SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LOVOI JOHN (Last) (First) (Middle) 10,000 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE 550 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77024 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/24/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP [ EPM ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,669,510	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person is the managing member of Peninsula - JVL Capital Advisors, LLC, which is the general partner of Belridge Energy Advisors, LP, and may be deemed to share dispositive power over 1,969,510 shares of common stock which are owned by Belridge. The reporting person is also the managing member of JVL Advisors, LLC, which is the general partner of each of JVL Global Energy (QP), LP, JVL Global Energy, LP, Navitas Fund LP, Navitas Fund (QP), LP and Chula Partners III, LP, and may be deemed to share power to vote and have the sole power to dispose of the aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of common stock held by those entities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	/s/ John V. Lovoi	03/06/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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