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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
__________

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No.2)

Teton Energy Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock par value $.001
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
881628101
(CUSIP Number)
 
Harris I. Sufian, Esq.
 
FIRST NEW YORK SECURITIES LLC
90 Park Avenue 5th Floor
New York, New York 10022
212-331-6853
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

     March 5, 2008     
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box:  ¨
 

(Continued on following pages)
 
 

 
 

 


CUSIP No.
13D
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
First New York Securities LLC
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
2
    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                 (a) [    ]
            (b) [ x ]
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC (see Item 3)
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
[  ]
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
1,109,679
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
None
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,109,679
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,109,679
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 [   ]
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.2%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
BD
 

 

 
 

 


CUSIP No.
13D
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Thomas F. Donino
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
2
    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (a) [    ]
            (b) [ x ]
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF (see Item 3)
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
[  ]
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
242,364
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
None
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
242,364
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
968,679
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,211,043
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 [   ]
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.8%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN


 
 

 


CUSIP No.
13D
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
BATL Management LP
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
2
    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (a) [    ]
            (b) [ x ]
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC (see Item 3)
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
[  ]
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
215,000
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
None
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
215,000
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
215,000
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 [   ]
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN


 
 

 


CUSIP No.
13D
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Lee Higgins
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
2
    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (a) [    ]
            (b) [ x ]
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
PF (see Item 3)
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
[  ]
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
40,000
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
None
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
40,000
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
141,000
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
181,000
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 [   ]
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.0%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
 

 
 
 

 

Schedule 13D
 
Item 1.    Security and Issuer.
 
This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”), is being filed by the undersigned to amend and supplement the Statement on Schedule 13D (as amended, the “Statement”) filed by First New York Securities LLC (“FNYS”), BATL Management LP (“BATL”), and Thomas F. Donino (“Mr. Donino” and together, the “Reporting Persons”) on June 6, 2007, with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), of Teton Energy Corporation., a Delaware company (the “Company”).  The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 410 17th Street, Suite 1850, Denver, Colorado 80202.
 
Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
The information contained in Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
Since January 30, the amount of funds expended by FNYS and BATL were $999,453 and $74,299 respectively.
 
Item 5.    Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
The information contained in Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety.
 
(a)           As of March 18, 2008, the Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 1,392,043 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 8.1% of the outstanding Common Stock.1  FNYS beneficially owns 1,109,679 of such shares, representing approximately 6.2% of the Common Stock outstanding, Mr. Donino beneficially owns 1,211,043 of such shares, representing approximately 6.8% of the Common Stock outstanding, BATL beneficially owns 215,000 shares, representing approximately 1.2 % of the Common Stock outstanding and Mr. Higgins beneficially owns 181,000 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 1.0% of the outstanding Common Stock.
 
(b)           Mr. Donino shares dispositive power over 968,679 shares of Common Stock owned by FNYS.  As Managing Partner of BATL, Mr. Donino has sole voting and dispositive power over the 215,000 shares of Common Stock owned by BATL.  By virtue of his control over the Donino Accounts, Mr. Donino has voting and dispositive power over 27,364 shares of Common Stock, which includes 10,700 held in custody for each of his children, Brittany Donino and Alyson Donino.  Mr. Donino disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by FNYS, BATL and the Donino Accounts, except to the extent of his actual economic interest therein.

Mr. Higgins shares dispositive power over 141,000 shares of Common Stock owned by FNYS.  By virtue of his control over the Higgins Account, Mr. Higgins has voting and dispositive power over 40,000 shares of Common Stock.  Mr. Higgins disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by FNYS and the Higgins Account, except to the extent of his actual economic interest therein.
 
 
 
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1 Based on 17,810,534 shares of common stock outstanding on March 10, 2008, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
 


 
(c)           Except for the transactions set forth in Schedule I annexed hereto, none of the persons identified in Item 2 has effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days.  All such transactions were effected in the open market.
 
(d)           Not applicable.
 
(e)           Not applicable.
 
Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
The information contained in Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows.
 
A.  
Agreement of joint filing, dated March 18, 2008, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Date:  March 18, 2008

            FIRST NEW YORK SECURITIES L.L.C.

            By: /s/ Harris I. Sufian                                                                                     
           Name: Harris I. Sufian
           Title:   Managing Member

            BATL MANAGEMENT LP

            By: /s/ Thomas F. Donino            
           Name: Thomas F. Donino
           Title:   Managing Partner

            /s/ Thomas F. Donino                  
            Thomas F. Donino

        /s/ Lee Higgins                                                                                             
            Lee Higgins







 
 

 

SCHEDULE I

All transactions reported in this Schedule were effected on the American Stock Exchange and on one or more electronic communication networks (“ECNs”).

This table sets forth information with respect to each purchase of Common Stock which was effectuated by First New York Securities LLC in the last 60 days.

Date
Buy/Sell
Quantity
Price
Net Amount
Account No. 1010149027
12/28/2007
B
5,000
4.75
23,750
1/7/2008
B
800
4.6375
3,710
1/8/2008
B
4,300
4.66
20,038
1/28/2008
B
10,000
4.7271
47,351
1/30/2008
B
10,000
4.8669
48,749
1/30/2008
B
4,500
4.8453333
21,804
2/14/2008
B
14,900
4.75
70,775
2/26/2008
B
2,200
4.85
10,758
3/4/2008
B
15,000
4.82
72,750
3/5/2008
B
91,789
4.9433
453,740.56
3/5/2008
B
30,000
4.9818
149,694
3/5/2008
B
15,000
4.8603
73,354.50
3/5/2008
S
-6,600
5.05
33,276.83
3/6/2008
B
2,400
4.9433333
11,864
3/11/2008
B
12,000
4.933
59,196
3/11/2008
S
-42,000
4.87
203,277.75
3/12/2008
B
1,000
4.897
4,897
3/13/2008
B
12,000
4.9359167
59,231
Account No. 1010177127
1/2/2008
B
2,000
4.76
9,520
1/3/2008
B
8,000
4.81125
38,490
1/7/2008
B
5,000
4.66
23,300
1/23/2008
B
5,000
4.51
22,550
1/28/2008
B
100
4.62
462
3/5/2008
B
12,000
4.8603
58,683.60
3/6/2008
B
900
4.9
4,410
3/7/2008
B
3,600
4.8636111
17,509
3/10/2008
B
1,500
4.8553333
7,283
3/11/2008
B
19,500
4.8553846
94,680
3/13/2008
B
2,900
4.91
14,239
3/14/2008
B
500
4.86
2,430
 

 
 
 

 

 

 
This table sets forth information with respect to each purchase of Common Stock which was effectuated by Mr. Higgins for the Higgins Accounts in the last 60 days.

Trade Date
Buy Sell Ind
Quantity
Price
Net Amount
3/5/2008
B
15,000
4.9
74,299

 

 

 
 

 

 
Exhibit A
Agreement of Joint Filing

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned persons hereby agree to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, and agree that such Statement, as so filed, is filed on behalf of each of them.
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement.

Dated:   March 18, 2008


                FIRST NEW YORK SECURITIES L.L.C.

                By: /s/ Harris I. Sufian                                                                                    
               Name: Harris I. Sufian
               Title:   Managing Member

                BATL MANAGEMENT LP

                By: /s/ Thomas F. Donino            
               Name: Thomas F. Donino
               Title:   Managing Partner

               /s/ Thomas F. Donino                                                                                   
                Thomas F. Donino

               /s/ Lee Higgins                              
                Lee Higgins