[SCHEDULE 13G/A] VERMILION ENERGY INC. SEC Filing
Vermilion Energy Inc. received a joint Schedule 13G/A disclosing significant passive holdings by several Millennium-related reporting persons and an affiliated Singapore entity. Integrated Core Strategies (Asia) Pte. Ltd. reports beneficial ownership of 7,751,570 common shares (5.0% of the class) with shared voting and dispositive power. Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC and Israel A. Englander each report beneficial ownership of 8,529,081 common shares (5.5% of the class), also with shared voting and dispositive power.
The filing includes a joint filing agreement among the reporting persons and a certification that the securities were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer. The issuer's principal executive office is listed in Calgary, Alberta.
- Transparent disclosure of beneficial ownership by multiple related reporting persons
- Holdings quantified at 7,751,570 shares (5.0%) and 8,529,081 shares (5.5%), meeting SEC reporting thresholds
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Multiple related entities disclose passive stakes just above 5%, indicating notable but declared non-control positions.
The filings show that Millennium-affiliated entities and an affiliated Singapore vehicle each hold low single-digit stakes in Vermilion Energy, with reported shared voting and dispositive power rather than sole control. Holdings of 5.0% and 5.5% cross the Schedule 13G reporting threshold, making them visible to investors but the filing explicitly states the positions are not for changing control. For investors this increases transparency about ownership concentration without signaling an active takeover or control intent.
TL;DR: Joint filing and shared powers reflect coordinated disclosure; certification claims passive intent, limiting governance implications.
The joint filing agreement and identical shared voting/dispositive power figures across Millennium entities imply centralized investment decision-making and coordinated disclosure. The explicit certification that the securities were not acquired to influence control suggests these are passive, reportable stakes under SEC rules. From a governance perspective, these holdings require monitoring but do not, on their face, represent a change in control or an immediate governance challenge.