As filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2021
Registration No. 333-215078
Registration No. 333-192113
Registration No. 333-175435
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO:
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-215078
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-192113
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-175435
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Gulfport Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 73-1521290 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3001 Quail Springs Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134 |
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices) |
Patrick K. Craine General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Gulfport Energy Corporation 3001 Quail Springs Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134 (405) 252-4600 (Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |
Copy to: Sean T. Wheeler, P.C. Michael W. Rigdon Kirkland & Ellis LLP 609 Main Street, Suite 4700 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 836-3647
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
These Post-Effective Amendments (the “Post-Effective Amendments”) are being filed by Gulfport Energy Corporation (the “Company”) to deregister all securities unsold under the following Registration Statements on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statements”) filed by the Company and its wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries (together with the Company, “Gulfport”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”):
● | Registration Statement No. 333-215078, filed on December 14, 2016, pertaining to the registration of an indeterminate principal amount or number of debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares and common stock, par value $0.01 of the Company (the “Common Stock”) as may be issued from time to time at indeterminate prices; |
● | Registration Statement No. 333-192113, filed on November 6, 2013, pertaining to the registration of an indeterminate principal amount or number of debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares and Common Stock as may be issued from time to time at indeterminate prices; and |
● | Registration Statement No. 333-175435, filed on November 7, 2011, pertaining to the registration of an indeterminate principal amount or number of debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares and Common Stock as may be issued from time to time at indeterminate prices. |
As previously disclosed, on November 13, 2020, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Debtors”) commenced voluntary cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Debtors’ Chapter 11 Cases are jointly administered under the caption In re Gulfport Energy Corporation, et al., Case No. 20-35562 (DRJ). As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, Gulfport has terminated all offerings of securities pursuant to the Registration Statements.
In accordance with an undertaking made by Gulfport in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities that had been registered for issuance that remain unsold at the termination of such offerings, Gulfport thereby removes from registration by means of these Post-Effective Amendments all of such securities registered but unsold under the Registration Statements. The Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities and Gulfport hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, on May 14, 2021. No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Act.
Gulfport Energy Corporation (Registrant)
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By: | /s/ Patrick K. Craine | |
Patrick K. Craine | ||
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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