Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL): Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management Raises Stake

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	(a) Includes 700,000 Shares subject to call options held by an investment fund managed by Point72 Asset Management.
	Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies and Mr. Cohen own directly no Shares.  Pursuant to an investment management agreement, Point72 Asset Management maintains investment and voting power with respect to the securities held by certain investment funds it manages.  Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. is the general partner of Point72 Asset Management.  Pursuant to an investment management agreement, Cubist Systematic Strategies maintains investment and voting power with respect to the securities held by certain investment funds it manages.  Mr. Cohen controls each of Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. and Cubist Systematic Strategies. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of (i) Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. and Mr. Cohen may be deemed to beneficially own 5,325,872 (a) Shares (constituting approximately 1.9% (a) of the Shares outstanding); and (ii) Cubist Systematic Strategies and Mr. Cohen may be deemed to beneficially own 2,629 Shares (constituting less than 0.1% of the Shares outstanding).  Each of Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies and Mr. Cohen disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the securities covered by this statement.
Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. ☒
Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
	Not Applicable
Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
	Not Applicable
Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
	Not Applicable
Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:
	Not Applicable
Item 10	Certification:

By signing below the signatory certifies that, to the best of his 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.