SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)
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Amplify Energy Corp. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
03212B103 (CUSIP Number) |
RYAN NEBEL OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP, 1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY, 10019 212-451-2300 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
08/14/2025 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 03212B103 |
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Name of reporting person
Stoney Lonesome HF LP | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,504,347.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
8.7 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 03212B103 |
1 |
Name of reporting person
COGHILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,504,347.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
8.7 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 03212B103 |
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Name of reporting person
Drake Helix Holdings, LLC | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
WYOMING
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
83,000.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0.2 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 03212B103 |
1 |
Name of reporting person
CDC Financial, Inc. | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
ILLINOIS
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,587,347.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
8.9 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 03212B103 |
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Name of reporting person
COGHILL CLINT D | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,589,757.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
8.9 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
(a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
(b) | Name of Issuer:
Amplify Energy Corp. |
(c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON,
TEXAS
, 77002. |
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
(a) | Item 2(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
This statement is filed by:
(i) Stoney Lonesome HF LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Stoney Lonesome"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Issuer (the "Shares") directly and beneficially owned by it;
(ii) Coghill Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCM"), as the general partner of Stoney Lonesome;
(iii) The Drake Helix Holdings, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("Drake Helix"), with respect to the Shares directly and beneficially owned by it;
(iv) CDC Financial, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("CDC Financial"), as the managing member of each of CCM and Drake Helix; and
(v) Clint D. Coghill, with respect to the Shares directly and beneficially owned by him and as the President and sole shareholder of CDC Financial. Mr. Coghill is also a director of the Issuer.
Each of the foregoing is referred to as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons." Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing Agreement, as further described in Item 6. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D.
Set forth on Exhibit 1 is the name and present principal occupation or employment, principal business address and citizenship of the executive officers and directors of CDC Financial. To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge, except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the persons listed on Exhibit 1 beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer or is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding required to be disclosed herein. |
(b) | Item 2(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 222 S Riverside Plaza, 15th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606. |
(c) | Item 2(c) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The principal business of each of Stoney Lonesome and Drake Helix is investing in securities. The principal business of CCM is serving as the general partner of Stoney Lonesome. The principal business of CDC Financial is serving as the managing member of each of CCM and Drake Helix. The principal occupation of Mr. Coghill is serving as the President and sole shareholder of CDC Financial. |
(d) | Item 2(d) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
No Reporting Person, nor any person listed on Exhibit 1, has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). |
(e) | Item 2(e) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
No Reporting Person, nor any person listed on Exhibit 1, has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
(f) | Item 2(f) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
Each of Stoney Lonesome and CCM is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Drake Helix is organized under the laws of the State of Wyoming. CDC Financial is organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. Mr. Coghill is a citizen of the United States of America. |
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The Shares purchased by Stoney Lonesome and Drake Helix were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business). The aggregate purchase price of the 3,504,347 Shares directly owned by Stoney Lonesome is approximately $19,653,735, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 83,000 Shares directly owned by Drake Helix is approximately $519,357, including brokerage commissions. The Shares directly owned by Mr. Coghill were purchased with personal funds (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business). The aggregate purchase price of the 2,410 Shares directly owned by Mr. Coghill is approximately $16,750, including brokerage commissions. | |
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
(a) | Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based on 40,466,053 Shares outstanding as of August 1, 2025, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2025.
As of the date hereof, Stoney Lonesome directly beneficially owned 3,504,347 Shares, constituting approximately 8.7% of the Shares outstanding. CCM, as the general partner of Stoney Lonesome, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 3,504,347 Shares directly owned by Stoney Lonesome, constituting approximately 8.7% of the Shares outstanding.
As of the date hereof, Drake Helix directly beneficially owned 83,000 Shares, constituting approximately 0.2% of the Shares outstanding.
CDC Financial, as the managing member of each of CCM and Drake Helix, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,504,347 Shares directly owned by Stoney Lonesome and (ii) 83,000 Shares directly owned by Drake Helix, constituting approximately 8.9% of the Shares outstanding.
As of the date hereof, Mr. Coghill directly beneficially owned 2,410 Shares, constituting approximately 0.01% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Coghill, as the President and sole shareholder of CDC Financial, may also be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 3,504,347 Shares directly owned by Stoney Lonesome and (ii) 83,000 Shares directly owned by Drake Helix, which, together with the 2,410 Shares he directly owns, constitutes an aggregate of 3,589,757 Shares, constituting approximately 8.9% of the Shares outstanding.
The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares that he or it does not directly own. |
(b) | Item 5(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
Each of Stoney Lonesome, CCM, CDC Financial and Mr. Coghill may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of the Shares directly owned by Stoney Lonesome. Each of Drake Helix, CDC Financial and Mr. Coghill may be deemed to share the power to vote and dispose of the Shares directly owned by Drake Helix. Mr. Coghill has the sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares directly owned by him. |
(c) | Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The transactions in securities of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D are set forth in Exhibit 2 and are incorporated herein by reference. All of such transactions were effected in the open market unless otherwise noted therein. |
(d) | Item 5(d) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares. |
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:
On August 14, 2025, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing Agreement in which the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer to the extent required by applicable law. The Joint Filing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On July 1, 2025, Mr. Coghill was awarded 41,922 restricted stock units ("RSUs") in connection with his service as a director of the Issuer. The RSUs, which convert into Shares on a one-for-one basis, vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant so long as Mr. Coghill remains a member of the board of directors of the Issuer through the vesting date. | |
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:
1 - Directors and Officers.
2 - Transactions in Securities.
99.1 - Joint Filing Agreement, dated August 14, 2025. |
SIGNATURE | |
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.
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