0001062993-19-003258.txt : 20190809 0001062993-19-003258.hdr.sgml : 20190809 20190809171846 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001062993-19-003258 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190809 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001272879 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-91100 FILM NUMBER: 191013870 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ACHESON INDUSTRIAL #2 53016 HGWY 60 STREET 2: SPRUCE GROVE CITY: ALBERTA CANADA STATE: A0 ZIP: 00000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001326389 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 BAY STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1900, P.O. BOX 19 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5H 2Y4 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-367-4364 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 BAY STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1900, P.O. BOX 19 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5H 2Y4 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Polar Securities Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050506 SC 13G/A 1 sched13ga.htm SC 13G/A Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. - Schedule 13G/A - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Amendment No. 4

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

North American Construction Group Ltd. (fka North American Energy Partners Inc.)
(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)

656811106
(CUSIP Number)

July 31, 2019
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)

[   ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[   ] Rule 13d-1(d)

(Page 1 of 6 Pages)

*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 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.     656811106 13G/A Page 2 of 5 Pages

1 Names of Reporting Persons
   
                     Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
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
   
                     Canada
  5 Sole Voting Power
     
    2,885,201 (including 1,333,707 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Debentures)
Number of Shares 6 Shared Voting Power
Beneficially    
Owned by Each    
Reporting Person 7 Sole Dispositive Power
     
    2,885,201 (including 1,333,707 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Debentures)
  8 Shared Dispositive Power
     
     
9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

   
 

2,885,201 (including 1,333,707 Shares issuable upon the conversion of Debentures)

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)

10.68%

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IA



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Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:

   

The name of the issuer is North American Construction Group Ltd. (fka North American Energy Partners Inc.) (the "Company").

   
(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

   

The Company's principal executive offices are located at 27287-100 Avenue, Acheson, Alberta, T7X 6H8.

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing:

   

This statement is filed by Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada, which serves as investment advisor to Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund, a Cayman islands exempted company (“PMSMF”), Polar Micro-Cap Fund, an Ontario open-ended investment trust (“PMCF”), Polar Micro-Cap Fund II L.P., an Ontario limited partnership (“PMCFII”) and certain managed accounts (together with PMSMF, PMCF and PMCFII, the “Polar Vehicles”), with respect to the Shares (as defined below), and the Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures (as defined below), directly held by the Polar Vehicles.

   

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Shares or the Debentures reported herein.

   
(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

   

The address of the business office of the Reporting Person is 401 Bay Street, Suite 1900, PO Box 19, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4, Canada.

   
(c)

Citizenship:

   

The citizenship of the Reporting Person is Canada.

   
(d)

Title and Class of Securities:

   

Common shares (the "Shares").

   
(e)

CUSIP No.:

   

656811106


Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

  (a) [   ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
       
  (b) [   ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;


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  (c) [   ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
       
  (d) [   ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       
  (e) [   ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
       
  (f) [   ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
       
  (g) [   ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
       
  (h) [   ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
       
  (i) [   ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       
  (j) [X] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
       
  (k) [   ] Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d -1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

The Reporting Person is an investment fund manager, portfolio manager, exempt market dealer and commodity trading manager registered with the Ontario Securities Commission.

Item 4. Ownership

As at July 31, 2019, the Polar Vehicles held 2,885,201 Shares, comprised of (i) 1,551,494 Shares; (ii) 737,327 Shares, assuming the conversion by certain of the Polar Vehicles of $8,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 5.5% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due on March 31, 2024 (the “5.5% Debentures”) at a conversion rate of 92.1659 Shares per $1,000 principal amount of 5.5% Debentures (as described in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 (the “MD&A), filed with the SEC on the Company’s Report on Form 6-K dated July 30, 2019); and (iii) 596,380 Shares, assuming the conversion by certain of the Polar Vehicles of $15,655,000 principal amount of the Company’s 5.0% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2026 (the “5.0% Debentures”, and together with the 5.5% Debentures, the “Debentures”) at a conversion rate of 38.0952 Shares per $1,000 principal amount of 5.0% Debentures (as described in the MD&A).

The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 25,689,428 Shares reported to be outstanding as of July 26, 2019 as disclosed in the MD&A, which is calculated as 27,345,572 Shares outstanding as of July 26, 2019 less the 1,656,144 Shares held in trust and classified as treasury shares on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Not applicable.


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Item 6.

Ownership of more than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

   

See Item 2. The Polar Vehicles have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale or more than 5% of the Shares.

   
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.

Certifications.

   

By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, (i) the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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 and (ii) the foreign regulatory schemes applicable to investment fund managers and broker-dealers are substantially comparable to the regulatory schemes applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institutions. The Reporting Person also undertakes to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: August 9, 2019

POLAR ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS INC.

/s/ Greg Lemaich  
Name:   Greg Lemaich  
Title:     General Counsel