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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 7)*

 

 

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001

(Title of Class of Securities)

665531109

(CUSIP NUMBER)

D. Forest Wolfe

Angelo, Gordon & Co, L.P.

245 Park Avenue, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10167

Tel. No.: (212) 692-8220

COPIES TO:

Jason Daniel

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2300 N. Field Street

Suite 1800

Dallas, TX 75201

(214) 969-4209

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 21, 2020

(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D/A, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box  ☐

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, as amended (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.

 

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 665531109		13D

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS*   AF
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)   ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   41,777,038 (1)
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   0
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   41,777,038 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   41,777,038 (1)
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   9.99%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   IA, PN

 

(1)

Consisting of 29,376,225 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock), of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the Issuer) and the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares of 6.500% Series A Perpetual Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) of the Issuer is convertible, subject to the limitations of the Conversion Cap.

CUSIP No. 665531109		13D

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   AG Partners, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS*   AF
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)   ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY   EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER   41,777,038 (1)
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER   0
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   41,777,038 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   41,777,038 (1)
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   9.99%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   PN

 

(1)	Consisting of 29,376,225 shares of Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares Preferred Stock is convertible, subject to the limitations of the Conversion Cap.

CUSIP No. 665531109		13D

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS     JAMG LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS*     AF
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)     ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER     41,777,038 (1)
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER     0
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     41,777,038 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     41,777,038 (1)
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*     ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     9.99%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*     OO

 

(1)	Consisting of 29,376,225 shares of Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares Preferred Stock is convertible, subject to the limitations of the Conversion Cap.

CUSIP No. 665531109		13D

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS     Michael L. Gordon
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS*     AF
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)     ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				7		SOLE VOTING POWER     41,777,038 (1)
				8		SHARED VOTING POWER     0
				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     41,777,038 (1)
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0

11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     41,777,038 (1)
12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*     ☐
13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     9.99%
14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*     IN, HC

 

(1)	Consisting of 29,376,225 shares of Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares Preferred Stock is convertible, subject to the limitations of the Conversion Cap.

AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO SCHEDULE 13D

This Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by (i) Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Angelo Gordon), (ii) AG Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (AG Partners), (iii) JAMG LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (JAMG) and (iv) Michael L. Gordon (collectively with Angelo Gordon, AG Partners and JAMG, the Reporting Persons) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on August 30, 2019, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on October 21, 2019, Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed on November 5, 2019, Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed on November 11, 2019, Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed on November 20, 2019, Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D filed on January 22, 2020 and Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed on February 13, 2020 (the Schedule 13D).

This Amendment No. 7 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Information given in response to each item shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items, as applicable.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated to read as follows.

(a) - (b) Items 7 through 11 and 13 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference. Such information is based on 405,787,759 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 8, 2019, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2019 and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock, as limited by the Conversion Cap.

Angelo Gordon, in its capacity as investment manager to the Accounts, has sole power to vote 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock and the power to dispose of 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock, consisting of 29,376,225 shares of Common Stock held in the Accounts and 12,400,813 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock, as limited by the Conversion Cap. As the sole general partner of Angelo Gordon, AG Partners may be deemed to have the sole power to vote 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock and the power to dispose of 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock, as per above. As the general partner of AG Partners, JAMG may be deemed to have the sole power to vote 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock and the power to dispose of 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock, as per the above. As the managing member of JAMG and the chief executive officer of Angelo Gordon, Michael L. Gordon may be deemed to have sole power to vote 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock and the power to dispose of 41,777,038 shares of Common Stock, as per the above.

(c) Transactions in the shares of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons since February 12, 2020 are listed in Annex A attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Not Applicable.

(e) Not Applicable.

Signature

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

Dated: February 24, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

Annex A

The following table sets forth all transactions by the Reporting Persons (on behalf of the Accounts) with respect to shares of Preferred Stock effected since February 12, 2020, inclusive of any transactions effected through 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 24, 2020. Except as otherwise noted below, all such transactions were purchases of Preferred Stock effected in the open market, and the table excludes commissions paid in per share prices.

 

Trade Date		Amount Purchased/(Sold)				Price
2/13/2020			10,800				94.942
2/14/2020			14,200				94.884
2/18/2020			3,800				93.75
2/19/2020			12,000				94.928
2/20/2020			4,000				95.5
2/21/2020			25,000				96.75
2/21/2020			50,000				96.75
2/21/2020			9,926				97
2/21/2020			11,779				95.333