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*
Mardi Gras Ltd.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DUNE ENERGY INC [ DUNR ]
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)
06/28/2013
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, par value $0.001 per share 06/28/2013 M 1,325,356 A (2) 14,422,225(1)(2)(3) D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 06/28/2013 M 229,995 A (2) 2,607,775(1)(2)(4) D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 06/28/2013 M 78,251 A (2) 887,244(1)(2)(5) D
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
Short put option (obligation to buy) (2) 06/28/2013 A 1,325,356 06/28/2013 12/31/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 1,325,356 (2) 1,325,356(1)(2)(6) D
Short put option (obligation to buy) (2) 06/28/2013 A 229,995 06/28/2013 12/31/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 229,995 (2) 229,995(1)(2)(7) D
Short put option (obligation to buy) (2) 06/28/2013 A 78,251 06/28/2013 12/31/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 78,251 (2) 78,251(1)(2)(8) D
Short put option (obligation to buy) (2) 06/28/2013 M 1,325,356 06/28/2013 12/31/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 1,325,356 (2) 0(1)(2) D
Short put option (obligation to buy) (2) 06/28/2013 M 229,995 06/28/2013 12/31/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 229,995 (2) 0(1)(2) D
Short put option (obligation to buy) (2) 06/28/2013 M 78,251 06/28/2013 12/31/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 78,251 (2) 0(1)(2) D
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Mardi Gras Ltd.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(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*
HIGH RIDGE LTD.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(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*
STRATEGIC VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(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*
Khosla Victor

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(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*
SVP Special Situations LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(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 reported securities are owned directly by High Ridge Ltd. ("High Ridge"), Mardi Gras, Ltd. ("Mardi Gras"), and Strategic Value Special Situations Fund LP ("SVPSS" and collectively with High Ridge and Mardi Gras, the "Reporting Persons"), and indirectly by Strategic Value Partners, LLC ("Strategic Value Partners"), as investment manager, and Victor Khosla, as the sole member of Midwood Holdings, LLC, the managing member of Strategic Value Partners. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of any of the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") and the Short put option (obligation to buy) for shares of Common Stock (the "Short Puts"), of Dune Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer") except to the extent of their pecuniary interest.
2. Pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement among the Issuer, High Ridge, Mardi Gras and SVPSS and other investors, dated as of December 20, 2012, High Ridge, Mardi Gras and SVPSS have fulfilled an obligation to buy 1,325,356; 229,995; and 78,251 shares of Common Stock, respectively, on June 28, 2013, from the Issuer in the form of the exercise of the Short Puts received upon the satisfaction of certain conditions of the Issuer in exchange for an aggregate consideration of $ 2,613,764.48. The conditions were satisfied, and the Issuer exercised the Short Puts on June 28, 2013. The Short Puts were pre-approved by the board of directors of the Issuer at the time the Reporting Persons were directors by deputization.
3. Victor Khosla beneficially owns a portion of general partner entities that have an indirect profits interest in the 14,422,225 shares of Common Stock owned by High Ridge. Strategic Value Partners, although it directs the voting and disposition of the shares of Common Stock, only receives an asset-based fee relating to the shares of Common Stock. Mr. Khosla also has direct and indirect investments in the investment vehicles that invest in High Ridge.
4. Victor Khosla beneficially owns a portion of general partner entities that have an indirect profits interest in the 2,607,775 shares of Common Stock owned by Mardi Gras. Strategic Value Partners, although it directs the voting and disposition of the shares of Common Stock through its subsidiary SVP Special Situations LLC ("Special Situations"), only indirectly receives an asset-based fee relating to the shares of Common Stock. Mr. Khosla also has a direct and indirect investment in the investment vehicle that invests in Mardi Gras.
5. Victor Khosla beneficially owns a portion of general partner entities that have an indirect profits interest in the 887,244 shares of Common Stock owned directly by an investment vehicle, Strategic Value Special Situations Fund, L.P. Strategic Value Partners, although it directs the voting and disposition of the shares of Common Stock through Special Situations, only indirectly receives an asset-based fee relating to the shares of Common Stock. Mr. Khosla also has a direct and indirect investment in the investment vehicle.
6. Victor Khosla beneficially owns a portion of general partner entities that have an indirect profits interest in the Short Puts owned by High Ridge prior to their exercise. Strategic Value Partners, although it directed the voting and disposition of the Short Puts when High Ridge owned Short Puts, only received an asset-based fee relating to the Short Puts. Mr. Khosla also has direct and indirect investments in the investment vehicles that invest in High Ridge.
7. Victor Khosla beneficially owns a portion of general partner entities that have an indirect profits interest in the Short Puts owned by Mardi Gras prior to their exercise. Strategic Value Partners, although it directed the voting and disposition of the Short Puts through Special Situations when Special Situations owned Short Puts, only indirectly received an asset-based fee relating to the Short Puts. Mr. Khosla also has a direct and indirect investment in the investment vehicle that invests in Mardi Gras.
8. Victor Khosla beneficially owns a portion of general partner entities that have an indirect profits interest in the Short Puts owned directly by an investment vehicle, Strategic Value Special Situations Fund, L.P, prior to their exercise. Strategic Value Partners, although it directed the voting and disposition of the Short Puts through Special Situations, only indirectly received an asset-based fee relating to the Short Puts. Mr. Khosla also has a direct and indirect investment in the investment vehicle.
Remarks:
/s/Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations LLC, the investment adviser to Mardi Gras Ltd. 12/16/2013
/s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Value Partners LLC, the investment adviser to High Ridge Ltd. 12/16/2013
/s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations LLC, the investment adviser to Strategic Value Special Situations Fund LP 12/16/2013
/s/ Victor Khosla 12/16/2013
/s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations LLC 12/16/2013
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