U.S. Energy (USEG) Form 3 US ENERGY / Lee Hightower ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2022

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

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

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Member of 10% owner group

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6,546,384(1)	D(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	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^*

Hightower Lee

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9821 KATY FWY,

SUITE 805

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Synergy Offshore LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9821 KATY FWY,

SUITE 805

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Excludes shares of common stock relating to the voting group described below under "Remarks", except as described in footnote (2).

2. Represents shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share of the Issuer, held by Synergy Offshore LLC ("Synergy"), a Texas limited liability company. The shares held by Synergy may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. King and Mr. Hightower due to their status as Chief Executive Officer and Manager and President and Manager, respectively, of Synergy, and a result of their respective ownership and positions as Managers and Officers of the limited liability company that owns 100% of the membership interests of Synergy. Mr. King and Mr. Hightower, however, disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

By virtue of being party to a Nominating and Voting Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2022 (the "Voting Agreement"), Synergy, and Mr. King and Mr. Hightower, due to their status as Chief Executive Officer and Manager, and President Manager, respectively, of Synergy, 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 "Exchange Act"), with respect to the securities reported herein with the other parties who are bound by the Voting Agreement and their control persons, which such "group" beneficially owns, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer. In addition to Synergy, the parties to the Voting Agreement are the Issuer, Lubbock Energy Partners LLC; Banner Oil & Gas, LLC; Woodford Petroleum, LLC; and Llano Energy LLC. Separately, the control persons of the other parties to the Voting Agreement may also be part of the Section 13(d) "group". 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 3 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). For a description of the Voting Agreement, see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2022.

	/s/ Duane H. King	01/11/2022
	/s/ Lee Hightower	01/11/2022
	/s/ Duane H. King, Chief Executive Officer of Synergy Offshore LLC	01/11/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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