Sec Form 4 Filing - SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC @ Applied Minerals, Inc. - 2017-12-14

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Applied Minerals, Inc. [ AMNL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/14/2017 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares WARRANT (RIGHT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK) $ 0.1 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 2,062,909 ( 9 ) 12/14/2022 COMMON STOCK 2,062,909 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 2,062,909 D ( 5 ) WARRANT (RIGHT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK) $ 0.1 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 0 ( 9 ) 12/14/2022 COMMON STOCK 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 2,062,909 I See Footnote ( 6 ) WARRANT (RIGHT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK) $ 0.1 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 1,101,062 ( 9 ) 12/14/2022 COMMON STOCK 1,101,062 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 1,101,062 D ( 7 ) WARRANT (RIGHT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK) $ 0.1 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 0 ( 9 ) 12/14/2022 COMMON STOCK 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 1,101,062 I See Footnote ( 8 ) SERIES A CONVERTIBLE NOTE $ 0.4 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 1 ( 10 ) 05/01/2023 COMMON STOCK ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 1 D ( 5 ) SERIES A CONVERTIBLE NOTE $ 0.4 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 0 ( 10 ) 05/01/2023 COMMON STOCK 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 1 I See Footnote ( 6 ) SERIES A CONVERTIBLE NOTE $ 0.4 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 1 ( 10 ) 05/01/2023 COMMON STOCK ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 1 D ( 7 ) SERIES A CONVERTIBLE NOTE $ 0.4 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 12/14/2017 J( 1 )( 2 )( 3 )( 4 ) 0 ( 10 ) 05/01/2023 COMMON STOCK 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 1 I See Footnote ( 8 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 500 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Samlyn Partners, LLC C/O SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 500 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X SAMLYN ONSHORE FUND, LP C/O SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 500 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Samlyn Offshore Master Fund, Ltd. C/O INTERTRUST CORP SVCS (CAYMAN) LTD 190 ELGIN AVENUE, GEORGE TOWN GRAND CAYMAN, E9KY1-9007 X POHLY ROBERT C/O SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 500 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Signatures Samlyn Capital, LLC, By: Samlyn, LP, its sole member, By: Samlyn GP, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Robert Pohly, Managing Member 12/18/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date Samlyn Partners, LLC, By:/s/ Robert Pohly, Managing Member 12/18/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date Samlyn Onshore Fund, LP, By: Samlyn Partners, LLC, its general partner, By:/s/ Robert Pohly, Managing Member 12/18/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date Samlyn Offshore Master Fund, Ltd., By: /s/ Robert Pohly, Director 12/18/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date Robert Pohly, By: /s/ Robert Pohly 12/18/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On November 4, 2014, Applied Minerals, Inc. (the "Issuer") issued to Samlyn Onshore Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Samlyn Onshore Fund"), a 10% PIK-Election Convertible Note in the principal amount of $3,480,000 (the "Onshore Convertible Note") and issued to Samlyn Offshore Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation ("Samlyn Offshore Master Fund"), a 10% PIK-Election Convertible Note in the principal amount of $6,520,000 (the "Offshore Convertible Note", and together with the Onshore Convertible Note, the "Series A Notes"). The Convertible Notes were each issued with an original issue discount pursuant to which Samlyn Onshore Fund paid $2,088,000 for the Onshore Convertible Note and Samlyn Offshore Master Fund paid $3,912,000 for the Offshore Convertible Note. ( 2 )(Continued from Footnote 1) The holders of the Convertible Notes were able to immediately convert, in whole or in part, the outstanding balance of such Series A Notes, plus all accrued but unpaid interest on such Series A Notes into shares of the Issuer's common stock (the "Shares") at a price per share of $0.92, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described in the Series A Notes. On May 12, 2017, the Issuer entered into an agreement (the "Series A Agreement") with the holders of Series A Notes of the Issuer (including Samlyn Onshore Fund and Samlyn Offshore Master Fund) whereby (i) the maturity of the Series A Notes would be extended from November 3, 2018 to May 1, 2023, without regard to the volume weighted average price of the Shares, and (ii) the interest rate on the Series A Notes would be reduced from 10% to 3% per annum. ( 3 )(Continued from Footnote 2) As consideration for such extension, the conversion price of the Series A Notes would be reduced from $0.83 to $0.40 and the Issuer would issue warrants to purchase Shares exercisable at $0.10 per share and with a term of five years (the "Warrants"). As a result, the Issuer would have to reserve additional Shares for issuance on the conversion of the Series A Notes into Shares and for issuance on the exercise of the Warrants. The holders of the Series A Notes conditioned the effectiveness of the Series A Agreement on the Issuer amending its Certificate of Incorporation to increase its number of Shares by at least enough Shares to reserve the Shares required to be reserved under the Series A Agreement. At the Issuer's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on December 7, 2017, the stockholders of the Issuer approved the amendment to the Issuer's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized Shares. ( 4 )(Continued from Footnote 3) Accordingly, the Series A Agreement became effective as of December 14, 2017. The foregoing description is not, and does not purport to be, complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Series A Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Issuer on October 4, 2017. ( 5 )The reported securities are directly owned by Samlyn Offshore Master Fund. ( 6 )The reported securities are directly owned by Samlyn Offshore Master Fund, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Samlyn Capital, LLC ("Samlyn Capital"), as the investment manager of Samlyn Offshore Master Fund. The reported securities may also be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Robert Pohly as the principal of Samlyn Capital and Director of Samlyn Offshore Master Fund. Samlyn Capital and Robert Pohly disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that either of them are the beneficial owners of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose. ( 7 )The reported securities are directly owned by Samlyn Onshore Fund. ( 8 )The reported securities are directly owned by Samlyn Onshore Fund, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) Samlyn Capital, as the investment manager of Samlyn Onshore Fund, and (ii) Samlyn Partners, LLC ("Samlyn Partners"), as the general partner of Samlyn Onshore Fund. The reported securities may also be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Robert Pohly as the principal of Samlyn Capital and Managing Member of Samlyn Partners. Samlyn Capital, Samlyn Partners and Robert Pohly disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them are the beneficial owners of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose. ( 9 )The Warrants are currently exercisable. ( 10 )The Series A Notes are currently exercisable.

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