| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
EXPAND ENERGY Corp |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73118 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons":
(i) OCM XI CHK Holdings, LLC ("XI CHK Holdings");
(ii) OCM Xb CHK Holdings, LLC ("Xb CHK Holdings");
(iii) Oaktree Opportunities Fund Xb Holdings (Delaware), L.P. ("Xb Holdings");
(iv) Oaktree Opportunities Fund Xi Holdings (Delaware), L.P. ("Xi Holdings");
(v) Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC ("OCH"); and
(vi) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC ("OCGH GP"). |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
333 S. Grand Avenue, 28th Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
See responses to Item 4 on each cover page. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock $0.01 par value per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
165167735 |
| 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) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (d) | 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). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please
specify the type of institution: |
| (k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See responses to Item 9 on each cover page.
Of the securities reported herein, XI CHK Holdings directly holds 5,056,881 Common Shares, representing 2.19% of the outstanding Common Shares, Xb CHK Holdings directly holds 1,880,483 Common Shares, representing 0.81% of the outstanding Common Shares, Xb Holdings directly holds 22,759 Common Shares, representing 0.01% of the outstanding Common Shares, and Xi Holdings directly holds 72,535 Common Shares, representing 0.03% of the outstanding Common Shares. Oaktree Capital Group, LLC through OCH, is the indirect manager of each of XI CHK Holdings, Xb CHK Holdings, Xb Holdings, and Xi Holdings. OCGH GP is the indirect owner of the class B units of OCG.
In the aggregate, the Reporting Persons beneficially own, as of the date hereof, 7,032,658 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 3.04% of the Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Act, the Reporting Persons declare that filing this statement on Schedule 13G (this "Statement") shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) and/or Section 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Statement, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed by each Reporting Person. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See responses to Item 11 on each cover page. % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 5 on each cover page.
|
| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
See responses to Item 6 on each cover page.
|
| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See responses to Item 7 on each cover page.
|
| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See responses to Item 8 on each cover page.
|
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
| | 
Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 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 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
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