UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

 

      IVANHOE ENERGY INC.    

(Name of Issuer)

 


    Common Shares, No Par Value    

(Title of Class of Securities)

 


        465790103        

(CUSIP Number)

 


      31 December 2008       

(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)

 

 

[

]  

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

 

[ X ]  

Rule 13d-1(d)

*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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the reminder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose 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).

 

 

 


 

 



CUSIP No. 465790103

Page 2 of 8 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Robert Martin Friedland

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

N/A


(a)     o
(b)     o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

CITENZSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

American and Canadian

 




NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON

5


6


7


8

SOLE VOTING POWER
51,911,725


SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-


SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
51,911,725


SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

 

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

51,911,725

 

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

N/A



         o

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

18.4%

 

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

IN

 

 

 

 



CUSIP No. 465790103

Page 3 of 8 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Newstar Holdings SRL

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

N/A


(a)     o
(b)     o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

CITENZSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Barbados

 




NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON

5


6


7


8

SOLE VOTING POWER
50,994,620


SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-


SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
50,994,620


SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

 

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

50,994,620

 

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

N/A



         o

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

18.08%

 

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

OO

 

 

 

 

 



CUSIP No. 465790103

Page 4 of 8 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Newstar Securities SRL

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

N/A


(a)     o
(b)     o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

CITENZSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Barbados

 




NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON

5


6


7


8

SOLE VOTING POWER
47,266,172


SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-


SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
47,266,172


SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

 

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

47,266,172

 

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

N/A



         o

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

16.76%

 

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

OO

 

 

 

 



CUSIP No. 465790103

Page 5 of 8 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Item 1.

 

1(a) Name of Issuer: Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (the “Company”)

 

1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
              Suite 654 – 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 3E1

 

Item 2.

 

2(a) Name of Person Filing:

This statement is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

          (i) Robert Martin Friedland;
          (ii) Newstar Holdings SRL (“Newstar Holdings”); and
          (iii) Newstar Securities SRL (“Newstar Securities”).

 

2(b) Address or Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of Mr. Friedland is 150 Beach Road #25-03 The Gateway West, Singapore 189720.

The address of the principal business office of Newstar Holdings and Newstar Securities is Stevmar House, Suite 202, Rockley, Christ Church, Barbados 15137.

 

2(c) Citizenship

          (i) Robert Martin Friedland – American and Canadian
          (ii) Newstar Holdings – Barbados
          (iii) Newstar Securities – Barbados

 

2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

 

          Common Shares with no par value (the “Common Shares” or “Shares”)

 

2(e) CUSIP No.: 465790103

 


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Page 6 of 8 Pages



SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

Item 3.

 

N/A

 

Item 4.    Ownership

 

 

a.

Amount Beneficially Owned:

Newstar Securities may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 47,266,172 Shares as follows: (i) 37,095,000 Shares that it owns directly and (ii) 10,171,172 Shares through its sole ownership of Premier Mines (as defined in Item 7 below) 2,200,000 of which are warrants exercisable into Shares in the next 60 days. Newstar Holdings may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 50,994,620 Shares as follows: (i) 47,266,172 Shares through its sole ownership of Newstar Securities and (ii) 3,728,448 Shares through its sole ownership of Evershine (as defined in Item 7 below). Mr. Friedland may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 51,911,725 as follows: (i) 917,105 Shares that he owns directly of which 500,000 are options exercisable into Shares in the next 60 days (ii) 50,994,620 through his sole ownership of Newstar Holdings.

 

 

b.

Percent of class:

Mr. Friedland may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 18.4% of the outstanding Common Shares. Newstar Holdings may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 18.08% of the outstanding Common Shares. Newstar Securities may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 16.76% of the outstanding Common Shares.

 

 

 



CUSIP No. 465790103

Page 7 of 8 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

 

c.

Number of shares as to which such person has sole and shared power to vote and sole and shared power to dispose:

Newstar Securities may be deemed to have sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the 47,266,172 Shares it beneficially owns. Newstar Holdings may be deemed to have sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the 50,994,620 Shares it beneficially owns. Mr. Friedland may be deemed to have sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the 51,911,725 Shares he beneficially owns, 2,200,000 of which are warrants exercisable into Shares in the next 60 days and 500,000 of which are options exercisable into Shares in the next 60 days.

Item 5.

 

Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class: N/A

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

Mr. Friedland is the sole owner of Newstar Holdings. Newstar Holdings is the sole owner of Evershine SRL, a Barbados society with restricted liability (“Evershine”), that directly owns an aggregate of 3,728,448 Shares. Newstar Holdings also is the sole owner of Newstar Securities. Newstar Securities is the sole owner of Premier Mines SRL, a Barbados society with restricted liability (“Premier Mines”), that directly owns an aggregate of 10,171,172 Shares, 2,200,000 of which are warrants exercisable into Shares in the next 60 days.

 

Item 8.

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

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A

 

Item 10.

Certifications: N/A

 

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CUSIP No. 465790103

Page 8 of 8 Pages

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable 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.

 

Dated as of February 10, 2009

 

 

 

By: 



/s/ Robert Martin Friedland

 

 

 

Robert Martin Friedland

 

 

 

 

NEWSTAR HOLDINGS SRL

 

 

By: 




/s/ Robert Martin Friedland

 

 

 

Name: Robert Martin Friedland

Title:   President

 

 

 

 

NEWSTAR SECURITIES SRL

 

 

By: 




/s/ Robert Martin Friedland

 

 

 

Name: Robert Martin Friedland

Title:   President