Filing Details

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Algoma Steel Group Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
015658107
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 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 (“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 Polus Capital Management Limited
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England & Wales
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 5,483,119
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,483,119
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,483,119
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO, IA

 

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Polus Capital Management Group Limited
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England & Wales
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 5,483,119
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,483,119
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,483,119
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO, HC

 

Item 1(a).	NAME OF ISSUER:
	The name of the issuer is Algoma Steel Group Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada (the “Company”).

 

Item 1(b).	ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
	The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 105 West Street Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 7B4, Canada.

 

Item 2(a).	NAME OF PERSON FILING:
	This statement is filed by (i) Polus Capital Management Limited (“Polus Capital Management”) with respect to the Common Shares (as defined in Item 2(d) below) held by  certain funds (collectively, the “Polus Funds”) to which it serves as investment manager and (ii) Polus Capital Management Group Limited (“Polus Capital Management Group”, and together with Polus Capital Management, the “Reporting Persons”), the parent holding company of the Polus Funds and Polus Capital Management.
	The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the forgoing persons or the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Shares reported herein.

 

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 62 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6AJ London UK.

 

Item 2(c).	CITIZENSHIP:
	Polus Capital Management is a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. Polus Capital Management Group is a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.

 

Item 2(d).	TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
	Common shares, no par value (the “Common Shares”).

 

Item 2(e).	CUSIP NUMBER:
	015658107

 

Item 3.

IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 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 such Reporting Person.
	The percentages used in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 103,854,574 Common Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as reported in Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Report of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2022.

 

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.
	See Items 2(a) and 3.

 

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 its or his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATE: January 12, 2023

 

 

POLUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
By:	/s/ Melanie Davison
Name: Melanie Davison
Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

 

POLUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
By:	/s/ Melanie Davison
Name: Melanie Davison
Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

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 filing agreements. 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 herein and 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.

 

DATE: January 12, 2023

 

POLUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
By:	/s/ Melanie Davison
Name: Melanie Davison
Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

 

POLUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
By:	/s/ Melanie Davison
Name: Melanie Davison
Title: Chief Operating Officer