Edgar Filing: Resolute Energy Corp

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GAZULIS THEODORE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Resolute Energy Corp [REN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP, CFO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/07/2017

(Street)

DENVER, CO 80203

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/07/2017		A		34,422 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	156,958 ⁽²⁾	D ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								16,600	I	See footnote ⁽⁴⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Share Rights

⁽⁵⁾

02/07/2017

17,211

03/08/2018

03/08/2020

Common Stock

17,211

$ 0

17,211

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GAZULIS THEODORE 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800 DENVER, CO 80203			Executive VP, CFO

Signatures

/s/ Theodore Gazulis		02/09/2017
^**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)	This restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2009 Performance Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person's interests in the Restricted Stock will vest pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Equity Incentive Grant Agreement dated February 7, 2017. Pursuant to the Agreement, 17,211 total shares will vest by the passage of time ("Time Vested Shares") and 17,211 shares will vest upon achievement of specified thresholds of cumulative total shareholder return (TSR) compared to certain peers ("Performance Vested Shares") in three annual installments commencing March 8, 2018 through March 8, 2020.
(2)	Includes 50,663 shares of restricted stock subject to Time- and Performance- Vesting criteria, which vest in annual installments in accordance with such criteria through March 8, 2020.
(3)	Includes 95,513 shares held by the Reporting Person in a revocable trust and 8,782 shares held in a custodial account.
(4)	Consists of 15,600 shares held in the George D. Gazulis Revocable Trust and 1,000 shares held in an IRA FBO George Gazulis, Theodore Gazulis, beneficiary.
(5)	Each Performance Share Right represents a right to receive the target number of shares of the Issuer's common stock. The Performance Share Rights vest upon achievement of specified thresholds of cumulative TSR compared to certain peers. Vesting will occur in three annual installments commencing March 8, 2018 through March 8, 2020.

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