13D Filing: Corvex Capital and Energen Corporation (EGN)

This Amendment No. 4 supplements the information set forth in the Schedule 13D filed by Corvex Management LP and Keith Meister with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 31, 2017, as previously amended (the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of Energen Corporation, an Alabama corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

The information set forth in response to each separate Item below shall be deemed to be a response to all Items where such information is relevant. The Schedule 13D is supplementally amended as follows.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

The Reporting Persons used the working capital of the Corvex Funds to purchase the 9,091,659 Shares reported herein and to acquire the call options referenced in Item 5. The total purchase price for the Shares reported herein was approximately $473,030,539.29 and the purchase price to acquire such call options was approximately $1,269,972.

Various of the Reporting Persons may effect purchases of securities through margin accounts maintained for the Corvex Funds with brokers, which extend margin credit as and when required to open or carry positions in their margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and such firms’ credit policies. Positions in Shares may be held in margin accounts and may be pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in such accounts.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

The Reporting Persons acquired the Shares disclosed in Exhibit 7 attached hereto.

The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may from time to time and at any time in the future depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the Issuer’s financial position and strategic direction, actions taken by the Board, price levels of the Shares, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, conditions in the securities market and general economic and industry conditions, take such actions with respect to their investments in the Issuer as they deem appropriate, which may include further discussions with the Issuer regarding matters previously disclosed in this Schedule 13D, as amended, as well as seeking direct discussions with, and changes or additions to, the Board. These actions may include, without limitation: (i) acquiring additional Shares and/or other equity, debt, notes, other securities, or derivative or other instruments that are convertible into Shares, or are based upon or relate to the value of the Shares or the Issuer (collectively, “Securities”) in the open market or otherwise; (ii) disposing of any or all of their Securities in the open market or otherwise; (iii) engaging in any hedging or similar transactions with respect to the Securities; or (iv) proposing or considering one or more of the actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)-(b) Corvex may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 9,091,659 Shares and 415,200 Shares underlying the call options referenced below in this Item 5, which collectively represent approximately 9.8% of the Issuer’s outstanding Shares. By virtue of his position as control person of the general partner of Corvex, Mr. Meister may be considered to beneficially own such Shares. The Reporting Persons may be deemed to have sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of 9,506,859 Shares.

The percentage calculated in the immediately foregoing paragraph is calculated based on a total of 97,188,418 Shares outstanding as of May 1, 2017, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 9, 2017.

Corvex has acquired listed American-style call options referencing an aggregate of 415,200 Shares, which have an exercise price of $50 per Share and expire on October 20, 2017. Corvex also has sold listed American-style call options referencing an aggregate of 415,200 Shares with an exercise price of $60 per Share, which expire on October 20, 2017, and has sold listed American-style put options referencing an aggregate of 415,200 Shares with an exercise price of $40 per Share, which expire on January 19, 2018.