UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
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Asanko Gold Inc. |
(Name of Issuer) |
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Common Shares |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
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04341Y105 |
(CUSIP Number) |
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December 31, 2015 |
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
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Rule 13d-1(b)
x
Rule 13d-1(c)
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Rule 13d-1(d)
* 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of this 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).
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Mason Hill Advisors LLC
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Equinox Asset Management LLC
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC, OO
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Equinox Partners, L.P.
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Mason Hill Partners, LP
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Equinox Illiquid General Partner, LP
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Equinox Illiquid Fund, LP
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Sean M. Fieler
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
3. |
SEC USE ONLY |
4. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
0.00%
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12. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
The issuer is Asanko Gold Inc., a company incorporated in British
Columbia, Canada (the “Issuer”).
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
700 -1199 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada V6E 3T5
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing
The persons filing this statement on
Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G (this “Amendment No. 1”) are Mason Hill Advisors LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Mason Hill”), Equinox Asset Management LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“EAM”), Equinox Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“Equinox Partners”), Mason Hill Partners, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership (“Mason Hill
Partners”), Equinox Illiquid General Partner, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Illiquid
GP”), Equinox Illiquid Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Illiquid”), and Sean M. Fieler
(together with Mason Hill, EAM, Equinox Partners, Mason Hill Partners and Illiquid GP, the “Reporting
Persons”).
Mason Hill’s principal business is
serving as an investment adviser to certain affiliated funds, including Equinox Partners, Mason Hill Partners and Illiquid.
EAM’s principal business is serving
as the sole general partner of each of Equinox Partners and Mason Hill Partners.
Illiquid GP’s principal business is
serving as the sole general partner of Illiquid.
Each of Equinox Partners, Mason Hill Partners
and Illiquid (collectively, the “Funds”) is a private investment fund.
Mr. Fieler owns a controlling interest in
Mason Hill and is the managing member of each of Mason Hill and EAM.
The
Reporting have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit
99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on February 12, 2015, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons
have agreed to file the statement and any amendments thereto jointly in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated
under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
or, if none, Residence
The address of the principal business office
of each of the Reporting Persons is 623 Fifth Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
(c) Citizenship
Mr. Fieler is a United States citizen. Each
of the other Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common shares, without par value (“Common
Shares”).
(e) CUSIP Number
04341Y105
Item 3.
If this Statement is Filed Pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check
Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) |
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Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act; |
(b) |
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Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; |
(c) |
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Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; |
(d) |
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Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; |
(e) |
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An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) |
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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) |
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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) |
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A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; |
(i) |
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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; |
(j) |
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Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
Item 4.
Ownership.
Based on the foregoing, the 0
Common Shares (the “Subject Shares”) beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons represent 0.00% of
the Common Shares outstanding.
A. Mason Hill Advisors LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned
As of December 31, 2015, Mason Hill beneficially owned 0 Common Shares.
(b) Percent of class
The number of Common Shares that Mason Hill
beneficially owned is 0.00% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Number of shares as to which the
person has
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
B. Equinox Asset Management LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned
As of December 31, 2015, EAM beneficially owned 0 Common Shares.
(b) Percent of class
The number of Common Shares that EAM beneficially owned is 0.00% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Number of shares as to which the
person has
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
C. Equinox Partners, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned
As of December 31, 2015, Equinox
Partners beneficially owned 0 Common Shares.
(b) Percent of class
The number of Common Shares that
Equinox Partners beneficially owned is 0.00% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
D. Equinox Illiquid General Partner, LP
(a) Amount beneficially owned
As of December 31, 2015, Illiquid GP beneficially owned 0 Common Shares.
(b) Percent of class
The number of Common Shares that
Illiquid GP beneficially owned 0.00% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Number of shares as to which the
person has
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
E. Equinox Illiquid Fund, LP
(a) Amount beneficially owned
As of December 31, 2015, Illiquid
beneficially owned 0 Common Shares.
(b) Percent of class
The number of Common Shares that
Illiquid beneficially owned is 0.00% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Number of shares as to which the
person has
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
G. Sean M. Fieler
(a) Amount beneficially owned
As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Fieler
beneficially owned 0 Common Shares.
(b) Percent of class
The number of Common Shares that
Mr. Fieler beneficially owned is 0.00% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of
a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report
the fact that as of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of
the class of securities, check the following x.
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent
on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of
Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Certification.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes
the following certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best
of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 1, 2016
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MASON HILL ADVISORS LLC
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler
Name: Sean M. Fieler
Title: Manager
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EQUINOX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler
Name: Sean M. Fieler
Title: Manager
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EQUINOX PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Equinox Asset Management LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler
Name: Sean M. Fieler
Title: Manager
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MASON HILL PARTNERS, LP
By: Equinox Asset Management LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler
Name: Sean M. Fieler
Title: Manager
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EQUINOX ILLIQUID GENERAL PARTNER, LP
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler
Name: Sean M. Fieler
Title: Authorized Signatory
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EQUINOX ILLIQUID FUND, LP
By: Equinox Illiquid General Partner, LP, its general
partner
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler
Name: Sean M. Fieler
Title: Authorized Signatory
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SEAN M. FIELER
By: /s/ Sean M. Fieler |
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