SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549
	SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101)

(Amendment No. 25)

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS

FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS

THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

(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 o.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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, as amended (“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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This Amendment No. 25 is filed by Pacific International Group Holdings LLC (“Pacific”) and Syd Ghermezian (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), and amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2007 by Braesridge Energy LLC (“BEL”) and Barry Kostiner, and amended by Amendment No. 1 on October 18, 2007, Amendment No. 2 on October 24, 2007, Amendment No. 3 on October 26, 2007, Amendment No. 4 on October 30, 2007, Amendment No. 5 on November 27, 2007, Amendment No. 6 on November 30, 2007, Amendment No. 7 on December 6, 2007 and Amendment No. 8 on December 12, 2007, each filed by BEL and Mr. Kostiner; Amendment No. 9 on February 15, 2008 and Amendment No. 10 on March 5, 2008, each filed by BEL and Mr. Ghermezian; Amendment No. 11 on June 26, 2008 and Amendment No. 12 on November 24, 2008, each filed by BEL, Regent Venture V LLC (“Regent”) and Mr. Ghermezian; Amendment No. 13 on June 1, 2009, filed by Pacific, BEL, Regent and Mr. Ghermezian; and Amendment No. 14 on June 10, 2009, Amendment No. 15 on June 19, 2009, Amendment No. 16 on July 9, 2009, Amendment No. 17 on July 31, 2009, Amendment No. 18 on December 10, 2009, Amendment No. 19 on January 27, 2010, Amendment No. 20 on February 19, 2010, Amendment No. 21 on March 9, 2010, Amendment No. 22 on August 11, 2010, Amendment No. 23 on August 12, 2010 and Amendment No. 24 on April 22, 2011, each filed by Pacific and Mr. Ghermezian, with respect to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Platinum Energy Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  From and after the date hereof, all references in the Statement to the Statement or terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the Statement as amended and supplemented hereby.

 

Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 25 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Statement, and unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Statement.

 

The Reporting Persons previously entered into the Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Amendment No. 14 to the Statement, and which is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

Neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed an admission by the Reporting Persons that they constitute a “group” as such term is used in Section 13(d)(1)(k) of the rules and regulations under the Act.

 

Item 1.	Security and Issuer
Response unchanged.
Item 2.	Identity and Background
Response unchanged.
Item 3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Response unchanged.
Item 4.	Purpose of Transaction
Response unchanged.
Item 5.	Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 is hereby supplemented as follows:   Pacific may be deemed to be the direct beneficial owner with sole voting and dispositive power of 13,490,296 shares of Common Stock, representing in the aggregate 59.7% of the outstanding Common Stock.

 

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The ultimate economic interest in Pacific is held by certain members of the Ghermezian family through their direct or indirect ownership of various entities that own Pacific.  Mr. Ghermezian is the Manager of Pacific.  As such, Mr. Ghermezian may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner with shared voting and dispositive power of the shares of Common Stock that Pacific may be deemed to beneficially own directly.  Therefore, Mr. Ghermezian may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner with shared voting and dispositive power of 13,490,296 shares of Common Stock, representing in the aggregate 59.7% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.   The calculation of the foregoing percentages is made on the basis of there being 22,606,476 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 13, 2011, as reported by the Issuer in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
Item 6.	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 is hereby supplemented as follows:   On May 16, 2011 and May 17, 2011, Pacific entered into a Letter Agreement with Keren Ohr Lanoar B and Arthur W. Tifford, P.A., respectively (together with the Shareholders who entered into the Letter Agreements with Pacific on April 21, 2011, each, a “Shareholder” and collectively the “Shareholders”) on the same terms the Letter Agreements dated April 21, 2011.

 

On May 17, 2011, Pacific was informed that the Perry J. Radoff, P.C., Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) currently owns a total of 468,730 shares of Common Stock.  The sole trustee of the Plan has confirmed that all 468,730 shares of Common Stock are subject to the letter agreement, dated as of April 21, 2011, by and between Pacific and the Plan, which is described in Amendment No. 24 to the Statement.  Accordingly, the updated table listing the Shareholders who entered into Letter Agreements on April 21, 2011, along with the Shareholders who entered into the Letter Agreements on May 16, 2011 and May 17, 2011, is included below.

 

Shareholder		Lock-up Shares
Tim G. Culp		1,801,581
Michael G. Cunningham		600,526
The Patrick A Gerschel Living Trust dtd 9/23/1997		592,500
Hereford Holdings, LLC		107,500
Toben A. Scott		108,495
William C. Glass		270,000
Connie J. Culp		176,331
Sam Nebenzahl		171,395
Perry J. Radoff, P.C., Profit Sharing Plan		468,730
Bradley Louis Radoff		1,200,000
Todd M. Yocham		484,548
Keren Ohr Lanoar B		625,000
Arthur W. Tifford, P.A.		104,799
Total Lock-up Shares:		6,711,405

 

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The Letter Agreements restrict the Shareholders from selling, transferring, assigning, pledging or otherwise disposing of or encumbering in any way any of the Lock-up Shares held thereby other than in accordance with the explicit provisions of the Letter Agreements.

