1. | Names of Reporting Persons: Kristian B. Kos |
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
3. | SEC Use Only |
4. | Source of Funds |
5. | Check if disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or |
2(e) | [ ] |
6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States |
(a) | Mr. Kos is the sole member of Deylau, and as such may be deemed to have the sole power to vote and to dispose of the Common Units directly owned by Deylau. No person other than Mr. Kos controls or serves as a manager or officer of Deylau. |
(a) | On April 27, 2015, Deylau entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with 2100 Energy LLC (“2100 Energy”), an entity controlled by Larry E. Lee, and the Partnership, pursuant to which Deylau sold an 18.4% limited liability company interest in the General Partner to 2100 Energy. In connection with the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, 2100 Energy committed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause one or more third parties to transfer at least $150,000,000 (or $100,000,000 in certain circumstances) of oil and natural gas assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, subject to the approval of the board of directors of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership. In connection with any such acquisition of oil and natural gas assets by the Partnership, it is possible that additional Common Units and/or other securities of the Partnership may be issued to the parties transferring such assets to the Partnership, in addition or as an alternative to other forms of consideration. |
(d) | Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Deylau has agreed to act with respect to its remaining 51% limited liability company interest in the General Partner so as to elect an individual designated by 2100 Energy to the board of directors of the General Partner (so long as such person meets the minimum qualification standards required to serve as a member of the board of directors pursuant to applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange). As of the date of this Amendment, 2100 Energy has not yet designated a person for service on the board of directors of the General Partner. It is expected that any such person, if designated by 2100 Energy, will fill an existing vacancy on the General Partner’s board of directors. |
(e) | As previously indicated in subparagraph (a) of this Item, additional securities of the Partnership may be issued in connection with any transfer of oil and natural gas assets to the Partnership that is facilitated by 2100 Energy. The issuance of any such additional securities would change the Partnership’s capitalization. In addition, as described in Item 3, a change in the Partnership’s capitalization was effectuated via the exchange of the General Partner’s general partner units for Common Units on April 27, 2015. |
(f) | Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, if and to the extent 2100 Energy sources a transaction under which the Partnership, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquires at least $150,000,000 (or $100,000,000 in certain circumstances) of oil and natural gas assets, Deylau will transfer its remaining 51% limited liability company interest in the General Partner to 2100 Energy concurrently with such acquisition. Upon the completion of this transfer, 2100 Energy will assume control of the General Partner, including the right to appoint directors to the General Partner’s board of directors, by virtue of the 69.4% limited liability company interest 2100 Energy will hold in the General Partner following such transfer. 2100 Energy has agreed to cast its vote as a member of the General Partner in favor of the continuing service of both the Reporting Person and Dikran Tourian on the General Partner’s board of directors (so long as such persons respectively meet the minimum qualification standards required to serve as a member of the board of directors pursuant to applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange) for a period of time. |
(g) | In connection with the cancellation and exchange of the General Partner’s general partner units in the Partnership for Common Units as described in Item 3 of this Amendment, an amendment to the Partnership’s First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership was adopted by the General Partner in order to eliminate the economic rights associated with the General Partner’s general interest in the Partnership. The Reporting Person does not believe this amendment had any material impact on the Partnership or its limited partners or imposed any new impediments to the acquisition of control of the Partnership. |
(a) | As of the date of this Amendment, the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 1,032,377 Common Units, which constitutes 6.2% of the outstanding Common Units. Such amount includes 790,402 Common Units, or 4.8% of the outstanding Common Units, held by Deylau, of which the Reporting Person is the sole member and manager. The beneficial ownership percentage of the Reporting Person has been calculated based on (i) 16,403,134 Common Units outstanding as of March 6, 2015, as reported by the Partnership in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2015, plus (ii) 155,102 additional Common Units issued by the Partnership on April 27, 2015, in exchange for the general partner units as described in Item 3 of this Amendment. |
(b) | The Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all 1,032,377 Common Units beneficially held by him, including sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 790,402 Common Units held by Deylau by virtue of the Reporting Person’s position as sole member and manager of Deylau. |
(c) | As described in Item 3 of this Amendment, the General Partner received 155,102 Common Units from the Partnership on April 27, 2015, in exchange for its general partner units of the Partnership. The General Partner immediately distributed such Common Units to its members pro rata in accordance with their interests in the General Partner. As a result of such distribution, Deylau received 107,640 Common Units from the General Partner. |
(d) | The Reporting Person has the right to receive distributions from, and the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Units beneficially owned by him as reported in this Amendment. Except for the foregoing, no other person is known by the Reporting Person to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of distributions from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Units beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. |
(e) | Not applicable. |
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Exhibit I | Purchase Agreement dated as of April 27, 2015, among Deylau, 2100 Energy and the Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2015). |
Exhibit J | Exchange Agreement dated as of April 27, 2015, between the General Partner and the Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2015). |
Exhibit K | Amendment No. 2 to First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of April 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2015). |
Date: May 8, 2015 | /s/ Kristian B. Kos |