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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

(Amendment No. 1)¹

 

TransGlobe Energy Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares Without Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

893662106

(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)

☒

Rule 13d-1(c)

☐

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

1              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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				BLR Partners LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				- 0 -
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				BLRPart, LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				- 0 -
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				BLRGP Inc.
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				- 0 -
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				CO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Fondren 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
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				- 0 -
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				FMLP Inc.
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				- 0 -
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				CO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				The Radoff Family Foundation
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							- 0 -
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				- 0 -
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				CO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				Bradley L. Radoff
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				USA
NUMBER OF				5		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							750,002
OWNED BY				6		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							750,002
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				750,002
	10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
				1.0%
	12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				IN

  

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

 

TransGlobe Energy Corporation, an Alberta, Canada corporation (the “Issuer”).

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

900, 444 - 5th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2T8

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

 

This statement is filed by BLR Partners LP, a Texas limited partnership (“BLR Partners”), BLRPart, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“BLRPart GP”), BLRGP Inc., a Texas S corporation (“BLRGP”), Fondren Management, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“Fondren Management”), FMLP Inc., a Texas S corporation (“FMLP”), The Radoff Family Foundation, a Texas non-profit corporation (“Radoff Foundation”), and Bradley L. Radoff. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

 

BLRPart GP serves as the general partner of BLR Partners. BLRGP serves as the general partner of BLRPart GP. Fondren Management serves as the investment manager of BLR Partners. FMLP serves as the general partner of Fondren Management. Mr. Radoff serves as the sole shareholder and sole director of each of BLRGP and FMLP. By virtue of these relationships, BLRPart GP, BLRGP, Fondren Management, FMLP and Mr. Radoff may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares (as defined below) owned directly by BLR Partners. In addition, Mr. Radoff serves as a director of Radoff Foundation and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned directly by Radoff Foundation.

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

 

The address of the principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is 2727 Kirby Drive, Unit 29L, Houston, Texas 77098.

 

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

 

BLR Partners, BLRPart GP, BLRGP, Fondren Management, FMLP and Radoff Foundation are organized under the laws of the State of Texas. Mr. Radoff is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

 

Common Shares Without Par Value (the “Shares”).

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

 

893662106

 

Item 3.

If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

 

		/x/	Not applicable.
	(a)	/ /	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
	(b)	/ /	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
	(c)	/ /	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.
	(d)	/ /	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.
	(e)	/ /	An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
	(f)	/ /	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
	(g)	/ /	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
	(h)	/ /	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
	(i)	/ /	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
	(j)	/ /	Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
	(k)	/ /	Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

 

As of the close of business on December 31, 2020, (i) Mr. Radoff directly beneficially owned 750,002 Shares and (ii) the other Reporting Persons beneficially owned 0 Shares.

 

The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any of the Shares reported herein. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein that are not directly owned by such Reporting Person.

 

(b)

Percent of class:

 

The following percentages are based on 72,542,071 Shares outstanding as of November 16, 2020, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in Exhibit 99.4 to the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020.

 

As of the close of business on December 31, 2020, (i) Mr. Radoff beneficially owned approximately 1.0% of the outstanding Shares and (ii) the other Reporting Persons beneficially owned 0% of the outstanding Shares.

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

 

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 [X].

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

See Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 27, 2019.

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 10.

Certifications.

 

By signing below each of the undersigned 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.

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Dated: February 16, 2021

 

	BLR Partners LP
	By:	BLRPart, LP General Partner
	By:	BLRGP Inc. General Partner
	By:	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
		Name:	Bradley L. Radoff
		Title:	Sole Director

 

 

	BLRPart, LP
	By:	BLRGP Inc. General Partner
	By:	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
		Name:	Bradley L. Radoff
		Title:	Sole Director

 

 

	BLRGP Inc.
	By:	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
		Name:	Bradley L. Radoff
		Title:	Sole Director

 

 

	Fondren Management, LP
	By:	FMLP Inc. General Partner
	By:	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
		Name:	Bradley L. Radoff
		Title:	Sole Director

 

 

	FMLP Inc.
	By:	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
		Name:	Bradley L. Radoff
		Title:	Sole Director

 

 

	The Radoff Family Foundation
	By:	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
		Name:	Bradley L. Radoff
		Title:	Director

 

 

	/s/ Bradley L. Radoff
	Bradley L. Radoff