 

Each Letter Agreement is filed herewith as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

On May 17 and May 18, 2011, Pacific acquired an aggregate of 628,791 shares of Common Stock, at a price per share of $1.50, in secondary market transactions that were exempt from any registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Item 7.	Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 99.16.   Letter Agreement, dated May 16, 2011, by and between Pacific International Group Holdings LLC and Keren Ohr Lanoar B.   Exhibit 99.17.   Letter Agreement, dated May 17, 2011, by and between Pacific International Group Holdings LLC and Arthur W. Tifford, P.A.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Dated: May 18, 2011
	/s/ Syd Ghermezian
	Syd Ghermezian
	PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
	By:	/s/ Syd Ghermezian
	Name: Syd Ghermezian
	Title: Manager

 

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Exhibit 99.16

 

Pacific International Group Holdings LLC

9440 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 240

Las Vegas, NV 89117

 

May 16, 2011

 

Keren Ohr Lanoar B

5 Sholomo Halevi Street

Har Hotzvim 1

P.O. Box 45433

Jerusalem 91451

Israel

 

Re:  Platinum Energy Resources, Inc. (the “Company”)

 

Dear Sirs:

 

We understand that you are the registered and beneficial holder of 625,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Shares”).

 

Pursuant to this letter agreement, each party hereto hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.             Pacific International Group Holdings LLC (“Pacific”) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause one of the following events (each, a “Going-Private Transaction”) to occur within eighty (80) days following the date hereof (the “Going-Private Expiration Date”):

 

(a)           a long-form merger of an affiliate of Pacific with and into the Company pursuant to Section 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), which merger will result in the payment of consideration per Share to each shareholder of the Company other than Pacific in an amount of not less than $1.50 (the “Minimum Consideration”) (a “Long-Form Merger”); or

 

(b)           the acquisition by Pacific of a number of Shares equal to not less than 90% of the then issued and outstanding Shares, followed by a short-form merger of Pacific or an affiliate thereof with and into the Company pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL, which merger will result in the payment of consideration per Share to each shareholder of the Company other than Pacific in an amount not less than the Minimum Consideration.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Going-Private Transaction has not, despite Pacific having exercised its commercially reasonable efforts, occurred by the Going-Private Expiration Date, then the Going-Private Expiration Date may, at Pacific’s option in its sole discretion, be extended by ten (10) days.

 

2.             You will, prior to the Going-Private Expiration Date, take the following actions:

 

(a)           in the event the board of directors of the Company approves a Long-Form Merger and submits such Long-Form Merger to the shareholders of the Company for approval, voting all of the Shares you hold in favor of such Long-Form Merger,

 

 

(b)           tendering the Shares you hold into any tender offer made by Pacific involving a purchase price per Share of not less than the Minimum Consideration and having as a mandatory, non-waivable minimum acceptance condition that the number of Shares tendered to Pacific in such tender offer would result in Pacific holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares, and

 

(c)           if it can be established (and it has not currently been established) that a sufficient number of shareholders of the Company are prepared to sell their Shares to Pacific which would result in Pacific, immediately following the consummation of the sale of such Shares to Pacific, holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares, selling all the Shares held by you to Pacific for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration in a single private transaction occurring simultaneously with such other acquisitions of Shares by Pacific as would result in Pacific holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares.

 

3.             In the event that, despite the exercise of Pacific’s commercially reasonable efforts, a Going-Private Transaction has not occurred by the Going-Private Expiration Date, effective upon (but not prior to) the Going-Private Expiration Date, (i) you will grant to Pacific an option, exercisable in Pacific’s sole discretion at any time by written notice delivered to you prior to that date which is thirty (30) days following the Going-Private Expiration Date (the “Option Expiration Date”), to acquire all of the Shares held by you for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration, and (ii) Pacific will grant to you an option, exercisable in your sole discretion at any time by written notice delivered to Pacific prior to the Option Expiration Date, to sell all of the Shares held by you to Pacific for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration. In the event that Pacific or you, as applicable, elects to exercise such option in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, (i) you will promptly take such actions as are reasonably necessary or desirable to transfer all of the Shares held by you to Pacific, including, without limitation, the delivery to Pacific of any stock certificates evidencing such Shares together with stock transfer powers executed in blank or the giving of such instructions to brokers, transfer agents or other parties as are reasonably necessary or desirable in order to effect such transfer, and (ii) Pacific will, promptly following confirmation of the transfer to it of your Shares, remit the purchase price via wire transfer funds or certified check to you.

 

4.             You agree that, until the Option Expiration Date, you will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber in any way any of the Shares held by you other than in accordance with the explicit provisions of this letter agreement.

 

5.             You hereby represent and warrant to Pacific that you are the sole registered and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances or any other restriction on the attributes of ownership, including, without limitation, voting or option agreements or similar arrangements.

 

6.             This letter agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of New York.

 

7.             This letter agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts (including telecopier), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute the same instrument.

