SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 11)

 

Canadian Superior Energy Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Shares

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

136644101

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

June 2, 2009

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 140.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See section 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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 ("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).

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

 

CUSIP No. 136644101

 

 

 

Palo Alto Investors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Palo Alto Investors, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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William Leland Edwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anthony Joonkyoo Yun, MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This statement relates to the Common Shares (the "Stock") of Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at Suite 3200, 500 - 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2V6.

Item 2. Identity and Background

The persons filing this statement and the persons enumerated in Instruction C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places of organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and controlling persons, and the information regarding them, are as follows:

 

 

470 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301

 

 

PAI LLC is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is the general partner of, and investment adviser to, investment limited partnerships. The sole manager of PAI LLC is PAI Corp. Mr. Edwards is the controlling shareholder of PAI Corp and the controlling owner of PAI LLC. Mr. Yun is the president of PAI Corp and PAI LLC.

 

 

 

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Item 3.            Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

The source and amount of funds used in purchasing the Stock were as follows:

 

The Filers acquired the Stock for investment purposes. On September 29, 2008, Greg Noval sent a letter to Palo Alto Investors on behalf of the Issuer's Board of Directors responding to a letter from Palo Alto Investors sent earlier in the day, and Palo Alto Investors sent a further response to the Board. A copy of that correspondence is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit B. On November 5, 2008, PAI LLC sent a letter to the Board (the “November 5 Letter”), a copy of which is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit F. On February 11, 2009, PAI LLC sent a letter to the Board questioning the timing and strategy of the Issuer’s proposed monetization of part of its Block 5(c) assets in Trinidad and Tobago (the “February 11 Letter”). On February 12, 2009, PAI LLC issued a press release including the text of the February 11 Letter and requesting additional disclosure by the Issuer with regard to its financial position and the status of that project and requesting that the Issuer hold a public conference call to update shareholders. A copy of that press release is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit G. On February 17, 2009, PAI LLC delivered to the Issuer a requisition for a special meeting of the Issuer’s shareholders for the purpose, among other things, of removing all of the directors on the Issuer’s board of directors and replacing such directors with PAI LLC’s nominees (the “Requisition”). Also on February 17, 2009, PAI LLC issued a press release announcing that it had requisitioned a special meeting of the Issuer’s shareholders for that purpose (the “February 17 Press Release”). Once a record date and meeting date for the shareholders meeting have been established, a dissident proxy circular will be mailed to shareholders of record by PAI LLC.  The dissident proxy circular will provide details regarding each of PAI LLC's nominees to the Issuer's Board of Directors.  Shareholders are urged to carefully read the dissident proxy circular and other documents when they are available. A copy of the Requisition is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit H, and a copy of the February 17 Press Release is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit I. On March 10, 2009, PAI LLC sent a letter to the Board (the “March 10 Letter”) noting that no response had been provided to its February 11, 2009 inquiry regarding the Issuer’s proposed monetization of part of its Block 5(c) assets in Trinidad and Tobago and requesting a meeting with the full Board to discuss strategic and financing alternatives to monetizing the Block 5(c) assets. A copy of the March 10 Letter is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit J. On March 16, 2009, PAI LLC sent a letter (the “March 16 Letter”) to the Board. The March 16 Letter was sent in response to an electronic mail message sent by Greg Noval (the “March 10 Noval E-mail”) to PAI LLC responding to the March 10 Letter sent earlier in the day on March 10, 2009, and in response to a letter from C. Alexander Squires, a director and chair of the Audit Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors (the “March 12 Board Letter”) to PAI LLC on behalf of the Issuer's Board of Directors responding to the March 10 Letter. The March 16 Letter attaches a draft term sheet that PAI LLC believes is reflective of the type of transaction that is available to the Issuer from third parties if the Issuer would be willing to enter into discussions with such third parties (the “Draft Term Sheet”) and which could serve as a potential alternative to the Issuer’s proposed sale of part of its Block 5(c) assets in Trinidad and Tobago. The March 16 Letter also attaches copies of the March 10 Noval E-Mail and the March 12 Board Letter. The foregoing descriptions of the March 16 Letter, the Draft Term Sheet, the March 10 Noval Email and the March 12 Board Letter are each qualified in their entirety by reference to the terms of such documents. A copy of the March 16 Letter is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit K. On April 1, 2009, PAI LLC issued, via press release, an open letter (the “April 1 Letter”) to the Board of Directors and Shareholders of the Issuer describing PAI LLC’s view of the failings, misconduct and inadequate corporate governance of the current Board and again demanding that the Board be reconstituted to include truly independent Directors with relevant international oil and gas expertise. The foregoing description of the April 1 Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of such document. A copy of the April 1 Letter is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit L. On April 2, 2009, Mr. V. Phil Lalonde of

