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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 * Giesler Carl Fredrick   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. [MILL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2016 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 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 03/29/2016   J   100,000 D $ 0 (1) 0 D   10.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 03/29/2016   J   10,500 D $ 0 (1) 0 D

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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

OPTION

$ 4.35

03/29/2016

J

500,000

09/14/2016(1)

09/14/2024(1)

Common Stock

500,000

$ 0 (1)

0

D

OPTION

$ 4.35

03/29/2016

J

500,000

09/14/2015(1)

09/14/2024(1)

Common Stock

500,000

$ 0 (1)

0

D

OPTION

$ 4.35

03/29/2016

J

500,000

09/14/2014(1)

09/14/2024(1)

Common Stock

500,000

$ 0 (1)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Giesler Carl Fredrick 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100 HOUSTON, TX 77002	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Carl F. Giesler		03/29/2016
**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)	Pursuant to the Issuer's Plan of Reorganization Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska and became effective on March 29, 2016 (the "Plan"), all equity interests in the Issuer (including common stock and preferred stock, and derivative securities with respect thereto) that were outstanding prior to effectiveness were cancelled.
Remarks: This report is being filed to report the cancellation of the reporting person's Common and Preferred Stock, and other derivative securities in accordance with the Plan.

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