RMCP Piv DPC Ii Form 3/A Yuma Energy / WILLEM MESDAG ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MESDAG WILLEM

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Yuma Energy, Inc. [ YUMA ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2016

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MESDAG WILLEM

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD

SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD

SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RMCP GP LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD

SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RMCP DPC LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RMCP DPC II LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RMCP PIV DPC, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RMCP PIV DPC II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

The original Form 3 to which this Form 3/A relates was intended to be filed under Yuma Energy, Inc. (CIK 0001672326), but was inadvertently filed under Yuma Energy, Inc. (CIK 0000081318), a predecessor entity, because of the identical name. Please refer to the Form 3 for the Reporting Persons filed under Yuma Energy, Inc. (CIK 0001672326) instead.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Willem Mesdag (on behalf of himself and the other Reporting Persons)	11/08/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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