FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2018 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENERGEN CORP [ EGN ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock | 8,254,426 | I | See footnote(1)(2)(3)(4) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
Call Options (right to buy) | (5) | 01/31/2019 | Common Stock | 1,456,048 | $40 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(6) |
Put Options (obligation to buy) | (7) | (7) | Common Stock | 1,456,048 | $40 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(7) |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Shares of common stock (the "Shares") of Energen Corporation (the "Issuer") held for the accounts of certain private investment funds for which Corvex Management LP ("Corvex") acts as investment adviser, including Corvex Master Fund LP and Corvex Select Equity Master Fund LP (collectively, the "Corvex Funds"). The general partner of Corvex is controlled by Mr. Meister. |
2. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), each of Corvex and Mr. Meister disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer held directly by the Corvex Funds except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of Corvex or Mr. Meister is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. |
3. On January 31, 2018, Corvex Master Fund LP delivered to the Issuer a letter notifying the Issuer of its intent to nominate four persons (the "Corvex Nominees") for election to the Issuer's Board of Directors at the Issuer's 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. Vincent J. Intrieri, who beneficially owns Shares, is a Corvex Nominee. There is no agreement between Corvex and any of its affiliates and Mr. Intrieri with respect to the voting, nor any restriction on the acquisition or disposition, of Shares of the Issuer held by such persons. The filing of this statement should not be construed to be an admission that Corvex and any of its affiliates, including the Corvex Funds and Mr. Meister, on the one hand, and Mr. Intrieri on the other hand, are members of a "group" for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. |
4. None of Corvex, the Corvex Funds or Mr. Meister has any pecuniary interest in the Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Intrieri and each of Corvex, the Corvex Funds and Mr. Meister disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares. Mr. Intrieri is separately filing a Form 3. |
5. These options were exercisable immediately upon issuance. |
6. Represents over-the-counter market American-style call options purchased by Corvex on behalf of the Corvex Funds. |
7. Represents over-the-counter market European-style put options sold by Corvex on behalf of the Corvex Funds. Such options expire on January 31, 2019 or the date on which the corresponding American-style call option reported on this Form 3 is exercised. |
/s/ Keith A. Meister, Managing Partner | 02/08/2018 | |
/s/ Keith A. Meister | 02/08/2018 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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