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UNITED STATES | ||
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||
SCHEDULE 13D |
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 23)*
NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
665531109
(CUSIP Number)
Paul A. Jorge
TRT Holdings, Inc.
4001 Maple Ave.
Suite 600
Dallas, Texas 75219
214-283-8500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 11, 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 §§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 Rule 13d-7 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. 665531109 | |||
1. | Name
of Reporting Person: TRT Holdings, Inc. | ||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | ||
(a) | x | ||
(b) | ¨ | ||
3. | SEC Use Only | ||
4. | Source
of Funds (See Instructions) WC | ||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o | ||
6. | Citizenship
or Place of Organization Delaware | ||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
6,876,829 | ||
8. | Shared Voting Power
-0- | |||
9. | Sole Dispositive
Power 6,876,829 | |||
10. | Shared Dispositive
Power -0- | |||
11. | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 6,876,829 | |||
12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ | |||
13. | Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 8.1%(1) | |||
14. | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO | |||
(1) | Based on 85,248,967 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2022, including (a) 77,872,227 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as set forth in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022 (the “Issuer’s Most Recent Form 10-Q”), and (b) 7,376,740 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in connection with a mandatory conversion of outstanding preferred stock of the Issuer on November 15, 2022 (the “Conversion”), as reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Issuer filed on November 8, 2022. |
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CUSIP No. 665531109 | |||
1. | Name
of Reporting Person: Cresta Investments, LLC | ||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | ||
(a) | x | ||
(b) | ¨ | ||
3. | SEC Use Only | ||
4. | Source
of Funds (See Instructions) 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 | ||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
909,402(1) | ||
8. | Shared Voting Power
-0- | |||
9. | Sole Dispositive
Power 909,402(1) | |||
10. | Shared Dispositive
Power -0- | |||
11. | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 909,402 | |||
12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ | |||
13. | Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 1.1%(1) | |||
14. | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO (Limited Liability Company) | |||
(1) | Based on 85,248,967 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2022, including (a) 77,872,227 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as set forth in the Issuer’s Most Recent Form 10-Q, and (b) 7,376,740 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in connection with the Conversion. |
3 |
CUSIP No. 665531109 | |||
1. | Name
of Reporting Person: The Rowling Foundation | ||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | ||
(a) | x | ||
(b) | o | ||
3. | SEC Use Only | ||
4. | Source
of Funds (See Instructions) WC | ||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o | ||
6. | Citizenship
or Place of Organization Texas | ||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
512,820 | ||
8. | Shared Voting Power
-0- | |||
9. | Sole Dispositive
Power 512,820 | |||
10. | Shared Dispositive
Power -0- | |||
11. | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 512,820 | |||
12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
13. | Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 0.6%(1) | |||
14. | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO (Private Charitable Foundation) | |||
(1) | Based on 85,248,967 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2022, including (a) 77,872,227 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as set forth in the Issuer’s Most Recent Form 10-Q, and (b) 7,376,740 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in connection with the Conversion. |
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CUSIP No. 665531109 | |||
1. | Name
of Reporting Person: Rowling Family 2012 Long Term Trust | ||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | ||
(a) | x | ||
(b) | o | ||
3. | SEC Use Only | ||
4. | Source
of Funds (See Instructions) PF | ||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o | ||
6. | Citizenship
or Place of Organization United States | ||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
10,526 | ||
8. | Shared Voting Power
-0- | |||
9. | Sole Dispositive
Power 10,526 | |||
10. | Shared Dispositive
Power -0- | |||
11. | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 10,526 | |||
12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
13. | Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 0.0%(1) | |||
14. | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) 00 (Family Trust) | |||
(1) | Less than 0.1%. Based on 85,248,967 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2022, including (a) 77,872,227 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as set forth in the Issuer’s Most Recent Form 10-Q, and (b) 7,376,740 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in connection with the Conversion. |
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CUSIP No. 665531109 | |||
1. | Name
of Reporting Person: Robert B. Rowling | ||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | ||
(a) | x | ||
(b) | o | ||
3. | SEC Use Only | ||
4. | Source
of Funds (See Instructions) PF | ||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o | ||
6. | Citizenship
or Place of Organization United States | ||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
8,309,577 | ||
8. | Shared Voting Power
-0- | |||
9. | Sole Dispositive
Power 8,309,577 | |||
10. | Shared Dispositive
Power -0- | |||
11. | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 8,309,577 | |||
12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
13. | Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 9.7%(1) | |||
14. | Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN | |||
(1) | Based on 85,248,967 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2022, including (a) 77,872,227 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as set forth in the Issuer’s Most Recent Form 10-Q, and (b) 7,376,740 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in connection with the Conversion. |
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CUSIP No. 665531109 |
The Schedule 13D filed on December 8, 2014 by TRT Holdings, Inc. (“TRT Holdings”), Cresta Investments, LLC (“Cresta Investments”), Cresta Greenwood, LLC and Robert B. Rowling (“Mr. Rowling”) relating to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 5, 2015, Amendment No. 2 filed on December 11, 2015, Amendment No. 3 filed on January 15, 2016, Amendment No. 4 filed on January 22, 2016, Amendment No. 5 filed on February 5, 2016, Amendment No. 6 filed on February 16, 2016, Amendment No. 7 filed on February 24, 2016, Amendment No. 8 filed on August 11, 2016, Amendment No. 9 filed on January 27, 2017, Amendment No. 10 filed on October 20, 2017, Amendment No. 11 filed on November 14, 2017, Amendment No. 12 filed on February 5, 2018, Amendment No. 13 filed on April 6, 2018, Amendment No. 14 filed on May 18, 2018, Amendment No. 15 filed on November 16, 2018, Amendment No. 16 filed on February 21, 2020, Amendment No. 17 filed on March 2, 2020, Amendment No. 18 filed on March 12, 2020, Amendment No. 19 filed on February 8, 2021, Amendment No. 20 filed on November 24, 2021, Amendment No. 21 filed on January 5, 2022, and Amendment No. 22 filed on February 23, 2022 (the “Schedule 13D”) is hereby amended and supplemented as set forth below by this Amendment No. 23 to the Schedule 13D filed by TRT Holdings, Cresta Investments, Mr. Rowling, The Rowling Foundation (the “Foundation”) and Rowling Family 2012 Long Term Trust (the “Trust,” and collectively with TRT Holdings, Cresta Investments, Mr. Rowling and the Foundation, the “Reporting Persons”).
