SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No.  )*
 

ESGEN Acquisition Corporation

(Name of Issuer)
 

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

G3R95N129**

(CUSIP Number)
 

October 22, 2021

(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 6 Pages)

 

______________________________

*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 Class A Ordinary Shares have no CUSIP number. The CUSIP number for the units which include the Class A Ordinary Shares is G3R95N129.

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).

 

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1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Highbridge Capital Management, LLC

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 		5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,413,489 Class A Ordinary Shares

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,413,489 Class A Ordinary Shares

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,413,489 Class A Ordinary Shares

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.12%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA, OO

         

 

 

CUSIP No. G3R95N129 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages

 

Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
   
  The name of the issuer is ESGEN Acquisition Corporation (the "Company").

 

Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
   
  The Company's principal executive offices are located at 2956 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.

 

Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:

 

  This statement is filed by:
   
  (i)

Highbridge Capital Management, LLC

277 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor

New York, New York 10172

Citizenship: State of Delaware

   
  The foregoing person is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Reporting Person."  

 

Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
   
  Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Ordinary Shares").

 

Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
   
  The Class A Ordinary Shares have no CUSIP number.  The CUSIP number for the units which include the Class A Ordinary Shares is G3R95N129.

 

Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
  (c) ¨ Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
  (d) ¨ Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
  (e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),
  (f) ¨ Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
  (g) ¨ Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G),

 

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  (h) ¨ Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
  (i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act,
  (j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

 

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please

specify the type of institution:__________________________________________

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP.
   
    (a) Amount beneficially owned:
         
  As of the date hereof, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as the trading manager of Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P. and Highbridge SPAC Opportunity Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "Highbridge Funds"), may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 1,413,489 Class A Ordinary Shares held by the Highbridge Funds.
   
    (b) Percent of class:
         
  The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 27,600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding, as reported in the Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2021 and the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2021, after giving effect to the completion of the offering and full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, as described therein.  Therefore, as of the date hereof, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 5.12% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.
   
  The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by the Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the Class A Ordinary Shares held by the Highbridge Funds.
         
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
         
      (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
         
        0
         
      (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
         
        See Item 4(a)
         
      (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
         
        0
         
      (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
         
        See Item 4(a)

 

CUSIP No. G3R95N129 13G Page 5 of 6 Pages

 

 

Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
   
  See Item 4.

 

Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
   
  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. CERTIFICATION.

 

  The Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification:
   
  By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its 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.

 

CUSIP No. G3R95N129 13G Page 6 of 6 Pages

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: October 29, 2021

 

HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC  
   
   
By:   /s/ Kirk Rule  
Name: Kirk Rule  
Title: Executive Director  

 

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