SC 13D/A 1 p20-2080sc13da.htm AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, D.C. 20549  
   
SCHEDULE 13D/A
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*
 
  Amplify Energy Corp.  
(Name of Issuer)
 
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share  
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
  03212B103  
(CUSIP Number)
 
Brian Meyer
Fir Tree Capital Management LP
55 West 46th Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 599-0090
 
Eleazer Klein, Esq.
Marc Weingarten, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
  (212) 756-2000  
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
  November 23, 2020  
(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 Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]

 

(Page 1 of 4 Pages)

______________________________

* 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. 03212B103SCHEDULE 13D/APage 2 of 4 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Fir Tree Capital Management LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 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

-0-

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

8,912,113 shares of Common Stock

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

8,912,113 shares of Common Stock

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

8,912,113 shares of Common Stock

12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

23.7%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA, PN

         

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 03212B103SCHEDULE 13D/APage 3 of 4 Pages

 

This Amendment No. 7 ("Amendment No. 7") amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on October 31, 2016 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on February 14, 2019 ("Amendment No. 1"), Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2019 ("Amendment No. 2"), Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on August 3, 2019 ("Amendment No. 3"), Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on November 26, 2019 ("Amendment No. 4"), Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on September 18, 2020 ("Amendment No. 5") and Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC on October 1, 2020 ("Amendment No. 6", and together with the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5 and this Amendment No. 7, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Amplify Energy Corp. (f/k/a Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 7 have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 7 amends Items 3 and 5(a)-(c) as set forth below. 

 

Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
   
  Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
   
  The Reporting Person used a total of approximately $152,657,927 to acquire the Common Stock reported in this Schedule 13D. The source of the funds used to acquire the shares of Common Stock reported herein is the working capital of the Fir Tree Funds.

 

 

Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
   
  Items 5(a)-(c) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:
   
(a) See rows (11) and (13) of the cover page to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and percentages of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.  The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are calculated based upon 37,656,451 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 30, 2020, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020. 
   
(b) See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.
   

(c) Information concerning transactions in the shares of Common Stock effected by the Reporting Person since the filing of Amendment No. 6 is set forth in Schedule A hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.  All of the transactions in the shares of Common Stock listed hereto were effected in the open market through various brokerage entities.  The transactions reported on Schedule A were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

 

CUSIP No. 03212B103SCHEDULE 13D/APage 4 of 4 Pages

SIGNATURES

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

Date: November 25, 2020

 

   
   
FIR TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP    
     
     
/s/ Brian Meyer    
Name:  Brian Meyer    
Title: General Counsel    
     
       

 

   

Schedule A

 

This Schedule sets forth information with respect to each purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock which were effectuated by the Reporting Person since the filing of Amendment No. 6. All transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker.

 

Trade Date Shares Purchased (Sold) Price Per Share ($)
     
10/09/2020 (50,027) 0.9164
11/18/2020 (157,193) 0.9491
11/19/2020 (66,031) 0.9144
11/20/2020 (12,527) 0.9039
11/23/2020 (116,051) 0.9158
11/24/2020 (271,908) 1.0602