 

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Please indicate your acceptance of this letter agreement by signing in the space indicated below.

 

	Very truly yours,
	PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
	By:	/s/ Syd Ghermezian
		Name: Syd Ghermezian
		Title: Manager

 

[First Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

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Acknowledged and Agreed:
Keren Ohr Lanoar B
/s/ Elizabeth (Lester) Posner
Elizabeth (Lester) Posner, Director

 

[Second Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 99.17

 

Pacific International Group Holdings LLC

9440 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 240

Las Vegas, NV 89117

 

May 17, 2011

 

Arthur W. Tifford, P.A.

1385 N.W. 15th Street

Miami, FL 33125

 

Re:  Platinum Energy Resources, Inc. (the “Company”)

 

Dear Sirs:

 

We understand that you are the registered and beneficial holder of 104,799 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Shares”), represented by stock certificate number C-0058.

 

Pursuant to this letter agreement, each party hereto hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.             Pacific International Group Holdings LLC (“Pacific”) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause one of the following events (each, a “Going-Private Transaction”) to occur within eighty (80) days following the date hereof (the “Going-Private Expiration Date”):

 

(a)           a long-form merger of an affiliate of Pacific with and into the Company pursuant to Section 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), which merger will result in the payment of consideration per Share to each shareholder of the Company other than Pacific in an amount of not less than $1.50 (the “Minimum Consideration”) (a “Long-Form Merger”); or

 

(b)           the acquisition by Pacific of a number of Shares equal to not less than 90% of the then issued and outstanding Shares, followed by a short-form merger of Pacific or an affiliate thereof with and into the Company pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL, which merger will result in the payment of consideration per Share to each shareholder of the Company other than Pacific in an amount not less than the Minimum Consideration.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Going-Private Transaction has not, despite Pacific having exercised its commercially reasonable efforts, occurred by the Going-Private Expiration Date, then the Going-Private Expiration Date may, at Pacific’s option in its sole discretion, be extended by ten (10) days.

 

2.             You will, prior to the Going-Private Expiration Date, take the following actions:

 

(a)           in the event the board of directors of the Company approves a Long-Form Merger and submits such Long-Form Merger to the shareholders of the Company for approval, voting all of the Shares you hold in favor of such Long-Form Merger,

 

 

(b)           tendering the Shares you hold into any tender offer made by Pacific involving a purchase price per Share of not less than the Minimum Consideration and having as a mandatory, non-waivable minimum acceptance condition that the number of Shares tendered to Pacific in such tender offer would result in Pacific holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares, and

 

(c)           if it can be established (and it has not currently been established) that a sufficient number of shareholders of the Company are prepared to sell their Shares to Pacific which would result in Pacific, immediately following the consummation of the sale of such Shares to Pacific, holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares, selling all the Shares held by you to Pacific for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration in a single private transaction occurring simultaneously with such other acquisitions of Shares by Pacific as would result in Pacific holding not less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares.

 

3.             In the event that, despite the exercise of Pacific’s commercially reasonable efforts, a Going-Private Transaction has not occurred by the Going-Private Expiration Date, effective upon (but not prior to) the Going-Private Expiration Date, (i) you will grant to Pacific an option, exercisable in Pacific’s sole discretion at any time by written notice delivered to you prior to that date which is thirty (30) days following the Going-Private Expiration Date (the “Option Expiration Date”), to acquire all of the Shares held by you for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration, and (ii) Pacific will grant to you an option, exercisable in your sole discretion at any time by written notice delivered to Pacific prior to the Option Expiration Date, to sell all of the Shares held by you to Pacific for a purchase price per Share not less than the Minimum Consideration. In the event that Pacific or you, as applicable, elects to exercise such option in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, (i) you will promptly take such actions as are reasonably necessary or desirable to transfer all of the Shares held by you to Pacific, including, without limitation, the delivery to Pacific of any stock certificates evidencing such Shares together with stock transfer powers executed in blank or the giving of such instructions to brokers, transfer agents or other parties as are reasonably necessary or desirable in order to effect such transfer, and (ii) Pacific will, promptly following confirmation of the transfer to it of your Shares, remit the purchase price via wire transfer funds or certified check to you.

 

4.             You agree that, until the Option Expiration Date, you will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber in any way any of the Shares held by you other than in accordance with the explicit provisions of this letter agreement.

 

5.             You hereby represent and warrant to Pacific that you are the sole and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances or any other restriction on the attributes of ownership, including, without limitation, voting or option agreements or similar arrangements.

 

6.             This letter agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of New York.

 

7.             This letter agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts (including telecopier), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute the same instrument.

 

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Please indicate your acceptance of this letter agreement by signing in the space indicated below.

 

	Very truly yours,
	PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
	By:	/s/ Syd Ghermezian
		Name: Syd Ghermezian
		Title: Manager

 

[First Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

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Acknowledged and Agreed:
ARTHUR W. TIFFORD, P.A.
/s/ Arthur W. Tifford
Arthur W. Tifford, President

 

[Second Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

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