CUSIP No. 44183u100 13G Page 1 of 11 Pages
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Houston American Energy Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
44183u100
(CUSIP Number)
January 3, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
GLG Partners LP
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,420,318 Shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,420,318 Shares
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,420,318 Shares
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.11%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
GLG Partners Limited
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,420,318 Shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,420,318 Shares
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,420,318 Shares
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.11%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA, HC
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Noam Gottesman
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,420,318 Shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,420,318 Shares
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,420,318 Shares
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.11%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN, HC
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Pierre Lagrange
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Belgium
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,420,318 Shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,420,318 Shares
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,420,318 Shares
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.11%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN, HC
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Emmanuel Roman
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,420,318 Shares
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,420,318 Shares
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,420,318 Shares
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.11%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN, HC
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CUSIP No. 44183u100 13G Page 7 of 11 Pages
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Houston American Energy Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
801 Travis Street, Suite 2020
Houston, Texas 77002
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, who are
collectively referred to herein as "Reporting Persons," with respect to
Shares (as defined in Item 2(d) below) of the Company:
INVESTMENT MANAGER
(i) GLG Partners, LP (the "Investment Manager"), with respect to the
Shares held by certain funds to which the Investment Manager serves
as investment manager (collectively, the "GLG Funds").
GENERAL PARTNER
(ii) GLG Partners Limited (the "General Partner"), which serves as the
general partner of the Investment Manager, with respect to the
Shares held by each of the GLG Funds.
REPORTING INDIVIDUALS
(iii) Mr. Noam Gottesman ("Mr. Gottesman"), with respect to the Shares
held by each of the GLG Funds.
(iv) Mr. Pierre Lagrange ("Mr. Lagrange"), with respect to the Shares
held by each of the GLG Funds.
(v) Mr. Emmanuel Roman ("Mr. Roman"), with respect to the Shares held by
each of the GLG Funds.
Mr. Gottesman, Mr. Lagrange and Mr. Roman are collectively referred to as
the "Reporting Individuals."
The Investment Manager serves as the investment manager to each of the GLG
Funds. The General Partner serves as the general partner to the Investment
Manager. Each of the Reporting Individuals is a Managing Director of the
General Partner.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting
Persons is:
c/o GLG Partners LP
1 Curzon Street
London W1J 5HB
United Kingdom
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Item 2(c). Citizenship
Citizenship is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page for each Reporting
Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such
Reporting Person.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares")
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
44183u100
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 -
11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. The
Company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-QSB that was filed
on November 14, 2006, indicates there were 27,820,172 Shares
outstanding as of November 1, 2006.
The Investment Manager, which serves as the investment manager to each
of the GLG Funds, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all
Shares
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owned by the GLG Funds. The General Partner, as general partner to the
Investment Manager, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all
Shares owned by the GLG Funds. Each of the Reporting Individuals, as a
Managing Director of the General Partner with the power to exercise
investment discretion, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all
Shares owned by the GLG Funds. Each of the Investment Manager, the
General Partner, and the Reporting Individuals hereby disclaims any
beneficial ownership of any such Shares, except for their pecuniary
interest therein.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ]
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
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
See Exhibit I.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below each of the undersigned 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.
Exhibits:
Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2007, by and among
GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and
Emmanuel Roman.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set
forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
Dated: January 16, 2007
GLG PARTNERS LIMITED GLG PARTNERS LP
By: GLG Partners Limited,
as its General Partner
/s/ Emmanuel Roman
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Name: Emmanuel Roman /s/ Emmanuel Roman
Title: Attorney-in-Fact for ----------------------------------------
Noam Gottesman, Managing Director Name: Emmanuel Roman
Title: Attorney-in-Fact for
Noam Gottesman, Managing Director
/s/ Victoria Parry
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Name: Victoria Parry /s/ Victoria Parry
Title: Senior Legal Counsel ----------------------------------------
Name: Victoria Parry
Title: Senior Legal Counsel
/s/ Emmanuel Roman
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EMMANUEL ROMAN, individually and
on behalf of Noam Gottesman and
Pierre Lagrange
The Powers of Attorney executed by Noam Gottesman and Pierre Lagrange,
authorizing Emmanuel Roman to sign and file this Schedule 13G on each person's
behalf, which were filed with the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 15, 2006 by such Reporting Persons with respect
to the common stock of Movado Group, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference.
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EXHIBIT I
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule
13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date
hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Shares
is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of
the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated as of January 16, 2007
GLG PARTNERS LIMITED GLG PARTNERS LP
By: GLG Partners Limited,
as its General Partner
/s/ Emmanuel Roman
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Name: Emmanuel Roman /s/ Emmanuel Roman
Title: Attorney-in-Fact for ----------------------------------------
Noam Gottesman, Managing Director Name: Emmanuel Roman
Title: Attorney-in-Fact for
Noam Gottesman, Managing Director
/s/ Victoria Parry
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Name: Victoria Parry /s/ Victoria Parry
Title: Senior Legal Counsel ----------------------------------------
Name: Victoria Parry
Title: Senior Legal Counsel
/s/ Emmanuel Roman
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EMMANUEL ROMAN, individually and
on behalf of Noam Gottesman and
Pierre Lagrange