Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SAExploration Holdings, Inc. [SAEX]
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)
280 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, 
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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
Series A perpetual convertible preferred stock $ 0 01/29/2018   P   8,067     (7)(8)   (7)(8) Common Stock (7) (8) (11) 8,067 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Series B convertible preferred stock $ 0 01/29/2018   P   217,823     (9)   (9) Common Stock (9) (11) 217,823 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Series C Warrants $ 0.0001 01/29/2018   P   2,317,413     (10)   (10) Common Stock (10) (11) 2,317,413 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC
280 PARK AVENUE,
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
Blue Mountain CA Master Fund GP, Ltd.
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P.
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P.
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BlueMountain Long/Short Credit GP, LLC
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund GP, LLC
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P.
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT OPPORTUNITIES GP II, LLC
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    
BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT TRADING L.P.
280 PARK AVENUE
12TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
    X    

Signatures

 BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric M. Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Blue Mountain CA Master Fund GP, Ltd., By: /s/ Andrew Feldstein, Director   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, By: BlueMountain CA Master Fund GP, Ltd., By: /s/ Eric M. Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P., By: BlueMountain CA Master Fund GP, Ltd., By: /s/ Andrew Feldstein, Director   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Long/Short Credit GP, LLC, By: BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric M. Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P., By: BlueMountain Long/Short Credit GP, LLC, By: BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric M. Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund GP, LLC, By: BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric M. Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P., By: BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund GP, LLC, By: BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric M. Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Summit Trading L.P., By: BlueMountain Summit Opportunities GP II, LLC, By: BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BlueMountain Summit Opportunities GP II, LLC, By: BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Eric Albert, Chief Compliance Officer   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC ("BMCM"), GP Holdings (as defined in Footnote 5) or the General Partners (as defined in Footnote 5) is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), Series A perpetual convertible preferred stock ("Series A Stock"), Series B convertible preferred stock ("Series B Stock"), or Series C Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock ("Series C Warrants") of SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer"). Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Exchange Act, each of BMCM, GP Holdings and the General Partners disclaims such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest in such securities.
(2) BMCM is the investment manager of each of: (i) Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P. ("BMCA"), which is the direct owner of 5,520 shares of Series A Stock, 149,045 shares of Series B Stock and 1,585,686 Series C Warrants; (ii) BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P. ("BMGP"), which is the direct owner of 266 shares of Series A Stock, 7,181 shares of Series B Stock and 76,393 Series C Warrants; (iii) BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P. ("BMKH"), which is the direct owner of 202 shares of Series A Stock, 5,468 shares of Series B Stock and 58,174 Series C Warrants; (iv) BlueMountain Summit Trading L.P. ("BMST" and, together with BMCA, BMGP and BMKH, the "Partnerships"), which is the direct owner of 528 shares of Series A Stock, 14,260 shares of Series B Stock and 151,711 Series C Warrants; (v) BlueMountain Timberline Ltd. ("BMT"), which is the direct owner of 320 shares of Series A Stock, 8,630 shares of Series B Stock and 91,815 Series C Warrants; and
(3) (vi) BlueMountain Montenvers Fund SCA SICAV-SIF ("BMM" and, together with the Partnerships and BMT, the "Funds"), which is the direct owner of 1,231 shares of Series A Stock, 33,239 shares of Series B Stock and 353,634 Series C Warrants. BMCM, although it directs the voting and disposition of the securities held by the Funds, only receives an asset-based fee relating to the securities held by the Funds.
(4) (i) Blue Mountain CA Master Fund GP, Ltd. ("BMCA GP") is the general partner of BMCA and has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by it; (ii) BlueMountain Summit Opportunities GP II, LLC ("BMST GP") is the general partner of BMST and has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by it; (iii) BlueMountain Long/Short Credit GP, LLC ("BMGP GP") is the general partner of BMGP and has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by it; (iv) BlueMountain Montenvers GP S.a r.l. ("BMM GP") is the general partner of BMM and has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by it; and
(5) (v) BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund GP, LLC ("BMKH GP" and, together with BMCA GP, BMST GP, and BMGP GP, the "General Partners") is the general partner of BMKH and has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by it. BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC ("GP Holdings") is the sole owner of each of the General Partners and thus has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by the Partnerships. BMCM is the sole owner of BMM GP and thus has an indirect profits interest in the securities beneficially owned by BMM.
(6) The Reporting Persons are jointly filing this Form 4 pursuant to Rule 16(a)-3(j) under the Exchange Act. The Form 4 for certain additional Reporting Persons is being filed separately and simultaneously with this Form 4 due to the limitation of ten Reporting Persons per filing.
(7) The Series A Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock with the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series A Stock, or upon a change of control of the Issuer. Commencing January 29, 2021, the Series A Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Issuer or at the option of each holder of Series A Stock. The initial conversion rate for the Series A Stock is 3,271.4653 shares of Common Stock per share of Series A Stock, subject to adjustment. At all times a holder of Series A Stock, who is not a beneficial owner of 10% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, may convert the Series A Stock only up to that number of shares of Series A Stock so that, upon conversion, the aggregate beneficial ownership of Common Stock of such holder and all persons affiliated with such holder, is not more than 9.99% of Common Stock then outstanding (other than in connection with a change of control of the Issuer).
(8) As of the filing date, Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock.
(9) Following the Issuer's receipt of shareholder approval for the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock, the Series B Stock will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock and/or Series C Warrants, at the holder's option. Each share of Series B Stock is mandatorily convertible into 21.7378 shares of Common Stock and/or Series C Warrants.
(10) Each Series C Warrant is immediately exercisable at the option of the holder for one share of Common Stock at a price equal to $0.0001. The Series C Warrants are also exercisable at the option of the Issuer in connection with a full redemption of the Series A Stock or upon a change of control of the Issuer. At all times a holder of Series C Warrants, who is not a beneficial owner of 10% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, may exercise only up to that number of Series C Warrants so that, upon exercise, the aggregate beneficial ownership of Common Stock of such holder and all persons affiliated with such holder, is not more than 9.99% of Common Stock then outstanding (other than in connection with a change of control of the Issuer). As of the filing date, Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock.
(11) In exchange for $18,577,026.00 aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes tendered by the Funds, the Issuer issued the Funds an aggregate of 8,067 shares of Series A Stock, 217,823 shares of Series B Stock and 2,317,413 Series C Warrants.

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