 

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Brownlee LLP wrote PAI LLC on behalf of Greg Noval, asserting, among other things, that the April 1 Letter contains statements that defame Mr. Noval. On April 3, 2009, Canadian counsel to PAI LLC, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, sent a letter to Mr. Lalonde responding to his April 2, 2009 letter. The foregoing description of the April 3 Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of such document. A copy of the April 3 Letter is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit M. On May 15, 2009, PAI LLC commenced soliciting proxies from up to 15 shareholders of the Issuer, on a non-public basis as permitted by the Alberta Securities Commission, to vote in favor of PAI LLC's eight nominees (the “Nominees”) for election to the Issuer's Board of Directors at the June 26, 2009 annual and special meeting of the Issuers’ shareholders and to approve certain amendments to the Issuer’s By-laws, by way of a letter (the “May 15 Letter”). The May 15 Letter lists the Nominees, and attaches biographical information regarding each of the Nominees, a copy of the November 5 Letter (incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit F), a copy of the April 1 Letter (incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit L) and a form of proxy. The foregoing description of the May 15 Letter and all attachments thereto is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of such documents. A copy of the May 15 Letter is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit N. On May 28, 2009, PAI LLC issued a press release (the “May 28 Press Release”) expressing PAI LLC’s disappointment and concern with the Board of Directors’ decision to delay the annual and special meeting of the Issuers’ shareholders until September 2009. The foregoing description of the May 28 Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of such document. A copy of the May 28 Press Release is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit O.

 

Recent Developments: On June 2, 2009, PAI LLC filed a Notice of Motion (the “June 2 Notice of Motion”) with the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in connection with the matter of the Issuer’s proceedings under the Canadian Companies Creditors’ Arrangement Act. The June 2 Notice of Motion seeks, among other things, an order compelling the Issuer to hold its annual general and special meeting of shareholders on June 26, 2009 or within one week thereafter and further compelling the Issuer to address the matters raised in the Requisition at such meeting. A copy of the June 2 Notice of Motion is attached hereto as Exhibit P.

 

In pursuing their investment purposes, the Filers may from time to time further purchase, hold, vote, trade, dispose of, engage in option, swap or other derivative securities transactions with respect to or otherwise deal in the Stock at times, and in such manner, as they deem advisable to benefit from changes in the Stock's market price, changes in the Issuer's operations, business strategy or prospects, or from sale or merger of the Issuer. To evaluate such alternatives, the Filers routinely will monitor the Issuer's operations, prospects, business development, management, competitive and strategic matters, capital structure and prevailing market conditions, as well as alternative investment opportunities, the Filers' liquidity requirements and other investment considerations. Consistent with their investment research methods and evaluation criteria, the Filers may discuss such matters with the Issuer's management, Board of Directors, other shareholders, industry analysts, existing or potential strategic partners or competitors, investment and financing professionals, sources of credit and other investors. Such factors and discussions may affect materially, and result in, the Filers' modifying their ownership of the Stock, exchanging information with the Issuer pursuant to appropriate confidentiality or similar agreements, proposing changes in the Issuer's operations, governance or capitalization, or in proposing or taking one or more of the actions described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Filers may reconsider and change their plans or proposals relating to the Stock at any time.

