Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
- Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
- Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
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| UNITED STATES | |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13G*/ | |
| (Rule 13d-102) | |
| Houston American Energy Corp. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
|
44183U209 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
|
September 30, 2020 | |
| Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement | |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨
Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
*/ 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. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 2 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Citadel Securities LLC | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%1
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BD, OO | |
| 1 | The percentages reported in this Schedule 13G are based upon 6,960,576 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 10, 2020 (according to the issuer’s Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2020). Except as described in the preceding sentence, all share numbers for the holdings of the reporting persons reported in this Schedule 13G are as of the opening of the market on October 13, 2020. |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 3 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON CALC IV LP | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN; HC | |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 4 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Citadel Securities GP LLC | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO; HC | |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 5 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Citadel Advisors LLC | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA; OO; HC | |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 6 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Citadel Advisors Holdings LP | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN; HC | |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 7 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Citadel GP LLC | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO; HC | |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 8 of 14 Pages |
| 1. | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Kenneth Griffin | |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
| |
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. Citizen | |
NUMBER OF |
5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 shares | |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0%
| |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN; HC | |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 9 of 14 Pages |
| Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer |
Houston American Energy Corp.
| Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices 801 Travis Street, Suite 1425, Houston, Texas 77002 |
| Item 2(a) | Name of Person Filing This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by Citadel Securities LLC (“Citadel Securities”), CALC IV LP (“CALC4”), Citadel Securities GP LLC (“CSGP”), Citadel Advisors LLC (“Citadel Advisors”), Citadel Advisors Holdings LP (“CAH”), Citadel GP LLC (“CGP”), and Mr. Kenneth Griffin (collectively with Citadel Securities, CALC4, CSGP, Citadel Advisors, CAH and CGP, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to shares of common stock (and options and other securities exercisable for, or convertible into, common stock) of the above-named issuer. |
CALC4 is the non-member manager of Citadel Securities. CSGP is the general partner of CALC4. CAH is the sole member of Citadel Advisors. CGP is the general partner of CAH. Mr. Griffin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CGP, and owns a controlling interest in CGP and CSGP.
The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by the statement other than the securities actually owned by such person (if any).
| Item 2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603. |
| Item 2(c) | Citizenship Each of Citadel Securities, CSGP, Citadel Advisors and CGP is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of CALC4 and CAH is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Griffin is a U.S. citizen. |
| Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities Common stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| Item 2(e) | CUSIP Number 44183U209 |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 10 of 14 Pages |
| Item 3 | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act; |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; |
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; |
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; |
| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); |
| (k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________.
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 11 of 14 Pages |
| Item 4 | Ownership |
| A. | Citadel Securities LLC |
| (a) | Citadel Securities LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of common stock. |
| (b) | The number of shares that Citadel Securities LLC may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes 0% of the common stock outstanding. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| B. | CALC IV LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC |
| (a) | Each of CALC IV LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of common stock. |
| (b) | The number of shares that each of CALC IV LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes 0% of the common stock outstanding. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| C. | Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC |
| (a) | Each of Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of common stock. |
| (b) | The number of shares that each of Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes 0% of the common stock outstanding. |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 12 of 14 Pages |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| D. | Kenneth Griffin |
| (a) | Mr. Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of common stock. |
| (b) | The n umber of shares that Mr. Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes 0% of the common stock outstanding. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 13 of 14 Pages |
| Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following ¨. |
| Item 6 | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
Not Applicable
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company |
See Item 2 above
| Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
Not Applicable
| Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
Not Applicable
| Item 10 | Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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. |
| CUSIP No. 44183U209 | 13G | Page 14 of 14 Pages |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated this 13th day of October, 2020.
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Guy Miller | By: | /s/ Noah Goldberg | |
| Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory | Noah Goldberg, Authorized Signatory | |||
| CALC IV LP | CITADEL ADVISORS HOLDINGS LP | |||
| By: | /s/ Guy Miller | By: | /s/ Noah Goldberg | |
| Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory | Noah Goldberg, Authorized Signatory | |||
| CITADEL SECURITIES GP LLC | CITADEL GP LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Guy Miller | By: | /s/ Noah Goldberg | |
| Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory | Noah Goldberg, Authorized Signatory | |||
| KENNETH GRIFFIN | ||||
| By: | /s/ Noah Goldberg | |||
| Noah Goldberg, attorney-in-fact* | ||||
| * | Noah Goldberg is signing on behalf of Kenneth Griffin as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby incorporated by reference herein. The power of attorney was filed as an attachment to a filing by Citadel Advisors LLC on Schedule 13G for Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc. on April 9, 2020. |