Edgar Filing: Mitchell Noah Malone III

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Mitchell Noah Malone III

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. [TAT]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

16803 DALLAS PARKWAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/15/2017

(Street)

ADDISON, TX 75001

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series A Convertible Preferred Shares

⁽¹⁾

11/15/2017

P⁽²⁾

205,000 ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾

11/04/2024

Common Shares

9,379,570

$ 50

205,000 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

By Longfellow Energy, LP ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Series A Convertible Preferred Shares

⁽¹⁾

11/04/2024

Common Shares

1,921,668

42,000 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

By Dalea Partners, LP ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mitchell Noah Malone III 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON, TX 75001	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Chad D. Burkhardt, Attorney-in-Fact		11/17/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1)	Each of the Issuer's 12.0% Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Shares (the "Series A Preferred Shares") may be converted at any time, subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Shares, into 45.754 common shares of the Issuer.
(2)	Longfellow Energy, LP purchased 205,000 Series A Preferred Shares from Pinon Foundation, a non-profit foundation affiliated with the reporting person and his family, in a private transaction.
(3)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the securities covered by this statement herein shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), or any other purpose.
(4)	The reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act. The reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer.

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