 

(a), (b), (d) Each Filer's beneficial ownership of the Stock on the date of this report is reflected on that Filer's cover page. PAI LLC is an investment adviser with the power to invest in, vote and dispose of the Stock on behalf of its clients. Its clients have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Stock. No client individually holds more than 5% of the outstanding Stock. Mr. Edwards is the controlling shareholder of PAI Corp, which is the sole manager of PAI LLC, and is the controlling owner of PAI LLC. Mr. Yun is the president of PAI Corp and PAI LLC. The Filers are filing this Schedule 13D jointly, but not as members of a group, and each of

 

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them expressly disclaims membership in a group. Each Filer disclaims beneficial ownership of the Stock except to the extent of that Filer's pecuniary interest therein.

(c)           There were no transactions in the Stock by the Filers during the 60 days before the date on the cover page.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangement, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

PAI LLC is the general partner of investment partnerships pursuant to agreements of limited partnership that grant to PAI LLC the authority, among other things, to invest the funds of such investment partnerships in the Stock, to vote and dispose of the Stock and to file this statement on behalf of such investment partnerships. Pursuant to such agreements, PAI LLC is entitled to allocations based on assets under management and realized and unrealized gains.

In addition, 750,000 shares of the Stock are represented by warrants, the form of which is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit C. In addition, those warrants are governed by and subject to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, the forms of which are incorporated by reference herein as Exhibits D and E.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING

OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

 

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with purchases and sales by the undersigned of the securities of any issuer until such time as the undersigned file with the SEC a statement terminating this Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G. For that purpose, the undersigned hereby constitute and appoint Palo Alto Investors, LLC, a California limited liability company, as their true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority for and on behalf of the undersigned to prepare or cause to be prepared, sign, file with the SEC and furnish to any other person all certificates, instruments, agreements and documents necessary to comply with section 13(d) and section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with said purchases and sales, and to do and perform every act necessary and proper to be done incident to the exercise of the foregoing power, as fully as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, until such time as the undersigned file with the SEC a statement terminating this Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G.

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT P

 

Action No.: 0901-02873

 

IN THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH OF ALBERTA

JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF CALGARY

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS

ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED

 

AND IN THE MATTER OF CANADIAN SUPERIOR ENERGY INC.

 

AND IN THE MATTER OF SEEKER PETROLEUM LTD.

 

AND IN THE MATTER OF CANADIAN SUPERIOR TRINIDAD

AND TOBAGO LIMITED

 

NOTICE OF MOTION

(re: Meeting of Shareholders)

 

TAKE NOTICE that an application will be made on behalf of Palo Alto Investors, LLC (“PAI”) before the Honourable Mr. Justice S. LoVecchio at the Calgary Courts Centre, 601 - 5 Street SW, in the City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, on Thursday, the 4^th day of June, 2009 at the hour of one o’clock in the afternoon or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard for the following relief:

1.            an Order compelling Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (“CanSup” or the “Company”) to hold its annual general and special meeting of shareholders on June 26, 2009 or within one week following such date and compelling CanSup to address the matters raised in the PAI Requisition, as subsequently defined, at that meeting;

2.            an Order that the time for service of this notice of motion is abridged, this motion is properly returnable on Thursday, June 4, 2009 and that further service of this notice of motion, other than to those parties listed on the service list attached as Schedule “A” hereto is hereby dispensed with; and

3.            such further and other relief as PAI may request and this Honourable Court shall deem just.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT the grounds of this application are as follows:

 

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board of directors of the Company an alternative slate of directors to be nominated by PAI (the “PAI Requisition”);

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT the applicant will refer to the following:

 

 

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DATED at the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta this 2^nd day of June, 2009.

BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP

 

Per: /s/ Kelly J. Bourassa 

Kelly J. Bourassa

Counsel for the Applicant,

Palo Alto Investors, LLC

 

 

 

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