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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
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	Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	(Amendment No. __)*
	Superior Energy Services, Inc.
	(Name of Issuer)
	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
	(Title of Class of Securities)
	868157306
	(CUSIP Number)
	December 31, 2019
	(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
	Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:
	ý	Rule 13d-1(b)
	¨	Rule 13d-1(c)
	¨	Rule 13d-1(d)
	(Page 1 of 8 Pages)

 

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* 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 (the "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).

 

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Warlander Asset Management, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER - 0 -
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,099,999 shares of Common Stock
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 0 -
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,099,999 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,099,999 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.49%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

 

 

 

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Eric Cole
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER - 0 -
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,099,999 shares of Common Stock
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 0 -
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,099,999 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,099,999 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.49%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

 

 

 

 

Item 1(a).	NAME OF ISSUER.
	The name of the issuer is Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the "Company").
Item 1(b).	ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
	The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, Texas 77002.

 

Item 2(a).

NAME OF PERSON FILING:

 

	This statement is filed by:
	(i)	Warlander Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Investment Manager"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by Warlander Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Warlander Offshore Mini-Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, to which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager (collectively, the "Warlander Funds").  Warlander Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "General Partner"), serves as the general partner of the Investment Manager; and
	(ii)	Mr. Eric Cole ("Mr. Cole") who serves as the managing member of the General Partner, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by the Warlander Funds.
	The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."
	The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock reported herein.

 

Item 2.

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

 

The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Warlander Management GP, LLC, 250 West 55th Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019.

 

Item 2.

CITIZENSHIP:

 

The Investment Manager is a Delaware limited partnership.  Mr. Cole is a United States citizen.

 

Item 2(d).	TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

 

Item 2(e).	CUSIP NUMBER:
	868157306

 

 

Item 3.

IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO §§ 240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

	(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
	(b)	¨	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(d)	¨	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
	(e)	ý	Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	¨	Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	ý	Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	¨	Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	¨	Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	¨	Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
	(k)	¨	Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

	If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

 

Item 4.

OWNERSHIP.

 

		The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person.
		The percentage set forth in Row (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person is based on 146,849,439 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 18, 2019, as reported in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on Form DEF 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2019.

 

Item 5.	OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
	Not applicable.
Item 6.	OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
	See Item 2.

 

 

 

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.

 

	Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
	By signing below, each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: January 10, 2020

 

	Warlander Asset Management, LP
	By:  Warlander Management GP, LLC, its general partner
	/s/ Eric Cole
	Name:	Eric Cole
	Title:	Managing Member
	/s/ Eric Cole
	ERIC COLE

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

DATED: January 10, 2020

 

	Warlander Asset Management, LP
	By:  Warlander Management GP, LLC, its general partner
	/s/ Eric Cole
	Name:	Eric Cole
	Title:	Managing Member
	/s/ Eric Cole
	ERIC COLE