Sec Form 13D Filing - Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund LP @ SARATOGA RESOURCES INC

Sec Form 13D Filing - Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund LP filing for SARATOGA RESOURCES INC (SARA) - 2022-12-14

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)*

Saratoga Resources, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

N/A

(CUSIP Number)

John G. Finley

Blackstone Inc.

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(212) 583-5000

Marisa Beeney

Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(212) 503-2100

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 13, 2022

(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 Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 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 Rule 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 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).


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund LP
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Associates LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS GSO Holdings I L.L.C.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone Holdings I L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) 610;
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone Inc.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Stephen A. Schwarzman
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
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


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Bennett J. Goodman
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
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


CUSIP No. N/A		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS J. Albert Smith III
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
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

Preliminary Note

This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 6”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 10, 2014 (as amended and supplemented to date, the “Schedule 13D”) relating to the common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”) of Saratoga Resources, Inc. (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 6 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 2.

Identity and Background

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated as follows:

This statement is being filed by the following persons (each a “Reporting Person” and, collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

(i)

Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund LP, which is a Delaware limited partnership; and Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P., which is a Cayman Islands limited partnership (collectively, the “GSO Funds”);

(ii)

Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC, which is a Delaware limited liability company; Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Associates LLC, which is a Delaware limited liability company; and GSO Holdings I L.L.C., which is a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “GSO Entities”);

(iii)

Blackstone Holdings I L.P., which is a Delaware limited partnership; Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., which is a Delaware limited liability company; Blackstone Inc., which is a Delaware corporation (“Blackstone”); and Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., which is a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “Blackstone Entities”);

(iv)

Stephen A. Schwarzman, who is a United States citizen; and

(v)

Bennett J. Goodman and J. Albert Smith III, each of whom is a United States citizen.

The principal business address of each of the GSO Entities is c/o Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154. The principal business address of each of the Blackstone Entities and Mr. Schwarzman is c/o Blackstone Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154.

Information regarding each director and executive officer of Blackstone is set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

The principal business of the GSO Funds is investing in both public and private non-investment grade and non-rated securities, including leveraged loans, high yield bonds, distressed securities, second lien loans, mezzanine securities, equity securities, credit derivatives and other investments.

The principal business of each of the GSO Entities and the Blackstone Entities is directing the operations of, and serving as the respective general partner or managing member of, the entity for which it is general partner or managing member.

The principal occupation of Mr. Schwarzman is serving as an executive of Blackstone and Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Each of Messrs. Goodman and Smith is a former executive of GSO Holdings I L.L.C. and Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP.

During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the other persons set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, (i) have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Items 5 (a), (b), (c) and (e) are hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a) and (b) As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons does not beneficially own any shares of Common Stock.

(c) On December 13, 2022, Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Fund LP and Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Master Fund L.P. transferred 3,578,781 and 1,221,219 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to the Issuer for no consideration.

(e) On December 13, 2022, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the shares of Common Stock. Effective as of June 30, 2018 and January 1, 2020, J. Albert Smith III and Bennett J. Goodman, respectively, stepped down as executives of GSO Holdings I L.L.C. and were thereafter no longer deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities held by the GSO Funds.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: December 14, 2022


BLACKSTONE / GSO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS FUND LP

By:		Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Associates LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory

BLACKSTONE / GSO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATES LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory

BLACKSTONE / GSO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS OVERSEAS MASTER FUND L.P.
By:		Blackstone / GSO Capital Solutions Overseas Associates LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory

BLACKSTONE / GSO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS OVERSEAS ASSOCIATES LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory

GSO HOLDINGS I L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I L.P.

By:		Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C.,
		its general partner

By:		/s/ Tabea Hsi
Name:		Tabea Hsi
Title:		Senior Managing Director


BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Tabea Hsi
Name:		Tabea Hsi
Title:		Senior Managing Director

BLACKSTONE INC.

By:		/s/ Tabea Hsi
Name:		Tabea Hsi
Title:		Senior Managing Director

BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Tabea Hsi
Name:		Tabea Hsi
Title:		Senior Managing Director

STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN

/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman

BENNETT J. GOODMAN

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Attorney-in-Fact

J. ALBERT SMITH III

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Attorney-in-Fact

SCHEDULE I

Executive Officers and Directors of Blackstone Inc.

The name and principal occupation of each director and executive officer of Blackstone Inc. are set forth below. The address for each person listed below is c/o Blackstone Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. All executive officers and directors listed are United States citizens other than The Honourable Brian Mulroney, who is a citizen of Canada, and Sir John Antony Hood, who is a citizen of New Zealand.

OFFICERS:


Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
Stephen A. Schwarzman		Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Inc.

Jonathan D. Gray		President, Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Inc.

Michael S. Chae		Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone Inc.

John G. Finley		Chief Legal Officer of Blackstone Inc.

DIRECTORS:


Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
Stephen A. Schwarzman		Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Inc.

Jonathan D. Gray		President, Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Inc.

Kelly A. Ayotte		Former United States Senator from New Hampshire

Joseph P. Baratta		Global Head of Private Equity at Blackstone Inc.

James W. Breyer		Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breyer Capital

Reginald J. Brown		Partner for the law firm, Kirkland & Ellis

Sir John Antony Hood		Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Robertson Foundation and Former Chair of the Rhodes Trust

Rochelle B. Lazarus		Chairman Emeritus & Former Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney		Senior Partner for the Montreal law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

William G. Parrett		Retired CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and retired Senior Partner of Deloitte (USA)

Ruth Porat		Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc.

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0