Edgar Filing: FutureFuel Corp.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*

FutureFuel Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001

(Title of Class of Securities)

B15QQ56 GB

(Sedol Number)

December 31, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

þ 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 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).


Sedol No.		B15QQ56 GB


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			2,313,129

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			2,313,129

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,313,129

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

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	8.2%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	PN


Sedol No.		B15QQ56 GB


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			636,871

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			636,871

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	636,871

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

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	2.3%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	PN


Sedol No.		B15QQ56 GB


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Fir Tree, Inc.


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	New York

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			2,950,000

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			2,950,000

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,950,000

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

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	10.5%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	CO

SCHEDULE 13G

This Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Fir Tree Value”), Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Fir Tree Capital Opportunity”) and Fir Tree, Inc., a New York corporation (“Fir Tree”), relating to common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”) of FutureFuel Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), purchased by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity. Fir Tree is the investment manager of both Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity.

Although Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity did not change their ownership positions in the Common Stock during 2007, this Schedule 13G is being filed in response to Issuer’s registration of the Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which became effective on June 23, 2007.

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer.

FutureFuel Corp.

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office.
Item 2(c) Place of Organization.

Fir Tree, Inc.
505 Fifth Avenue
23^rd Floor
New York, New York 10017
A New York corporation

Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P.
c/o Admiral Administration Ltd.
Admiral Financial Center, 5th Floor
90 Fort Street, Box 32021 SMB
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
A Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership

Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.
c/o Admiral Administration Ltd.
Admiral Financial Center, 5th Floor
90 Fort Street, Box 32021 SMB
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
A Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership

Fir Tree, Inc. is the investment manager for each of Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity and has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the Common Stock (as defined below), held by each of them.

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities.

common shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”)

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number (Sedol number as CUSIP not available).

B15QQ56 GB

Item 3 Reporting Person.

The person filing is not listed in Items 3(a) through 3(j).

Item 4 Ownership.

	(a)		Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity are the beneficial owners of 2,313,129 shares of Common Stock (1,254,577 of which are shares of Common Stock held by Fir Tree Value and 1,058,552 of which are shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of warrants held by Fir Tree Value) and 636,871 shares of Common Stock (345,423 of which are shares of Common Stock held by Fir Tree Capital Opportunity and 291,448 of which are shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of warrants held by Fir Tree Capital Opportunity), respectively. Fir Tree may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity as a result of being the investment manager of Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity.

	(b)		Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity are the beneficial owners of 8.2% and 2.3%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Collectively, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 2,950,000 shares of Common Stock which represent 10.5% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. These percentages are determined by dividing (i) (a) the 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity plus (b) 1,350,000, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of warrants held by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity, by (ii) 28,050,000 shares of Common Stock (which was calculated by adding (x) 26,700,000, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding plus (y) 1,350,000, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of warrants held by Fir Tree Value and Fir Tree Capital Opportunity.

	(c)		Fir Tree Value may direct the vote and disposition of 2,313,129 shares of Common Stock. Fir Tree Capital Opportunity may direct the vote and disposition of 636,871 shares of Common Stock. Fir Tree has been granted investment discretion over the Common Stock held by Fir Tree Value and Capital Opportunity.

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Inapplicable.

Item 6 Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Inapplicable.

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

Inapplicable.

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Inapplicable.

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Inapplicable.

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 that 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.

Date: March 7, 2008


		FIR TREE VALUE MASTER FUND, L.P.

		By:		FIR TREE, INC., its Manager

				By: /s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum Name: Jeffrey Tannenbaum Title: President

		FIR TREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, L.P.

		By:		FIR TREE, INC., its Manager

				By: /s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum Name: Jeffrey Tannenbaum Title: President

		FIR TREE, INC.

		By: /s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum Name: Jeffrey Tannenbaum Title: President

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Common Stock of FutureFuel Corp., a Delaware corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of March 7, 2008.


		FIR TREE VALUE MASTER FUND, L.P.

		By:		FIR TREE, INC., its Manager

				By: /s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum Name: Jeffrey Tannenbaum Title: President

		FIR TREE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, L.P.

		By:		FIR TREE, INC., its Manager

				By: /s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum Name: Jeffrey Tannenbaum Title: President

		FIR TREE, INC.

		By: /s/ Jeffrey Tannenbaum Name: Jeffrey Tannenbaum Title: President