SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO ADVISORY CORP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW [ LAMR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/11/2013
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/11/2013 S 335,000 D $44.97 7,987,614 I(1)(2)(3)(4) See footnotes
Common Stock 07/12/2013 S 150,000 D $44.96 7,839,214 I(1)(2)(3)(4) See footnotes
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO ADVISORY CORP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPO PARTNERS II LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCULLY JOHN H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MCDERMOTT EDWARD H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PHOEBE SNOW FOUNDATION

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WEINBERG ELI J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215

(Street)
MILL VALLEY CA 94941

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The entities directly selling these shares reported in this filing are SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), which sold 457,800 shares, San Francisco Partners, L.P. ("SF Partners"), which sold 22,100 shares, and Phoebe Snow Foundation ("PSF"), which sold 5,100 shares. The range of prices for the sales on 7/11/13, reported on Line 1 above, was $44.79-45.11, and the range of prices for the sales on 7/12/13, reported on Line 2 above, was $44.79-45.11.
2. As a result of the sales causing this filing, 7,478,484 shares are owned directly by SPO Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp."), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) John H. Scully ("JHS"), Edward H. McDermott ("EHM") and Eli J. Weinberg ("EJW"), the three controlling persons of SPO Corp. Additionally, as a result of the sales causing this filing, 360,730 shares are owned directly by SF Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, EHM and EJW, the three controlling persons of SPO Corp.
3. Additionally, as a result of the sales causing this filing, PSF owns 82,600 shares. Additionally, JHS owns 13,000 shares in his IRAs, which are self directed, EHM owns 600 shares in his IRA, which is self directed, and EJW directly owns 126 shares. Additionally, EHM directly owns 3,234 shares of the issuer's common stock. These shares were granted to EHM when he was a director of the company. Pursuant to the partnership agreement governing SPO Partners, these shares owned by EHM may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by SPO Partners, along with any profits arising from the sale of the aforementioned shares.
4. A portion of the shares sold in this transaction causing this filing is a transaction that is matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The matchable shares represent less than 0.01% of the outstanding shares held by the reporting persons and are matchable as a result of an internal restructuring that amounted to an indirect purchase. A reporting person included in the filing is disgorging the deemed profits from this transaction to the issuer from the sale of these shares.
Remarks:
The individuals and entities listed in the notes above may be deemed to form a "group", as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for the purposes of this filing. This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by any such person that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement. Each such person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-Fact 07/15/2013
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