Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (sc 13d/a)
November 10 2021 - 5:13PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 9)*
Cenovus Energy
Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
15135U109
(CUSIP Number)
Shannon B. Kinney
Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
and Corporate Secretary
ConocoPhillips
925 N. Eldridge Parkway
Houston, Texas 77079
Tel No.: (281)
293-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 9,
2021
(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 13d-7(b) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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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 disclosures provided in a prior
cover page.
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The information required on 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).
Schedule
13D
CUSIP No. 15135U109
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Page 2
of 5
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1
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name
of reporting person
ConocoPhillips
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2
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check
the appropriate box if a member of a group
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(a)
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¨
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(b)
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¨
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3
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sec
use only
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4
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source
of funds
OO
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5
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check
box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required
pursuant
to items 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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6
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citizenship
or place of organization
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
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sole
voting power
N/A
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8
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shared
voting power
120,000,000
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9
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sole
dispositive power
N/A
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10
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shared
dispositive power
120,000,000
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11
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aggregate
amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
120,000,000
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12
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check
box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
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¨
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13
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percent
of class represented by amount in row (11)
5.9% (1)
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14
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type
of reporting person
CO,
HC
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(1)
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Based on 2,017,461,576 common shares issued and outstanding at March 15, 2021, as disclosed by the Issuer in its Management Information
Circular associated with its annual meeting included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed on April 8, 2021.
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Schedule
13D
CUSIP No. 15135U109
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Page 3
of 5
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1
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name
of reporting person
ConocoPhillips Company
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2
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check
the appropriate box if a member of a group
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(a)
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¨
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(b)
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¨
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3
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sec
use only
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4
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source
of funds
OO
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5
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check
box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required
pursuant
to items 2(d)
or 2(e)
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¨
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6
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citizenship
or place of organization
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
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sole
voting power
N/A
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8
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shared
voting power
120,000,000
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9
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sole
dispositive power
N/A
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10
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shared
dispositive power
120,000,000
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11
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aggregate
amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
120,000,000
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12
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check
box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
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¨
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13
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percent
of class represented by amount in row (11)
5.9% (1)
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14
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type
of reporting person
CO
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(1)
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Based on 2,017,461,576 common shares issued and outstanding at March 15, 2021, as disclosed by the Issuer in its Management Information
Circular associated with its annual meeting included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed on April 8, 2021.
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Schedule 13D
CUSIP No. 15135U109
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Page 4
of 5
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The following constitutes Amendment No. 9 to the Statement
on Schedule 13D, filed by ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ConocoPhillips”), and ConocoPhillips Company,
a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“CPCo” and, together with ConocoPhillips,
the “Reporting Persons”), on May 26, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 5, 2021,
Amendment No. 2 filed on May 5, 2021, Amendment No. 3 filed on May 18, 2021, Amendment No. 4 filed on
June 11, 2021 Amendment No. 5 filed on June 24, 2021, Amendment No. 6 filed on August 4, 2021, Amendment No 7.
filed on September 14, 2021 and Amendment No. 8 filed on October 22, 2021 (such statement, as amended by Amendment No. 1,
Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7
and Amendment No. 8, the “Initial Statement”), relating to the common shares, no par value (the “common
shares”), of Cenovus Energy Inc., a corporation amalgamated under the laws of Canada (the “Issuer”).
This Amendment No. 9 amends and supplements the Initial Statement. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Initial Statement.
Item 4.
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Purpose of Transaction
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Item 4. of the Initial Statement is hereby supplemented by replacing
the fourth paragraph thereof in its entirety with the following:
“On June 23,
2021, CPCo entered into a Stock Sale Instruction (the “First TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan”) with TD Securities
(USA) LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer (“TD Securities”), that is intended to comply with the requirements of
Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the First TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan, CPCo directed
TD Securities to seek to dispose of up to 47,360,000 common shares held by CPCo upon the termination of the HSBC Rule 10b5-1 Plans.
On November 9, 2021, CPCo entered into a second Stock Sale Instruction (the “Second TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan”
and together with the First TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan, the “TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plans” and, together with
the HSBC Rule 10b5-1 Plans, the “Rule 10b5-1 Plans”) with TD Securities, that is intended to comply with the requirements
of Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the Second TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan, CPCo directed
TD Securities to seek to dispose of up to an additional 95,580,000 common shares held by CPCo upon the termination of the First TD Securities
Rule 10b5-1 Plan. The foregoing description of the TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plans is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan, a form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 8 and
is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.”
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Item 5.
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Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Item 5. of the Initial Statement is hereby replaced in its entirety
as follows:
“(a) – (b) CPCo
directly owns 120,000,000 common shares, representing 5.9% of the common shares outstanding based on 2,017,461,576 common shares issued
and outstanding at March 15, 2021, as disclosed by the Issuer in its Management Information Circular associated with its annual meeting
included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed on April 8, 2021.”
“All of the common shares held
by the Reporting Persons are subject to the Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Agreement, each as defined and described in
Item 6 below. The responses set forth in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 5(a) and
5(b).”
“None of the persons listed on
Exhibit 1 have any beneficial ownership of any common shares.”
“(c) Other than sales
pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Plans, None of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any of
the persons listed on Exhibit 1, has effected any transactions that may be deemed to be a transaction in the common
shares during the past 60 days.”
“(d) No
other person is known by the Reporting Persons to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, common shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as provided for herein.”
“(e) Not
applicable.”
Item 6.
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Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
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Item 6. of the Initial Statement is hereby supplemented by replacing
the last paragraph thereof in its entirety with the following:
“On June 23, 2021, CPCo entered into the First TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan with TD Securities TD Securities that is
intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the First TD Securities
Rule 10b5-1 Plan, CPCo directed TD Securities to seek to dispose of up to 47,360,000 common shares held by CPCo upon the termination
of the HSBC Rule 10b5-1 Plans. On November 9, 2021, CPCo entered into the Second TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan with
TD Securities that is intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Pursuant
to the Second TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan, CPCo directed TD Securities to seek to dispose of up to an additional 95,580,000 common
shares held by CPCo upon the termination of the First TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan. The foregoing description of the
TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plans is qualified in its entirety by reference to the TD Securities Rule 10b5-1 Plan, a form of which
was previously filed as Exhibit 8 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.”
Schedule 13D
CUSIP No. 15135U109
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Page 5
of 5
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SignatureS
After reasonable inquiry and
to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 9, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Andrew M. O’Brien
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Name:
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Andrew M. O’Brien
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Title:
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Vice President and Treasurer
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By:
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/s/ Andrew M. O’Brien
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Name:
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Andrew M. O’Brien
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Title:
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Vice President and Treasurer
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