FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * HICKS THOMAS O   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Resolute Energy Corp [REN] 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) 100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2010 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (1) 12/30/2010   S(1)   56,875 (1) (2) D $ 14.7942 1,358,637 (1) (2) I See footnote. (3) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share               1,222,740 D   Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Earnout Shares) (4)               730,894 D   Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Earnout Shares) (4)               599,609 (1) (2) I See footnote (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HICKS THOMAS O 100 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 1200 DALLAS, TX 75201		X

Signatures

/s/ Thomas O. Hicks		01/03/2011
**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 Thomas O. Hicks, is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Resolute Energy Corporation held by Thomas O. & Cinda Hicks Family Foundation, TOH, Jr. Ventures, Ltd., MHH Ventures, Ltd., JAH Ventures, Ltd., RBH Ventures, Ltd., WCH Ventures, Ltd. or CFH Ventures, Ltd.
(2)	Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, Thomas O. Hicks disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interests.
(3)	These securities are held by certain charitable foundations and entities established by Thomas O. Hicks for estate planning purposes. Mr. Hicks reports these securities because he has the power to vote and dispose of the securities held by each such entity.
(4)	Earnout Shares are shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Resolute Energy Corporation (the "Issuer") that are subject to forfeiture unless at any time prior to five years from the closing of the acquisition (the "Acquisition") according to the Purchase and IPO Reorganization Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2009, as amended (filed with the Issuer's Form S-4/A on September 14, 2009), either (a) the closing sale price of Common Stock exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days in any 30 trading day period beginning 90 days after the closing of the Acquisition or (b) a change in control event occurs in which Common Stock is valued at greater than $15.00 per share.

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