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Accession Number:: 0000902664-21-001166
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2021-02-11 08:34:29

Filed By:: Empyrean Capital Partners
Company:: Seritage Growth Properties (BIT:SRG)
Filing Date:: 2021-02-11
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Shared Voting Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd	957,210	957,210	957,210	2.5%
Empyrean Capital Partners	957,210	957,210	957,210	2.5%
Amos Meron	957,210	957,210	957,210	2.5%

Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*

	Seritage Growth Properties
(Name of Issuer)

	Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

	81752R100
(CUSIP Number)

	December 31, 2020
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨	Rule 13d-1(b)
ý	Rule 13d-1(c)
¨	Rule 13d-1(d)

(Page 1 of 8 Pages)

______________________________

*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 (“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 Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ý
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 957,210
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 957,210
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 957,210
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Empyrean Capital Partners, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ý
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 957,210
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 957,210
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 957,210
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Amos Meron
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ý
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 957,210
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 957,210
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 957,210
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

Item 1(a).	NAME OF ISSUER.

	The name of the issuer is Seritage Growth Properties (the “Issuer”).

Item 1(b).	ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

	The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1530, New York, New York 10110.

Item 2(a).

NAME OF PERSON FILING:

This statement is filed by:

	(i)	Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd. (“ECOMF”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, with respect to the Common Shares (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly held by it;

	(ii)	Empyrean Capital Partners, LP (“ECP”), a Delaware limited partnership, which serves as investment manager to ECOMF with respect to the Common Shares directly held by ECOMF;

	(iii)	Mr. Amos Meron, who serves as the managing member of Empyrean Capital, LLC, the general partner of ECP, with respect to the Common Shares directly held by ECOMF.

	The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

	The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person.

Item 2(b).

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

The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Empyrean Capital Partners, LP, 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 2950, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Item 2(c).

CITIZENSHIP:

	ECOMF - a Cayman Island exempted company
	ECP - a Delaware limited partnership
	Amos Meron - United States

Item 2(d).	TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

	Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”)

Item 2(e).	CUSIP NUMBER:

	81752R100

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)	¨	Investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	¨	Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)	¨	Parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-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)	o	Non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)	o	Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-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 percentages used herein are calculated based upon 38,644,689 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of October 30, 2020, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2020.

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 Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:x

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.

	Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

	By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its 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.

SIGNATURES

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

DATED: February 11, 2021

	empyrean capital partners, lp

	By: /s/ C. Martin Meekins
	Name: C. Martin Meekins
	Title: Chief Operating Officer

	Empyrean Capital Overseas
	MASTER Fund, Ltd.

	By: Empyrean Capital Partners, LP,
	its Investment Manager

	By: /s/ C. Martin Meekins
	Name: C. Martin Meekins
	Title: Chief Operating Officer

	/s/ Amos Meron
	AMOS MERON