Sec Form 13G Filing - Scharbauer Douglas @ CONTANGO ORE, INC.

Sec Form 13G Filing - Scharbauer Douglas filing for CONTANGO ORE, INC. (CTGO) - 2024-06-28

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

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

CONTANGO ORE, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

21077F100

(CUSIP Number)

June 17, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐

Rule 13d-1(b)

☒

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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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, as amended (“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).

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

Scott Wallace

Haynes and Boone, LLP

2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite 2300

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 651-5000

CUSIP No. 21077F100

(1)	Based upon 9,631,684 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of May 14, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2024.

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer

Contango ORE, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

516 2nd Avenue, Suite 401

Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing

Douglas Scharbauer

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

The address of the principal business office of the reporting person is 303 W. Wall, Ste. 2200, Midland, Texas 79701.

(c)

Citizenship

See Item 4 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(d)

Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”)

(e)

CUSIP Number

21077F100

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is:


(a) ☐		A broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b) ☐		A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c) ☐		An insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d) ☐		An investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e) ☐		An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) ☐		An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);


(g) ☐		A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) ☐		A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) ☐		A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) ☐		A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k) ☐		A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: _______________

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: See Item 9 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(b)

Percent of class: See Item 11 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 on the cover page(s) hereto.

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8 on the cover page(s) hereto.

Item 5.

Ownership of 5% 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 five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than 5% 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 or Control Person

Not Applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable.

Item 10.

Certifications

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 other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

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.

Names of Reporting Persons.

Douglas Scharbauer

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a) ☐ (b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States