Erin Energy (ERINQ) Form 4 Erin Energy / Kase Lukman Lawal 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^*

Lawal Kase Lukman

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1330 POST OAK BLVD.

SUITE 2200

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Erin Energy Corp. [ ERN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/13/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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								117,624,760	I	Through Voting Agreement(1)(2)
Common Stock	10/13/2017		P		6,400	A	$2.8(3)	3,328,092	D
Common Stock	10/16/2017		P		7,270	A	$2.74(4)	3,335,362	D
Common Stock	10/18/2017		P		11,300	A	$2.85(5)	3,346,662	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 5, 2017, Oltasho Nigeria Limited ("Oltasho") and Latmol Investment Limited ("Latmol") entered into a Voting Agreement with Dr. Lawal (the "Voting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, Oltasho and Latmol provided complete authority to Dr. Lawal to vote 117,624,760 shares of the Registrant's common stock (and any other securities of the Registrant obtained by Oltasho and/or Latmol in the future) at any and all meetings of stockholders of the Registrant and via any written consents.

2. The Voting Agreement has a term of approximately 10 years, through July 31, 2027, but can be terminated at any time with the mutual consent of the parties. In connection with their entry into the Voting Agreement, Oltasho and Latmol each provided Dr. Lawal an irrevocable voting proxy to vote the shares covered by the Voting Agreement. Additionally, Oltasho and Latmol agreed not to transfer the shares covered by the Voting Agreement, during the term of such agreement, except pursuant to certain limited exceptions described in the Voting Agreement.

3. The price reflects a weighted average of purchases made at prices ranging from $2.74 to $2.90. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

4. The price reflects a weighted average of purchases made at prices ranging from $2.71 to $2.75. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

5. The price reflects a weighted average of purchases made at prices ranging from $2.80 to $2.85. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

	/s/ Kase Lukman Lawal	10/20/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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