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0000950134-07-014833.txt : 20070709 0000950134-07-014833.hdr.sgml : 20070709 20070709131635 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-07-014833 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070709 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070709 GROUP MEMBERS: FIR TREE RECOVERY MASTER FUND LP GROUP MEMBERS: FIR TREE VALUE MASTER FUND LP SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENCORE ACQUISITION CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001125057 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 752759650 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-77972 FILM NUMBER: 07968959 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1400 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 BUSINESS PHONE: 8178779955 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIR TREE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001056491 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 505 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: 23RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123983500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 505 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: 23RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13G 1 d48042sc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G sc13g


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*

Encore Acquisition Company

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01

(Title of Class of Securities)

29255W100

(CUSIP Number)

June 28, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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

o Rule 13d-1(b)

þ Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

* 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.		29255W100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P.

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			2,434,920

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			2,434,920

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	2,434,920

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):

	4.6%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	CO

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT


CUSIP No.		29255W100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Fir Tree Recovery Master Fund, L.P.

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			509,980

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			509,980

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	509,980

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):

	1.0%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	PN

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT


CUSIP No.		29255W100


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Fir Tree, Inc.

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	New York

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			2,944,900

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			2,944,900

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	2,944,900

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):

	5.5%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	CO

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

SCHEDULE 13G

This Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Fir Tree Value”), Fir Tree Recovery Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Fir Tree Recovery”) and Fir Tree, Inc., a New York corporation (“Fir Tree”), relating to common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”) of Encore Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), purchased by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery. Fir Tree is the investment manager of both Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery.


Item 1(a)		Name of Issuer.

		Encore Acquisition Company

Item 1(b)		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

		777 Main Street, Suite 1400 Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Item 2(a)		Name of Person Filing.
Item 2(b)		Address of Principal Business Office.
Item 2(c)		Place of Organization.

		Fir Tree, Inc. 505 Fifth Avenue 23^rd Floor New York, New York 10017 A New York corporation

		Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P. c/o Admiral Administration Ltd. Admiral Financial Center, 5th Floor 90 Fort Street, Box 32021 SMB Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands A Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership

		Fir Tree Recovery Master Fund, L.P. c/o Admiral Administration Ltd. Admiral Financial Center, 5th Floor 90 Fort Street, Box 32021 SMB Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands A Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership

Fir Tree, Inc. is the investment manager for each of Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery and has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the Common Stock (as defined below), held by each of them.


Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities.

	common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”)

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number.

	29255W100

Item 3	Reporting Person.

	The person filing is not listed in Items 3(a) through 3(j).

Item 4	Ownership.

	(a)	Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery are the beneficial owners of 2,434,920 shares of Common Stock and 509,980 shares of Common Stock, respectively. Fir Tree may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery as a result of being the investment manager of Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery.

	(b)	Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Recovery are the beneficial owners of 4.6% and 1.0%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Collectively, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 2,944,900 shares of Common Stock which represent 5.5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. These percentages are determined by dividing the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially held by 53,126,504, the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding according to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2007.

	(c)	Fir Tree Value may direct the vote and disposition of 2,434,920 shares of Common Stock. Fir Tree Recovery may direct the vote and disposition of 509,980 shares of Common Stock. Fir Tree has been granted investment discretion over the Common Stock held by Fir Tree Value and Recovery.

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

	Inapplicable.

Item 6	Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

	Inapplicable.

Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

	Inapplicable.


Item 8		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

		Inapplicable.

Item 9		Notice of Dissolution of Group.

		Inapplicable.

Item 10		Certification.

		By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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.

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.

Date: July 9, 2007


	FIR TREE VALUE MASTER FUND, L.P.
	By:	FIR TREE, INC., its Manager



By:	/s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum
	Name:	Jeffrey Tannenbaum
	Title:	President


	FIR TREE RECOVERY MASTER FUND, L.P.
	By:	FIR TREE, INC., its Manager



By:	/s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum
	Name:	Jeffrey Tannenbaum
	Title:	President


FIR TREE, INC.
By:	/s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum
	Name:	Jeffrey Tannenbaum
	Title:	President

EX-99.1 2 d48042exv99w1.htm JOINT FILING AGREEMENT exv99w1

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Common Stock of Encore Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of July 9, 2007.


	FIR TREE VALUE MASTER FUND, L.P.
	By:	FIR TREE, INC., its Manager



		By:	/s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum
		Name:	Jeffrey Tannenbaum
		Title:	President


	FIR TREE RECOVERY MASTER FUND, L.P.
	By:	FIR TREE, INC., its Manager



		By:	/s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum
		Name:	Jeffrey Tannenbaum
		Title:	President


FIR TREE, INC.
By:	/s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum
Name:		Jeffrey Tannenbaum
Title:		President