<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-19-001115.txt : 20190214
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190214162157
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-19-001115
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190212
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190214

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIR TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001056491
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35512
		FILM NUMBER:		19606742

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		55 WEST 46TH STREET
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123983500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		55 WEST 46TH STREET
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIR TREE INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20111129

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIR TREE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990510

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001533924
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				453691816
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		321 SOUTH BOSTON
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(918) 974-8550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		321 SOUTH BOSTON
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74103
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    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2019-02-12</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001533924</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MPO</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001056491</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FIR TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>55 WEST 46TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>29TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10036</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-02-12</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1706949</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>10.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4686129</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The securities to which this filing relates are held directly by certain private-pooled investment vehicles for which the Reporting Person serves as the investment manager (the &quot;Funds&quot;). The Reporting Person is the investment manager of the Funds, and has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the Common Stock held by the Funds. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in the securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The number of shares of Common Stock owned and transferred is an estimate of the number of shares accepted by the Issuer in the Issuer's tender offer, which expired on February 12, 2019, based on the Issuer's press release dated as of February 13, 2019.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>On December 29, 2017, Fir Tree Inc. converted into a Delaware limited partnership and changed its legal name to &quot;Fir Tree Capital Management LP.&quot;</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Fir Tree Capital Management LP; By: Brian Meyer, its General Counsel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-02-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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