13D Filing: Fir Tree and Sandridge Energy Inc (SD)

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Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
The Reporting Person used a total of $47,502,928.04 to acquire the Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 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 Fir Tree Funds.

 

Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
The Reporting Person acquired the Common Stock to which this Schedule 13D relates for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business. The Reporting Person acquired the Common Stock because it believed that the Common Stock reported herein, when purchased, represented an attractive investment opportunity.
On November 20, 2017, Fir Tree issued a press release announcing it strongly opposes the proposed acquisition of Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (the “Fir Tree Press Release“).  The foregoing summary of the Fir Tree Press Release is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Fir Tree Press Release, which is filed as Exhibit A to this Schedule 13D, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Reporting Person and its affiliates and representatives may engage in discussions with management, the Board of Directors of the Issuer, other stockholders of the Issuer, and other relevant parties, including representatives of any of the foregoing, concerning the Reporting Person’s investment in the Common Stock and the Issuer, including, without limitation, matters concerning the Issuer’s business, operations, board composition and representation, governance, management, capitalization and strategic plans. The Reporting Person may exchange information with any of the foregoing persons or other persons pursuant to appropriate confidentiality or similar agreements or otherwise, work together with any persons pursuant to joint agreements or otherwise, propose changes in the Issuer’s business, operations, board appointments, governance, management, capitalization or strategic plans, or propose or engage in one or more other actions set forth under subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
The Reporting Person intends to
review its investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the
Issuer’s financial position and strategic direction, actions taken by management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer,
price levels of the Common Stock, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Person, conditions in the
securities market and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Person may in the future take such actions with
respect to its investment in the Issuer as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, purchasing additional
shares of Common Stock or selling some or all of its shares of Common Stock, engaging in short

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