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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2012 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC [ NKA ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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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) |
Common Units | 16,992,245 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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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 | ||||
Subordinated Units | (4) | (4) | Common Units | 33,804,745 | (4) | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(3) |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Niska Sponsor Holdings Cooperatief U.A. ("Sponsor Holdings") directly owns 49.2% of the common units, 100% of the subordinated units and 100% of the incentive distribution rights in Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC (the "Company"). It also indirectly owns, through Niska Gas Storage Management LLC, a 1.98% managing member interest in the Company. All of the reporting persons' ownership is indirect through Sponsor Holdings. |
2. Following an internal reorganization, the reporting persons, by reason of the relationships described below, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares reported herein beneficially owned by Carlyle/Riverstone Energy Partners III, L.P. and C/R Energy GP III, LLC (the "Carlyle Funds"). Each of the reporting persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. |
3. The indirect parent of the Carlyle Funds is now TC Group Sub, L.P. The general partner of TC Group Sub, L.P. is TC Group, L.L.C. The managing member of TC Group, L.L.C. is Carlyle Holdings I L.P. The general partner of Carlyle Holdings I L.P. is Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C. The managing member of Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C. is Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc. The sole shareholder of Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc. is The Carlyle Group L.P. The general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P. is Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., which is managed by an eight person board of directors, with all board action relating to the voting or disposition of these shares requiring approval of a majority of the board. All members of the board of directors expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein. |
4. The subordinated units will convert into common units on a one-for-one basis at the end of the subordination period described in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-165007) |
Remarks: |
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Confirming Statement Exhibit 99 - Joint Filer Information |
/s/ R. Rainey Hoffman, attorney-in-fact for Daniel A. D?Aniello, Chairman | 05/08/2012 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |