UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20594
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)*
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
465790103
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement . (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1: and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*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).
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
95-1411037
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) _
(b) _
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
OF NONE
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH NONE
REPORTING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 13,990,400
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
13,990,400 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.9%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.
95-4253845
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) _
(b) _
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
MARYLAND
NUMBER 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
OF 6,490,400
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH NONE
REPORTING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH NONE
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,490,400 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No.
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
9th Floor - Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C3L6
Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing:
Capital Research and Management Company and SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Item 2(c) Citizenship: N/A
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
465790103
Item 3 The person(s) filing is(are):
(d) X Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act.
(e) X Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership
Capital Research and Management Company, an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 13,990,400 shares or 10.9% of the 126,354,000 shares of
Common Shares believed to be outstanding as a result of acting as investment
adviser to various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, which is advised by Capital Research and
Management Company, is the beneficial owner of 6,490,400 shares or 5.1%
of the 126,354,000 shares of Common Shares believed to be outstanding.
Shares reported by Capital Research and Management Company includes
7,500,000 shares resulting from the assumed conversion of 5,000,000
shares of the Regulation S Units.
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: _
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
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Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of the Group: N/A
Item 10 Certification
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired 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.
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Date: December 8, 2000 (For the period ended November 30, 2000)
Signature: *Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Name/Title: Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice President
Capital Research and Management Company
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Date: December 8, 2000 (For the period ended November 30, 2000)
Signature: *Vincent P. Corti
Name/Title: Vincent P. Corti, Vice President
SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
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*By /s/ James P. Ryan
James P. Ryan
Attorney-in-fact
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Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 18, 2000 included as an
Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Capital Research and Management Company on February 10, 2000 with respect to
3COM Corporation.
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AGREEMENT
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2000
Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
("SCWF") hereby agree to file a joint statement on Schedule 13G under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") in connection with their beneficial
ownership of Common Shares issued by Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
CRMC and SCWF state that they are each entitled to individually use Schedule
13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) of the Act.
CRMC and SCWF are each responsible for the timely filing of the statement and
any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the
information concerning each of them contained therein but are not responsible
for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the others.
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CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
BY: *Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice President
Capital Research and Management Company
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SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.
BY: *Vincent P. Corti
Vincent P. Corti, Vice President
SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
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*By /s/ James P. Ryan
James P. Ryan
Attorney-in-fact
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Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 18, 2000 included as an
Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Capital Research and Management Company on February 10, 2000 with respect to
3COM Corporation.
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