The information required by Instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of TRT Holdings remains unchanged from the information included as Attachment 1 to Amendment No. 21 to the Schedule 13D. The information required by Instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the executive officer and manager of Cresta Investments remains unchanged from the information included as Attachment 2 to Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 13D. Mr. Rowling, as trustee, has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Foundation and the Trust, and there are no other persons for whom information is required to be disclosed by Instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the Foundation or the Trust.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented with the following:
(a) At the close of business on November 15, 2022, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned, in the aggregate, 8,309,577 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which constitute approximately 9.7% of the outstanding Common Stock, of which: (i) TRT Holdings beneficially owned 6,876,829 shares of Common Stock held directly by TRT Holdings, which constitute approximately 8.1% of the Common Stock outstanding; (ii) Cresta Investments beneficially owned 909,402 shares of Common Stock held directly by Cresta Investments, which constitute approximately 1.1% of the Common Stock outstanding; (iii) the Foundation beneficially owned 512,820 shares of Common Stock held directly by the Foundation, which constitute approximately 0.6% of the Common Stock outstanding; (iv) the Trust beneficially owned 10,526 shares of Common Stock held directly by the Trust, which constitute approximately 0.01% of the outstanding Common Stock; and (v) Mr. Rowling beneficially owned all 8,309,577 shares of Common Stock, consisting of the shares of Common Stock held directly by TRT Holdings, Cresta Investments, the Foundation and the Trust as set forth above, which, in the aggregate, constitute approximately 9.7% of the outstanding Common Stock (in each case, based on 85,248,967 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2022, including (a) 77,872,227 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as set forth in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022, and (b) 7,376,740 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in connection with a mandatory conversion of outstanding preferred stock of the Issuer on November 15, 2022, as reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Issuer filed on November 8, 2022.
Mr. Rowling beneficially owns the shares of Common Stock held directly by TRT Holdings due to his ownership of all of the Class B Common Stock of TRT Holdings. Mr. Rowling beneficially owns the shares of Common Stock held directly by Cresta Investments due to his direct and indirect ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Investments. Mr. Rowling beneficially owns the shares of Common Stock held directly by the Foundation and the Trust due to his status as trustee of the Foundation and of the Trust. Neither Mr. Rowling nor any Reporting Person other than the Foundation has any pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held by the Foundation.
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(b) Each of the Reporting Persons, either directly or indirectly, may be deemed to have sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by it in Item 5(a).
(c) The table below specifies the date, amount and weighted average price per share of shares of Common Stock sold by the Trust. Each sale reflected in the table below was executed by a broker-dealer in the open market on the New York Stock Exchange. Except as set forth in the table, no Reporting Person has effected any transactions in Common Stock during the past 60 days.
Reporting Person | Trade Date | Number of Shares | Price Per Share | |||||||
Rowling Family 2012 Long Term Trust | November 11, 2022 | 261,000 | $ | 37.45 | (1) | |||||
Rowling Family 2012 Long Term Trust | November 14, 2022 | 9,132 | $ | 38.38 | (2) | |||||
Rowling Family 2012 Long Term Trust | November 15, 2022 | 196,830 | $ | 38.18 | (3) |
(1) | The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares of Common Stock were sold in multiple transactions on November 11, 2022, by the Trust at prices ranging from $37.15 to $37.89 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock purchased at each separate price within the price ranges set forth in the footnotes to this table. Per share prices are gross sale prices, without deduction of commissions or other execution costs. |
(2) | The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares of Common Stock were sold in multiple transactions on November 14, 2022, by the Trust at prices ranging from $38.25 to $38.55 per share, inclusive. |
(3) | The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares of Common Stock were sold in multiple transactions on November 15, 2022, by the Trust at prices ranging from $38.10 to $38.47 per share, inclusive. |
(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock reported in Item 5(a).
(e) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned persons, such persons certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated as of November 16, 2022
TRT Holdings, Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ T. Blake Rowling | ||
Name: | T. Blake Rowling | ||
Title: | President | ||
Cresta Investments, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Paul A. Jorge | ||
Name: | Paul A. Jorge | ||
Title: | Secretary | ||
The Rowling Foundation | |||
By: | /s/ Robert B. Rowling | ||
Name: | Robert B. Rowling | ||
Title: | Trustee |
Rowling Family 2012 Long Term Trust | |||
By: | /s/ Robert B. Rowling | ||
Name: | Robert B. Rowling | ||
Title: | Trustee |
/s/ Robert B. Rowling | |
Robert B. Rowling |
Attention—Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).