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CUSIP No. 69327R101

 

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:   PDC ENERGY, INC.

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:   1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80203

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:   CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:   11111 Santa Monica Blvd, 15th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:   Common Stock

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:   69327R101

 

Item 3.

If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or

240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing Is a(n):

(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)

☒ Investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

☐ Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

☐ Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

☐ Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

☐ 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)

☐ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

 

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

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.   The investment advisory clients of the reporting person have the right to receive dividends and sales proceeds from such securities.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.   N/A

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.   N/A

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.   N/A

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.