   Sherborne Strategic Fund B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Strategic Fund B”);
  (vii)   Nottingham Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nottingham” and, together with Strategic Fund A and Strategic Fund B, the “Funds”); and
 
  (viii)   Edward J. Bramson (“Bramson”), a citizen of the United Kingdom and the managing member of Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP as well as a director and chief executive officer of the Issuer.
The Covered Persons, for whom information is required to be provided pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D, are Bramson, Mr. Craig L. McKibben and Mr. Gerard L. Eastman (collectively, the “Covered Persons”). Messrs. McKibben and Eastman are managing directors of Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP.
Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The aggregate purchase price of the 9,418,974 Shares owned by the Funds is $82,447,251.01 including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned by the Funds were acquired with such Funds’ available funds.
Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Items 5 (a) and (b) have been amended and restated in their entirety as follows:
The following describes the direct and indirect interests of the Reporting Persons in the Shares:
    Strategic Fund A is the direct beneficial owner of and has the sole power to vote and dispose of 805,039.707 Shares; (1)
 
    Strategic Fund B is the direct beneficial owner of and has the sole power to vote and dispose of 1,207,559.562 Shares; (1)
 
    Nottingham is the direct beneficial owner of and has the sole power to vote and dispose of 7,406,374.727 Shares; (1)
 
    The Managing Member, as the managing member of the Funds, is the indirect beneficial owner of and has shared indirect power to vote or dispose of 9,418,974 Shares;
 
    Sherborne Investors GP, as the general partner of the Managing Member, is the indirect beneficial owner of and has the shared indirect power to vote or dispose of 9,418,974 Shares;
 
    Sherborne Management, as the investment manager to the Funds, is the indirect beneficial owner of and has the shared indirect power to vote or dispose of 9,418,974 Shares;

 

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    Sherborne Management GP, as the general partner of Sherborne Management, is the indirect beneficial owner of and has the shared indirect power to vote or dispose of 9,418,974 Shares; and
 
    Edward Bramson, as the managing member of each of Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP, is the indirect beneficial owner of and has the sole indirect power to vote or dispose of 9,418,974 Shares.
 
     
(1)   The Shares beneficially owned by the Funds add up to slightly less than 9,418,974 due to rounding.
The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the cover page hereto for each of the Reporting Persons is incorporated herein by reference. The percentage amount set forth in Row
13 for all cover pages filed herewith is calculated based upon the 30,614,336 Shares issued and outstanding as reported by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2008.
With the exception of Bramson, the Covered Persons do not beneficially own any Shares.
Item 5 (c) has been amended as follows:
(c) During the past sixty days, the Reporting Persons purchased Shares in the open market as follows:
Sherborne Strategic Fund A, LLC
                 
Trade   # of     Weighted Average  
Date   Shares     Price/Share  
11/07/2008
    7,459     $ 2.32  
11/10/2008
    13,859     $ 2.33  
11/11/2008
    22,103     $ 2.28  
11/12/2008
    26,209     $ 2.14  
11/13/2008
    11,229     $ 1.79  
Sherborne Strategic Fund B, LLC
                 
Trade   # of     Weighted Average  
Date   Shares     Price/Share  
11/07/2008
    11,189     $ 2.32  
11/10/2008
    20,788     $ 2.33  
11/11/2008
    33,154     $ 2.28  
11/12/2008
    39,314     $ 2.14  
11/13/2008
    16,844     $ 1.79  

 

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Nottingham Investors LLC
                 
Trade   # of     Weighted Average  
Date   Shares     Price/Share  
11/07/2008
    68,627     $ 2.32  
11/10/2008
    127,499     $ 2.33  
11/11/2008
    203,344     $ 2.28  
11/12/2008
    241,123     $ 2.14  
11/13/2008
    103,308     $ 1.79  
With the exception of Bramson, the Covered Persons have not purchased any Shares since the filing of the Initial 13D through the date of this report.

 

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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.
Dated: November 14, 2008
         
  SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC,
       its general partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LP

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT GP, LLC,
       its general partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  SHERBORNE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT GP, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 

 

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CUSIP No. 63910B102
         
  SHERBORNE STRATEGIC FUND A, LLC

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP,
       its managing member

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC,
       its general partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  SHERBORNE STRATEGIC FUND B, LLC

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP,
       its managing member

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC,
       its general partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  NOTTINGHAM INVESTORS LLC

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS LP,
       its managing member

By: SHERBORNE INVESTORS GP, LLC,
       its general partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Craig L. McKibben    
    Name:   Craig L. McKibben   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  EDWARD BRAMSON
 
 
  /s/ Edward Bramson    
  Edward Bramson   
     
 

 

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