| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WHITING PETROLEUM CORP [ WLL ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 09/01/2020 | D(1)(2) | 41,263 | D | (1)(2) | 0.00 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/01/2020 | A(1)(3) | 948 | A | (1)(3) | 948 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Warrants (Right to buy) | $73.44 | 09/01/2020 | A(1)(4) | 3,716 | (4) | 09/01/2024 | Common Stock | 3,716 | (1)(4) | 3,716 | D | ||||
| Warrants (Right to buy) | $83.45 | 09/01/2020 | A(1)(5) | 1,859 | (5) | 09/01/2025 | Common Stock | 1,859 | (1)(5) | 1,859 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On April 1, 2020, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (the "Issuer") and certain of its subsidiaries (together with the Issuer, the ("Company') commenced voluntary cases under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"). On August 14, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Whiting Petroleum Corporation and its Debtor Affiliates (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Plan"). On September 1, 2020 (the "Effective Date), the Plan became effective in accordance with its terms and the Company emerged from chapter 11. |
| 2. On the Effective Date, all outstanding shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Old Common Stock"), unexercised options to purchase such Old Common Stock and all unvested restricted stock units and performance shares with respect to such Old Common Stock were cancelled and extinguished in accordance with the Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court. The Reporting Person Owned 732 unexercised stock options, 21,749 previously reported unvested restricted stock units and 7,956 unvested performance shares. |
| 3. On the Effective Date, new shares of the Issuer's common stock ("New Common Stock") were issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Plan in exchange for Old Common Stock held by the Reporting Person on the Effective Date at an effective exchange ratio of 0.0133557960 of a share of New Common Stock for each share of Old Common Stock. The receipt of shares of New Common Stock was involuntary, without additional consideration and in accordance with the Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court. |
| 4. On the Effective Date, the Reporting Person also received Series A Warrants to purchase shares of New Common Stock in exchange for Old Common Stock held by the Reporting Person on the Effective Date at an effective exchange ratio of 0.0523756707 of a Series A Warrant for each share of Old Common Stock. The Series A Warrants are exercisable for one share of New Common Stock from the date of issuance until 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the expiration date. The receipt of Series A Warrants was involuntary, without additional consideration and in accordance with the Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court. |
| 5. On the Effective Date, the Reporting Person also received Series B Warrants to purchase shares of New Common Stock in exchange for Old Common Stock held by the Reporting Person on the Effective Date at an effective exchange ratio of 0.0261878353 of a Series B Warrant for each share of Old Common Stock. The Series B Warrants are exercisable for one share of New Common Stock from the date of issuance until 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the expiration date. The receipt of Series B Warrants was involuntary, without additional consideration and in accordance with the Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court. |
| Remarks: |
| The Reporting Person voluntarily agreed to forfeit for no value 163,404 previously reported restricted stock units. This forfeiture was exempt from reporting and short-swing profit liability pursuant to Rules 16a-4(d) and 16b-6(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| Bruce R. DeBoer | 09/03/2020 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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