Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000902664-17-003644
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2017-09-18 07:05:58
Filed By:
Fir Tree
Company:
Ultra Petroleum Corp (NYSE:UPLCQ)
Filing Date:
2017-09-18
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Fir Tree Inc 36,379,590 0 36,379,590 0 36,379,590 18.53%
Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
Washington, D.C. 20549  
   
SCHEDULE 13D/A
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
 

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

(Name of Issuer)
 

Common Shares, no par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

903914208

(CUSIP Number)
 
Brian Meyer
Fir Tree Inc.
55 West 46th Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 599-0090
 
Eleazer Klein, 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)
 

September 18, 2017

(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. x

 

(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).

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Fir Tree Inc.

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

New York

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

36,379,590 Common Shares

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

-0-

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

36,379,590 Common Shares

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

36,379,590 Common Shares

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

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

18.53%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA, CO

         

 

 

 

  This Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment No. 3") amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 10, 2017 (the "Original Schedule 13D") as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on August 24, 2017 ("Amendment No. 1) and Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on September 5, 2017 ("Amendment No. 2, and the Original Schedule 13D as amended by Amendment No. 1 , Amendment No. 2 and this Amendment No. 3, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the common shares, no par value per share (the "Common Shares"), of Ultra Petroleum Corp., a Canadian corporation (the "Issuer").  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 3 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.  This Amendment No. 3 amends Items 4 and 7 as set forth below.  

 

Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
   
 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:

 

On September 18, 2017, the Reporting Person issued a press release announcing its intention to immediately engage with Company management to pursue value-maximizing strategic alternatives for the Company (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.

 

Item 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
   
  Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
   
Exhibit A: Fir Tree Press Release
   

 

 

 

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: September 18, 2017

 

     
     
FIR TREE INC.    
     
     
/s/ Brian Meyer    
Name:  Brian Meyer    
Title: General Counsel