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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Emerald Oil, Inc. [ EOX ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 02/11/2015 | P | 12,945,339 | A | $1.12 | 21,188,814 | I | WDE Emerald Holdings LLC(1)(2) | ||
Common Stock | 02/11/2015 | P | 447,518 | A | $1.12 | 732,495 | I | White Deer Energy FI L.P.(1)(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 13, 2013 between the WDE Emerald Holdings LLC ("WDE Holdings"), White Deer Energy FI L.P. ("White Deer FI", and together with WDE Holdings, the "Investors") and the Issuer, the Investors acquired 2,785,600 shares of the Issuer's common stock. The Investors are members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Such group includes Edelman & Guill Energy L.P., Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd., White Deer Energy L.P. ("White Deer"), White Deer Energy TE L.P. ("White Deer TE", and together with White Deer and White Deer FI, the "Funds"), Thomas J. Edelman and Ben A. Guill. |
2. Mr. Edelman has been appointed as a director of the Issuer. White Deer and White Deer TE are the members of WDE Emerald Holdings, Edelman & Guill Energy L.P. is the general partner of the Funds, Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd. is the general partner of Edelman & Guill Energy L.P., and Messrs. Edelman and Guill are the directors of Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd. Accordingly, each of Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd, Edelman & Guill Energy L.P., and Messrs. Edelman and Guill may be deemed to control the investment decisions of the Funds and, therefore, the Investors. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are beneficial owners of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Thomas Edelman, director of Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd., general partner of Edelman & Guill Energy L.P., general partner of White Deer Energy L.P. | 02/17/2015 | |
/s/ Thomas Edelman, director of Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd., general partner of Edelman & Guill Energy L.P., general partner of White Deer Energy TE L.P. | 02/17/2015 | |
/s/ Thomas Edelman, director of Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd., general partner of Edelman & Guill Energy L.P., general partner of White Deer Energy FI L.P. | 02/17/2015 | |
/s/ Thomas Edelman, director of Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd., general partner of Edelman & Guill Energy L.P. | 02/17/2015 | |
/s/ Thomas Edelman, director of Edelman & Guill Energy, Ltd. | 02/17/2015 | |
/s/ Thomas Edelman | 02/17/2015 | |
/s/ Thomas J. Edelman, as attorney in fact for Ben A. Guill | 02/17/2015 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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