UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
LINN ENERGY, LLC
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
536020100
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2009
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(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 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).
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form
are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
CUSIP No. 536020100
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1. Names of Reporting Persons/ I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only):
LEON G. COOPERMAN
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
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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: 2,998,401
Shares Bene-
ficially 6. Shared Voting Power 1,598,100
Owned by
Each Report- 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 2,998,401
ing Person
With 8. Shared Dispositive Power 1,598,100
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
4,596,501
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10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares [_]
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
3.5 %
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12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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CUSIP No. 536020100
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This statement is filed with respect to the Shares of LINN ENERGY, LLC (the
"Issuer") beneficially owned by LEON G. COOPERMAN as of December 31, 2009 and
amends and supplements the Schedule 13G previously filed ( the "Schedule 13G").
Except as set forth herein the Schedule 13G is unmodified.
Item 4. Ownership:
Item 4(a) (b) Amount Beneficially Owned and Percent of Class:
Mr. Cooperman may be deemed the beneficial owner of 4,596,501 Shares which
constitutes approximately 3.5 % of the total number of Shares outstanding. This
is based on a total of 129,916,563 Shares outstanding as reported on the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,2009.
This consists of 1,270,801 Shares owned by Capital LP; 287,700 Shares owned
by Investors LP; 429,900 Shares owned by Equity LP; 1,598,100 Shares owned by
the Managed Accounts; 200,000 Shares owned by Watchung; 360,000 Shares owned by
the Foundation;50,000 Shares owned by Toby Cooperman; and 400,000 Shares owned
by Mr. Cooperman.
Item 4(c). Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,998,401
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,598,100
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,998,401
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,598,100
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Mr. Cooperman has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the Shares.
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CUSIP No. 536020100
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
This Item 6 is not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
This Item 7 is not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
This Item 8 is not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
This Item 9 is not applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 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 such purpose or effect.
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: February 3, 2010 as of December 31,2009
LEON G. COOPERMAN, individually,
and as Managing Member of Omega
Associates, L.L.C. on behalf of
Omega Capital Partners, L.P.,
Omega Capital Investors, L.P.,
Omega Equity Investors, L.P.,and
as President of Omega Advisors, Inc.
By /s/ ALAN M. STARK
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Alan M. Stark
Attorney-in-Fact
Power of Attorney on file
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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