Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-17-204067
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2017-06-15 08:21:03
- Filed By:
- Wilks Brothers, Llc
- Company:
- Approach Resources Inc (NASDAQ:AREXQ)
- Filing Date:
- 2017-06-15
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
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 | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilks Brothers | 0 | 41,241,600 | 0 | 41,241,600 | 41,241,600 | 47.78% |
| SDW Investments | 0 | 41,241,600 | 0 | 41,241,600 | 41,241,600 | 47.78% |
| Dan H. Wilks | 0 | 41,241,600 | 0 | 41,241,600 | 41,241,600 | 47.78% |
| Staci Wilks | 0 | 41,241,600 | 0 | 41,241,600 | 41,241,600 | 47.78% |
| Farris Wilks | 0 | 41,241,600 | 0 | 41,241,600 | 41,241,600 | 47.78% |
| Nature of Transaction |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
Approach Resources Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
03834A103
(CUSIP Number)
Morgan D Neff
Wilks Brothers, LLC
17010 IH 20
Cisco, Texas 76437
(817) 850-3600
Matt Wilks
Wilks Brothers, LLC
17010 IH 20
Cisco, Texas 76437
817-850-3600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 13, 2017
(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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☐.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
| * | 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. |
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).
SCHEDULE 13D
| CUSIP No. 140781105 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Wilks Brothers, LLC | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) ☐
| |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 (1) | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (1) | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ☐
| |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.78% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
| Page 2 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
SDW Investments, LLC | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) ☐
| |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 (1) | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (1) | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ☐
| |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.78% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
| Page 3 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Dan H. Wilks | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
AF | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) ☐
| |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 (1) | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (1) | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ☐
| |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.78% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN | |||||
| (1) | Based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
| Page 4 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Staci Wilks | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
AF | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) ☐
| |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 (1) | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (1) | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ☐
| |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.78% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN | |||||
| (1) | Based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
| Page 5 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farris Wilks | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
AF | |||||
| 5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) ☐
| |||||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 (1) | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (1) | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,241,600 (1) | |||||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ☐
| |||||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.78% (1) | |||||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN | |||||
| (2) | Based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
Page 6
This Amendment No. 3 (Amendment No. 3) amends and supplements the statements on Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Commission on February 3, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with the Commission on March 28, 2017, and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed by the Reporting Persons with the Commission on May 26, 2017 (as amended, the Original Schedule 13D), relating to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the Common Stock) of Approach Resources, Inc. (the Issuer). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Original 13D. The Original 13D is hereby amended as follows:
| Item 3. | Source of Funds |
Item 3 of the Original 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:
As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons have acquired an additional 950,000 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2,573,940, including brokerage commissions, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Wilks Brothers, LLC on May 5, 2017.
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
Item 4 of the Original 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:
On June 7, 2017, the Issuer held an Annual Meeting of its Stockholders to, among other things, elect two directors to the class of directors whose respective terms expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Morgan Neff, a director designated by the Reporting Persons, was duly elected at the Annual Meeting.
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
Items 5 (a), (b) and (c) of the Original 13D are hereby amended by replacing them in their entirety with the following:
| (a) | Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 41,241,600 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 47.78% of the Issuers issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
| (b) | Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared power shared power to vote or direct the vote and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 41,241,600 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 47.78% of the Issuers issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on 86,284,226 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017, as reported in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on May 5, 2017. |
| (c) |
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| Name of Reporting Person | Nature of Transaction (1) | Securities Purchased/ (Sold) | Price Per Share ($)(2) | Date of Purchase/Sale | ||||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.6533 | May 9, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.9671 | May 10, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 50,000 | $ | 2.8886 | May 12, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 3.0156 | May 15, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 75,000 | $ | 2.8487 | May 18, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 75,000 | $ | 2.9217 | May 19, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 75,000 | $ | 2.9762 | May 22, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.9036 | May 24, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 200,000 | $ | 2.6667 | May 25, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.7040 | May 30, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.6213 | May 31, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.6051 | June 2, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.7636 | June 6, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.7107 | June 7, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.6308 | June 8, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 200,000 | $ | 2.7040 | June 9, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 100,000 | $ | 2.8259 | June 12, 2017 | |||||||
| Wilks Brothers LLC | Purchase of Common Stock | 50,000 | $ | 2.9400 | June 13, 2017 | |||||||
| (1) | The purchases reported in this 13D were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Wilks Brothers, LLC on May 5, 2017. |
| (2) | Includes $0.01 brokerage commission per share. |
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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 of the Original 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:
Certain of the Reporting Persons have purchased debt securities of the Issuer of various maturities and in various amounts as part of their normal investment program.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| * | ||
| Dan H. Wilks | ||
| * | ||
| Staci Wilks | ||
| * | ||
| Farris Wilks | ||
| WILKS BROTHERS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Morgan D Neff | |
| Name: | Morgan D Neff | |
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |
| SDW INVESTMENTS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Morgan D Neff | |
| Name: | Morgan D Neff | |
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |
| *By: | /s/ Morgan D Neff | |
| Morgan D Neff, as Attorney-in-Fact |
The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of this filing person), evidence of the representatives authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).