As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2005
 
Registration No. 0-9261
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13E-3
RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 13(e)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 3)

KESTREL ENERGY, INC.
(Name of the Issuer)

KESTREL ENERGY, INC.
(Names of Persons Filing Statement)

COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)

492545 10 8
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 
 
Timothy L. Hoops
President and CEO
Kestrel Energy, Inc.
1726 Cole Boulevard, Suite 210
Lakewood, Colorado 80401
(303) 295-0344
 
 
COPIES TO:
S. Lee Terry, Jr., Esq.
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
1550 17th Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 892-9400

(Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Persons Filing Statement)
 
This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

a.
 x
The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A (§§240.14a-1 through 240.14b-2), Regulation 14C (§§240.14c-1 through 240.14c-101) or Rule 13e-3(c) (§240.13e-3(c)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Act”).
b.
 o
The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
c.
 o
A tender offer.
d.
o
None of the above.

Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: x
 
 
 
 
 
Calculation of Filing Fee
   
Transaction valuation*
Amount of filing fee**
$25,560
$3.00

* Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. This amount assumed the acquisition of approximately 18,000 shares of Common Stock for $1.42 per share in cash in lieu of fractional shares to holders of less than 1 share after the proposed reverse stock split.
** Previously paid
 
o
Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by §240.0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1)
Amount Previously Paid: $
  (2) Form or Registration No.: Schedule 14A
  (3) Filing Party:
  (4) Date Filed:
 
 
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RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT

INTRODUCTION

This Amendment No. 3 to Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (this “Amendment”) is filed by Kestrel Energy, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”) and amends and supplements the Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3, as amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto (as so amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and this Amendment, the “Schedule”), filed on May 20, 2005, June 21, 2005 and July 12, 2005, respectively, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Schedule relates to a proposal to the Company’s shareholders to approve a 100-for-1 reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.

Concurrently with the filing of this Amendment, the Company is filing an amended definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) under Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the special meeting of shareholders of the Company at which the shareholders will consider and vote upon a proposal for a 100-for-1 reverse stock split. A copy of the Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit (a)(3).

The information in the Proxy Statement, including all the appendices thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated by reference to Items 1 through 15 of the Schedule. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Proxy Statement.
 
Item 16. Exhibits.

 
(a)(1)
None.

 
(a)(2)
Copy of Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company incorporated by reference to Schedule 14A filed by Kestrel Energy, Inc. on July 13, 2005.

 
(a)(3)
Amended Definitive Proxy Statement, incorporated by reference to Schedule 14A filed by Kestrel Energy, Inc. on July 13, 2005.

 
(a)(4)
None.

 
(a)(5)
None.

 
(b)
None.

 
(c)
None.

 
(d)
None.

 
(e)
None.

 
(f)
Dissenter’s rights of appraisal are described in Attachment A to the Amended Definitive Proxy Statement, incorporated by reference to Schedule 14A filed by Kestrel Energy, Inc. on July 13, 2005.

 
(g)
None.

 
(h)
None.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

After due 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.
 
     
 
KESTREL ENERGY, INC.,
a Colorado corporation
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/Timothy L. Hoops
 
Timothy L. Hoops
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
Dated: July 13, 2005

 
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