U.S. Energy (USEG) Form 4 US ENERGY / Duane H King ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

King Duane H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9821 KATY FWY

SUITE 805

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
US ENERGY CORP [ USEG ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/19/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	03/19/2024		A		60,000(1)	A	$0(2)	148,913(3)	D(4)
Common Stock								2,027,399(1)	D(5)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

King Duane H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9821 KATY FWY

SUITE 805

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

King Oil & Gas Company, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9821 KATY FWY

SUITE 805

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock shares subject to time-based vesting, which vest at the rate of 50% on June 2, 2024 and 50% on January 2, 2025, subject to the recipient's continued service to the Issuer.

2. Issued to the Reporting Person in consideration for services rendered and agreed to be rendered to the Issuer as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

3. Excludes shares of common stock relating to the voting group included under "Remarks".

4. Represents shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share of the Issuer, held by Mr. Duane H. King.

5. Represents shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share of the Issuer, held by King Oil & Gas Company, Inc. ("King Oil"), which is 100% owned by Duane K. King. The shares held by King Oil may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. King due to his status as Chief Executive Officer of King Oil.

Remarks:

By virtue of being party to a Nominating and Voting Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2022, as amended September 16, 2023 (the "Voting Agreement"), Mr. King and King Oil may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned by any of the other signatories to the Voting Agreement (and/or their control persons) and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, that any of the reporting persons and any other person or persons constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act or Rule 13d-5 thereunder. In addition, none of the reporting persons have any pecuniary interest in any of the securities beneficially owned by any of the other signatories to the Voting Agreement (and/or their control persons).

	/s/ Duane H. King	03/20/2024
	/s/ Duane H. King, Chief Executive Officer of King Oil and Gas Company, Inc.	03/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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