Filing Details

*	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 name of the issuer is Greenfire Resources Ltd. (the “Issuer”).

 

The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 1900, 250—5^th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2V7.

 

This statement is filed by:

 

The Sona Managers, the Sona Intermediate Companies and Mr. Aylward are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons” or individually as a “Reporting Person.”  Sona AM (US) is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser.  Sona AM (UK) is registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

 

The address of the principal business office of Sona AM (US) is 800 3rd Avenue, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10022.  The address of the principal business office of Sona AM (UK), SAML and Mr. Aylward is Second Floor 19-21 St. James’s Street, London, United Kingdom SW1A 1ES.  The address of the principal business office of SAMCL is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.

 

 

Common shares without par value per share (“Common Shares”).

 

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The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Sona Asset Managers manage investment funds that collectively hold 4,966,102 Common Shares.  The Common Shares held by the funds represent approximately 7.2% of the outstanding Common Shares, based on 68,642,515 Common Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of January 19, 2024, as reported in Amendment No. 2 to the Issuer’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on January 22, 2024.

The Sona Asset Managers are deemed to be the beneficial owners of the 4,966,102 Common Shares held by the investment funds due to their control over the voting and dispositive decisions of the funds.  The Sona Intermediate Companies are deemed to be the beneficial owners of the 4,966,102 Common Shares due to each of their direct or indirect ownership of the Sona Asset Managers.  Mr. Aylward is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 4,966,102 Common Shares due to his control over the Sona Asset Managers and his direct or indirect ownership and control of the Sona Intermediate Companies.

 

Not applicable

The Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons are directly held by the investment funds that the Sona Asset Managers manage.

 

Information in Items 2(a) and 4 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

Not applicable.

 

Not applicable.

 

Each of the Reporting Persons hereby certifies as follows:

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.

Sona AM (UK) hereby certifies as follows:

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to an investment adviser is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

SIGNATURES

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

DATED: February 6, 2024

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of this Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13G (including additional amendments thereto) with respect to the common shares without par value of Greenfire Resources Ltd. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of any amendments to such joint filing 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.

DATED: February 6, 2024

Sona Asset Management (US) LLC
By:		/s/ JP Berkery
Name:		JP Berkery
Title:		Chief Compliance Officer
Sona Asset Management (UK) LLP
By:		/s/ Iain Colquhoun
Name:		Iain Colquhoun
Title:		Chief Compliance Officer
Sona Asset Management Limited
By:		/s/ Iain Colquhoun
Name:		Iain Colquhoun
Title:		Director
Sona Asset Management Cayman Limited
By:		/s/ Nathan Day
Name:		Nathan Day
Title:		Director
/s/ John Aylward
JOHN AYLWARD