Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (sc 13d/a)
May 07 2019 - 8:31AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(Amendment No. 2)*
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Midstates
Petroleum Company, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock,
$0.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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59804T407
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(CUSIP Number)
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Brian Meyer
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Fir Tree Capital Management LP
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55 West 46th Street, 29th Floor
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New York, NY 10036
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(212) 599-0090
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Eleazer Klein, Esq.
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Marc Weingarten, Esq.
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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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919 Third Avenue
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New York, NY 10022
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(212) 756-2000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
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Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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May 5, 2019
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
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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 5 Pages)
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* 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. 59804T407
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Fir Tree Capital Management LP (formerly known as Fir
Tree Inc.)
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
4,685,400 shares of Common Stock*
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,685,400 shares of Common Stock*
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
4,685,400 shares of Common Stock*
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12
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
23.0%*
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA, PN
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*Reflects the actual tender of 1,707,278 shares of Common Stock in
the Tender Offer (as defined in Item 4). Amendment No. 2 reflected an estimated tender of 1,706,549 shares of Common Stock in the
Tender Offer.
CUSIP No. 59804T407
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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This Amendment No. 2 ("
Amendment No.
2
") amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
")
on October 31, 2016 (the "
Original Schedule 13D
") and Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on February 14, 2019
("
Amendment No. 1
," and together with the Original Schedule 13D and this Amendment No. 2, the "
Schedule
13D
") with respect to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "
Common Stock
"),
of
Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.
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a Delaware corporation (the "
Issuer
"). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 2 have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D. This
Amendment No. 2 amends Items 4, 6 and 7 as set forth below.
Item 4.
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PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
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Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
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On May 5, 2019, the Issuer, Midstates Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
the Issuer ("
Merger Sub
"), and Amplify Energy Corp., a Delaware corporation ("
Amplify
") entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "
Merger Agreement
"). The Merger Agreement provides, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein, for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Amplify, with Amplify surviving the merger
as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "
Merger
").
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In connection with the Merger Agreement, on May 5, 2019, each of the Fir Tree Funds entered into a Voting
and Support Agreement with the Issuer (the "
Issuer Voting and Support Agreement
"). Pursuant to the Issuer Voting
and Support Agreement, each of the Fir Tree Funds agreed to vote all of shares of Amplify common stock currently held by it, as
well as any shares acquired after signing the Issuer Voting and Support Agreement, in favor of the Merger and any other matter
necessary or desirable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Issuer Voting and Support
Agreement will terminate upon the earliest of (a) the effective time of the Merger, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement
in accordance with its terms, (c) the occurrence of any material amendment to the Merger Agreement or any amendment to the Outside
Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (d) the mutual written agreement of the Issuer and the Fir Tree Funds to terminate
the Issuer Voting and Support Agreement. Each of the Fir Tree Funds have also agreed not to transfer any shares of Amplify common
stock currently held by it.
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On May 5, 2019, the Fir Tree Funds also entered into a Voting and Support Agreement with Amplify (the "
Amplify
Voting and Support Agreement
") with respect to the shares of Common Stock currently held, as well as any shares of Common
Stock acquired after signing the Amplify Voting and Support Agreement, by each of the Fir Tree Funds.
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The foregoing summaries of the Issuer Voting and Support Agreement and the Amplify Voting and Support Agreement
are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Issuer Voting and Support Agreement and the Amplify
Voting and Support Agreement, which are included as
Exhibit 2
and
Exhibit 3
hereto and are incorporated herein by
reference. In addition, the foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer
on May 6, 2019.
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CUSIP No. 59804T407
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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Item 6.
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CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
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Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
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The Reporting Person's response to Item 4 is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
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Item 7.
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MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
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2.
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Issuer Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of May
5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6,
2019).
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3.
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Amplify Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of
May 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amplify’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2019).
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CUSIP No. 59804T407
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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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: May 7, 2019
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FIR TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
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/s/ Brian Meyer
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Name: Brian Meyer
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Title: General Counsel
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